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Old 04-17-2008, 09:13 PM
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Ive seen videos of turbo bikes but of course no ex500. not that i woudl ever try and put boost on this already wonderful bike but i was wondering if anyone has seen one on a ex500 before? i think itd be cool to see a ex500 with a little wwhhoooOOOOSSSHHH in the pants.
 
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Old 04-17-2008, 09:34 PM
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That might be neat. But between the turbo-lag, the expense, a new ZX10R would probably be cheaper, go faster, last longer and get better MPG than such a project.
And the 10R's tires and chassis would be better equipped to deal with that extra wwhooosh.
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Old 04-17-2008, 09:58 PM
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never seen it.
 
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Old 04-18-2008, 01:25 AM
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if one has ever been done, it probably ran about 40 feet before grenading the engine.
 
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Old 04-18-2008, 02:27 AM
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haha ive blown up 3 carbs with the camaro cuznitrous back fires... but never saw a rod shoot threwa oil pan... would be interesting to see for sure!
 
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I saw footage of a drag Suzuki throw a rod all the way through the airbox, completely through the fuel tank and it nailed a guy's hand.
A clear illustration why revving your engine at 14,000rpm with no load is a bad idea. Those stuntas ought to heed Terminator's warning--the machines will only take it for so long before they retaliate.
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Old 04-18-2008, 03:27 AM
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dude... u just quoted terminator? .....*cough*nerd*cough* hahaha j/k
 
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I think I'll let my answering machine respond to this one...
What's wrong with (the original) Terminator, anyway?

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Old 04-18-2008, 03:19 PM
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He'll be bock!!...lol
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dude... u just quoted terminator? .....*cough*nerd*cough* hahaha j/k
 
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Old 04-19-2008, 02:29 AM
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hahahaha
 


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