Would You Get This if Money was no Object?

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  1. VFRobert

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    There's a turbo thread that covers pretty much this same object. Some yes' and some no's. Personally yes
     
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    no I would take the money and go to town w/ the motor in the bike and go custom cams, porting
    bore it out add custom pistons and so on.
     
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    Far out...thanx fur turning us on to that.
     
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    oh...if money was no object I would turbo a Busa, sorry. My heart still belongs to my gen 3 bike though.
     
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    NO...I would not buy it.
    The reason is that when an engine is designed for use WITH a Turbo, special consideration is given to many of the parts to deal with the extra pressure and wear on many parts of the engine. When you just ADD-ON a turbo it is very hard on the engine.

    It will shorten the life of the stock engine.

    Even the turbo VW engines the factory workshop manual tells you about the fact the the cylinder heads are better material, ANd that there is additional oiling jets cast into the engine block so more oil can spray on the crankshaft. Not just splash on the crank.
    The cylinder head studs are better too for a turbo engine.
    Also the cam shaft has a formed plate over the top of the cam lobes to keep more oil on them.

    Many little differences for the turbo.
     
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    I'd buy a Triumph Daytona 675.

    -Jake
     
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    It's a supercharger, not a turbo correct?

    There are many applications of bolt on aftermarket superchargers for the automotive markets that don't require stronger internals on what is already a solid platform (like any 4 or 5 liter ford v8).

    With the proper MAP of fuel/air and boost I don't see why the V4 couldn't handle this application. As long as the owner continues to do proper maintenance and doesn't abuse the engine, then I could see it lasting as long as you wanted it to.

    But - to answer the original question - I'd pass for now. I'd rather buy a track bike and all the goodies to go with it.
     
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    Right, I'd say NO.
    If only for the fact that the VFR is fast enough (for me at least) already, and the best way to make it go faster is to make modifications to ME and the way I ride.
    One could purchase a lot of instruction and/or track time for the price of that SS kit. I bet you'd come out of it being faster than if you had purchased the SS kit and not the classes/instruction. Not to mention safer and more confident.
     
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    Yeah, if I had the dough laying around I'd get a new old stock RWB '07 and put the SC kit in it. Several years of use of the A&A kit has shown it and the VFR motor to be reliable with this setup.
     
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    I was about to buy Triumph Daytona 600 (2003 or 2004, dont remember), but because it had been crashed once quite badly and paint job was just horrible... Just left that to shop. I really like the looks of Triumph Daytona 955i (2006 model). I would prolly get that one.
     
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    No I dont think so!
    I have too much trouble keeping approximately to the speed limit as it is.
    Maybe I could ride that one - once
     
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    no, I would buy a Ducati 999S instead.
     
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    if money was no object, i'd own a whole garage full of bikes, so i don't think i'd need to supercharge the viffer.
     
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    I would take my money and buy a Hayabusa, ZX-14 or Triumph Sprint before this. just my thoughts no offense.
     
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    I'm with betarace on this one. Yes you can achieve an incredible HP gain for $6000. However, With the HP that high, one would also need to plan on forking out some major scratch for a suspension and a braking system that can handle the new power. By the time it's all said and done I think that $10,000+ would be the actual adjusted cost. That amount of money can get a person very close to buying a machine that was engineered, from the beginning, for that type of HP/riding. Hell, $10,000 would buy that '06 999 right now, or for me, get seriously close to an RSV4-R. No wrenching required.
     
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    ^^you're just scared

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    No need to upgrade the suspension or brakes -- I ran my bike for 2 years with the supercharger on the stock components without issue. Honestly, the biggest change is mentally being prepared for the increase in speed, as turns can sneak up on you much faster than you're used to. The brakes, however, always stopped the bike flawlessly.

    Also, with the discount I have going on right now, the price is a little over $4k. If you can change the spark plugs and oil on your bike, you can install the kit yourself -- no need to take it to a shop.

    The power produced is so smooth in its delivery that never, ever, have I felt that the chassis couldn't handle it. You can ride the bike exactly the same as before, and it will feel exactly the same as before, with the exception that when you want to go fast, it will now go a lot faster. Those of you out there opposed to the occasional power wheelie may want to look elsewhere, though...
     
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    I'm inclined to agree with toro. The bike still weighs the same, and I'm guessing top speed really is the same (you just get there faster). The brakes and suspension are already set up to handle the weight of the bike and rider and it's not like taking an old 1960's muscle car with drum brakes and putting in a new sup'd up engine in it. The only question is the added torque on the frame and Toro says he's run it for two years. 24months aside - my question would be "how many miles" has it been run.
     
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    "If money were no object." I would defiantly SC a 5th gen. I probably would not use my current one, but buy a second VFR. It would be such a great project, I can imagine myself spending $20-25k on a really tricked out 5th gen with the SC, just for the fun of it. "If money were no object."
    I'm not sure how often I'd ride it or where but the project would be great fun.

    Dave :cool:
     
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