NOS on bikes...

Somewhat worryingly, my son (bless his little not so white cotton
socks) is asking me questions about nitrous oxide systems on bikes...

Is it street legal?
Do you have to modify your bike in any way?
Does anyone have any knowledge or experience in this field?

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Nitrous Oxide, I hear it's a bit of a laugh.

 

Maybe - it doesn't like advanced ignition. E.g. If I were to fit nos to
my SV it'd be a bad idea to fit the 4 degree timing advance widget that
would otherwise work nicely.

Not me. It's something I'm interested in though.

 

Yes

Will you get insurance? From 99% of insurers, no. The 1% will charge you
*stupid* money

Technically, no. In reality, yes. Apart from putting small holes in your
manifolds for the nitrous jets, it's generally a good idea to run
something like a Dyna 2000 ignition system so that you don't have to run
the engine permanently retarded

Everything else is basically bolt on, although I seriously recommend not
using the throttle sensor switch that comes with NOS kits [1] and
fitting a separate rider-operated switch instead

Nope

[1] NOS and nitrous are two totally different things no matter what
people said in the Fast And The Stupid

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Yes

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Although you can do it that way on a bike, you're basically wasting your
money on the kit in the first place as you lose sooo much power that way

Straight into the manifold is the only real way to do it on a bike

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Extreme Racing http://www.veggie-dave.co.uk
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http://www.nitrous.info/

All the info you need, check out the guys personal page as well - he's
clearly insane

 

And www.veggie-dave.co.uk/racing/nitrous.html which is reproduced with
kind permission from NOS themselves

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Veggie Dave
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V&S Extreme Photography http://www.bikehouse.demon.co.uk
Extreme Racing http://www.veggie-dave.co.uk
Put Out The Lights On The Age Of Reason

 

I just read that, I want, I want, I want.

Dear Santa.......

 

"Q: Does NOS manufacture kits for motorcycles, water craft, or
snowmobiles?

A: Absolutely, call or write NOS to obtain our special catalogue devoted
specifically to these applications."

NOS on a snowmobile. *nice*

 

You can get turbo kits for 'em, too. And big bores...

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Extreme Racing http://www.veggie-dave.co.uk
Put Out The Lights On The Age Of Reason

 

Ah - I thought it wasn't. In that case, woohoo!

 

Haven't we done this all before? Is it worth FFAQing?

FWIW, yes, it's legal provided you tell your InsCo about it and are still
able to get insurance.

Modifying the engine: How much sniff you want to stuff into the motor? A
little = no, a lot = yes.

No personal experience on bikes, but, er, a fair bit on cars...

 

Or: "WOOHOOOOooooooooooooo......"
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John

SV650
Black it is
and naked

 

Who said they'd redo the FAQ?

 

WOOHOOOOoooooooooooooAAAAAARGHSPLAT

 

I keep thinking "New Old Stock". I ought to apply for a BOF#.

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BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89
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I was trying to think of the right sound effect for the end of that and
couldn't find anything suitable.

You made it look so easy..

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John

SV650
Black it is
and naked

 

[wracks brain]

Didn't you volunteer, Blaney?

 

Ha! No!

I *could* do it, I suppose if no-one else wants to. My HTML skills are
minimal, at best, though.