Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-23 Thread doug
Wow! a high performance, lighter, Harley! Merry Christmas, Doug On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 03:52 am, Neoteric Biofuels Inc wrote: 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,

RE: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-23 Thread Bryan Brah
, December 22, 2003 3:56 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff... Neoteric Biofuels Inc said: http://www.americanprofile.com/issues/20010930/20010930ne_1354.asp See link above, ask this chap for plans, maybe. Perkins

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-23 Thread Frederick E Finch
I'm sorry if I came in late on this but I did see this: http://www.farmshow.com/issues/27/05/270502.asp Kind of big but a place to start. Also, Farmshow is a very good publication to browse. Good ideas and things to ponder. fred On 22 Dec 2003, Dan Maker wrote: Neoteric Biofuels Inc said:

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-23 Thread Dan Maker
Bryan Brah said: Thanks primarily to RUB's buying up all the new production, even a basket-case HD will set you back a couple grand. (For the uninitiated, a RUB pronounced rube is a Rich Urban Biker generally a doctor, attorney, accountant or other white collar professional who transports

RE: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-23 Thread Keith Addison
PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 3:56 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff... Neoteric Biofuels Inc said: http://www.americanprofile.com/issues/20010930/20010930ne_1354.asp See link above, ask this chap for plans

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-23 Thread Detrick Merz
Why not try a HD trans in a jap frame? You're gonna have to modify things to fit a diesel in there anyway. Dan Maker wrote: Anyway, Harleys are overpriced and overrated. Your best bet for a diesel conversion is to go with an older Japanese bike. They are cheap, well made, and readily

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-23 Thread Dan Maker
Detrick Merz said: Why not try a HD trans in a jap frame? You're gonna have to modify things to fit a diesel in there anyway. An HD trans? I was thinking, last night, of using a seperate transmission but I haven't done any research into what options are avaliable. Dan -- Jack of all

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-23 Thread Andreas W Ohnsorge
: Subject: Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff... 23.12.2003 14:38

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-23 Thread Dan Maker
Dan Maker said: Detrick Merz said: Why not try a HD trans in a jap frame? You're gonna have to modify things to fit a diesel in there anyway. An HD trans? Doh! HD == Harley Davidson. I can't believe I missed that the first time. Dan -- Jack of all trades, master of none. Fiber

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-22 Thread Alan Petrillo
Dan Maker wrote: I had four Honda bikes at one point. Never could figure out how to ride them all at once ;) If you ever do figure that out please let me know. I'd pay a dollar to see that! ;-) I don't currently own any, and I'd love to rectify that by getting a diesel powered bike.

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-22 Thread doug
There was a Dutch motorcycle that used a Peugeot 1.4L diesel. Sorry, do not remember the details. Try google. Merry Christmas HNY, Doug On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 02:39 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!

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-22 Thread Dan Maker
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

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-22 Thread Neoteric Biofuels Inc
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

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-22 Thread Dan Maker
Neoteric Biofuels Inc said: http://www.americanprofile.com/issues/20010930/20010930ne_1354.asp See link above, ask this chap for plans, maybe. Perkins in a Harley, on biodiesel. It's a cool story, but I'm not sure it's the direction I want to go to build a diesel bike. This bit from the

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-21 Thread Dan Maker
Keith Addison said: Hi again Dan If you find any good news please let us know - I really hope it's not just a never-never grant-cow milker or something. It looks like a great bike! But they had that test-demo video out a couple of years ago already, what the hell's taking them so

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-20 Thread Neoteric Biofuels Inc
Should make a good episode of American ChopperPaul and Paul Jr. scrapping over whether to use a Kubota or a VW TDI in their next project, for some actor named Woody. On Friday, December 19, 2003, at 02:16 AM, michael hicks wrote: Thought you might be intrested. A lorry driver

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-20 Thread Keith Addison
Hi again Dan Keith Addison said: Hi Dan It's looked promising for quite a while. Unveiled in May 2001... - two and a half years ago, and now: Final testing of the new engine will take place this summer at the Nevada Automotive Test Center, Doyle said. If all goes well, he said,

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-19 Thread hyderan
In a message dated 12/18/2003 3:09:27 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.peace65.freeserve.co.uk/Pictures/militaryproduction.htm Thanks for the M/C Diesel info... I want one of those bikes now. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-19 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Dan It's looked promising for quite a while. Unveiled in May 2001... - two and a half years ago, and now: Final testing of the new engine will take place this summer at the Nevada Automotive Test Center, Doyle said. If all goes well, he said, replacements will begin in the fall. Well, not

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-19 Thread michael hicks
Thought you might be intrested. A lorry driver who works for the RAF I know has just bought a custom built diesel motorbike and it was feacherd in custom bike magazine Back street heros. It's got a custom built frame with a 380cc Japanese diesel cement mixer engine with a BSA gearbox i

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-19 Thread Alan Petrillo
The Marine Corps also is updating one of its oldest ultralight vehiclesthe traditional motorcycleDoyle said. The Marines have used motorcycles for decades for reconnaissance, patrols, courier service and law enforcement. Now, the service is converting its 500 military M1030B1

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-19 Thread Dan Maker
Keith Addison said: Hi Dan It's looked promising for quite a while. Unveiled in May 2001... - two and a half years ago, and now: Final testing of the new engine will take place this summer at the Nevada Automotive Test Center, Doyle said. If all goes well, he said, replacements will

[biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-18 Thread Neoteric Biofuels Inc
June 2003 http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/article.cfm?Id=1134 Military Units Experiment With Ultralight Vehicles by Harold Kennedy To provide increased mobility and agility during combat operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and other remote and rugged locations, some U.S. military

Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff...

2003-12-18 Thread Dan Maker
Neoteric Biofuels Inc said: June 2003 http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/article.cfm?Id=3D1134 Military Units Experiment With Ultralight Vehicles by Harold Kennedy The Marine Corps also is updating one of its oldest ultralight=20 vehicles=97the traditional motorcycle=97Doyle