Back in 2013 at the Tokyo Motor Show, Suzuki had unveiled its Recursion concept for the first time. Now in the latest news update, Suzuki has filed 2 new patents for the Recursion’s engine design pertaining to its Turbocharger. Just for a recap of the details, the Recursion concept had a 588cc parallel twin motor with an intercooler turbo with output figures at 99HP and 100Nm of torque while weighing in at 174 kilos dry. This is the first time some manufacturer had tried to attach a turbo-charger to a mid-range motor since from what we saw with the Kawasaki Ninja H2 & H2R, a super-charger is fitted to a liter class engine.
From the details we can check out from the images, the turbo is located at the front bottom of the engine instead of the back end of the engine as in the Ninja H2R. The turbo receives the exhaust gases from the header pipes and its location near the radiator also acts as a possible cooling action for the gases as well. The gases from the header pipes spin the turbine to pressurize the air intake.
From the two patent designs filed by Suzuki, the first one is just a simple rectangular hollow box that forces air in a U-shape and radiates heat from the bottom of the intercooler. Another alternate design has a control valve provided to completely bypass the intercooler. This allows for added air intake into the engine during quick acceleration bursts.
The second patent has a design where there is a gap in the intercooler which provides additional cooling through an air duct that gets an intake from in between the headlights and an outlet at the rear tyre or under the tail depending upon the choice and practicality applications.The filed patents are more engine centric and hence do not reveal any of the details about the external body design of the Recursion concept. Though the concept that was showcased had a huge design inspiration from the Katana, and also the fact that Suzuki has filed the paperwork to renew their Katana trademark, it might just be on the card to be a next generation Katana or a possible successor; though that all depends on a huge “IF” the bike goes into production.
The filing of the patents is not really any proof about the bike going into production but patents means it is somewhere close and we love it when things are close. So stay tuned to BikesIndia for more news and updates about the Recursion and Katana. As for any queries or to express your opinions, do fire off into the comments section and we will get back to you.By: Pratik Patole