April 20th, 2015, 11:41 AM | #1 |
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Great googly moogly. This is gorgeous.
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.)
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April 20th, 2015, 11:43 AM | #2 |
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April 20th, 2015, 11:44 AM | #3 |
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Very nice!
(cue the "RAWR, PUSHRODS ARE DUMB AND OLD" crowd) *EDIT* Are you sure it's not turbocharged? Certainly looks like a turbo.
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April 20th, 2015, 11:57 AM | #4 |
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The tank is too long and the seat is too curved up.
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April 20th, 2015, 12:26 PM | #5 |
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That sure looks like a turbocharger to me.
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April 20th, 2015, 12:31 PM | #6 |
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great ooga booga
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April 20th, 2015, 12:33 PM | #7 |
I'm crazy,your excuse is?
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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. |
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April 20th, 2015, 01:34 PM | #8 |
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Looks fugly to me but I'm glad you all enjoy it.
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April 20th, 2015, 01:39 PM | #9 |
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oh my..
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April 21st, 2015, 04:29 AM | #10 |
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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!
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April 21st, 2015, 04:36 AM | #11 |
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One-off by the company's co-founder and design director. More pics and info at the link.
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/su...cles-wild-file
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April 21st, 2015, 06:45 AM | #13 |
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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.
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April 21st, 2015, 06:58 AM | #15 |
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Is the exhaust right under the shift lever? Well guess your feet will be kept warm.
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April 21st, 2015, 10:10 AM | #16 |
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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...
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April 21st, 2015, 11:20 AM | #17 |
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Whoa, thats cool!
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April 21st, 2015, 05:14 PM | #18 |
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That's hot.
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