Supercharger Calculators: Supercharged ZX10-R Sport Bike Terrorizes Cars And Riders Alike

Just like 2-seat supercars or dedicated track cars, sport bikes aren’t very practical devices but when used for their intended purpose, give an experience that is a feast for the senses. In cases like this ZX-10R, one of the sensations that you may feel would exhilaration and terror in equal measure.

As is comes from the factory, the Kawasaki ZX10-R is already a wild-looking and performing bike with a 175 horsepower (at 11,500 rpm!) engine powering a 170 kilogram package. That’s a power-to-weight ratio of more than 1 hp per kilo. But tuners being the crazy people that they are, engineers at A&A performance decided that this bike could use a little more power. Like 50% more. They developed a kit for the ZX10-R that has a Rotrex C15-60 centrifugal supercharger running 8psi of boost, Walbro high-flow fuel pump and a custom fuel map for the EFI system. As a result, this ZX10-R now has 220 horsepower.

Says A&A on its website, “Without changing any major internals, you can have a bike that will significantly outpace the brand new crop of litre-bikes and pretty much anything else you come across, for around one-third the cost of a new machine. Best of all, you retain all the rideability you currently enjoy”. They also warn that “While the power produced is remarkably controllable, the instant nature of the throttle response and the never-ending power supply means that beginner riders need not apply”.

This bike would be a perfect platform to use a performance calculator on. The figures you would get would probably be unbelievable if all you were using the calculator for up to this point was on cars.