Diesel Motorcycle 1978 Kawasaki KZ400
A wrecked bike we bought for parts and decided to re-engine with a Chinese Yanmar knock off. Single speed with a Noram centrifugal clutch.
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@tyleraph Ebay or Amazon
@Scootertuner1000 70mph for a Bike with a 6.5 hp engine is not bad. Torq a verter, eh? heard those were good.
What make of engine are you running and in what kind of bike?
@jackpontiac52 The TAV 2 gives you overdrive when fully engaged. I had a 12 tooth front sprocket and a 47 rear sprocket. The TAV was the model for 40 and 41 chains. I used a 420 chain (which is twice as strong as the 40/41 chains and much narrower than the 40 chain. Fits great. 70mph is after a long run up, about 1 mile down a very slight hill. On flat ground the top speed was more like 65mph. I was very pleased with the results. Just sold it. Am going to build a street tracker now.
@Scootertuner1000 Just out of curiousity , what is your MPG? They make a Royal Enfield in India with a Diesel Option. It gets over 100mpg, cruising.
@jackpontiac52 About 90 or 100mpg I think. I never actually measured it, but refills were few and far between.
@jackpontiac52 Oh the bike was an old Honda CB500T and the engine was a Chinese Yanmar clone
@jackpontiac52 Actually scratch that, that is what I was going to use, I actually used an old Jawa bike with a Yanmar clone
put a cvt on it
@TheDigitalguyy what ?, don’t you know? They already “think they” have one on it..
why I think youre right but I still think the ratios suck it could have been much faster
That is awesome. I love the sounds!
Its a bad ass, oil burning, full size…..minibike lol. The bike is awesome, but the centrifugal clutch sounds reminded me of a taco bike i built when i was younger with a tweaked briggs in it. IF that clutch ever gives you a hard time, check out some go kart (high performance track carts) centrifugal clutches, they have friction plates like a clutch instead of shoes in a bell housing.
45mph with regular gearing, 59.5mph with race gearing
athose bikes sound and look Hideous and smoke like my H2750 Tripple , but my tripple looks sounds and rides great , im sorry i didnt mean to hurt your feelings 🙁 🙂
Cool idea, but is there anyway to make it a clean diesel or bio.
probably like 170mpg
Like to see how to do this with a variable torque converter belt drive.
Do women get off on this bike.. seems like a kidney bleed to me..
am looking for a downer bike to start my project I like to idea of very high mpg and the reliability of a diesel. great video
Have you ever pulled into the fuel island at a truck stop and filled up? That would be the first thing I would do.
is that a generator engine lol
Bro g8 job….. What type of engine have you usee.. In ur bike
Your diesel engine how much cc give me answer