Quote:
Originally Posted by dcb
to me the scooter transmission IS the belt-pully variator, like in the changzuki.
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post244431 , I believe that is the "comet" transmission there.
The appeal of the variator with a diesel motorcycle conversion is clear, they are readily available and not too expensive and there are plenty of working examples. But I have been researching suitable gearboxes as well, and personally would rather go through the effort to have a clutch and gears. I can get over 100mpg on my 250 without the conversion (and with plenty of available acceleration and top speed), I have to aim a lot higher than 104MPG to make it worth the effort for me, and I think gears would help, but it is a notably more challenging path at current and not for everyone. |
The appeal of diesel for me is being able to make my own biodiesel ,it's not only cheap ...which is always appealing ! but as I'm also very interested in low carbon emission transport .I have an excellent source of good clean used veg oil and 2400 litres stockpiled .My two 4 wheel vehicles are diesel and I'd like to replace my horribly inefficient R80 BMW with a diesel bike !
