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Christ · 09-04-2013, 02:49 PM

The 250cc Honda rebel will also have a much higher CD, although having less A probably... so you might come up about even on that. Difference being that the rebel is geared lower and builds torque much higher in the RPM range than the diesel does, so your setup being closer to 1:1 should actually be marginally more efficient in terms of driveline.

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Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	The 250cc Honda rebel will also have a much higher CD, although having less A probably... so you might come up about even on that. Difference being that the rebel is geared lower and builds torque much higher in the RPM range than the diesel does, so your setup being closer to 1:1 should actually be marginally more efficient in terms of driveline. __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"