Archive for 'Diesel Engines' Category
Where are the diesel motorcycles?
18 November 2005Yesterday we noted the pricing and ordering information for the new Bulldog diesel coming out next year and we’ve written many times about the Thunder Star 1200, an exciting and capable bike with great performance. There are a number of other small companies designing and building diesel bikes, too, but where are the major manufacturers? [...]
D650A1 Bulldog diesel motorcycle prices set
17 November 2005Hayes Diversified Technologies, makers of the D650A1 Bulldog diesel motorcycle have announced pricing and ordering details for the Bulldog. It’s a little pricey but diesels ordinarily command a premium in other vehicles, too, combined with high demand along with development costs to consider so it’s not too surprising. They’re also including things like a special [...]
EcoRacer and small displacement performance diesel engines
21 October 2005It’s no secret at The Kneeslider that you can do amazing things with a diesel engine, that’s why we’ve written so many times about the Thunder Star 1200. At least one carmaker, VW, is pursuing the same course and has unveiled a prototype EcoRacer. This is a carbon fiber bodied racer with a 1.5 liter [...]
Biodiesel confusion
23 September 2005Biodiesel is still surprising a lot of people. You can tell they’re surprised because they use exclamation marks. “Diesel runs on vegetable oil!” or “Man drives truck powered by cooking oil!” Yesterday I saw another article, “You can run biodiesel engines on filtered coconut oil!” over on BoingBoing and it struck me that a lot [...]
Diesel motorcycles set speed records
13 September 2005Hayes Diversified Technologies, makers of the upcoming Bulldog, set some new diesel motorcycle speed records at the International Speed Trials by BUB.
Diesel records set:
Division A, Type III, Class 1, Kilometer, 154.392 km/h, mile, 95.875 mph
Division A, Type IV, Class 1, Kilometer, 167.893 km/h, mile, 104.512 mph
Division B, Type III, Class 1, Kilometer, 163.709 km/h, [...]
2006 D650A1 Bulldog Diesel Motorcycle
6 September 2005Everyone seems to be talking about all of the new 2006 motorcycles coming out but here’s one that isn’t getting as much coverage and right now it probably should get a lot more. This is the D650A1 Bulldog diesel motorcycle. It isn’t quite the sportbike that the Thunder Star would be but then, the Thunder [...]
Biodiesel for Aircraft College Course
2 September 2005Biodiesel is gaining ground and now you can sign up for a college course on making biodiesel. The course is sponsored by the aviation department so it’s called Biodiesel for Aircraft but it’s really just about making biodiesel for any diesel application. It is open to the general public, not just college students. It will [...]
Diesel emissions progress
1 September 2005There seems to be a flurry of activity going on with diesel engines. With the possibility of bikes like the Star Twin turbo diesel in the near future, emission issues are important. GM and other manufacturers are working on urea injection as a possible solution. It sounds promising but reducing the size of these technologies [...]
