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S&S 111" Euro 4 compliant powered 'Viking'
concept cruiser unveiled by Lauge Jensen
DANISH bespoke custom bike
builder Lauge Jensen has
unveiled a new cruiser, the
'Viking', designed for them by
noted LA based designer Henrik
Fisker.
The unveiling was at the prestigious
'Top Marques' luxury brands show at
Monaco, and marks Fisker's first foray
into two-wheel design, the Dane
having made his reputation in the
automotive industry, through work for
BMW and Aston Martin, and as the
designer behind the Fiskar 'Karma' - an
electric 'series' hybrid luxury Sedan.
Described as a "design study" the
company says "this premium
motorcycle blends the talents of two of

The 'Viking' concept cruiser, designed by Henrik Fisker

The first bespoke custom motorcycle
company to achieve Euro 4 compliance
The engine featured in the new
'Viking' Concept was unveiled late
last year and is the first air-cooled
V-twin to meet the new Euro 4
emissions requirements.
A lot more stringent than the Euro 3 norms
they replace (effective January 1st 2016), and
subject a six stage testing procedure that is 50
percent longer than the protocol it replaces, Lauge
Jensen say the engine is "mean, lean and green"
and the only custom motorcycle manufacturer in
the world to have global type approval.
Established in 2008 by Uffe Lauge Jensen at
Horsens, Denmark, and bought last year by
Anders Kirk Johansen, the company
specializes in bespoke custom motorcycles,
The Lauge Jensen/S&S 11
but sees this new engine and the 'Viking'
inch fuel injected engine
Concept as a possible platform for volume
meets the upcoming
Euro 4 emissions controls production.
Uffe Lauge Jensen, who is still central to the
project as Director of Development, says that his team "designed its own
catalytic converter exhaust system which we calibrated specifically to the
cat/chassis set-up.
“Being first with EURO 4 may not be a primary concern for some of our
customers, but it will give them the reassurance that they own a fantastic and
personal motorcycle, which is future-proofed, and ahead of the rest in its low
emission output.”
The fuel injected S&S 45 degree 111 inch V-twin was co-developed by Lauge
Jensen and S&S Cycle in terms of emissions testing and tuning, both at S&S’
own facility at Viola, Wisconsin, and at TÜV Automotive in Pfungstadt, Germany.
To pass the Euro 4 test the motorcycle used must have been running for at
least 1,000km to give a fair reading (the efficiency of catalytic converters
declines with use), and the bikes are placed on a rolling road to simulate various
riding situations and engine behavior.
The EURO 4 test lasts for 1,800 seconds and is completed six times, compared
to EURO 3, which tests the vehicle for 1,200 seconds three times. Because of
the importance of the exhaust system and the catalytic converters, S&S says
they were "uniquely positioned to support our customer and help develop a
package that is not only efficient and clean, but retains the character and sound
that riders want from an air-cooled v-twin."

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Denmark’s most creative talents:
Anders Kirk Johansen, an industrialist
whose family invented LEGO, and
renowned vehicle designer Henrik
Fisker", and that it "points to a
possible volume-production direction"
for Lauge Jensen - a business that
Johansen bought in 2012.
The 'Viking' Concept is powered by
an S&S Cycle 45-degree V-twin

producing 100hp, which is said to
make it capable of more than 130mph,
and is believed to be "the first
motorcycle of its type" to comply with
the new, stringent Euro IV emissions
regulations that come into effect in
2016.
Lauge Jensen says that the engine
has been "carefully developed and
tuned to achieve this without losing the

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