05-30-2017, 06:53 PM
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now that looks fun
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05-30-2017, 09:16 PM
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There is a reason why a 3 cyl. 1.0 L diesel is popular and that is the harmonics. A one cyl. thumper would be like riding an earth compactor. Check your dental work after every ride.
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06-18-2017, 08:09 PM
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This is fun and exciting and yes, MAD! LOL!
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06-21-2017, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Grant-53
There is a reason why a 3 cyl. 1.0 L diesel is popular and that is the harmonics. A one cyl. thumper would be like riding an earth compactor. Check your dental work after every ride.
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Yes but a fraction of the cost, especially if there are tough pollution standards to meet. I would think that a common rail system designed to carefully meter fuel delivery in a multi cylinder-powered diesel motorcycle would cost much, much more than a single cylinder that rattles one's teeth.
I've often wondered about Fred's concept but with DI and turbo charging in a truly more modernized diesel single cylinder. That there might be a happy medium with compression ratio, weight, etc. His diesel was designed purposely with mechanical injection and naturally aspired so the engine could be light weight and low compression, but it's at the expense of just about everything that makes diesels amazingly refined and efficient and super torquey. So that makes me wonder what could be done with lots and lots of money thrown at it. I've heard that BMW is working on an all-aluminum diesel engine for automobiles. |
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06-23-2017, 11:10 AM
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What about this one? A motorcycle and sidecar combo based on the W123 Mercedes-Benz 240D, so weird and pointless at too many levels, but still interesting to say the least.
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06-23-2017, 04:06 PM
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It's all about Diesel
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Originally Posted by freebeard
For some reason a Jalopnik link always comes across as "deadspin-quote-carrot-aligned-w-bgr-2"; but this was obviously a Torchinsky article based on the graphics background.
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That's quite obvious. Torchinsky seems to enjoy some, let's say, unconventional vehicles 
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If three wheels are allowed, how about this?
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That's not exactly the same as a motorcycle with a sidecar, so it might not qualify if we were strict about car-engined motorcycles.
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06-23-2017, 07:31 PM
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I wasn't sure.
What gave the author away for me was the white punch-out border and the halftone dots over a sunburst.
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06-24-2017, 06:59 AM
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It's all about Diesel
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What gave the author away for me was the white punch-out border and the halftone dots over a sunburst.
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I have also noticed that he usually resorts to that type of graphics to highlight the pictures.
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