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  1. 4th March 2009, 20:04 #1
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    2WD Diesel

    http://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/...i-ar71304.html
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    it doesn't look to bad from the side angle view ..100+mpg not bad.
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    Nice torque


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    Quite nice but 2wd?
    I do not see any hydraulic line to the front hub (Ohlins style) at all.


    I really like the rear suspension/drive train though.
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    Why not just fit knobblies and stick with one whhel drive??
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    motors abit exposed. Belly it out and you'll left with the frame and no motor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by frewi View Post
    motors abit exposed. Belly it out and you'll left with the frame and no motor.
    Then you can put a decent petrol donk in
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    Quote Originally Posted by NordieBoy View Post
    Quite nice but 2wd?
    I do not see any hydraulic line to the front hub (Ohlins style) at all.
    Driveshaft down the fork leg or something sneaky?

    I'd really like one too Not for anything hardcore, just because a diesel bike makes so much sense.
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  10. 6th March 2009, 11:05 #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Woodman View Post
    Why not just fit knobblies and stick with one whhel drive??
    If you had ridden AWD then you would know! I have two AWD Christini
    bikes available for you to ride here- they are a blast, you can do no wrong!

    That early Ohlins system was clunky and agricultural - this one intreigues me!? no sign of hoses or front hub hydraulic motor!

    However- I am totally sold on Christinis full mechanical system- just look at it.
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    It has an ingenious hydraulic two-wheel drive system that implies a hydraulic pump being powered off the gearbox output shaft and which then runs an impeller in the front hub. The system is supposed to transfer as much as 15% of power to the front wheel, but the percentage can vary depending on the relative position of the throttle to the rear wheel speed

    so it runs a hydraulic motor AND a shaft drive to rear?
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    The companies homepage: http://dieselmotorcycles.eu/

    The link about to the 2wd system info doesn't seem to work though.
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