diesel bikes

[damannz]

Could save alot of gas $$ with one of these....... diesel bike 100 mpg sounds good for the commuters.....

[slaps76]

0-60 in 10 seconds? Ouch.

[richw]

I assume you know the point of a KLR--D was the military no longer has gasolene at the fronts

[damannz]

I know it was built for the military, and now its available to consumers...It dont have great power #'s but you can still ride a bike on a nice hot day ,save yourself a few bucks in gas and not rack up the milage on your other bike commuting to work... .02

[RandyO]

you might consider a thunderstar 1200

[Tricky Mike]

Originally posted by RandyO
you might consider a thunderstar 1200

"Power output begins at 80bhp and 165 foot pounds of torque, BUT, a bit of remapping of the engine controls increases this to 120bhp and 250 foot pounds at 5500rpm!"

NOW we're talking

[benVFR]

There is one mentioned in MCN this month but the price is expected to be $19k. Not exactly a good beater/commuter bike at that cost.

I'm not sure which one it is.. I think it's from Hayes, but it's not the one based on the KLR, it's a newer model not on the website yet?

[damannz]

I think that if the diesel thing catches on with the public, we would see the price of the bikes drop alot.. I think its good for our sport to see any new innovations.. The torque figures some of the tested diesels are putting out is phenominal... 120hp /w 250 foot pounds...