Re: [Biofuel] fuel efficient cars and motorcycles

2005-07-06 Thread Busyditch



Hi Chris
Gearing may be through a trans or torque converter 
belt drive (snowmobile) I have a Norton Commando basket case with a tranny 
(these bikes were not "unit" engines, the trans is seperate)I imagine using a 
smaller bike such as Honda 350cc or so.There areseveral bike shops 
nearby who may have one sitting around I can use asa donor .I read on 
Biofuel about someone who put a 10 hp diesel in a Geo Metro. It took all day to 
get it up to 55 MPH, but it got well over 100 MPG. So 6 hp ,may be adequate. I 
plan on using it as a commuter, as I live 3 miles from work. 

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  PM
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  cars and motorcycles
  
  Wow, cool. Thats really interesting, i'm big into 
  engines and mechcanics in general. Will 6HP be enough, or by motorcycle do you 
  mean large scooter? What about gearing? what bike are you planning on putting 
  it in? 
  
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    cars and motorcycles
Ha I guess this is called Synchronicity. I just won this 
diesel engine onebay and plan on installing it in a motorcycle frame. I 
do not have a donorbike yet, but I do have some ideas.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=29520item=4367731706rd=1- 
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and motorcycles todd, that's awesome! curiously, i've 
been pondering this very concept--a diesel-powered 
motorbike--recently. i figured it had to have been done 
somewhere by someone. best fo luck! -chris 
b. 
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Re: [Biofuel] fuel efficient cars and motorcycles

2005-07-05 Thread Busyditch
Ha I guess this is called Synchronicity. I just won this diesel engine on
ebay and plan on installing it in a motorcycle frame. I do not have a donor
bike yet, but I do have some ideas.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=29520item=4367731706rd=1
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 todd, that's awesome!  curiously, i've been pondering this very concept--a
 diesel-powered motorbike--recently.  i figured it had to have been done
 somewhere by someone.  best fo luck!

 -chris b.







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Re: [Biofuel] fuel efficient cars and motorcycles

2005-07-05 Thread Chris



Wow, cool. Thats really interesting, i'm big into 
engines and mechcanics in general. Will 6HP be enough, or by motorcycle do you 
mean large scooter? What about gearing? what bike are you planning on putting it 
in? 

  - Original Message - 
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  Busyditch 
  
  To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org 
  
  Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 9:12 
PM
  Subject: Re: [Biofuel] fuel efficient 
  cars and motorcycles
  Ha I guess this is called Synchronicity. I just won this diesel 
  engine onebay and plan on installing it in a motorcycle frame. I do not 
  have a donorbike yet, but I do have some ideas.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=29520item=4367731706rd=1- 
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  Friday, July 01, 2005 9:46 PMSubject: Re: [Biofuel] fuel efficient cars 
  and motorcycles todd, that's awesome! curiously, i've 
  been pondering this very concept--a diesel-powered 
  motorbike--recently. i figured it had to have been done 
  somewhere by someone. best fo luck! -chris 
  b. 
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Re: [Biofuel] fuel efficient cars and motorcycles

2005-07-04 Thread Frantz DESPREZ

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todd, that's awesome!  curiously, i've been pondering this very concept--a 
diesel-powered motorbike--recently.  i figured it had to have been done 
somewhere by someone.  best fo luck





More about dieselmotorcycles :
http://www.peace65.freeserve.co.uk/Pictures/diesel.htm

The US Marine Corps use Kawasaki KLR 650 modified with a diesel motor. 
The british S.A.S. would already use it in Afghanistan according to the 
Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
http://www.moto-net.com/p_article.php?RefArticle=235 (in french)
The video of the motorcycle : 
http://www.janes.com:8080/ramgen/janescom/diesel_mc.smi
Blogs were talking about it since 2000 
(http://oasis.fortunecity.com/aspen/205/motorcycling3.htm)


A little French motorcycle maker (boccardo) made ones several years ago, 
based on Citroën motor, before disappeared. 
(http://www.peace65.freeserve.co.uk/Pictures/oldconversions.htm) But 
nowadays in Europe, it's a dutch manufacturer, Star Twin Motors in 
Loenen (niederland) who makes a sport bike running with a VW 1200cc TDI 
motor, called ThunderStar 1200 TDI.

(the whole story in French at http://binano.free.fr/viewtopic.php?t=552)
in english : 
http://www.canyonchasers.net/blog/archives/35-ThunderStar-TDI-Motorcycle.html

in Dutch : http://www.motorfreaks.nl/index.php/news/1875
http://www.startwin.com/pages/home_main.htm#

frantz




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Re: [Biofuel] fuel efficient cars and motorcycles

2005-07-01 Thread MH
  Fuel efficiency came a long way since then, but the relative difference
  between US and European vehicles seams to be the same. 
  

 My memory must be slipping because I don't recall
 Ford or General Motors having something similar
 to a VW Lupo 3L (78 mpg US) or the VW 1L (235 mpg US)
 or a 50 year Shell Mileage Marathon sponsored by
 US oil companies or maybe they do in Europe or elsewhere. 

 It looks to me this 49cc Replicar Cursor 26 mph,
 90 mpg imperial is an example of a covered moped. 
 http://www.3wheelers.com/cursor.html 
 Are there many other types around Europe or the world?

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Re: [Biofuel] fuel efficient cars and motorcycles

2005-07-01 Thread Hakan Falk


You are right, US did not have it in the past and do not have it
today. High standard innovated designs, if it concerns safety or
fuel efficiency, but also high cost, are European hall marks.

I agree with you that the gap might have been widening,
between nothing and active research and innovations. I do
belive that it is a relative status quo.

Shell is two quite interesting companies, one European and
one US. They have nothing to do which each other and are
separated by a strict fire wall. The European Shell is based
in den Haag, The Netherlands and I had a lot to do with them
in the past, as supplier of IT solutions. It is a very serious
company and difficult to be approved supplier to them, but if
you are, it is very rewarding. I managed to make corporate
contracts with them two times.

The reason for the strict separation, is the US tax rules and if
they did not keep it, they would have to pay tax on world wide
income in US. This is not what a Dutch company like to do. -:))
Shell US would never sponsor anything outside US, it could be
potentially very expensive. LOL

Hakan


At 04:39 PM 7/1/2005, you wrote:

  Fuel efficiency came a long way since then, but the relative difference
  between US and European vehicles seams to be the same.
 

 My memory must be slipping because I don't recall
 Ford or General Motors having something similar
 to a VW Lupo 3L (78 mpg US) or the VW 1L (235 mpg US)
 or a 50 year Shell Mileage Marathon sponsored by
 US oil companies or maybe they do in Europe or elsewhere.

 It looks to me this 49cc Replicar Cursor 26 mph,
 90 mpg imperial is an example of a covered moped.
 http://www.3wheelers.com/cursor.html
 Are there many other types around Europe or the world?




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Re: [Biofuel] fuel efficient cars and motorcycles

2005-07-01 Thread capt3d
todd, that's awesome!  curiously, i've been pondering this very concept--a 
diesel-powered motorbike--recently.  i figured it had to have been done 
somewhere by someone.  best fo luck!

-chris b.
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I'm getting a 1965 Royal Enfield Bullet ready for the road.  It is powered by a Lombardini Greaves 325 cc diesel.  Hopefully it will go 50 mph on B100 and get about 150-200 mpg.  Does anyone have experience with these motorcycles?  I believe they were available in the UK and in India.  Wish me luck.Cheers,ToddOn Jun 29, 2005, at 11:21 PM, MH wrote: Hi Hakan, I was thinking of all the motorcycles I see and with some imagination and checking in with the department of motor vehicles one could build a two seater something like the VW 1L but with 3 wheels and possibly register it as a motorcycle though I haven't thought about this in decades.  My Honda 500 cc use to get around 45 mpg and the Harley 61 ci 32 mpg and here in the US converted motorcycle three-wheeler trikes are popular so why not a 155 mpg California Commuter doing 55 mph. I'd love to watch the tv program building that one!  My past autos such as the Fiat 850, Honda Civic, Chevy Sprint and Ford Festiva averaged 40 mpg but kept me out of the rain, warm in the winter and brought home a store load of goodies if needed.  So I've given up motorcycling and now find pedaling my bicycle or tricycle more enjoyable along with the exercise and when needed using the 48 mpg Geo Metro with E10.  Maybe the US gov't and Detroit will come up with something in the distant future as the price of crude oil climbs but its difficult for me to imagine them doing that nowadays.  I read at one of the links that you gave earlier, that they went on highwayto a show. At average speed around 70 kmph and one person, the consumptionwas 0.89 l per 100 km, 1.35 l per 100 miles or 281 mpg. If you trim theweight and with a lower average speed, it should be possible to make avehicle (covered moped) that make 500 mpg. I doubt that such a vehiclewould be of general interest.A Lupo 2L or Smart 2L is however feasible and I suspect that we could seethat quite soon. I think that Detroit have a lot to do, before they getfuel efficient production cars.Hakan ___Biofuel mailing listBiofuel@sustainablelists.orghttp://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.orgBiofuel at Journey to Forever:http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.htmlSearch the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages):http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/   Todd G. Hershberger, CTS ITSMedia - Goshen College 574.674.2149 - Pager 574.535.7735 - Work  
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Re: [Biofuel] fuel efficient cars and motorcycles

2005-06-30 Thread Todd Hershberger
I'm getting a 1965 Royal Enfield Bullet ready for the road.  It is powered by a Lombardini Greaves 325 cc diesel.  Hopefully it will go 50 mph on B100 and get about 150-200 mpg.  Does anyone have experience with these motorcycles?  I believe they were available in the UK and in India.  Wish me luck.Cheers,ToddOn Jun 29, 2005, at 11:21 PM, MH wrote: Hi Hakan, I was thinking of all the motorcycles I see and with some imagination and checking in with the department of motor vehicles one could build a two seater something like the VW 1L but with 3 wheels and possibly register it as a motorcycle though I haven't thought about this in decades.  My Honda 500 cc use to get around 45 mpg and the Harley 61 ci 32 mpg and here in the US converted motorcycle three-wheeler trikes are popular so why not a 155 mpg California Commuter doing 55 mph. I'd love to watch the tv program building that one!  My past autos such as the Fiat 850, Honda Civic, Chevy Sprint and Ford Festiva averaged 40 mpg but kept me out of the rain, warm in the winter and brought home a store load of goodies if needed.  So I've given up motorcycling and now find pedaling my bicycle or tricycle more enjoyable along with the exercise and when needed using the 48 mpg Geo Metro with E10.  Maybe the US gov't and Detroit will come up with something in the distant future as the price of crude oil climbs but its difficult for me to imagine them doing that nowadays.  I read at one of the links that you gave earlier, that they went on highwayto a show. At average speed around 70 kmph and one person, the consumptionwas 0.89 l per 100 km, 1.35 l per 100 miles or 281 mpg. If you trim theweight and with a lower average speed, it should be possible to make avehicle (covered moped) that make 500 mpg. I doubt that such a vehiclewould be of general interest.A Lupo 2L or Smart 2L is however feasible and I suspect that we could seethat quite soon. I think that Detroit have a lot to do, before they getfuel efficient production cars.Hakan ___Biofuel mailing listBiofuel@sustainablelists.orghttp://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.orgBiofuel at Journey to Forever:http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.htmlSearch the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages):http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/   Todd G. Hershberger, CTS ITSMedia - Goshen College 574.674.2149 - Pager 574.535.7735 - Work  ___
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Re: [Biofuel] fuel efficient cars and motorcycles

2005-06-30 Thread Keith Addison
I'm getting a 1965 Royal Enfield Bullet ready for the road.  It is 
powered by a Lombardini Greaves 325 cc diesel.  Hopefully it will go 
50 mph on B100 and get about 150-200 mpg.  Does anyone have 
experience with these motorcycles?  I believe they were available in 
the UK and in India.  Wish me luck.


:-) I think a lot of people will think you're lucky already just to 
have such a bike. But best of good luck anyway Todd. Any pictures?


Best wishes

Keith



Cheers,
Todd

On Jun 29, 2005, at 11:21 PM, MH wrote:


Hi Hakan,
I was thinking of all the motorcycles I see
and with some imagination and checking in with
the department of motor vehicles one could
build a two seater something like the VW 1L
but with 3 wheels and possibly register it
as a motorcycle though I haven't thought about
this in decades.  My Honda 500 cc use to get
around 45 mpg and the Harley 61 ci 32 mpg
and here in the US converted motorcycle
three-wheeler trikes are popular so
why not a 155 mpg California Commuter
doing 55 mph. I'd love to watch the
tv program building that one!

My past autos such as the Fiat 850, Honda Civic,
Chevy Sprint and Ford Festiva averaged 40 mpg
but kept me out of the rain, warm in the winter and
brought home a store load of goodies if needed.
So I've given up motorcycling and now find
pedaling my bicycle or tricycle more enjoyable
along with the exercise and when needed
using the 48 mpg Geo Metro with E10.

Maybe the US gov't and Detroit will come up
with something in the distant future as the
price of crude oil climbs but its difficult
for me to imagine them doing that nowadays.



I read at one of the links that you gave earlier, that they went on highway
to a show. At average speed around 70 kmph and one person, the consumption
was 0.89 l per 100 km, 1.35 l per 100 miles or 281 mpg. If you trim the
weight and with a lower average speed, it should be possible to make a
vehicle (covered moped) that make 500 mpg. I doubt that such a vehicle
would be of general interest.

A Lupo 2L or Smart 2L is however feasible and I suspect that we could see
that quite soon. I think that Detroit have a lot to do, before they get
fuel efficient production cars.

Hakan



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Re: [Biofuel] fuel efficient cars and motorcycles

2005-06-30 Thread MH
 I had a 1968 VW Beetle that got 28 mpg US
 not quit as good as you but it had a larger
 engine than yours and my foot was heavier
 back then.  I loved the simplicity of it
 all although I grew tried of scraping the
 windows in winter with the window down. 
 I eventually learned how to replace the
 heater cores in my US vehicles as time
 passed on and beyond cheap gasoline. 

 Was the Combidrive Mouse considered a
 covered moped of sorts using a 265cc diesal engine? 
 Up to 255.9 mpg imperial doesn't sound bad . . . 
 nor does Lucky Todd and his diesel Lombardini Greaves 325 cc
 1965 Royal Enfield with the fuel economy he anticipates. 

 - 
 Hi,
 
 When I did a part of the military service early 1960th 1,100 km north of
 Stockholm, I did this stretch in my 1955 VW on 80-90 liter. The 500cc one
 cylinder BSA I had, took about half of it and could do around 160-170 kmh.
 I also had a Plymouth V8 and it took 4-5 times more than the VW, but did
 180 kmh with ease. That was the days when gas was really cheap. The first
 50 cc moped I had, in Sweden they were modified to a speed limit of 30 kmh,
 took around the same or a bit more as the VW L1 and a bit less than L3.
 Fuel efficiency came a long way since then, but the relative difference
 between US and European vehicles seams to be the same. The same can be said
 for the higher fuel cost in Europe, were more than the financial gains has
 gone to the governments in taxes. Fuel costs per liter in Europe is around
 the same as per gallon in US. No wonder that Detroit/oil industry does not
 want fuel efficient cars. LOL
 
 Hakan

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Re: [Biofuel] fuel efficient cars and motorcycles

2005-06-30 Thread Hakan Falk


Mopeds are defined by the engine and weight,
the weight I do not remember straight off but the
engine had to be under 50 cc. I Sweden they had
an additional restriction and that was that they
would not go faster than 30 kmph, which was
achieved by reducing the carburetor intake and
I do no know many youngsters that did not learned
how to handle a drill. LOL

In Sweden the moped do not require license, but
you have to be 15. I bought my first when I was 12,
for money that I earned by putting scrapped radios
together to working ones. I was hanging out with two
workshops, one was the radio  TV and the other
was a very nice gunsmith. I was competing in target
shooting and still have a number of silver plates and
pieces from that time 12 to 16. An other interest I had,
was horseback riding, which I started with when I was
9 years old. The Stockholm racing track was nearby
and I worked with horses on the school leaves, did
trainee races when I was 14, but then I became too
large and heavy.

Light motorbike, 75 kg and max 200 cc, license you
can take at 16 and I bought my first, when I was 14,
a 125 cc old Husqvarna. Got caught for illegal driving,
but was too young and they lost the record, so I could
take the license when I was 16 anyway.

Heavy motorbike and car, the age in Sweden is 18 years.

Hakan

At 02:26 AM 7/1/2005, you wrote:

 I had a 1968 VW Beetle that got 28 mpg US
 not quit as good as you but it had a larger
 engine than yours and my foot was heavier
 back then.  I loved the simplicity of it
 all although I grew tried of scraping the
 windows in winter with the window down.
 I eventually learned how to replace the
 heater cores in my US vehicles as time
 passed on and beyond cheap gasoline.

 Was the Combidrive Mouse considered a
 covered moped of sorts using a 265cc diesal engine?
 Up to 255.9 mpg imperial doesn't sound bad . . .
 nor does Lucky Todd and his diesel Lombardini Greaves 325 cc
 1965 Royal Enfield with the fuel economy he anticipates.

 -
 Hi,

 When I did a part of the military service early 1960th 1,100 km north of
 Stockholm, I did this stretch in my 1955 VW on 80-90 liter. The 500cc one
 cylinder BSA I had, took about half of it and could do around 160-170 kmh.
 I also had a Plymouth V8 and it took 4-5 times more than the VW, but did
 180 kmh with ease. That was the days when gas was really cheap. The first
 50 cc moped I had, in Sweden they were modified to a speed limit of 30 kmh,
 took around the same or a bit more as the VW L1 and a bit less than L3.
 Fuel efficiency came a long way since then, but the relative difference
 between US and European vehicles seams to be the same. The same can be said
 for the higher fuel cost in Europe, were more than the financial gains has
 gone to the governments in taxes. Fuel costs per liter in Europe is around
 the same as per gallon in US. No wonder that Detroit/oil industry does not
 want fuel efficient cars. LOL

 Hakan




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