TECH
WORDS:ALAN DOWDS
Both turbocharging (as seen on the GSX-R1000 we caned on p52) and supercharging (as embodied in Kawasaki’s incredible H2) are based on squeezing an extra dose of power and torque out of a certain engine capacity. Riding one of those bikes is like riding with a much bigger engine – the H2 in particular is like a tuned ZZR1400 motor in a litre-bike chassis. But how do their builders make a small motor feel like a big one?