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I once read or heard on a video, a story about the XB9 and a turbo. Story goes that Eric B wanted/ designed it originally to be fitted with a small turbo, but HD said NO.
Then along came EricZ and his brilliant piece of workmanship.....
Is there ANY proof of Eric Buell designs? cos if I could get a looksee at any design drawings etc.....wow! what fun!
I haven't seen pictures of any turbo's, heard similar stories. I would try contacting Erik Buell himself, he is currently working at Fuell, https://www.fuell.us/
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Originally Posted by Nade
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The original intent was to take the chassis design concepts
of the Loki 1 and to combine them with an air-cooled
Twin based on what was learned in the Blast project. The
result was to be three distinct performance powertrains: a
short-stroke 984cc engine to be used in motorcycles priced
between $7500 and $8000, right atop current Japanese
600cc prices; a short-stroke 1300 to 1350cc or so engine for
higher-performance machines priced between $8995 and
$10,000; and a turbo charged version (code name Diablo)
of that bike making 150 horsepower and 120 foot-pounds
of torque, representing the top of the line.
The larger company got its way,
and the big Buell engine
became a long-stroke 1200
despite Erik’s fist pounding.
Then the Diablo died
when Harley was unable to
forge a supplier agreement
with Aerocharger, and an
in-house effort to develop
its own turbo cost millions
(in part charged to Buell)
but never produced a working
product.