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    27 March 2019

    Super bikes have nothing on this twin-turbo V8 trike

    By Mitchell TulkMitchell Tulk
    If a V8 wasn't enough, let's just throw on some turbos for good measure. (image credit: ProBoost)

    At OverSteer we mainly focus on cars, but sometimes we see something with three wheels or less and think it just needs to be shared.

    Enter the latest project from ProBoost, a Finnish company that has specialised in modifying motorbikes and snowmobiles since '94.

    • You think your trike is tough? Think again. (image credit: ProBoost) You think your trike is tough? Think again. (image credit: ProBoost)
    • There's more engine than there is trike. (image credit: ProBoost) There's more engine than there is trike. (image credit: ProBoost)
    • Eco tyres, the ideal choice to put down all that power. (image credit: ProBoost) Eco tyres, the ideal choice to put down all that power. (image credit: ProBoost)
    • It's gotta be straight piped of course. (image credit: ProBoost) It's gotta be straight piped of course. (image credit: ProBoost)

    With the motto "power is everything", it's only fitting that a custom trike powered by a twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 is currently being built by the garage.

    The engine, gearbox, wheels, differential and subframe are all taken from an BMW E38 740i.

    Naturally aspirated, the V8 made 210kW/400Nm, but with forced induction, numbers should be over 270kW/520Nm.

    Previosuly, ProBoost made a bike called the M1, which runs the same twin-turbo BMW V8 and is somehow road legal.

    Is that a Mercedes V8 bi-turbo badge? (image credit: ProBoost) Is that a Mercedes V8 bi-turbo badge? (image credit: ProBoost)

    ProBoost even sells the frame, so people can make their own BMW-powered death trap.

    I couldn’t think of a more exciting way to die.

    Should BMW sell its super bikes with car engines? Let us know in the comments.

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