Custom-Frame, Big-Tube 1216cc Turbo Suzuki from Dave Young… Of the early aluminum-framed superbikes, few can rival the mythic power and tuning potential of the mighty Suzuki GSX-R1100, which combined the light weight and sophistication of […]
Tag: Turbo Bikes
Two-Stroke Turbo Supermoto! KTM 300 “TworboStroke”
KTM EXC 300 Turbo by Sib Mustard… There’s no denying that we’re big fans of two-stroke builds here at BikeBound. Back in 2023, we featured one of the most mind-blowing smokers we’ve seen in some […]
Bonneville Bound: Turbo Ducati 998 Land Speed Racer
Queen of the Desert: Vendetta Racing’s 192-whp Ducati Turbo Land Speeder… If there’s one place in the world where one-off two-wheeled ingenuity meets purpose-built performance, it’s the storied Bonneville Salt Flats just west of […]
Grin Machine: Suzuki GS400 Twin-Turbo Scrambler!
Twin-Turbo Scrambler: “Manic Melina” from Doctor Motorcycle… Introduced in 1977, the Suzuki GS400 may have looked much like its middleweight twin rivals on the outside, but the engine boasted dual overhead cams, 180º firing order, […]
Siren Song: Turbo GSX-R600 SRAD
Turbo SRAD: Turbocharged Suzuki GSX-R600 from the UK… In 1996, Suzuki introduced the GSX-R750 SRAD, which would revolutionize the sportbike world just as the original GSX-R had done a decade previously. Gixxers has been gaining […]
Got Boost? Yamaha MT-07 Turbo!
Turbo Twins from Stibnite Moto: MT-07 Turbos for Street & Beach… Since its release in 2013, the Yamaha MT-07 has become one of the world’s most popular streetbikes. In Europe alone, more than a […]
Turbo Interceptor: Turbocharged Royal Enfield 650 Bobber!
Rodando Sur’s Interceptor 650 Turbo Bobber… Introduced in 2018, the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 is a retro roadster powered by the company’s air-cooled unit-construction 650cc parallel-twin. The bike has been praised widely for its value […]
Italian for Blown: Turbo Ducati 916 “Soffiato”
Black Cycles Australia builds a Turbo Ducati! In 2001, the Ducati Monster S4 was the first of Bologna’s beloved Monsters to receive a liquid-cooled L-Twin heart transplant from the superbike side of the factory, and […]
Bloody Evil: 1052cc Turbo KZ / GSX-R1100
Kai Bailey’s KZ1000 / GSX-R1100 Turbo… For 1977, Kawasaki introduced the KZ1000, their 90-hp inline-four successor to the mighty Z1 and KZ900. Not only was it one of the fastest factory bikes of the era, […]
Turbo Tracker: Kawasaki KZ440 by Slyfox Customs
“Words can’t describe the sound this thing makes as it comes onto boost.” Back in 1974, Kawasaki built a plant in Lincoln, Nebraska, to produce their new KZ400 twin, becoming the first foreign manufacturer to […]
