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Diesel Bikes?
Talking about the cost of commuting into London every day with a friend of mine and he suggested getting a Diesel Millitary bike for the commute to save cash, anyone got any suggeestions or recomendations about that =p. Having trouble finding good sources of info on Diesle bikes in the UK in English ;), Saw a few models but nothing about anyone selling them without contacting the Companies direct which I may just do. |
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KTM do a miltary spec off roader and there is always the Royal Enfield Robin, but not really aware of any others.
I know you can personally import the robin, don't know whether the KTM is sold for road use. Cheers Mark. |
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We have a few Diesel bikes, every now and again we replace them for various reasons and they tend to go for auction. As to who auctions them I do not know.
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There was an article in bike about the enthusiast diesel bike scene in the uk. Perhaps they have some sort of website?
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Your be lucky to find any...
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Ooooh another Pete and Lissa thread :D
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A diesel bike? I'd never drive a diesel car let alone a bike. Sounds hideous. Diesel is one of the most carcinogenic compounds known to man (up there with asbestos)
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So what? The fuels supposed to go in the tank, not used to make your biceps look bigger after training lol
There's a bike based on the kwak KLR that runs on diesel, it's a military one and IMO any fuel benefit will be offset by the problems finding a bike and spares for it, with it being a military based one. If I was going to do it I'd use a smart car engine and an XJ9 frame chopped about a bit, but lots of dollar for an extra 30mpg... it'd take a long time to pay back and the performance wouldn't be too cracky, especially since a £200 GS500 will run for silly mileage and you can mostly fix them for a tenner. |
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Yeah, I remember seeing a home-built sports bike with a car engine in it, a wee diesel triple- not sure what it was from, citroen or pug if memory serves but that could be nonsense.
I think the reason the military likes them is that it simplifies your logistics, if you make all your vehicles run on one fuel you need to shift less stuff. |
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