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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. | ||
==Keeping Up Appearances== | ==Keeping Up Appearances== | ||
Yamaha chose its XJ650L as a starting point. To speed development while keeping costs as low as possible, the marque decided to retain carburetors rather than shifting to Fuel injection. A small-diameter turbocharger minimized throttle lag. Otherwise, the machine was quite conventional, though its aggressive fairing made it look at least like a fuel-injected 750. However, its performance was little improvement on the normally aspirated version, and sales were low. | Yamaha chose its XJ650L as a starting point. To speed development while keeping costs as low as possible, the [[marque]] decided to retain carburetors rather than shifting to Fuel injection. A small-diameter turbocharger minimized throttle lag. Otherwise, the machine was quite conventional, though its aggressive fairing made it look at least like a fuel-injected 750. However, its performance was little improvement on the normally aspirated version, and sales were low. | ||
[[Image:Yamaha-XJ650L-Seca-Turbo.jpg|left|thumb|Yamaha XJ650L Seca Turbo]] | [[Image:Yamaha-XJ650L-Seca-Turbo.jpg|left|thumb|Yamaha XJ650L Seca Turbo]] | ||