We've been saying it for years, the future of vehicles is likely not hybrid, it's TDI - Turbo Direct Injection Diesel. Thunderstar seems to agree, having just developed a three-cylinder, 1200cc, TDI motorcycle. Weighing in at 455 lbs, ready to roll, it produces 90hp and 150 ftlbs of torque in stock trim. Add a performance chip and horsepower climbs to 120 and torque increases to a pavement rippling 200 ft.lbs. The best part is the triple sips only one gallon of diesel fuel for every 150 miles of riding! .... And it ain't bad looking either. But with 200 ftlbs of torque, you'd have to change rear tires more frequently than fill the 6-gallong tank. Here's to the future! [of tire development?]
Diesel bikes have been around for a looooong time, search under Royal Enfield. There have been many advances in diesel technology, they burn clean, cheap, lots of torque, etc... Not too long ago a diesel could only rev to about 3600RPM, now 5500, thats not too bad.
OKOK I guess I kinda like it, but I also live in Surrey, so..... If I had one I would have to have stacks with flappers and a 3 stage jake brake with a chrome trucker chick on my rear fender. (don't forget the CB) :thumbup
SHEEEEEEEAAAAAAAATTTTTTT, that'd be perfect for me out here in chilliwack, ride to work and hit the fields on the way home. Pics me up some hillybilly for a night of loving and put a sidecar on for my pet/ er I mean life partner, the mountain goat.
All jokes aside though, that thing looks pretty damn cool, hell it has more carbon than the last aprillia I saw.
A little more interesting than the USMC diesel KLR 650 coming out. Word on
the street is that Hayes's next diesel motor will be a V-twin, possibly for a
cruiser application.
I like it. I'm a diesel buff anyway, and running biodiesel in a bike with that sort
of mileage pretty well eliminates any guilt for driving instead of bicycling.
Those diesel KLR's sound very good. They claim that there is very little difference in motor performance, which probably says Kawi should take a look at that gas engine soon.
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