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With the appearance of [[Turbocharger|turbocharged]] Formula One cars in the late 1970s, "turbormania" gripped motorsports and spilled over into everyday life, where the word "turbo" was applied to products from aftershave to vacuum cleaners. In the two wheeled | With the appearance of [[Turbocharger|turbocharged]] Formula One cars in the late 1970s, "turbormania" gripped motorsports and spilled over into everyday life, where the word "turbo" was applied to products from aftershave to vacuum cleaners. In the two wheeled | ||
world, every major manufacturer added a turbocharged model. [[Honda]] led the way; [[Yamaha]] was more cautious. | world, every major manufacturer added a turbocharged model. [[Honda]] led the way with the [[Honda CX500T|CX500T]]; [[Yamaha]] was more cautious. | ||
==Struggle for Supremacy== | ==Struggle for Supremacy== | ||
If the [[Turbocharger|turbo]] represented a low-cost way of boosting the performance of an automobile, the weight and bulk of this bolt-on goody and its attendant plumbing made its advantages less obvious on motorbikes, where large-capacity engines were readily available anyway. But at the time Honda and Yamaha were locked in a bitter struggle for supremacy. The latter couldn't let the former outdo it in terms of high-tech features, even though at the period its finances were under considerable strain. | If the [[Turbocharger|turbo]] represented a low-cost way of boosting the performance of an automobile, the weight and bulk of this bolt-on goody and its attendant plumbing made its advantages less obvious on motorbikes, where large-capacity engines were readily available anyway. But at the time Honda and Yamaha were locked in a bitter struggle for supremacy. The latter couldn't let the former outdo it in terms of high-tech features, even though at the period its finances were under considerable strain. | ||