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Old 11-03-2015, 09:31 PM   #46 (permalink)
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It's all about Diesel
 
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Originally Posted by niky View Post
Well... if you build a bike around a complete flat four diesel, you will never want for power.
The earliest versions of the Honda Gold Wing were flat-4 instead of flat-6.


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Tata has a 700cc making... wow... 16 hp.
If it could fit into a CB500 frame, with a fairing and a reasonable gearing it might work well. And IIRC that 700cc is IDI, so it's a good excuse to try veg oils as an alternative fuel.


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Hyundai has a 1.1 with about 75 hp, which should be enough for a motorcycle to do what you want it to do. And it should be small enough to fit a motorbike frame, as well.
That 3-cyl 1.1L turbodiesel might be perfect to fit into a Triumph.
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