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1981 XS650 That runs on Diesel--(Found on FB)
- Thread starter HOTEL71
- Start date
jonesey
Dyed in the wool 650 nut
F---- Me if an Xs is not slow enough already. but i suppose he gets 150 m/gal.
X77S
Let's do this!
And it's got a CVT. Kind of interesting I guess. Put a tiny ass turbo on it for a bit of ooomph. Probably does get some high MPGs.
There was only one diesel engine that was worth fitting to a bike - and a BMW or Guzzi, at that.
The 1L 3-pot Daihatsu turbo diesel produced a worthwhile amount of power and could mate to the BMW or Guzzi 'box relatively easily, AND still put in a decent turn of speed.
All these utter abortions with single cylinder ditch pump engines are a 'kin joke.
The 1L 3-pot Daihatsu turbo diesel produced a worthwhile amount of power and could mate to the BMW or Guzzi 'box relatively easily, AND still put in a decent turn of speed.
All these utter abortions with single cylinder ditch pump engines are a 'kin joke.
hovel
ol' stupid
Years ago at the Barber Festival I saw a motorcycle labeled "Moto Hatz". Sure enough, Guzzi frame and a German Hatz diesel. The owner rode it up from somewhere in Florida and I believe he said he was running it on peanut oil. Fuel mileage was almost mythical.
