On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:06:24 -0400 Mark Roberts <[email protected]> wrote:
> Subash, I recall reading (in the mid/late-80's, I think) that an > Indian company was going to produce a *diesel* motorcycle called the > Sooraj 325 (going from memory here). Any idea if it ever went into > production? Here are the specifications: Single cylinder, 325cc, > diesel engine, 18:1 compression ratio... kick start only! yes, it did get produced and was on the market for about 10 years or so. for some reason was a favourite with foreign tourists touring india on a shoestring budget. it is not produced anymore but you can still see some running on the roads.... btw, in the nineties royal enfield too came out with a 300-odd cc diesel bullet model called the taurus (they outsourced the diesel engine) which again is no more in the market. extraordinary mileage and lots (relatively speaking) of torque... :) regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
