Archive for 'Diesel Engines' Category
The Energy Station - Multi Fuel Filling Stations
15 April 2008Could the day of the single fuel “gas station” be fading away as we keep moving toward a multi fuel or multiple energy source transportation system? Would you go out of your way to fill up with ethanol if a station was nearby and your vehicle could handle it? How about biodiesel or hydrogen or […]
Gray Eagles Build a Turbo Diesel Harley Davidson
4 March 2008What happens when a group of retired Harley Davidson engineers and executives plus a few other retired gearheads get together? Well, you might see some guys playing golf, or then again, you might get a diesel Harley Davidson. These guys went the diesel route.
The Gray Eagles are a group of guys, one of which worked […]
Polaris Delivers ATV with Multi Fuel Patriot Engine
28 September 2007What do you call a spark ignition engine that runs on JP8, the military’s standard fuel for jets and most everything else? You call it Patriot. Even better, in a pinch, this engine runs on gasoline, JP5 or regular highway diesel!
Polaris Industries produces ATVs for the military, specialized gasoline powered models for the troops […]
Neander Turbo Diesel Motorcycle is Introduced
27 September 2007The promise of a production turbo diesel motorcycle has been long anticipated since we first saw photos and drawings of the prototypes and now Neander Motors is announcing the introduction of their first Neander Turbo Diesel motorcycle. The very first production unit will be on display at the international motorcycle show “Mondial du Deux-Roue” in […]
Crower Six Stroke Engine Earns Invention Award
24 May 2007Popular Science magazine awarded Bruce Crower with an invention award for his six stroke engine, covered in The Kneeslider back in February of ‘06. Crower, founder of Crower Cams, retired from the company some years back but like many inventive types, he never really retired in the normal sense, he just kept tinkering and inventing […]
Hydrostatic Drive Diesel Motorcycle
22 May 2007Jeff Parker and Brian Okeefe work around hydraulic machinery everyday and have a knack for building some pretty interesting equipment. It turns out they’re interested in motorcycles, too, so after spending some time in the shop, they wondered how they might combine their knowledge of hydraulics with their love of motorcycles and the bike you […]
Biodiesel Motorcycle - Die Moto from The Crucible
21 May 2007There’s a group of folks called The Crucible, building all sorts of neat stuff out in Oakland, California. It looks like they’ve put together a biodiesel motorcycle with a couple of goals in mind. They want to promote the use of biodiesel and other bio fuels but they also want to set a new land […]
Neander Turbo Diesel Motorcycle - update
27 March 2007The Neander Turbo Diesel motorcycle is another new bike getting very close to seeing the light of day in production trim. The guys have been thrashing the prototype to make sure everything is in order:
Our team of test drivers allowed our prototype to taste the spring asphalt, by running it from Munich through France into […]
