http://www.americanprofile.com/issues/20010930/20010930ne_1354.asp
See link above, ask this chap for plans, maybe. Perkins in a Harley, on biodiesel. On Monday, December 22, 2003, at 07:39 AM, Dan Maker wrote: > Alan Petrillo said: >> >> If you ever do figure that out please let me know. I'd pay a dollar >> to >> see that! ;-) > > If I ever figure that one out, I'll take it on the road and make a > fortune, > or at least a buck or two. :) > >> Well, if you don't mind going through the headaches of building a >> custom >> bike you could either buy a basket case and rebuild it, or you could >> get >> rolling stock from an off the shelf manufacturer and build your own >> from >> scratch. > > That's kind of what I'm thinking at this point. Time to research what > conversions have been done with which engine/transmission/frame > combinations. > >> From what I've seen, Harleys have been used as host bikes for some >> diesel customs because of their separate engine and transmission. >> Buy a >> Harley with a dead engine, yank the dead petrol engine, and replace it >> with a diesel of your choice, with the appropriate modifications. >> Most >> other motorcycles today have the engine and transmission in a common >> case, which makes conversion highly nontrivial. > > Yeah. That'd make the Harley a good choice. > >> It makes for some good thinking and dreaming, anyway. > > It's fun to research, not something I'd want to start building, too > many > other projects already in progress. > > Dan > -- > Jack of all trades, master of none. > Fiber Artist - Genealogist - Kilt Maker - Linux Geek - Piper - > Woodworker > http://www.xmission.com/~redbeard > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
