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Newsletters - Turbo News

Turbo News was the newsletter of the Turbo Motorcycle International Owners Association. It was published from 1987-2003 and included 51 issues (semi-annually 1987-1992 then quarterly 1992-2003). Turbo News is filled with members' insights, classified ads, hard-to-find turbo article reprints and, most importantly, helpful technical information on factory turbo bikes that simply cannot be found anywhere else. Turbo News averages about 35 pages an issue (contents of each detailed below). When ordering back issues keep in mind that newsletters #1-17 were produced before desktop publishing, so quality is only marginal. The price of Turbo News covers our cost in reproducing, labeling, and mailing the newsletter, maintaining the website, and hosting Turbo Rallies.

Turbo News #1-51 (1987-2003) CD - $25

Turbo News #1-24 (1987-1996) CD - $15

Turbo News #25-51 (1997-2003) CD - $15

MARCH 1987 Introduction and Welcome · TURBO owners' profile · Reported frame numbers (VIN) · Dealers providing satisfactory service · Reported frequent repairs · Questions that need answering · For Sale/Wanted · Start-up procedure after new turbo installation is critical: here's how to do it · TURBO sales brochures · IHI turbocharger compressor maps · Owners' letters with maintenance tips · High-power headlight installation on CX Turbo · CX500TC letters and comments · Honda CX650 Turbo review reprints (Cycle Guide, 3/83, Motorcyclist, 7/83)

ISSUE 2:

JUNE 1987 Introduction, update and issues · For Sale/Wanted · Borg Warner (IHI) High Performance Mini-Turbochargers, RHB5, RHB6, RHB7 and RHB8 · Honda CX650 Turbo: Fast, Flashy But Flawed (reprint from unknown British magazine, 1983) · The Six Million Dollar Motorcycle: Honda CX500 Turbo (reprint of Cycle Guide Honda Prototype Turbo review, 1/81) · Dealers providing TURBO service · Owners' letters with maintenance tips · Honda CX500 Turbo (reprint of Car & Driver review, 5/82)

ISSUE 3:

DECEMBER 1987 Introduction, update and issues · For Sale/Wanted · Owners' letters with maintenance and performance tips · Some answers to CX Turbo questions posed in Issue #1 · Synthetic lubricants · Copy of CX650T Sales Brochure · Honda CX500T Turbo: Expanding the Envelope (reprint from Motorcyclist, 10/81) · Inside Honda R&D: A Tour of Motorcycling's Future? (reprint from Motorcyclist, 1/81)

ISSUE 4:

JUNE 1988 Introduction, update, and issues · For Sale/Wanted · Owners' letters with maintenance tips · CX Turbo starter motor, charging system and performance improvement analysis · Comparing Kawasaki 750 Turbo to Honda CX650 Turbo · Mounting Metzeler ME88s on a CX650 Turbo · Installing grease fittings in the rear suspension linkage, pivot points of a CX650 Turbo · Honda CX500 Turbo (reprint from Cycle World review, 10/81) · Battle of the Boost Bikes: CX500 Turbo vs. Yamaha XJ650LJ Turbo (reprint from Motorcyclist, 7/82) · Honda CX650T, Suzuki XN85D and Yamaha XJ650LK specifications comparison (reprint from Cycle Guide, 3/83)

ISSUE 5:

DECEMBER 1988 Introduction, update and issues · For Sale/Wanted · Original CX500 Turbo Promotion Booklet · CX500 Turbo Technical Quiz and answers · Turbocharging: Where It Stands (reprint from Cycle, 4/81) · Impressions: Yamaha Turbo and 550 Vision (reprint from Motorcyclist, 2/82) · Owners letters with maintenance tips

ISSUE 6:

JUNE 1989 Introduction, update and issues · For Sale/Wanted · Original dealer release letter of the 1982 CX500TC from American Honda · Honda Service Tools Newsletter (CX Turbos) · Symptom/Solution chart for Honda CX Turbos · Owners' letters with maintenance tips · The Selling of Turbocharging: A Look Into A High-Pressure Market (reprint of Cycle Guide, 1981) · Kawasaki Z1R Turbo: The Ex-King Gets Boosted Back Onto The Throne (reprint of Motorcyclist review, 8/78)

ISSUE 7:

JANUARY 1990 Introduction, update and issues · For Sale/Wanted · Soichiro Honda's Simple Rules for Life Cycling (Commencement Address) May 18, 1974 · RB Racing Los Angeles (turbocharging kits for GSXR1100, FZR1000R, ZX10, V-Max) · Turbocharger failure analysis · Turbocharging Glossary · Long-term Report: 11,000 miles with Yamaha's 650 Seca Turbo (reprint of unknown magazine, 7/83, contains info about safely disengaging turbo wastegate for big performance gain) · Suzuki XN85D Turbo (reprint of Cycle Buyer's Guide review, 1983) · Riding Impression: Honda CXT500 (reprint of Tour Bike review, 11/81) · American Turbo-Pak Kit for 500cc (4 cylinder) and 750cc Hondas · Blake Engineering Kawasaki 900 Turbo Kit · Pre-production mini-reviews of Suzuki XN85 and Kawasaki 750 Turbos · Owners' letters with maintenance tips

ISSUE 8:

DECEMBER 1991 Special Edition of the newly reorganized Association · Welcome and Introduction · For Sale/Wanted Member letters, tips, & info. · CX Turbo Stator Help · Turbocharger Checks and Repairs · Painting Tips/Codes · Honda CX500 Turbo: Pushrods Under Pressure (reprint from Cycle Canada, 10/81) Article, "1/6 Scale Honda CX500 Turbo" (Tamiya Model Magazine) · Turbo Touring on the CX500 Turbo and Yamaha Seca 650 Turbo (reprint from Rider, 11/82) · Rally Registration & Renewal

ISSUE 9:

MARCH 1992 "New" CX650Ts from schools: "Beware" · Understanding Honda and Kawasaki boost indicators · For Sale/Wanted · New Business (Logos, Annual Dues, Name Change) · Directory update · Member letters and tips · Feature Member Profiles · Performance tricks for CXTs: raising boost pressure and enrichening fuel · British enthusiast magazines listing and order form · Rally Registration.

ISSUE 10:

JUNE 1992 Introduction · For Sale/Wanted · Directory update · Member profile · Letters from members · Increasing boost pressure on factory Turbos · The comprehensive analysis of the CX Turbo stator/electrical system

ISSUE 11:

SEPTEMBER 1992 Introduction · For Sale/Wanted · Membership Update · HRCA letter · Member Profile · Who Am I? (reprint of CX500 Turbo review from Japanese Classics magazine, 5/92 · Member Letters · DYNOJET Printouts for CX500T and CX650T · Grace Under Pressure (reprint of Cycle Canada review on Kawasaki 750 Turbo, 1/84)

ISSUE 12:

DECEMBER 1992 Introduction · Notes of Interest · Membership Update · For Sale/Wanted · Willie's Cycle CXT stator rewind evaluation · Honda Turbo Rubber Stamps · High Mileage XJ650L Turbo Owner Report · High Mileage CX650 Turbo Report · Honda Turbo Tips & Trivia · Member Letters · Member Profile · Collector value of the CX Turbos · Battery Tips · Plans for CXT Luggage Rack · Questions that Need Answers Answered · Valve Guide Reaming (reprint of Motorcyclist, 2/81) · Dressing-Up Honda Turbo Oil Filter Covers · The Hottest 500 On The Block (reprint from Road Rider review of CX500 Turbo, 4/82)

ISSUE 13:

MARCH 1993 Introduction · Membership Update · For Sale/Wanted · Rear Brake Caliper Alert, CX Turbos · Member Letters · 50,000 Miles with the Yamaha Turbo, Part I · Member Profile · Racing the CX650T Turbo · Making an "Idiot Light" indicator for early detection of Honda CXT turbo failure · Lightning Strikes: Test of Suzuki XN85 (reprint of Cycle Canada review, 1/83) · Turbo Notes on a high mileage CX500T · CX Turbo stator failure discussion

ISSUE 14:

JUNE 1993 Introduction · For Sale/Wanted · Membership Update · Rebuild Kits for Honda Turbos · 50,000 Miles with the Yamaha Turbo, Part II · Horsepower Unlimited GPz750 Turbo High Performance Parts List · Suzuki's Artful Dodger (reprint from Cycle Canada review on Suzuki XN85 Turbo, 6/82) · Boosting Mr. Milquetoast To Mr. Monster (reprint of Cycle World review of Kawasaki 750 Turbo, 3/84)

ISSUE 15:

SEPTEMBER 1993 Introduction · For Sale/Wanted · Members letters · Solenoid repair kit in