Why turbos arent used in 2 wheelers?

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Turbos are commonly used in high-performance sports and luxury cars but face limitations such as turbo lag, which affects their responsiveness. While some motorcycles have been equipped with turbochargers, manufacturers typically avoid them due to the increased difficulty in handling when the turbo engages. Historical examples, like the Kawasaki GPZ750 Turbo from the 1980s, exist, but factory models remain rare. The complexity of integrating turbos into two-wheelers contributes to their limited use in this category. Overall, the challenges of control and performance make turbos less appealing for motorcycle manufacturers.
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many sports/super cars have turbos or twin turbos on them, in fact all expensive cars have a turbo in them, but the thing with turbos is that they have got some limitations like turbo lag and other stuffs, can anybody tell me what the other problems are? And why turbos arent used in 2 wheelers?!
 
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iirc there are motorcycles with turbochargers fitted.
[edit] off bike-forum discussions: many people fit turbochargers to existing bikes, but factories tend not to because the action when the turbo kicks in makes the bike harder to control. But there were some over the 80's i.e. Kawasaki GPZ750 Turbo

Do you know how the turbocharger works to start with? What it does?
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm
 
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This is one of the smallest turbochargers in the market (turbine wheel diameter of 31mm)

http://www.vespalabs.org/User:Internetscooter/Shelved/IHI_RB31_Turbo_Charger
 
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