Diesel motorbike - 175 UK MPG - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

alexander.foti · 10-03-2012, 04:42 PM

Hi all

I have completed my diesel bike build earlier on this year, and I think its something the ecomodders community would like.

It runs on 90% veg oil and has twin tanks, so far I am getting around 150uk mpg, with a higher run netting 175 mpg!

Lots of information about the build process on Here!

Its a project that I suspect will never end, and I have just started experimenting with different veg oil mixes, seems to be going ok! The engine makes about 9bhp, and has a top speed of 55mph. (enough for a road use!)

I also have an e320 CDI Mercedes, that I managed to get 62.1uk mph out of!

alexander.foti · 10-17-2012, 05:55 PM

No questions

I recently added a dual trip meter (that counts depending on which tank is selected) and had the bike dyno'd (10bhp with 18ftlbs of torque

alexander.foti · 10-17-2012, 05:56 PM

ps a pic of the dyno graph and a video of the run is here

wyatt · 10-17-2012, 10:55 PM

Very cool project! I bet if you aeromod the bike, you could double your MPG and increase your top end speed. If done well, it would also really increase the amount of attention drawn to your project

. Good luck, and keep us informed!

2000neon · 10-17-2012, 11:43 PM

That's impressive! I would love to see/ hear some pictures and details of the build.

alexander.foti · 10-18-2012, 08:22 PM

Heh cheers!

I guess if when its gets to be reliable I will start to look at ways of increasing the mpg. At the moment its running on twin tank Veg oil which costs me 51p a liter so pretty cheap at the end of the day

alexander.foti · 10-18-2012, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2000neon

That's impressive! I would love to see/ hear some pictures and details of the build.

Sure!

Some pictures and information on the original build process here Diesel bike – Initial Build pictures | FotiFixes.com – A Journal of my fixes

When I was building it, the whole project became a bit rushed at the end so the details are a bit sparse, but im glad to answer any questions about it

2000neon · 10-18-2012, 08:36 PM

That's cool, looks great! Do you have any plans for aeromods?

AndrzejM · 10-19-2012, 05:00 AM

Cool project! I like it. Can you tell me how about vibrations and the noise?

I was thinking once of building a bike with Daihatsu Charade engine. It's one liter 3 cyl turbodiesel. It's much bigger and heavier than your 1 cyl engine so I would need a stronger frame for it. Imagine Honda Gold Wing Diesel

Arragonis · 10-19-2012, 02:58 PM

How does this compare to a Robin ?