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Turbo 1

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by Simmy, Jul 13, 2018.

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  1. Simmy

    Simmy Well-Known Member

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    Never knew about this before, and the sales flyer documentation is a pretty amazing story.........
     
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    Yes without the pic and sales flyer I would not have believed of it's existence.
    I'd really like to see one of those helmets. :p
     
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    Never, ever heard of this before......wonder how many remain, somewhere, in the US!!?
     
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    That XJ650 Turbo 1 is not to be messed with. 10.9 second quarter mile. That’s a fast bike!
     
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    Also, shows the strength of the motor, and the faith Yamaha had in it, to handle a 10Psi boost Turbo attachment, without much more than lowered compression, and strengthened clutch springs
     
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    Available now, on Ebay, lol....coincidence?? ;)
     
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    You couldn't GIVE those away, when they first came out!!!
     
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    I'd prefer the martini Porsches that they pay tribute to, but I'll take the Yamaha
     
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    I'd settle for a martini.
     
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    No one on the Turbo board had heard of it before either and we have some pretty hard-core turbo guys who've been around a long time. Thanks Simmy for posting it here and to turpentyne for the Circuit---that's a great piece of history to go with the first part posted!!! ---I posted in on the Turbo board, hope it's ok.

    This stuff doesn't matter but to a very small group.....maybe just a few hundred or thousand out of 6 billion....but to us, it's cool stuff!
    jeff
     
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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    I guess I know what I'm looking for now
     
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    A new addition to the Upper New York XJ Barn Museum?

    or... maybe a bigger barn
     
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    That is my local dealer that sold that originally. It's changed hands a few times since the 80s though. The dealership that is
     
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    soooo tempted
     
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    I thought I'd post the pics. Once the add disappears so will the pics.
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