Turbo/Supercharged 600rr - Page 2

Not my fault yamaha threw out false, numbers.

Turbos have been around for a long time and if you do your homework they're rather reliable over the long haul. I put over 20K miles on a turbo'd bike and when I sold it (for the 1000RR) the damn thing would still power wheelie at 130mph in 4th gear.

I don't think I'd bother with a 600 though and here's why -- prolly the most you're gonna get from it reliably is 160hp. You're talking a lot of expense if you want to raise it up to 200hp -- head work, race gas, intercooler, two stage system, bigger injectors, etc. Another reason I wouldn't put one on a 600 is because the 600 is so light -- the extra bulk of the turbo is most likely gonna make it handle oddly. There aren't a lot of places you can put it on a bike so directly behind the front wheel is where it'll be ... 30-40# of iron.

Oh, reason I got rid of mine is because 1) maintenance is a bee-yatch. Lots of nitpicky stuff to do to make sure you don't blow up on a daily basis. 2) I always rode it too darn fast. ALWAYS!! and 3) My shoulders literally couldn't take the strain of 300+ hp on a daily basis (had surgery on the right shoulder).

Now getting a 1000rr for the street and keeping the 600 for a track bike sounds like the very best of both worlds Brilliant!!

thanks chainstretcher...I dont know why people get on here just to tell me not to do it instead of just giving info..I guess post count is important. But I think I will keep the 600 for the track and the 1000 for the road..

dude noone is getting on you! its just that putting a turbo on a 600 makes no sense. The bike is a stupid fast for a 600 and it handles like a dream. Putting a turbo on it would not make it any better. in fact it would be a waste. If you feel you need more power than the 600rr has then bump up to the 1000. And I guess we will see you vs Rossi sometime soon.

I haven't read all of the posts on this thread because so far from what I've read everyone seems to be questioning you even though you started this thread.You should turbo your bike.It would be easier than supercharging in My opinon because of placement and the fact that your boost tops out fairly quickly at what I belive to be a current approx. of 7-9 psi.A site that doen't really have any thing to do with cycles but does have the whole DIY thing in mind is homemadeturbo.com.They source alot of turbos from junkyards and run them in homebuilt systems.You might not be able to source a turbo used.Maybe look for chevy sprint turbo in which you might find compressor/turbines at places like mjmturbo.com.Those small 3 cylinder bulldozer turbos might match up.Buy some books.Do the research.Install the turbo.Kill some tires.take pictures and share them with us!

i also wanted to put a turbo on my 600rr!!! but now after reading i dont know what i should??? i dont what to move up to a 1000 becasue im only 125 pounds wet.... so what should i do