Premium Member estell Posted April 3, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted April 3, 2019 An Aussie turbocharged a Niken. 148 hp at the wheel, a full 50 hp over their stock dyno run. The turbo is mounted where the muffler is located on the FJ09/Tracer. The turbo has an oil line that is plumbed to the crankcase for lubrication, although not shown in this photo. The intake hose is rather long and has a few bends in it. I expect that they installed higher-flow fuel injectors, and of course re-tuned the ECU. 4 2015 red FJ-09: Cal Sci screen, Sargent seat, ECU flash, slider combo, cruise, Rizoma bars, Matts forks, JRi shock, slipper clutch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koth442 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 I bet that animal goes like stink! '15 FJ09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted April 4, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted April 4, 2019 VERY cool! They put a lot of work into that thing in addition to the turbo and custom exhaust! Different KYB forks and linkage parts and I actually like the custom color scheme. 1 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhs10 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Not the first turbo CP3 I've seen... kinda cool that someone did this to a Niken. '15 FJ-09 w/ lots of extras... Fayetteville, GA, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member micah2074 Posted April 9, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted April 9, 2019 Now I want one!!! Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isthatahemi Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Cool gismo. I bet the stock bike with a pipe is more fun though.... Says the guy with the 575hp nitrous truck.....who owns a Niken.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomis Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Hola folks. I had rented a Niken last summer down at Deal's Gap and had more fun on it than I can recall having recently on any other bike. It was just giggles. Over the winter, I came across a screaming deal on a Niken GT. The savings went straight to Australia and that turbo kit. Kit is installed, and I'm waiting for the pandemic to end so I can get it fine tuned, but it is beastly. I actually don't know if it made the bike better, but it certainly made it faster... I haven't yet put too many kms on her (working name: Tubby) but that'll change soon I expect. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted May 8, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted May 8, 2020 19 minutes ago, Oomis said: Hola folks. I had rented a Niken last summer down at Deal's Gap and had more fun on it than I can recall having recently on any other bike. It was just giggles. Over the winter, I came across a screaming deal on a Niken GT. The savings went straight to Australia and that turbo kit. Kit is installed, and I'm waiting for the pandemic to end so I can get it fine tuned, but it is beastly. I actually don't know if it made the bike better, but it certainly made it faster... I haven't yet put too many kms on her (working name: Tubby) but that'll change soon I expect. Keep us updated when you finally get her out for a test ride. 1 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomis Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) Just realized that I hadn't come back with an update on Tubby. Once I finally got her out on the road; goddamn it's quick. I mean, seriously quick. Until the third ride when, as I was vigorously passing a car, the engine exploded. I was lucky to keep her upright, considering that I broke a rod and dumped all the oil on the road (and on my back tire). The rod took out the engine case and the transmission; trashed the engine. I was able to find a donor engine from an FJ09 and took it to a specialist to have it properly tuned. He estimated that the RWHP of the original tune was just under 200 hp (no wonder the rod let go), and he had to dial it back to just under 175 hp, richen it right up and recommend that I run it 50/50 high octane / race gas. It is now just a blast at the track. I decided to make the bike a track-only bike because IMHO this turbo is really too much for the street. As I said before, it certainly is faster but I don't know if it's better. On the track, it definately has limitations, it really needs the rider to get up and out of the seat to hustle around corners, but as you'd expect, the stability in long sweepers is epic. On the other hand, it's a lot of work in the tight stuff. Overall, so much fun. Worth it? I dunno. The bike will never really be a threat on the track; it is what it is. Might as well just ride it stock and give up the pretenses... The worst part of owning this bike continues to be trying to explain it to people. I'm considering making a sign and just hanging it off the bike to save everyone some time. Yes, it's a motorcycle. No, it won't stay up on it's own. Yes, it's very stable. No, you can't ride it. Yes, the turbo makes it pretty quick. No, it's not that easy to ride on the track. Edited January 6, 2022 by Oomis 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Heli ATP Posted July 2, 2022 Supporting Member Share Posted July 2, 2022 If you add all options it's over $11k... Niken Turbo Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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