There's a new diesel powered motorcycle on the market, though only in the Netherlands for the moment, it's the Track T-800CDI. Made in the Netherlands, it's powered by a turbocharged 800cc 3 cylinder diesel with 45 horsepower and 74 foot pounds of torque. It has a centrifugal clutch and a CVT with shaft drive. It holds almost 6 gallons of diesel fuel. The engine is ready for … [Read more...]
Cyclone Green Revolution External Combustion Engine
Problem: Conventional engines and new tech engines need fuel to run, often a very specific type, but some fuels are in short or easily interrupted supply and often very expensive or they need a totally new not yet installed, supply infrastructure. Solution: External combustion engines can run on an extremely wide range of fuels, whatever is available, they are true multi fuel … [Read more...]
Natural Gas Vehicle Refueling at Home with Phill
After the story about adsorbed natural gas conversions for motorcycles, one commenter said, "If one could fill up at home that would be really cool." Well, with Phill, you can. Made by FuelMaker, Phill is what is termed a Vehicle Refueling Appliance (VRA) and is one of several products made by the company. It hangs on your garage wall and is connected to your home natural gas … [Read more...]
Adsorbed Natural Gas Conversions for Motorcycles
Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) is a technology that's been around for a while but has been getting more attention for the obvious reason that gasoline prices are forcing us to look at alternatives and I wondered recently which technology would eventually win. ANG conversions for motorcycles are interesting because they can be used to convert 2 stroke engines, as well as 4 strokes, … [Read more...]
Which Motorcycle Engine Technology Will Win?
Which alternative, if any, to the gasoline 4 stroke engine do you think is most likely to become dominant in future motorcycles? Will we continue as we are now or adopt one or more of the alternatives? Over the last several years, we've highlighted many motorcycles built with all sorts of power plants, some of those bikes worked and looked great, some were a bit more … [Read more...]
Wahnsinn Alternative Power Concept by Motorepublic
Once you begin looking at the future of motorcycle design, new ideas come flying at you pretty fast. Jiro Arborgh, Design Manager for Motorepublic, a design studio in Goteborg, Sweden, thought we might like to see what they've been up to. The concept shown here is called Wahnsinn. It's not powered by an internal combustion engine and the powerplant isn't specified, though, a … [Read more...]