| Author | Message | ||
     Djkaplan |
I think they look ridiculous on tubers, but on an XB, they look kind of cool.  Not that I'd ever get one, of course - it's anathema to my aesthetic..., ahem. | ||
| Dago |
Evidently, Buells already have enough power. Since that seems to be the case, there must be no reason to discuss such items here.  Seriously though, does anyone here have any real-world (not theoretical or read) experience with these things? If so, I'd like to hear about your experience. | ||
| Olinxb12r |
WTH? What is a hypercharger? Is it the superchargers little brother? I don't think I've ever heard of that. Is does look pretty sick sitting up there though. | ||
| Djkaplan |
It's a decorative airfilter that mimics the fuel injection units on blown V-8 car engines. Pure bling for the so inclined. | ||
| Reepicheep |
Jeesh. People post "Buells suck because they won't go 180 mph". We post back "Uh, we don't think they suck, and are not terribly concerned about going 180 mph, especially if changing the bike to do so will mess up the things we ARE concerneed about". Hyperchargers are simply interesting looking air cleaner covers with only marginal performance losses. It would be cool to see an automotive type scoop with butterflies sticking out the top of the tank though! Not for me or my bike, but it would be novel and not that difficult to adapt. | ||
| Reepicheep |
Interesting, they pulled the oil cooler from that bike. | ||
| Bomber |
looks like they mounted the cooler up near the headlight, if the hoses are any indication fun looking scoot, for sure -- not quite my cuppa, but fun, which is, after all, the point betcha the owner's pleased (the other point, yes?) | ||
| Charlieboy6649 |
If I remember that bike correctly, the hoses are moved because there's a turbo down there... | ||
| Dago |
And there are those of us who feel their XB is the best option for them out of any other bike out there, BUT lacks the power they want 10% of the time they're on the bike (be it street or track). I'm totally willing to accept (again) that it's great if there are those here who feel the XB is perfect as is. So why can't you accept I feel it would be perfect with 20 additional rwhp (provided that the function with which those extra ponies was derived won't adversely affect the qualities I love in the bike)? There are those here who make it sound as though people who mod their XB and seek performance gains don't appreciate, understand, or even like our bikes as much as those who feel it's perfect in every way. Didn't Court just send his bike to Nallins? Didn't the all-mighty himself create a one-off turbo version of his own creation? So why be a hater? Different strokes for different folks. (It's too bad that hypercharger is all bling, 'cuz it sure looks cool.) (Message edited by dago on July 12, 2005) | ||
| Olinxb12r |
(It's too bad that hypercharger is all bling, 'cuz it sure looks cool.) I'm with you! | ||
| Skully |
I'm with Dago here. I love my XB and have no plans to replace it any time soon but I long for a Ducati Super Sport style motor (air cooled) with 100 RWHP @ 9,000 RPM. Keith | ||
| M1combat |
I'll be shipping it out to Aaron as well... I'll be VERY interested in an XB with more power... Just for the record, I've gone through ~$300 in Dyno time to get three pipes tuned properly and I'll be putting about ten times that into the suspension as soon as I can justify it... The problem I see and will respond to is when people say "The XB sucks, Erik should have done...". Most of the time they end up saying that Erik should have made another RC-51, Aprilia, 999 etc. That's not the case. Anyway, that's already being/been discussed in another thread. I certainly don't mean to imply that the XB is perfect for everyone. If it's not, make YOUR XB perfect for YOU. Please don't tell Erik that he should have built a bike that's perfect for you and not me. They did a damn fine job exactly as they did it. That's all. | ||
| Rageonthedl |
"100 RWHP @ 9,000 RPM" I have that @ 6,800 RPM (Message edited by rageonthedl on July 12, 2005) | ||
| Buells Rule! (Dyna in disguise) |
Hyperchargers are simply interesting looking air cleaner covers with only marginal performance losses. Incorrect. One of the major bike magazines did an air filter test a few years back & suprisingly the Hypercharger performed well. They come with K&N filters & certainly arent restrictive in any sense. They have the openings on the front as well as another on what would be the bottom side in a traditional mounting position. | ||
| Skully |
"100 RWHP @ 9,000 RPM" I have that @ 6,800 RPM Cool, but I want a higher revving engine. One of the things that I loved about my race prepped F3 was not having to shift so often on the race track as compared to the XB12R that I rode. To keep the XB making the power required to make decent lap times, I had to constantly shift because I was constantly hitting the rev limiter. Keith | ||
| Brucelee |
I like the way that looks. Where might one find that unit and how much????? | ||
| Brucelee |
Dyna Do you recall what the HP and Torq. gains were on this unit? Thanks | ||
| Craigster |
I agree with Dyna. the old Battle Twin test found the hypercharger made the MOST power. Regardless.....I think that thing F'ing Rocks!! A frigging scoop sticking out under the tank/box lid?! Pretty cool body work if you ask me. | ||
| Trojan |
We sell that particular kit. It is VERY expensive at around US$1340 though. It includes an unpainted carbon fibre airbox cover with air scoops, Hypercharger filter attached to a carbon fibre plenum chamber, which in turn attaches to the throttle body. It will ONLY fit the XB9 (Not City X). There are no performance claims made for this piece of kit (although using just the airbox cover with a cut airbox will improve performance) and it is solely to look mean..... | ||
| M1combat |
I've wanted one of those for a while, but I can't justify $1340. I understand that the hyper-charger is pretty expensive as well as the CF cover so I'm sure it's not a scam or anything... I just can't afford it myself  . How much for the cover, filter and plenum only? I have a friend who has 3-4 different colored hyper chargers he'd probably let go of cheap. | ||
| Buells Rule! (Dyna in disguise) |
I dont recall the gains...it wasnt much as no air cleaner is going to dramatically alter your numbers. But it flowed better than stock obviously & didnt do any worse than the Buell race filters of the time. I have had one of those as well as the Force unit on my Dyna at 1 time or another & the Hypercharger definitely made the bike perform better, plus in the rain the Force unit really sucks...literally it sucks a ton of rain water right into your intake tract. Bottom line is sure the Hypercharger is gimmicky, but that damn thing actually works. Plus Kuryakyn is a great company to deal with. Had some issues with my old Hyper unit...before they had bearings for the shaft they utilized these cheezy plastic bushings. Anyways those bushings wouldnt last long & the next thing you know the shaft would break...dont you hate it when your shafy breaks?  So I called them up & explained the problem & they sent me a complete new upgraded Hypercharger with the bearings & told me to simply keep the old unit. Grade A company that I will always say good things about because of the class act way their customer service handles their customers. I think a few other companies could learn a lot from these guys. | ||
| Max |
I hey look bitcha.So what wrong with get some extra pony out of the bike??So you customize ride and get little more performance is that wrong.People do to there cars,truck and etc. I understand big deal some forum have neglect change his bike make look good. It like tall some guy not lift his truck or why change exhaust on bike for. Stock is just fine...  The bike looks bitcha and hypecharge has nice touch!!!It plan and simple it a nice ride..  My two cents....  | ||
| Nick |
Are you all high???? That looks hideous!! You're all bonkers  | ||
| Tpehak |
Hey, had anyone installed this airbox cover with Kuryakyn Hypercharger unit? https://speed-of-color.de/soc-tankcover-r/t-charge r-buell-xb-2160?number=SOC-XBGFK-036.1&c=48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzZBXO-dwVw Does it interfere with the exhaust actuator on Buell XB12? Does it require the existing parts modification? (Message edited by TPEHAK on July 10, 2019) |
