Hello,

Just found that : http://www.neander-motors.com/motorbike/en/index.php

and thought it would be the "perfect" engine for a locost

1430 cc

94 bhp at 4200 rpm

175 Nm at 2600 rpm

consumption : 3 L / 100 km (he he ... that's lo(w)cost!)

;-)

Jeh-know was only thinking the other day....why no modurn Diesel Bikes?

best thing for it,
get it out of that hideous bike

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Originally posted by Rossy
Jeh-know was only thinking the other day....why no modurn Diesel Bikes?

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I think its a great idea, fit 2 and wind up the boost!!250bhp

loads of torque, I wonder what it revs too?

Not much point though, the bike weighs nearly 300kgs and the engine is probably half that, so you could easily get double the power from the same weight of car engine!

I know it wasnt suggested 100% seriously but there is a point with engines like this and the Goldwing etc when they are only considered because it originally lived in a 2 wheeled mode of transport meaning you can call your car a BEC, rather than the engine actually giving you any of the benefits that a proper bike engine gives you. This engine crosses that point and carries on going for quite some way IMHO!

[Edited on 10/8/06 by ChrisGamlin]

Enfield India did (may still do) a diesel engined bike.

Unfortunately it only had about 8 bhp. Then again it did about 300mpg

Now that would upset Gordon Brown!!!!

ATB

Simon

Enfield Robin is at least a pretty little bike, power to weight ratio wouldn't be that different....
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