Supercharged Motus streetfighter.

(Motus is the relatively new American sport-tourer with its own engine design... a V-4 pushrod that's basically a baby small block Chevy.)

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/sites/motorcyclistonline.com/files/styles/medium_1x_/public/images/2015/04/web3176.jpg?itok=8fkGAu-L

http://cdn.hark.com/images/000/001/141/1141/original.jpg

Very nice!

(cue the "RAWR, PUSHRODS ARE DUMB AND OLD" crowd)

*EDIT* Are you sure it's not turbocharged? Certainly looks like a turbo.

The tank is too long and the seat is too curved up.

That sure looks like a turbocharger to me.

:faint: great ooga booga

That sure looks like a turbocharger to me.

Its a centrifugal gear driven supercharger. Looks same but driven mechanically versus by exhaust gases. Looks very similar to turbo though.

As to the bike, looks hot- I concur the tank could be shorter though.

Looks fugly to me but I'm glad you all enjoy it.

oh my..

Is this a one off build or production model? I have heard of Motus before but never a super charged model and I think it must be a custom build due to the lack of an airfilter to prolong engine life. I may be wrong and there is a filter down srteam from the charger but thats not usually how they work!

One-off by the company's co-founder and design director. More pics and info at the link.

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/supercharged-motus-mstr-hot-rod-v-4-engine-custom-motorcycles-wild-file

One-off by the company's co-founder and design director. More pics and info at the link.

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/supercharged-motus-mstr-hot-rod-v-4-engine-custom-motorcycles-wild-file

Very nice! I am beging a possible Super/turbo project very soon (not a Ducati) but I plan on using carbs. I cant imagine the torque that thing must make. V4 alone is torque heavy plus the super! and only 230hp! the dyno graph must be nearly verticle for HP and flat horizontal for torque:bow:

While the bike is gorgeous, consider the reality... the supercharger is right next to the rider's left knee. The induction charge gets pretty hot....

I wonder the same thing about the Kawi H2. The supercharger is about an inch from the rider's wedding tackle.

http://i.imgur.com/KTkbwA6.jpg

Is the exhaust right under the shift lever? Well guess your feet will be kept warm.

I think it's awesome. The "mini-block" v4 is genius and as American as they come. Great looks and concept bike to stimulate sales... And to have american muscle pistons in a motorcycle is just cool. What is it, Chevy 350 pistons, con rods and a cut crank or something? I'd ride one...

Whoa, thats cool! :thumbup:

That's hot.