After knowing the latest news that arrives from Langen Motorcycles, everything suggests that a Lightspeed Turbo of 300 hp It is cooked in the oven of the creations of the British firm. A mount that according to the brand itself has a main objective: Get with the title of “faster production motorcycle in the world”. A simple company, on the other hand, and also clearly puts in the point of view to the queen of the sector in terms of benefits, the Kawasaki Ninja H2R.
However, and seeing where Langen comes from, and the motorcycles that he has launched today, we do not doubt an apex of his ability to give life to this new generation Turbo Lightspeed. In addition, if we take a look at the standard variant, we can get an idea of what we would expect to finally give a “vitamin” version.
LANGEN LS12 LIGHTSPEED TURBO: What we can expect
At the end of 2023, Langen announced to the world the official presentation of his first four -stroke model, the Lightspeed LS12: 185 hp and 185 kilos of madness dressed in British haute couture. This is equal to a 1-1 power weight ratio (1 kilograms per cv) Thank you, among other things, to equip an engine V-TWIN of 1,190 cc with a declared power of 185 hp at 10,600 rpm and a maximum torque of 138 Nm to 8,200 laps.
On how to achieve a weight of just 185 kilograms, Chris RatcliffeCEO of the company, explained then: “We were looking to reduce between 30 and 40 kg with respect to the nearest competitor, which is probably the diavel. We firmly believe that if you want a motorcycle to drive well, there is no substitute for light weight. There is carbon fiber everywhere, components mechanized by CNC everywhere … we are cutting grams of everything, everywhere, and that is why we manufacture our own mechanized wheels. ”
Now with the LS12 LightSpeed Turbo they want to go one step further inspired by motorcycle motorcycles of the 80s, such as the CX650 and the GPZ750. However, they sinned from the famous “Turbo Delay”, which resulted in unpredictable power delivery and unreasonable functioning at low RPM. That is why both the “Physical control system and personalized ECUs allows you to accurately control the power delivery of the turbo along with an independent” discharge “control.”they explain from the brand.
And they continue: “The complete specifications have not yet been established, but the first tests of the Turbo system in the test bench suggest that a” road mode “of 250 hp will provide a driving capacity and an unique acceleration experience. The maximum power mode is able to produce more than 300 hp, and will help fulfill our mission that the Langen Turbo is made with the fastest production motorcycle title in the world. ”
The British brand already works on the final development of the future Lightspeed Turbo and hopes to test the first production units in the Santa Pod circuit, establishing new speed and acceleration records at the end of this year. From Langen Motorcycles they conclude:
“With only an exclusive amount of Lightspeed Turbo that will occur, they will surely become the jewel of the LS12 line.”
