It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the 50kwidlys and I'll pay for the pstoge. -- Dave GS 850 x2 / SE 6a SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3 FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10
I'm sort of considering slipping an old Daihatsu turbodiesel triple into the frame... http://www.peace65.freeserve.co.uk/Pictures/daihatsu.htm -- Platypus - (surreal) Triumph Trophy 1200 (The Incredible Hulk) VN800 Drifter (still for sale) R80RT (for sale - spares or repairs) Z200 (Fear the Distance Monster!) DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19 BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11 BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15
Ta, but I'm interested in the diesel route for reasons of weirdness and tank range, rather than simply getting it operational. I reckon a diesel RT could do Calais-Frankfurt non-stop. -- Platypus - (surreal) Triumph Trophy 1200 (The Incredible Hulk) VN800 Drifter (still for sale) R80RT (for sale - spares or repairs) Z200 (Fear the Distance Monster!) DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19 BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11 BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15
It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the Ya wee beauty! Somebody else has seen the light! 'Bout 15 years ago I thought about that particular combination, but it was anothet 'tuit project. No particular reason that I could see why it wouldn't work, just a bit of custom flywheeling / engine plate and in it fits. The engine characterists are similar to the original lump, so the 'box should be ok. The turbo 1000 pushes out around 90bhp, iirc. -- Dave GS 850 x2 / SE 6a SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3 FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10
The only drawback I can see is that I may need to make serious changes to the gearing - the RT's set to do 15mph/1000rpm (approx) in top. If the diesel will only rev to 3000 (say), then it's not going to be very fast. Better find some performance graphs for the diesel... -- Platypus - (surreal) Triumph Trophy 1200 (The Incredible Hulk) VN800 Drifter (still for sale) R80RT (for sale - spares or repairs) Z200 (Fear the Distance Monster!) DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19 BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11 BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15
modern car diesels typically rev to about 4500-5000. Still only gets you to about 70 top speed, though, so yes, you'd need something done with the gearing. One day I may get around to making the 2-litre Rover motorcycle. I've a 2000 TC rover engine sitting in the shed, 's been there about 15 years, since the car rusted away around it.
It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the Amendment - 70bhp, as I now recall. Aye, that was going to be a bit of a suckitandsee type of thing. I was thinking the top revs of the little Daihatsu lump wouldn't be too far off the boxer twin, but if necessary there would be a couple of solutions... a) Cheapest. A wire spoked rear wheel could be fitted and different (larger) diameter rim used. Clearance difficulties might present themselves, but that's what angle grinders are for. b) More pricey but possibly the most convenient. Search the Beemer archives for a suitable final drive box from some other model. c) More pricey but incovenient. Graft a Guzzi, Suzuki, Yam, whatever shaft / swingarm and bevel box on. d) Most expensive. Get some nice engineering shop to knock up a custom set of front or rear bevel gears. Whatever - I was convinced it was a do-able project and I'm still interested in it. I'm glad to see I wasn't wrong all those years ago. -- Dave GS 850 x2 / SE 6a SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3 FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10
Ace says... I've done worse. I broke an absolutely immaculate 13K mile old, rare blue paintwork RD250D with only 2 owners on the V5, purely because it was worth 3 times more in parts than as a whole. I did this 2 years ago.
It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember (The Older Gentleman) saying something like: Can you feel the pea? -- Dave GS 850 x2 / SE 6a SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3 FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Grimly Curmudgeon With TOG in the bed you can probably smell it.
