Filed under: Aftermarket, Etc., BMW
Motorcycle headcase #1: HMS builds a bike powered by BMW V12
It should come as little surprise that several of us here at Autoblog are motorcycle fans, and one can also find broad support for the axiom "there's no replacement for displacement" among staffers. We typically don't combine both of those into one project, though (the turbocharged Vmax project languishing in the polebarn for the last five years notwithstanding). Those wacky Germans over at HMS don't share our inhibitions, though, and managed to drop a 5.5L V12 from a BMW 750i into a custom drag bike. If that's not enough, plans are in the works to throw on a couple of turbos and a bit of laughing gas. We're damn near speechless, but we'd love to hear that V12 cut loose on a quarter-mile pass.
Related: 502 big block.... on a motorcycle
[Source: The Kneeslider; a hat tip to Eliot from Hackaday]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Corey W. 12:36PM (4/28/2006)
Oh.... my.... GAWD!!! That is totally insane...
Let me know when I can pick up the production model.. ;-)
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Steve 12:46PM (4/28/2006)
Hahaha look at that trailing arm! It's like a crane!
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tim d 12:49PM (4/28/2006)
I am sure it'd even faster if they got rid of that power-robbing second wheel. As a unicycle it wouldnt even need the wheelie bars!
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Steve 12:50PM (4/28/2006)
And why stop at a couple turbos? GO QUAD!
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MikeW 1:00PM (4/28/2006)
It isn't going to sound like anything but noise if their isn't any cylinder grouping.
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ZoomZoomin' 1:02PM (4/28/2006)
It's a really ugly Tomahawk...
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Donnie 1:06PM (4/28/2006)
I dont see the transmission anywhere
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Michael Karesh 1:16PM (4/28/2006)
Race!
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Michael Karesh 1:17PM (4/28/2006)
I sense a whole new class of racing is about to open up. Or is it out there already?
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Noah 1:30PM (4/28/2006)
Boss Hoss builds 8.2L V8 bikes
http://www.bosshoss.com/
--Noah
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Noah 1:33PM (4/28/2006)
Looks like they havent figured out how to get the power to the rear wheel yet... I don't see anything in any of the pictures to indicate this bike can actually move under it's own power.
--Noah
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Matt B. 1:36PM (4/28/2006)
"I sense a whole new class of racing is about to open up."
yeah, the "Race to Your Death" class.
that said, where do i sign up?
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jhspear2 2:55PM (4/28/2006)
nice boat anchor
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Campisi 9:28PM (4/28/2006)
Yay, no rear suspension to speak of!
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Matt B. 9:59PM (4/28/2006)
like most auto, speed, and general thrill enthusiasts, there's a special corner in my heart reserved for the sheer for motorcycles in my heart the more i think about it, the more i realize just how pointless and impractical this project actually is. it's waste of engineering
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Tom Design 12:10AM (4/30/2006)
Hard to get my mind around the concept, but then when you do, brute fast, it's an awesomely engineer-driven styling and success.
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