New Patent Images Of Suzuki's Turbocharged Recursion Concept Emerge

Suzuki seems to have something quite interesting lined up for the future. Patent images of what’s believed to be the next-gen Recursion have surfaced online. This is not something entirely new as patents for the bike leaked way back in June last year. However, the new patent images reveal quite some changes to the motorcycle, especially the frame. Instead of a trellis unit, it appears to be a double-cradle type. You might wonder why, so let's explain.

Powering the bike is reportedly a 700cc DOHC parallel twin liquid-cooled, turbocharged engine, with an estimated output of over 150PS. The compressor is just ahead of the lower part of the engine case, while the airbox and the intercooler are located over the engine head. Essentially, the air from the air-box goes all the way down to the compressor and the hot compressed air goes back up to the intercooler for well, cooling, and then enters the engine. That calls for some complex plumbing, right?

Interestingly, Suzuki has made use of the frame tubings to route the air piping for the turbocharger rather than using the external space. This has resulted in considerable space saving, especially near the engine head. This isn’t an entirely new concept either. If you remember, Buell was well-known for using the frame, swingarm for fuel, oil and such. Though in Buell’s case, the dynamics may be dicey because liquid tends to slosh around, whereas Suzuki doesn't have to worry about it as the piping is simply to move around air.

Having a turbo’ed engine means you can extract more power from a smaller engine as the combustion efficiency is increased. We just hope the motorcycle doesn’t pop a sudden wheelie after, say, 2000rpm because the turbo kicked in, yo!

Expect Suzuki to show us a pre-production prototype at this year’s EICMA, at the least. Using forced induction in smaller engines seems like an interesting idea, but the long-term reliability of such engines remains to be seen. Stay tuned for more updates.