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General Information => General => Topic started by: rallydiesel on May 28, 2010, 06:30:32 pm
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I don't ride but a diesel bike might lure me over to the two-wheeled crowd.
(http://www.hdtusa.com/images/L_Black_flag.jpg)
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I would be all over a diesel bike, I am a diesel nut, and a motorcycle freak!
but I would want the bike to be more capable off road than that pig would be...
-Owen
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Kawasaki makes a KLR military diesel bike. I'd like one , but bike insurance here is ridiculous.
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yeah, but even the KLR is too road oriented for me(road bikes are cool, but if you are going to ride something offroad, it might as well be really capable)
a small aircooled diesel motor would kick some serious butt on a motorcycle.
and as far as insurance goes, I pay less for the whole year on my bike than I do for a single month on my car.
-Owen
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Kawasaki doesn't make it, a small american company does. The chassis is Kawasaki but the engine is designed and built by HDT. The picture above is the civilian version of the USMC KLR.
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I want one ;D
But I have been told when I get a bike it must be a Harley...so I cančt get one :'(
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I built a myself a diesel motorcycle the winter before last. I used an old Yamaha 400 frame, which I had to cut and modify in the engine area. I bought a 416cc, 10hp Chinese Yanmar clone from Princess Auto. Drive is through a Comet 40 series CVT, or belt frive torque converter. I had to play around with different size sprockets to get the gear ratio right, but it rides great now! Top speed is only 80kmh, but I'm guessing I get somewhere around 150mpg. I run it on home made biodiesel, so it basically costs nothing to ride. Not sure how to post a pic, but I will if I can figure it out.
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Harley Davidson engineers create turbo-diesel cruiser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWfc5_vzY78#ws)
;D
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The picture above is the civilian version of the USMC KLR.
LOVE IT !!!!!!!
My new desktop background.
The screaming DIESEL call out decals put it over the top and above the crowd.
It aint a Harley, or a full MX machine - but i've got those.
The big plastics just make it look heavy. I bet its pretty well nimble enough compared to most other dual-purpose bikes.
Not saying i'd pay the coin a new one probly costs.
But when depreciation takes full effect - i'd give 1500 for one easy.
Thanks for the picture. Awesome.
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I love the diesel Harley but it lost the sound of a Harley lol.
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I love the diesel Harley but it lost the sound of a Harley lol.
You say that like it's a bad thing? ;)
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http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2005/02/25/thunder-star-1200-diesel-by-star-twin/ (http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2005/02/25/thunder-star-1200-diesel-by-star-twin/)
Star-Twin made the first "super-bike" with diesel power, though I don't know where they are with it now, that article is about 5 years old.
Thunder Star uses a redesigned 3-cylinder VW TDI engine, up to 120 hp in a 450 lb bike. Ya-hoo!
Brendan
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I love the diesel Harley but it lost the sound of a Harley lol.
You say that like it's a bad thing? ;)
It is, I love Harleys for the sound, so does my GF. and her dad would be disgusted because it doesn't sound like one. He has a harley with a 103Cubic Inch motor and it sounds amazing.
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you could make a diesel that sounds like a harley no problem.
just base the motor on the harley motor, 30* v-twin with a shared crank journal.
then leave off the turbo, and you have a diesel harley that sounds like a harley!
-Owen
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I love the diesel Harley but it lost the sound of a Harley lol.
You say that like it's a bad thing? ;)
My thoughts exactly. I always assume that those harley guys just can't get it up.
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I love the diesel Harley but it lost the sound of a Harley lol.
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You say that like it's a bad thing? ;)
My thoughts exactly. I always assume that those harley guys just can't get it up.
Next time the father in law has his bike out Ill get some pictures and a video of it.
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Every harley i've ridden (10-15) was junk! I'd take a Honda VTX 1800 any day over one of those spine busters... with a set of pipes the VTX's sound better than a harley and are faster as well anyway. People only like harley's for the name/image thing. I sold rec vehicles for a living and converted several lifetime die-hard harley guys with a test ride on my boss's piped VTX. I don't have stock in either one (and don't sell anymore) but an open mind and an honest voice would choose the VTX if they care about price, quality, performance, sound, resale value, maintenance, etc., etc...
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Agreed. I cannot understand how people will plunk down 10k or more for a HD. Buying anything from a company that continues to build their engines incorrectly just for sound purposes while sacrificing power and efficiency is beyond me.
Brendan
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I always enjoy the contrast between being passed by a Harley BRAAAA......and passed by a BMW boxer twin Swiiiissshhhh...... I think it says alot about their countries of origin....
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The Father in Laws Harley is really efficent and is not ALL sound, the ones you hear that make the ground shake is because they changed the exhaust to make it like that. His has the harley sound to it but isnčt loud
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No, but his still has the single crank journal for both connecting rods, which is retarded. Unless he has a V-rod or swapped a Revtech engine in it.
Brendan
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His looks liek this...and before you ask why. He is paralyzed from the mid chest down due to a Motorcycle accident in July 2008. In May 2009 he bought this bike, Same color
(http://z.about.com/d/motorcycles/1/0/2/m/-/-/10_FLHTCUTG_R.jpg)