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Old 03-10-2010, 02:52 PM   #22 (permalink)
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[QUOTE=rmay635703;165224]....why not just get a cheap diesel engine?/QUOTE]

Because it's a motorcycle. The engine and transmission share the same case. You can't do an engine swap without swapping the transmission as well, and, there's no such thing as a diesel motorcycle engine with a transmission attached to replace mine with.

As for raising the compression, glow plugs, etc: I realize that these things will help. But I'm on a shoestring budget. This is all just to answer the "what if" question, nothing more.
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