Watching your old motorcycle heading down the road with its new owner, you count the cash and stuff it in your pocket, you should be happy, right? Well, sometimes, not so much, especially when you remember what a great bike it was, so now what? Well, if you’re Stellan Egeland after you just sold your Harrier, you build another one, only this time you decide to make it simpler, … of course, plans evolve while you’re building and you end up with another really sweet bike, the Slugger, only this time, it’s a rider, it’s not for show and it’s not for sale.
Stellan tells me he started out with the 1200 boxer engine from a BMW HP2 Sport. Nice engine, but he thought a bit more power might be nice so he modified a Mitsubishi turbo and installed an intercooler where the tank usually sits inside a carbon fiber scoop to point the air in the proper direction. The fuel now sits in the enclosed area under the seat. He fabbed up the exhaust to the turbo in stainless and the exhaust from the turbo, including the muffler, from titanium. JE pistons and a Link G4 Atom ECU top off the engine treatment. The result is 202hp and 153 foot pounds at the rear wheel. That should do it.
All of that new power goes through a BMW 6 speed, but Stellan says the original swingarm on the HP2 has a nasty wheel hop problem on downshifts so he made a new one with better geometry mated to Öhlins suspension and the combo works great.
The front hub steering setup comes from ISR along with the front and rear brakes and hand controls.
The frame is made from 2391 steel tube.
Wheels are BMW as are the lights. Except for the carbon fiber and milled pieces, everything else is Stellan’s handiwork.
Dry weight is 381 pounds and with a 143 pound rider, weight distribution is 50/50.
All the work was done during 5 months of evenings and weekends. Hmm, … I don’t think 5 months of work in most of our shops or garages would result in anything like this. Must be the tools, what else could it be? With so many BMW customs popping up like we’ve seen recently, I have to think there are some folks over at BMW who are all smiles. Makes you look at BMW with a whole new appreciation for the possibilities. Nice work, Stellan!
Link: SE Service
gunner says
Have a look at the SE Service homepage and you’ll see what this man can do, practically whenever he wants. There are other bikes there perhaps more suited to the conservative readers here. Also some radical stuff like the BMW discussed here. Worth remembering is that all his bikes are built for riding as much for show, a fact setting them apart from others (for example the Falcon created Vincent Black Shadow clone previously shown here). I don’t agree on the choice of front end or the choice of turbocharging on the BMW bike, but still it is a bold statement of what can be done if you are clever and comitted enough.
barry says
The grin says it all. Enjoy, best thing i’ve seen since the Tesi/Vyrus. CroMoly rules!
Jay Allen says
Innovation/creativity to the extreme!
Phoebe says
People in the streetfighter scene have gone gaga over this bike, and rightfully so. I would love to take it for a spin!
Bart says
Refreshing to see a custom buildup outside the “box”er!
leston says
this is ridiculously awesome
Tapsa says
Ah ah, I put a shy remark about this bike in the the previous post but I see that I was not the only one to notice this bike!
BoxerFanatic says
I want one… doesn’t even need to be turbocharged.
But sleeker bodywork, with a fixed-heading half-fairing might be nice.
It is a fantastic bike. Wish I saw, and had access to more interesting bikes like this.
joe says
Wow ! That is certainly different.The government must be easy going over there,I would have no chance in hell of licensing that for use on public roads.
FREEMAN says
A great build. Doesn’t seem to have the more polished look of the Harrier, but more of a utilitarian quality to it. Function over beauty. They should make a catagory for that at the WCCBB. Can’t wait ’til he posts some videos of it in action.
Phil says
Now that’s a real bike!
T-Ray says
So awesome. Love it. Thanks, kneeslider.
Kenny says
On the track
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7W9dUkJPsk
FREEMAN says
Thanks!
todd says
In the last 5 months of evenings, let’s see; I changed my tires, changed fork seals, adjusted some valves, and replaced some chain and sprockets. I thought I was proud of myself.
MAYBE in five months of evenings I could build a frame if I really put my mind to it. Everything else would take years, assuming I could actually make a working turbo setup or fabricate such nice looking bodywork and tank.
I either need to stay awake longer or enlist the help of some friends.
This guy is epic.
-todd
John Ellwood says
So cool. bring back turbos to the racetrack !
John Tangerås says
Great looking bike! Fantastic build.
Donny Nguyen says
I dunno about y’all, and I have a street fighter myself (that I made!), but that is ONE FUGLY bike. It’s a bike only it’s momma (or creator) can love. I’m sure it performs well, but sheesh. She’s definitely a Butterface.
B*A*M*F says
I love the front end on this bike. It’s impressive just on its own.
As with Todd, I’m feeling great when I get maintenance accomplished. Nice work, glad to see it’s more than just sculpture.
Stellan says
It makes me happy to read all those nice comments.
If anyone would like to see the bike for real, it will be on display in the BMW stand at the IMS shows in Long beach and New York before going back to Sweden
Paulinator says
When do you find the time to read?
Paulinator says
You are at the top of the game. Congratulations.
mobilus says
I’d like to buy it from you before it goes back to Sweden.
Jag hatar Svensson’s hund!
(Sorry, that’s all the Swedish I know.)
maczee says
not a bike I would want,although riding it may change all that.however,the man deserves unreserved praise for conceiving it,+ then creating it,especially in such short time.fantastic!
michel crockwell-laurent says
awesome!!!!!!!
B50 Jim says
Blimey! It barely looks like a motorcycle, but the workmanship is first-rate. Anyone who can weld titanium so well gets my respect. And it’s a real goer, not a show queen; good on you, Stellan!
Skizick says
What a fantastic mechanism! I would think it would have been more difficult to find a home for the turbo it a ‘normal’ front end were adopted. Having it out in the wind must help keep it cooler as well. I’ve never rode a bike with center hub steering. It must be a bit of a head trip to get used to it. My hat’s off to you sir.
Byrd says
Is there a flux capacitor?
B50 Jim says
I’m thinking dilithium crystals.
Stellan says
Mobilus,
I hate Svensson´s dog too.
Contact me if you are interested in a bike like this for real.
My e-mail is on my website.
Dr Jett says
I swore off kneesliding because I went off of a cliff and tumbled down 120 ft of rocks on my 75 R90S. I’m still working on overcoming pain from that ride in 2008 and my body probably won’t take any more hard hits, but my friend who builds creative Harleys showed me this website and this particular bike. I love boxers because they are fun, but this is an outrageous version that just makes me slobber and drool. Kudos Stellan! You are an awesome builder. BMW should hire you to engineer the next lineage of the greatest BMW’s of the future. Your grin says it all! May the force be with you!
Reflexx says
pure moto-porn!