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.

[rictus01]

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.

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.

There was an article in bike about the enthusiast diesel bike scene in the uk. Perhaps they have some sort of website?

http://www.dieselmotorcycle.co.uk/

http://www.dieselbike.net/

http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_bikes.html

Your be lucky to find any...

Ooooh another Pete and Lissa thread

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)

[yorkie_chris]

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.

[northwind]

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.