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Castle Hill, Sydney
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February 2004
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cheap way to boost motorbike?
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Sun, 26 December 2004 10:32
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i have a old honda CT125 that i wanna supercharge in some way just for laughs/ a bit of fun
anybody have any cheap do it urself ideas, i was thinking maybe a roller blade wheel on the supercharger that rolls off the front tyre like a grenerator on a pushy...
any ideas?
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: cheap way to boost motorbike?
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Sun, 26 December 2004 11:23
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i know it's slightly o/t...
but i'd suggest the purga creek (yearly harley riders thing) endurance test on the old postie bike - wedge front wheel in a tree or post, dump oil from engine, rev the living crap out of the poor thing until it seizes... they're know to be bloody durable things - lasting anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes - if you dump the oil 'in situ' you also get the 'smokin' rear wheel' thing as well...
that addresses your 'fun' requirement? 
seriously now... stop what you doing and drink lots more beer/burbon/... so this crazy idea goes away...
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Location:
Newcastle, Hunter Valley
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January 2004
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Re: cheap way to boost motorbike?
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Sun, 26 December 2004 22:54
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weld a cog on the opposite of the chain side of the wheel and run it off that,and buy a cheap mountain bike for heaps of ratio's
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Location:
brisbane
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October 2004
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Re: cheap way to boost motorbike?
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Sun, 26 December 2004 23:37
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ct125.... hmmmm a whole 125cc and a SUPERCHARGER...
a hairdryer would be about the right size, or
a pocket supercharger if they existed.
ok now seriously even the smallest supercharger would
be WAY overkill for the 125cc but it could work by
winding down boost to nothing (large pulley) and
using a cheap 4agze charger which is a common small
charger.
well good luck with the project, make a movie of
it if it works  try not to kill any unsuspecting
kids on test runs
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Location:
Castle Hill, Sydney
Registered:
February 2004
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Re: cheap way to boost motorbike?
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Mon, 27 December 2004 00:58
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yeah i was thinking a sc12 as itld be piss to find one of these, i have no idea what sort of boost the little 125 could take though? would it be around 2psi?
so some simple gearing and a custom manifold i should be able to have some fun and blow it up
food for the brain, something i always thought would work but i know for some reason beyond my knowledge, it probably wont...
a big scoop out the front of the car/bike that plumbs up to the intake, you would get a fair bit of pressure through that woudlnt you at any decent speed?
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Location:
Castle Hill, Sydney
Registered:
February 2004
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Re: cheap way to boost motorbike?
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Mon, 27 December 2004 00:59
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CTZ125
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Location:
Ipswich
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October 2003
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Re: cheap way to boost motorbike?
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Mon, 27 December 2004 03:04
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Location:
NSW - Blue Mountains
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June 2004
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May 2002
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Re: cheap way to boost motorbike?
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Tue, 28 December 2004 12:20
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man, for the price of the supercharger you could buy an old 70's or trashed 80's 1000+ cc which would be good for 230+ kph in stock trim.
why bother really...
Tim.
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Location:
Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: cheap way to boost motorbike?
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Fri, 31 December 2004 07:29
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| RA28 wrote on Tue, 28 December 2004 23:20 |
man, for the price of the supercharger you could buy an old 70's or trashed 80's 1000+ cc which would be good for 230+ kph in stock trim.
why bother really...
Tim.
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CT1100
i like
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Location:
theres a castle on my hil...
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: cheap way to boost motorbike?
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Fri, 31 December 2004 07:53
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turbo it! i'll sell you a turbo off a charade cheap
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