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The guy selling it is the same guy I bought my 6hp from. Real nice guy, and extremely helpful. Lives a couple hours from me...

However, with a dry weight of 416 lbs? I 'spect it'd be a tad on the heavy side...

What did that transaxle come from? I can see making something like THAT work..

Now...
If I just had "something" to PUT it in.......

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Well, I got ONE!.

but never have seen another.....

Man....

Now if THAT pic doesn't get a guy to thinkin!

You'll never see 55-60 with a 7 hp engine. I built a little bobber last year with a 6hp in it. Very lightweight, in a rigid frame, best I've EVER got out of it was just under 40 mph.
Also, you're going to have to do a MAJOR rework on that frame to fit a diesel in there.

Why bother? Because we CAN! Simple as that. I mean lets face it, we ain't exactly the most logical group around. Why the Goose? Long wheelbase. Bulletproof drivetrain, and oh so comfortable. (I've had 3) And of course, it'll be the ONLY one on planet Earth... (What other reason does one need?) lol

I agree with the poster that asked for a link! Cheapest I've found the Punsun V2 was around 1800 bucks. For 695? I'd buy it in a HEARTBEAT!
I've got the bike already to put it in. Only has a 6hp in it now, but I made the chassis big enough to accomodate about anything.

best mpg (theoretical 13 hp) [rider lying over tank, naked]
- burns .7823 gals US

You WILL be sure to post a pic of that, wontcha?

Yeah, I'm using a series 40 and it's working out fine. I talked with the guys at Comet, and was told even the 30 series would suffice for 6 hp. I was going to go that route but decided on the 40 instead in case I wanted to go bigger hp later. As far as pricing, I got most of my stuff off eBay. There...

All is good once again.. but I don't know why. Drilled a small hole through the fuel tank cap, and brazed a small section of tubing into it. Made sure to keep the tank vented, too. Disconnected my previous "catch bottle"..bled it out, and started it up. Took a few minutes running to clean ...

Ok. Bike is up and running for a few weeks now. About ready to put plates on it. But I seem to be having a fuel delivery problem. I asked once before about routing the fuel return line. I did NOT route it back to the tank. Instead, I sent in to a small aluminum bottle, figuring if it every got close...

Know what you mean. Here in the States, diesels are hard to come by. My personal preference for your needs would be to look for an old Kubota lawn mower/tractor. They're heavy, industrial engines, but durable. And parts are readily available in the States.

Byrdman,
I understand exactly what you're describing. I toyed with the same idea for a few years myself, but eventually gave up on it. I had a few Guzzis over the years, and was familiar with them so thought about going that route.

Brings up a question for me. I just got mine fired up, and a few test miles on it. Running it on biodiesel for the time being. They're building a new plant a few miles from here, so I thought I'd try it out.
Is there noticeably more power with conventional fuel?

Been real busy the last couple weeks. Prepping the house for my son's graduation party. But I did manage to get the battery/starter hooked up so I can light it up anytime I want. Had about 10 guys in the shop saturday (during the party) looking it over. I HOPE to be able to take it on it's virgin ru...

Thanks... but I got it figgered out later in the day. Only took about 3-4 good pulls and it popped a couple times... A few more and it took right off. Not as loud as I expected either (with a straight pipe) Got a few more little details to take care of, and it'll be time for it's virgin run down the...

I'm new to the little single cyl diesels. I'm getting fairly close to completion on my project, and trying to fire the engine (for the first time) Chinese Yanmar clone. The "book?" that came with it ( more of a pamphlet really) says basically "bleed the air out by loosening the fuel l...

You may well be right about the frame. I thought the 350/360 used the same frame system, but I'm not 100% sure of it.

The CB also has "goofy" frame rails. One side in higher than the other. Woulod have to be all cut out and replaced. (I know. I just DID it) I had a cb lying around, and managed to get a title for it. After looking at it, and stripping it down, all I ended up using was the frame neck and fr...

Back... ( I was locked out for the weekend)..
got in under "new"password....

I';m on a number of other MSN boards. I'm an assistant on one. The manager is in Canada, We were talking about diesel bikes the other day and he offered me one of these. Ii didn't even know Honda made diesels. They are BRAND NEW. GD 320. However they are 1991 models. The shop's owner bought them bac...

I like shiftin' gears too. But I kept playing around with trying to find a "workable" transmission/drive unit. And eventually decided going with the CVT. Small suitable trans's are hard to come by here in the States. I pretty much exhausted all possbilities. Toyed a long time with the idea...

Dave,
Sure looks like the "sweet spot" would be around 2800-3000 rpm doesn't it? Still has real decent torque, just little off peak hp, and right in the best fuel consumption range...

Some time back, someone posted a link to an industrial suppliers with tons of sprockets/shafts/bearings all all sizes.. And typical me, I DIDN'T save it. (figured I could always find the link again) Well, of course I can't now. I think it was on the old Yahoo site. I just went through maybe 6-8 mont...

Beautiful looking unit. Only "problem?" I see with it is that it sits pretty tall. If the wheel was mounted in behind it, instead of under it, seems it would have a much lower center of gravity. A guy on one of the other boards I'm on built one from scratch that sits REAL low, with a singl...

Invention, of necessity, is a MOTHER! Back in th e70's, a few of us set out on a long road trip. Bout 3,000 or so in a week. I was on a 900 Kaw at the time. I had just replaced the chain before leaving. I chekced it at around 500 miles, and it was damn near off! Tightened it up, and 300 miles later,...

Well, after a little time away from the shop.. (It was pretty muck buried in snow) I'm back on the project. Decided to go with a Comet 40 series convertor. I started adding up the cost of using a TAV2, and the labor necessary to adapt it, and found it'd end up being more than a 40 series. Especially...

Problem is, the States is so darn BIG,,,,
and there's so few diesel bikes.