Dutch Company unveils Vegetable powered Motorcycle

**Burger** · 19th June 2006, 10:28

http://www.dieselmotorcycle.co.uk/

Their website says that their diesel motorcyle will run on vegetable oil and that they will be taking orders for the Track Dieselpowered Motorcycle in October 2006. It doesn't look like they have a complete bike yet, the pictures of it are all computer generated. They have a short video clip of an incomplete bike being started up.

Features:

Diesel standard / Bio-Diesel consumption / PPO (pure plant oil )1L : 40km+ / 2.5-L : 100km
Semi and automatic shifting with a 6 speed gearbox / CVT.
Turbo Intercooled.
130Nm 50HP range for maximum performance at 1800-2800rpm.
Rearwheel shaft drive.
DEEP low inpack exhaust system.
Personal Digital Assisted (PDA/MDA) Electronic motorcycle management.
Integraded expanding crashbar for bikeprotection.
Ergonomics on seat hight , footrest and handlebar position. 70 to 120mm
Travel-package intergraded in the design.
Progressive brakelight and headlight. Power LED.

(stolen from digg.com)

**Lou Girardin** · 19th June 2006, 10:49

It'll have to be a Kwaka, they're vege coloured.
Or it could be a YAMaha.
Perhaps a Honda Fireblight.

**sil3nt** · 19th June 2006, 11:18

1L : 40km+ / 2.5-L : 100km

Sounds good.

130Nm 50HP range for maximum performance at 1800-2800rpm.

Doesnt. Max power under 3k revs?

**Beemer** · 19th June 2006, 12:20

Huh, old news - Kiwi Rider has had a VEGE-powered bike for years!

I think it's called a McPhee...

**Motu** · 19th June 2006, 14:27

It smells baaaad though.....

40mpg? Shit,my Vanette does better than that...with my bike inside!

**Oakie** · 19th June 2006, 14:49

That's nice.
BUT
Last time I bought vegetable oil it was about $5 a litre.

**Timber020** · 19th June 2006, 17:55

If its peak power is below 3000 revs, it sounds like a tractor and puts out 50hp its obvious harley are going to make it (or already make them on mass)