I found this on the SAE website. Seems to me a motorcycle would be the perfect application for an electric supercharger. You wouldn't have to engineer an elaborate drive system. This one spins to 70,000 rpm in 350ms.

http://www.sae.org/mags/aei/11244

 

Cool....Let us all know how your install of one goes!

 

Just give me a big lazy engine, thanks! No, make that even bigger.....

 

Dale, how did that turn out ? we are developing a Small supercharging kit for Sportsters , Buell XB12R Firebolts (GRBROWN how would you like to make your Buell XB12R fast enough to blow away squids on 1000cc Gixers LOL) And a Briggs and Stratton 1000cc liquid cooled V-twin put into a 6 speed Harley Electra Glide Ultra.

But electric motors have progressed in leaps and bounds . The electric supercharger is the future in engine development. The advancement in fuel economy using small engines to power large vehicles is going to show up in mass production within 3-5 years at the latest . the consept has been used in large tractor trailers for years.

 

I never really had any plans to adapt one of these to my bike. I thought it was an interesting concept and might work well on a Harley. It would be cool to see a bike that has it.

 

Bl**dy thing's quite fast enough, thanks! I remember riding it away from the showroom when new, with the salesman's words still fresh in my ears, about keeping it down to a certain rev limit and realising that was faster than I normally travel!

A little extra GO for the Glide would be of more interest.....

That's fascinating stuff. I'll be keeping an eye open for more news.

Added: I've just read the link again and realised that my newly purchased headlamp is a Valeo. I'm obviously on side....

 

Idly looking around I discovered this press release by Valeo. It seems their electric supercharger has British origins! Cheers!