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 Fri 10 Oct 14 22:30 
 Cat among the pigeons...look away now ON - ....
Kawasaki have launched a 1.0 litre four cylinder motorbike with a supercharger producing 300, yes you read that right 300PS/~296bhp.

They've fitted wings to the bodywork to keep it stable above 200MPH.

It's a track only toy. There will be a road going version with 'only' 200PS to keep within the gentleman's agreement of 300kph/186MPH.

Cars, pah! Ancient history !!!
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 Fri 10 Oct 14 22:38 
 Cat among the pigeons...look away now ON - Old Navy

The vehicles I have done the most miles in have been nuclear powered, turbo charger, pah, try steam turbines. :)
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 Fri 10 Oct 14 22:57 
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Yeah ! but they didn't have a chain drive.

Shock, horror 300PS through 4 cylinders, 1.0 litre and a supercharger.

She's gonna blow Spock !
Steam turbines, Pah! Aren't they what spin in power stations at less than 3,000rpm?
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 Fri 10 Oct 14 23:14 
 Cat among the pigeons...look away now ON - Zero
Pfftt

I have driven one that only had two cylinders but over 3000hp and 32,000 lbf of torque.
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 Fri 10 Oct 14 23:18 
 Cat among the pigeons...look away now ON - Lygonos
I'm guessing that was bopping a massive 450rpm.
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 Fri 10 Oct 14 23:58 
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>> Pfftt
>>
>> I have driven one that only had two cylinders but over 3000hp and 32,000 lbf
>> of torque.
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...and weighed less tha 200kgs?

That Kwaker has 1500+PS/tonne.
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 Sat 11 Oct 14 00:48 
 Cat among the pigeons...look away now ON - Lygonos
Piece of Kwap.

I heard this has a Kizashi engine:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fQwwvb7CRc
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 Sat 11 Oct 14 00:59 
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Really? I thought a Hayabusa was only 1.3 litres. That would be a very thick block to fit a 2.4 too
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 Sat 11 Oct 14 01:23 
 Cat among the pigeons...look away now ON - Lygonos
Pretty sure the squeezed in a CVT box too ;-)
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 Sat 11 Oct 14 09:11 
 Cat among the pigeons...look away now ON - Zero
>> >> Pfftt
>> >>
>> >> I have driven one that only had two cylinders but over 3000hp and 32,000
>> lbf
>> >> of torque.
>> >>
>> ...and weighed less tha 200kgs?

no, to be fair it was over 90 tonnes.
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 Sat 11 Oct 14 09:35 
 Cat among the pigeons...look away now ON - Harleyman

>> no, to be fair it was over 90 tonnes.
>>

Only a shunter. I've driven a spaceship (Z will know what I mean) ;-)
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 Sat 11 Oct 14 10:15 
 Cat among the pigeons...look away now ON - Zero
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>> >> no, to be fair it was over 90 tonnes.
>> >>
>>
>> Only a shunter. I've driven a spaceship (Z will know what I mean) ;-)

Pffft, piddly little wheeled carthorse.
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 Sat 11 Oct 14 10:24 
 Cat among the pigeons...look away now ON - Harleyman

>> Pffft, piddly little wheeled carthorse.
>>

Ha! For a carthorse they could certainly gallop a bit.
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 Sat 11 Oct 14 10:49 
 Cat among the pigeons...look away now ON - Zero
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>> >> Pffft, piddly little wheeled carthorse.
>> >>
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>> Ha! For a carthorse they could certainly gallop a bit.

Lets give the minions a clue.

I have driven a 7MT, and the hells angel has driven a 9F
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 Sat 11 Oct 14 10:53 
 Cat among the pigeons...look away now ON - Harleyman
I've just revisited this on Youtube;

tinyurl.com/kt9cauc

Quite apart from the evocative archive footage, it captures a lost era perfectly.
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 Sat 11 Oct 14 08:22 
 Cat among the pigeons...look away now ON - Old Navy

>>
>> She's gonna blow Spock !
>> Steam turbines, Pah! Aren't they what spin in power stations at less than 3,000rpm?
>>

3,600 to produce 60hz. 3,000 produces 50hz, not a NATO frequency.

The propulsion turbines are obviously variable speed and produce about 40,000 shp.
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