katana 600 turbo?
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how much has the katana changed?
Mr turbo makes one but they have an older katana pictured. they also have a universal kit
http://www.mrturbo.com/kit2.html
Mr turbo makes one but they have an older katana pictured. they also have a universal kit
http://www.mrturbo.com/kit2.html
black954
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Have you ever rode a REAL sportbike? Not to bust your chops, but you are missing out on a whole new realm of power to weight ratios on a sportbike. A Katana is a road/touring bike with sportbike ques. Even if you could put a turbo on a 600 Katana, why would you? The brakes and suspension would never be able to cope with the power and you would be putting yourself into big danger. Good luck with what you choose.(jgm1320 @ Feb. 02 2007,20:56)haha yeah I expected a lot of those. But I really like the bike, it just needs some more power and I don't mind puttin' the money into it.(runeight @ Feb. 02 2007,19:54)
greyrocket
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turbo a busa then some speed
bigoltool
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Stuff a GSXR1100 motor in it and ride like the wind! Unless I'm mistaken (quite likely) those old Air/oil cooled motors were almost completely interchangeable. People built a lot of 7/11 specials out of old GSXR750's. Same principal. Then you'd be talking potential. Lots of Turbo kits etc. for the 1100 motors.(jgm1320 @ Feb. 02 2007,20:56)haha yeah I expected a lot of those. But I really like the bike, it just needs some more power and I don't mind puttin' the money into it.(runeight @ Feb. 02 2007,19:54)
jgm1320
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yeah I have a busa so I know what a true sportbike can do...By the way has anyone used the velocity stage 1 kit? I've heard good things from a friend but wanted to see if anybody else felt differently.(black954 @ Feb. 02 2007,21:27)Have you ever rode a REAL sportbike? Not to bust your chops, but you are missing out on a whole new realm of power to weight ratios on a sportbike. A Katana is a road/touring bike with sportbike ques. Even if you could put a turbo on a 600 Katana, why would you? The brakes and suspension would never be able to cope with the power and you would be putting yourself into big danger. Good luck with what you choose.(jgm1320 @ Feb. 02 2007,20:56)haha yeah I expected a lot of those. But I really like the bike, it just needs some more power and I don't mind puttin' the money into it.(runeight @ Feb. 02 2007,19:54)
lots of velocity owners around. Its a great kit. I've heard good and bad things about their customer service so you'll have to figure that one out on your own.
Dennis Clanton out of cleveland makes a nice kit called a Ghetto Turbo.
NLR has a nice kit.
mcexpress
don't go with mr turbo or the shandy kit. The mr turbo is old technology and the shandy.... well if you run across their website you'll see what I mean.
Dennis Clanton out of cleveland makes a nice kit called a Ghetto Turbo.
NLR has a nice kit.
mcexpress
don't go with mr turbo or the shandy kit. The mr turbo is old technology and the shandy.... well if you run across their website you'll see what I mean.
I say go for it. It'll be a killer sleeper, like dropping a V8 into a Pinto or Chevette. The ones that question it are the same ones that cry when they get their ass handed to them by a ancient subcompact or old school bike.
Sleepers kick ass...and if it's set up right no GSXR600 will touch it unless it's also running boost. It'll cost a lot of $$$$ but the first time you leave some know it all on his modern sport bike in the dust, it'll be worth every dime.
If you're not willing to spend the cash on building up the engine internals to handle an insane amount of boost, it won't be worth it. My 500 runs about 20 psi and the 650 runs about 17 psi (both v-twins). My Busa doesn't exactly disappear into the sunset when confronted with the 650...at least not until after 150 mph.
Sleepers kick ass...and if it's set up right no GSXR600 will touch it unless it's also running boost. It'll cost a lot of $$$$ but the first time you leave some know it all on his modern sport bike in the dust, it'll be worth every dime.
If you're not willing to spend the cash on building up the engine internals to handle an insane amount of boost, it won't be worth it. My 500 runs about 20 psi and the 650 runs about 17 psi (both v-twins). My Busa doesn't exactly disappear into the sunset when confronted with the 650...at least not until after 150 mph.
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