article 800cc Diesel triple MC

[KZ]

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 ... _Motorbike

 

[johngooding]

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?

 

[KZ]

Here's another aticle on the bike:
http://www.automotto.org/entry/tracksta ... ered-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.

 

[KZ]

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."

 

[mikerust]

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