One of our readers was kind enough to draw our attention to the fact that Star Twin has made an English version of their brochure for the Thunder Star 1200 available at their website. The text is below but you can view the pdf version of the brochure by following the link. Thanks, Anders! Thunder Star brochure Brochure text follows: A new motorcycle with … [Read more...]
Diesel Motorcycles – here’s a fast one
We write about diesel motorcycles a lot around here, there's the Thunder Star of course, the D650A1 Bulldog now going into production, the Roush diesel ATV and we mentioned the biodiesel Royal Enfield several days ago. Performance varies all across the spectrum, but if we use the term "diesel fueled" motorcycles, we can add one more, the Y2K Superbike built by Marine Turbine … [Read more...]
Royal Enfield Biodiesel Motorcycle
Cruising the listings on ebay I found this 350cc diesel Royal Enfield Bullet. A company out in Colorado promoting the use of biodiesel imported the bike and use it as a demonstrator. This is obviously no hot rod, but on the other hand, it will run on biodiesel or straight vegetable oil, pretty neat. If you make your own fuel, you could run this thing practically free. This … [Read more...]
Where are the diesel motorcycles?
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
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...]
Diesel motorcycles set speed records
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...]