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6 cylinder engine for new Busa?
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:39 am
by Heimdall Einherjar
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/29march06_busa.htm
Or such is the rumor.
Strangely enough, just this past month I was musing over how Yamaha needs to get in on the hyper-touring game using R6 technology in something maybe 1.6L, and with 6 cylinders.
However, someone clarify for me, wouldn't more cylinders mean less torque therefore power off the line?
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:30 am
by scan
I just checked around on the net, and there are a lot of rumors, but just that - rumors, so no way to be sure. The 6 cylinder is a great engine for a bike, but usually too big. They balance nicely and from what I hear you don't lose torque in this arrangement. One of the engineering brains here might be willing to offer a guess on a 1400 (what one rumour said) in-line 6 would offer as a benefit. I know it would be smooth.
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:58 am
by Heimdall Einherjar
I can only imagine the new Hayabusa will have at least 1.4 liters to stay competitive with the ZX-14.
Additionally, Honda has canned the current iteration of the CBR-1100 they were working on in favor of a newer better design, which must also be significantly larger.
As for Yamaha, I am not sure if they're going to use the new VMax as a competitor in this field, despite it being more of a muscle-cruiser.
Considering Kawasaki is milking their 1.4 liter engine for 3 different designs, the ZX-14, the ZZR-14, and the Z-1400, Yamaha would do the same thing to make sure it hits all the markets.
Likely the engine will find its way, tweaked, into another hyper-tourer.
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 3:02 pm
by jmillheiser
The touring and naked versions of the ZX-14 were concepts penned by someone who does not work for kawasaki.
My guess is the '07 busa will be packing 1500ccs
the rumor around honda is that they are making a roadbike with their V5 engine that they use in their motoGP bike
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:31 am
by Venarius
Anybody else connecting teh dots?
Suzuki released a concept inline 6 that had the same width as a typical inline 4 few months ago. Maybe this is how their planning on using the new engine?
Or maybe I'm just a conspiracy theorist
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:11 pm
by Heimdall Einherjar
I hope they don't make anything that looks remotely like the bike that featured the 6cyl.
It was HIDEOUS.
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:24 pm
by High_Side
Heimdall Einherjar wrote:I hope they don't make anything that looks remotely like the bike that featured the 6cyl.
It was HIDEOUS.
Yep. An insult to the original Katana.