Dutch Commercially available Diesel Bike

[Nate Dawg]

Bike magazine says this bike gets 110mpg! That sure beats the 30mpg the SPD3 gets.


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[TheIglu]

I bet those wheels could hold up to a speed bump nearly an inch high at speed!

[highsider]

I bet those wheels could hold up to a speed bump nearly an inch high at speed!

The bike looks like it weighs in around a svelte 800 lbs.

Dosn't the military have a fleet of diesel KLR650s?

[TheIglu]

Yeah, at a VERY high cost. F1 Engineering is the company.

[tonyd]

No Price.
I'm thinking around $20k.
If I remember right the diesel KLRs are north of $10k.

[KillBill]

Cool!

[TheIglu]

Anyone for a pizza? Or maybe a rear sprocket?

In all reality, if I could convert my trusty KLR to diesel without spending tons of cake, I would in a heartbeat. Unfortunately it's already way to efficient on gas to justify the cost gained from the added efficiency.

[Currently]

$18000 if not more ...

power is not there compared to gas but is very fuel efficient.

[CMG241]

I'm fine with my 47MPG thanks

[Kurlon]

110ft/lbs of torque sounds like fun to me...

[ZX-12R]

110ft/lbs of torque sounds like fun to me...

Not when your redline is between 2-3K RPM.

[LiononaLeash]

could use it to pull stumps in the back woods I suppose.

[Kurlon]

4k RPM redline, can be wound to 5k if needed. : )