Private
Development of Diesel Motorcycles by engine
The BMW Project
It seems some students have put in work
to covert A BMW Boxer engine to run on Diesel. More here.
Andreas Kossmans Diesel Motorcycle
Originating in Berlin,
Andreas Kossmans Diesel Motorcycle first made it's public appearance at
the 2002 Hamm Diesel Bike rally where it arrived on a trailor. I gather
work is still going on with this machine, which sports a 1.4 litre Ally
Citroen engine.
The futuristic looking machine from Andreas.
Avery's project bike
As it was then.
As it is now.
Details
concerning Avery's Motorcycle
It's based on the Daihatsu D950 3 cylinder industrial
engine. A BMW 5-speed gearbox and shaft drive are being used. Notice
I have retained the engine driven fan (it increases the *gawk* factor!).
The radiator is from a Kawasaki 1500cc cruiser. When this picture
was taken, the downtubes had just been welded onto the steering
head. The right rear section of the frame aft of the bellhousing
is a rough prototype constructed from exhaust tubing. I use the
Eyeball Design principle, so there is a lot of trial assembly that
you see here to determine what *looks right*. Please note the picture
has been touched up slightly to remove the jackstands from beneath
the rear of the frame and the blocks holding up the rear fender!
Early Harley Sportster fenders will be used, not the BMW fenders
shown here. Wheelbase is a reasonable 61.5 inches.
1) The exhaust system is a 1-into-2 system ending
in Harley Sportster mufflers. The flex tubing used for the exhaust
headers was for development
and display purposes only. Intake and exhaust manifolds have yet
to be fabricated.
2) The seat and tank shown are constructed of foam
for development and display purposes. The final versions of both
will be slightly different than shown
e.g. larger tank (est. 400 mile range).
3) The bike is being constructed as a mild cruiser;
it has a feet forward riding position a la Harley but retains the
27 degree rake of the BMW fork.
4) BMW drive train coupled to a 26.8 hp Daihatsu
D950 industrial engine. The engine governor will be left undisturbed,
permitting a top speed of about 60
miles per hour at 3600 RPM. If the bike performs as expected, I
hope to obtain 1.35:1 gears for the gearbox from Wolfgang Kayser
in Germany which
will result in a maximum speed of 70 mph. Dave Hubbard and Sam Mayberry
in the USA (Daihatsu powered BMWs) suggest the engine can handle
the taller ratio.
5) Radiator is NOS for a Kawasaki Mean Streak. By
using the original belt drive cooling fan instead of an electric
fan, I was able to keep the wheel
base to 61.75 in.
Check out Avery's
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U.S. Daihatsu Scooter
A 3 cylinder Daihatsu takes shape..
Fermer
Hatz Diesel ATV
The Fermer
ZDT is a Russian 2 stoke bike which originally came with a 197cc engine.
Martijn Stehouwer is in the process of modifying one of these machines by
fitting a Hatz 1B30 engine. If I find out this is more of a commercial venture
I shall move the bike into the appropriate category. Bike detail page
here. Martin can be found at EMOT Racing.
A Diesel
ATV in the making.
Sumo's
Kubota Dnepr
Sumo's
bike consists of a Kubota 950 3 cylinder engine, a BMW clutch and a Dnepr
frame. Questions to him on the forum.
Bob's KubotaSakiDavidson!
As far as I know this bike is still under construction. Please let me know
if it get's finished sometime soon.
More info: here.
Andreas
Diesel Motorcycle
Andreas
Loersch K 100 R-S framed bike. I understand he will be adding a Mercedes Smart
engine. Not heard nothing for ages on this.
Yanmar
Diesel Marauder
Still in it's early
stages this Suzuki Marauder is to be fitted with a 10 HP 406cc Yanmar L100AE
engine. It is planned that the original Gearbox will be used.
US V.W. Scooter
A US VW
Scooter in the making.
