For those who thrive on torque...

http://www.neander-motorcycles.com/shortversion-neu/main_en.html

Ok, so the styling's a bit too German for my liking, but I love the
concept... And can imagine that filling up on a high-flow nozzle would take
all of a half-dozen seconds.

 

Yah... I'd have gone with fugly!

I'd like someone to release a practical diesel bike though.


G-S

 

"Bob Milutinovic" wrote


http://www.neander-motorcycles.com/shortversion-neu/main_en.html

Ok, so the styling's a bit too German for my liking, but I love the
concept... And can imagine that filling up on a high-flow nozzle would
take
all of a half-dozen seconds.

--
Bob Milutinovic
Cognicom

___________

I like the concept but
Why a twin crankshaft?
Why the 14 litre tank?
Why is it so fuggen ugly?

Theo

 

The Egli diesel bike we met at the top of an Italian pass would have
been nice thing if the owner hadn't chosen to fit it with ape hangers.
It sounded awesome as he took off down the road. It seemed to pull
from idle.

This is what it looks like with proper 'bars.

http://tinyurl.com/eglidiesel

Moike

 

If the Germans can fit a exhaust particle filter to a motorbike, why can't
we manage to get them fitted to buses and garbage trucks?


BTH

 

Much better!

 

They are fitted to some buses but as far as I know only those that don't
meet Euro 5 without the particle filters.

Some meet Euro 5 using AdBlue or EGR rather than after engine filters.

Does it really matter how they meet the regulations as long as they meet
them?


G-S

 

The Action diesel buses in Canberra certainly aren't fitted with them, and
from the way they spew smoke they surely aren't Euro 5 either.

(All of the new Action buses run on CNG, the remaining diesel ones were
just coming into service in 1995).


BTH

 

I wonder when they are going to send their drivers to driver training school
??

Especially the ones along Drakeford Drive ?

 

That's a government fleet, they are infamous for buying a huge number of
buses all at once and then doing nothing for ages.

I was more talking about the situation in Victoria but I will add that
all new buses since about 2000 have been at least Euro II.

CNG only works if you can get a permit to allow the extra weight of the
CNG system (to maintain the same power and passenger carrying capacity).

Excuse me for being cynical but I find it 'convenient' that almost
without exception the only fleets able to get such permits are
government fleets.

There are private CNG buses but they tend to be 200 horse power MAN's
which are down on power by 33% compared to standard buses (save weight
by using a smaller motor) and they struggle to maintain times on routes
so haven't been very popular.

The belching diesel issue that Action buses have is because they are old
and should have been replaced years ago not inherently because they are
diesel buses.


G-S

 

Found the Photo of the one with the ape hangers..

http://mikeoc.webs.com/photos/Tornanti/DieselEnfield.jpg

At the top of the San Gottardo Pass

(Note T shirt)
http://mikeoc.webs.com/photos/Tornanti/PA080032.JPG

Moike

 

Ummm... Shouldn't that thing have plastic streamers coming out of the
bar-ends? And a carry basket in front of the bars?

 

Apparently it's to "remove engine vibrations" -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_motorcycle

Because it looks ugly enough as it is, without fitting a bigger one? I do
wonder though; my Kwak's got a 15-litre tank that looks roughly half the
size of that 14-litre monstrosity.

Designed for yuppies? I do like the "heads-up" display in the mirror.

 

Not only does it sounds like a bag of spanners it's ugly to boot.

Fraser

 

Nice. Bet you it's illegal in Australia. This one was 1 of 3
particular diesel enfields imported before the relevant loophole was
closed:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spacelama/4410462908/

Were you brave enough to tell him how incredibly stupid that looked?

 

No. That's him in the photo, smoking a cigarette. He seemed sad enough.

Moike

 

I actually enquired about buying one of those diesel enfields (poxy
yellow colour not withstanding) but the local Enfield dealer at the time
couldn't seem to source one. He kept trying to fob me off with a petrol
Enfield.

If only 3 came into the country then I'm not surprised I couldn't get one!


G-S