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Where are the diesel motorcycles?

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Yesterday 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? I really don't understand their lack of … [Read more...]

D650A1 Bulldog diesel motorcycle prices set

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Hayes 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 bomber jacket, … [Read more...]

EcoRacer and small displacement performance diesel engines

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It'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 TDI diesel engine making 134 horsepower. It does 0-62 (0-100kmh) in 6.3 seconds … [Read more...]

Biodiesel confusion

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Biodiesel 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 of confusion exists out there about diesel engines. … [Read more...]

Diesel motorcycles set speed records

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Hayes 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 … [Read more...]

2006 D650A1 Bulldog Diesel Motorcycle

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Everyone 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 Star isn't being produced yet. The Bulldog is the product of Hayes … [Read more...]