Shadowpillar
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I heard they were underpowered pigs. Power to weight ratio in such a small engine will be the hardest thing to overcome. Unless they can build one with twin turbos, or a blower a la the screamin' Jimmies, they'll never go. Polaris tried a diesel quad a while back, and it fell on its face.Shadowpillar said:Anyone else seen anything more about diesel motorcycles?
FruDaddy said:The reason the military wants the diesel motorcycles is simple, and one of their more intelligent decisions. They want to be able to use the same fuel in all of their vehicles. The down side is the fact that diesel engines do not rev quickly, nor do they rev high. They are designed for torque and could probably be geared for better acceleration, but it would take some tall gearing.
BadgerMan said:Itellyouwhat...........if somebody is shooting at me, I want the fastest bike I can swing my leg over! I don't care what's in the tank or what the maintenence intervals are, it just needs to be fast and light..........coward that I am..........I want Pred's five and a quarter!
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Shadowpillar said:Anyone seen these yet? they're currently only manufacturing via military contracts, but I could see these as great for travel, or just raw uphill power, especially if they're 2-stroke diesel. combine that with biodiesel and hot damn, low-emissions, high powered fuel efficient bike. Luckily for me, they're based not too far from where I live, I want one. :(
I dont think I can post links yet, so look on google for "Diesel Motorcycles"
should be the first link.
Am I the only one who thinks these are intriguing? Hell, most road bikes these days use use compression comparable to diesel engines, my friend's dad's 2002 Harley with an S&S engine has 14:1 compression, 18:1 is the norm for diesel.
Also, I just found that Royal Enfield made similar bikes, except they never sold very well.
Also, the second link on google shows some interesting info on diesel motorcycles.
Anyone else seen anything more about diesel motorcycles?
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