Man, just visualizing a GM V8 diesel powered bike... can you imagine
kick starting it, lol! No tranny required, just direct drive and a
clutch. Tipping it oven on ya when getting on or off would likely be
fatal! The trike with the boxster type engine was nifty though..
mayf
Tod Brown wrote:
>Jay:
>
>Not exactly what I had in mind! I don't think it would be too
>economical. I have a cousin who
>lives in New Mexico who used to build such things, but I think he gave
>it up. The one in the
>pic looks to be a 6 cylinder (a Porsche?), but my cousin used Chevy
>V8's! Seems like GM
>made some 8-cylinder diesels a while back. Maybe that would be the ticket.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Tod
>
>Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com wrote:
>
>
>>While I don't know if Norton makes a diesel, I'm figuring this bike ought
>>to be a good hybrid!
>>
>>http://thekneeslider.com/images/ptrikedetail.jpg
>>
>>Tod wrote:
>>
>>In the future, there will be those who will look at our cars and wonder
>>"What were they thinking?" We owe it
>>to future generations to not only stop the gross pollution caused by our
>>Tigers but also to take them off the
>>road and preserve them. It seems to me the ecologically correct
>>procedure is to donate our Tigers to an auto
>>museum so that they can be preserved. You can then take the tax write
>>off and put it toward a crotch rocket.
>>They use very little precious gasoline and there would be no sacrifice
>>in performance. Does Norton make a
>>diesel?
>>
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