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Old 05-25-2014, 07:39 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by California98Civic View Post
A day-dreamer idea is to convert the old Bajaj Chetak scooter I have in the garage. Too many projects and too much to learn! But I can dream. Diesel Motorcycles at DieselBike.net | Listing all Diesel Motorcycle projects
There are some interesting projects on that site, and even a picture of a Vespa with a single-cylinder Diesel mounted on its floor. Anyway, about 7 years ago I've already considered to work around a 2-stroke gasser to run on Diesel, but since it would probably still require a supercharger for the scavenging I considered it too much more complicated than what II would want to do. At that time I still thought hot-bulb engines were real Diesels

Anyway, in a Vespa or a Bajaj Chetak, apart from the transmission setup, another critical issue to consider while converting to any other engine is the weight balance due to engine position.
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