Diesel M/C

**zadok** · 30th August 2006, 02:12

This could be a good proposition. Check out the pics and the technical section.

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

**cowboyz** · 30th August 2006, 08:10

ok. The idea is there. Sure putting a diesel motor in a bike and making it produce enough go to make it a nice ride is all good but why do they have to make it so damn ugly?

**James Deuce** · 30th August 2006, 08:22

Because they're English. They don't do styling. They need to do what Triumph did and hire a Dutch guy.

**bobsmith** · 30th August 2006, 08:32

Jim, I would agree with you that the brits suck... but the webpage says that it's designed and produced in Netherlands....

**James Deuce** · 30th August 2006, 08:39

Shudder. Then we must blow the dykes. They've lost their touch. The Dutch that is.

**cowboyz** · 30th August 2006, 08:57

Originally Posted by Jim2

Shudder. Then we must blow the dykes.

I heard they would like that

**WRT** · 30th August 2006, 09:03

I heard dykes were licked, not blown?

**Timber020** · 30th August 2006, 09:19

Im not taking the piss but I think if they go to CATor Cummins (or some other big diesel machine maker) to develop it, harley would could do well selling a diesel bike. They like big heavy engines, they arent about top end power, and it would be an good link up with an another legendary american company.

**TLDV8** · 30th August 2006, 09:27

http://www.canyonchasers.net/blog/ar...otorcycle.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieselmotorcycle

http://www.dieselbike.net/

**Motu** · 30th August 2006, 09:41

Originally Posted by Timber020

if they go to CATor Cummins (or some other big diesel machine maker) to develop it, harley would could do well selling a diesel bike. They like big heavy engines, .

No way,the Yanks are very reluctant to change to diesel,diesel cars are practicaly unknown,and even the huge pick ups seldom are diesel powered....and diesel is more expensive than petrol.Novilty value only.No,the market is Europe,the diesel experts.

**zadok** · 30th August 2006, 10:06

Thing is, diesel should be cheap. Bio-diesel should be even cheaper!

**The Pastor** · 30th August 2006, 18:48

Do they have any real pics, its all just computer shit

**Ruralman** · 30th August 2006, 21:05

Originally Posted by zadok

Thing is, diesel should be cheap. Bio-diesel should be even cheaper!

The only thing that makes our diesel look cheap is the different way of taxing its use here compared to say Australia where it was around 10c/litre dearer when I was there a couple of months ago.
I've been doing some work recently in the bio diesel area - don't expect it to be cheaper 'cos it won't be. There are a lot of reasons for this but the biggest is the opportunity cost of the land where you could grow the crops. The bulk of this land has alternative uses that make a lot more money. Predictions are that food prices globally will rise in real terms as the big populations of China etc become more affluent, this will lift the value of crops other than fuel crops even further.
there is some hope - areas with low value uses now which could grown oil crops, using municipal sewage as a nutient source for oil rich algae, conversion of tallow, as well as other fossil fuel options such as the southern coal fields

**bgd** · 31st August 2006, 08:31

Diesel has always been big in Europe. Years back the govt thought it would be a good idea to encourage more widespread use in the UK. Price was low and diesel was promoted heavily. Once it took off and critical mass was reached up went the price where it is now more expensive than petrol. The bio stuff even more so.

Being a bike commuter diesel really makes sense. I may have mis-read but it looked like a 50 litre tank was an option. Now that would be one great bike, as long as you didn't have to pick it up.