In 1928, Mr.Ernst Henne bought himself a BMW R37 and thought it would have been a good idea to provide it with a supercharger: with that bike, in the following six years, he conquered no less than 76 world records, reaching the crazy speed - for that time - of 216 km/h (134 mph approximately). Today, more than 80 years later, Australian designer Tim Cameronintroduces a graphic concept that is based on the same idea but applied to a modern BMW R1200 and its boxer engine. Simply dubbed ‘Supercharger Concept‘, the model would boast a cool compressor and a displacement increased up to 1500 cc, making it a pretty impressive machine.
The addition of the compressor would obviously bring along some issues in terms of space, so Mr. Cameron tilted the engine by 30 degrees to the front and positioned the oil coolers on the sides of the bike in order to make room for the supercharger to be bolt right on the top of the engine itself. Apparently, if the BMW Supercharger Concept were to be built for real, it could produce at least 200 horsepower.
The design of the bike is very aggressive and futuristic: the beautiful integration of its angular lines combined with the sinuosity of its curves produces an overall sense of strength, modernity and brutal elegance. However, looking at it, we are not that convinced about the classic ‘ergonomics triangle’ made of handlebar, saddle and footpegs: it just doesn’t seem to be very well proportioned, and we just cannot help but wonder how a biker would really look and feel like sitting on it. Regardless of that we really like it.
from .twowheelsblog
