Hydrostatic drive diesel motorcycle

**Steam** · 4th July 2007, 08:42

Hydraulic drive? Diesel? A cruiser? Well... I'm sure its mother thinks it's handsome.

**NZsarge** · 4th July 2007, 09:02

Umm...well..it's interesting at least...i guess.

**hazard02** · 4th July 2007, 09:03

Good God that thing is hideous. I'm all for trying new things in the technology department, but whay does it have to be so ugly?

**tri boy** · 4th July 2007, 09:10

Hydraulic oil leaking from the rear drive motor. That would make for an interesting experience.

Who let the engineer out of his cage.

**675trippy** · 4th July 2007, 09:15

will be interesting to see his mates bike when finished if he plans to hide all the pipe work within the frame but any 700 pound bike is over the top

**Hitcher** · 4th July 2007, 20:19

I have an interesting history with hydrostatic drives that I shall not go into the detail of here. Needless to say the noise from that set up must be phenomenal! Not to mention some deft coordination required between the engine throttle and the hydraulic pump displacement control. The cost would be significant and the torque would be significantly less than if there was a direct connection between the wheel and the engine.

**xwhatsit** · 4th July 2007, 21:56

Originally Posted by Hitcher

I have an interesting history with hydrostatic drives that I shall not go into the detail of here.

You can't leave it at that -- I didn't know it was possible to have an interesting history with hydrostatic drives.

For goodness sake, that has to be one of the most hideous bikes ever, and that includes that Bimota thing and the foot-forward steel-faired thing.

Has there ever been a beautiful diesel engine?

**Hitcher** · 5th July 2007, 13:18

Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat

I didn't know it was possible to have an interesting history with hydrostatic drives.

I once had a hard-on for hydrostatic drives that is beyond the imaginations of most. But you are all decent god-fearing folks, so I shall not elaborate further.