250HP but still with 2.5 litres per 100km? Yeehah!!

[idleidolidyll]

I want one. Imagine how easy it would be to remap it and boost the boost up a few more psi......

indeed, injection and turbo mods and i believe the 250hp/250ft lb numbers i recall from an earlier write up are realistic

scary stuff and eco friendly to boot!

[idleidolidyll]

My next BEARs racer?

[Jimmy B]

My next BEARs racer?

haha - Id turn up to watch that one mate

[crazybigal]

its called the "Neander" torque figures, 175Nm at 2600rpm. sounds more like a tractor! 3l/100km
http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/roa...el_motorcycle/

nah, never saw that one but sure, as a hand built one off it's gotta cost loads.

If it ever goes into production though, it's just an ordinary motor surrounded by ordinaryish technology and should be viable in numbers at something like Ducati 1098 dollars

[imdying]

Riiight.... so there's no 250bhp 2.5km/l bike. Nice imagination though

[jonbuoy]

If any governments are serious about cutting CO2 outputs this is the way to go. The answer is staring them all in the face. We don't need bus lanes we need more bikes like this and a seperate motorcycle only lane.

[idleidolidyll]

its called the "Neander" torque figures, 175Nm at 2600rpm. sounds more like a tractor! 3l/100km
http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/roa...el_motorcycle/

interesting. not quite as powerful as the other but still an interesting development in the world of motorcycling. at nearly 600lb it's more akin to a huge Yank bike than what i like to ride and yes indeed, it is aimed at the cruiser market.
i have been wondering lately what the oil crisis will eventually mean for motorcyclists. the move to alternative energy sources threatened to make bikes boring and gutless.
these few diesel projects are really interesting and signal eco fuel alternatives that don't have to be dull and gutless. I suppose there will be resistance from many riders to diesel power but I for one would leap at the chance if it were in my price range.

[vagrant]

Here's some English for ya: http://thekneeslider.com/archives/20...-by-star-twin/

The diesel bike with those sort of power figures sounds like it would be crazy fun to ride, but The V8 hayabusa engine on the same page is just Mad!

[idleidolidyll]

The diesel bike with those sort of power figures sounds like it would be crazy fun to ride, but The V8 hayabusa engine on the same page is just Mad!

yeah, i found that whole page amazing and spent ages following the links

[Jimmy B]

i have been wondering lately what the oil crisis will eventually mean for motorcyclists. the move to alternative energy sources threatened to make bikes boring and gutless.
these few diesel projects are really interesting and signal eco fuel alternatives that don't have to be dull and gutless. I suppose there will be resistance from many riders to diesel power but I for one would leap at the chance if it were in my price range.

I read some time back about the US military desire for a motorcycle that was in line with their one fuel aspirations and a diesel dirt bike was the subject. It looked pretty good too albeit of modest performance. At the time, I thought that a Sports Tourer in diesel would be great but feared until this post that it would be pretty feeble by comparision. Looks like the future is all good....electric bike anyone