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KZ
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PostPosted: 08.09.2008, 11:08    Post subject: article 800cc Diesel triple MC

Don't know if you're familiar with this website, I just discovered an interesting article there about the T-800CDI, a Diesel motorcycle with quite a lot of innovative features. Check it out if you haven't yet:
http://www.motorcycle.in.th/article.php/The_Track_T-800CDI_the_Diesel_Motorbike
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PostPosted: 08.09.2008, 20:40    Post subject:

I like this website, quite a lot of reviews with a very simple Thai approach, but I did wonder wether THailand has the equivalent of April Fools day articles when I read this one. Some of the figures, eg fuel tank size and some of the comments seemed more science fiction, or maybe a concept model. What do others think?
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PostPosted: 09.09.2008, 10:01    Post subject:

Here's another aticle on the bike:
http://www.automotto.org/entry/trackstar-t-800cdi-worlds-first-commercially-available-diesel-powered-bike/
Seems like it's being built and ready for sale.
Here's a dutch website, the bike has been developed in the Netherlands:
http://www.dieselmotorfiets.nl/
Here it states the tank fits 22L, that sems more realistic; at 40km per liter that should get you 800km or 500mi+ per tank. Dry weight is 199kg or 438 ponds.
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PostPosted: 09.09.2008, 10:10    Post subject:

Concerning that website, there are a few good articles on it, obviously not written by Thais. The 50L tank is an available accessory, quote:
"It comes with the most amazing range of optional extras. Among them is aluminum luggage, a 50-liter fuel tank, ABS, a lifting device for spills in desert sand and, incredible, two-wheel drive, using a patented hydraulic system to give the front wheel up to 35 per cent of the torque. The power to the front wheel is fully adjustable."
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PostPosted: 09.09.2008, 12:12    Post subject:

Just what I need to replace my NSR. A bike with a really narrow powerband. Razz
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