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Old 11-22-2009, 07:35 PM   #1
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I was wondering today if there was such a thing. So I searched for it when I got home.

http://www.gizmag.com/go/4272/
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Old 11-22-2009, 07:47 PM   #2
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Once Jan. 2010 comes around all diesel engines sold in the U.S. must be US_10 NOx compliant. Not to mention it must already have a diesel particulate filter.

You won't see a diesel in the US on a bike unless the above emission requirements are not appllicalbe to under a certain CC. There is simply no room for the additional components.
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Old 11-22-2009, 08:08 PM   #3
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http://thekneeslider.com/archives/20...el-motorcycle/

http://www.diesel-racer.com/diesel-m...core-baja-250/

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/20...el-motorcycle/
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Old 11-22-2009, 08:17 PM   #4
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My family owns a couple of diesel ATV's.
I don't see why it wouldn't be adaptable for motorcycles, though I'd expect it for something the size of touring bikes.
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My family owns a couple of diesel ATV's.
Ya, my uncle had one. A polaris. It would pull a house, but it wouldn't pull it quickly. I dunno what the redline was, but it was really, really low. And it was very hard to start in the cold, to the point that he had to add block heaters.

He ended up selling it to a drug dealer up the road from him, and buying another gas job. It wasn't impressive.

Cummins Diesels they are not.
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Old 11-23-2009, 12:09 AM   #6
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Pretty neat..but it's a one of a kind, not production.

This is a 250...prolly under no regulation.

This is possible is they meet the NOx requirements, which most likely is going to result in an SCR system.
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Pretty neat..but it's a one of a kind, not production.



This is a 250...prolly under no regulation.



This is possible is they meet the NOx requirements, which most likely is going to result in an SCR system.


I just posted them just to post them.
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Old 11-23-2009, 11:44 AM   #8
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SCR system.
Diesel power is looking a lot less appealing now. Nobody wants to buy Exhaust Fluid along with Fuel
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Old 11-23-2009, 02:54 PM   #9
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Diesel power is looking a lot less appealing now. Nobody wants to buy Exhaust Fluid along with Fuel
no doubt, that's the big downfall looking at new diesels...
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If they're the polaris diesel atv doesn't it take two batteries?
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