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Originally Posted by Grant-53
According to the website these bikes are sold only to the military.
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The website also says that they are willing to sell to the civilian market with sufficient external investment funding. Since this has not been forthcoming in the several years since these diesel bikes were developed, one can assume ppl with money think it wouldn't be a commercial success.
A 28 hp 550 cc diesel would be a tough sell, especially at a significant price premium. The military's interest had nothing to do with fuel economy, btw, it was part of the transition to an all-diesel/kerosene/jet fuel supply chain. It's dangerous and expensive to transport gasoline to combat zones as a boutique fuel.
The other relevant point is that these bikes represent what can be achieved for a few million $. Off-the-shelf diesel engines will be lucky to be only twice as heavy while producing half the horsepower.