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See "general chat" for details. You can ride this away and take it to the rally this year! THIS BIKE IS NOW SOLD. I built the bike from a 1991 Dnepr MT11, which I dismantled, cut the frame in half and replaced the top rail with one that is 17 inches longer, made up a cradle to accept the P...

20140511_153216.jpg 20140511_153241.jpg 20140511_153120.jpg [ 20140511_153037.jpg attachment=2]20140511_153109.jpg[/attachment] THIS BIKE IS NOW SOLD. Here are some photos of my Dnepr outfit. It passed its MOT last year and still has two months more to run. I have been riding it regularly and find ...

How about a steam powered bike? Henk van der Waal, (Netherlands, of course) has painstakingly rebuilt at least one of the A W Field steam bikes, which were built privately in my home town of Clacton on Sea before the war. He has a website, so it should not be too difficult to contact him. I must str...

At last, after many years, this bike has passed its MOT. I had offered it for sale but dogged with problems starting the engine, I decided to spend some cash and have the starter re-wound and to replace the damaged ring gear. Since then, I have abandoned car ownership, which means I shall need to us...

Sorry, but I have come across a problem with the starter motor; it has the wrong pinion. It is still in
pieces on my bench awaiting delivery of a nine tooth pinion which is proving to be a long wait.
I will update if and when it turns up.(They are obsolete so it is being sourced from abroad.)

Yes, I know of one. If you ever had Howard Rotovators in Canada, look for one with the Hirth two stroke diesel. They were once popular with allotment holders in Britain. The engine is a single cylinder two stroke diesel of about 500cc. Look it up on the net. (Howards sourced engines from several dif...

DEAR ALL, MY DNEPR DIESEL IS FOR SALE AGAIN ON EBAY. THERE ARE BIDDERS THIS TIME, SO IT WILL STAY. PLEASE GET BIDDING NOW!!!

STORMCOAT.

Dear all, I have relisted my Petter engined Dnepr on ebay. Although I have not been able to cure the starting problem, which is why I withdrew it last time, I have, at least, solved the mystery. All that is required is to drill and tap the two bosses that are cast into the INTAKE MANIFOLD to accept ...

Apologies to all, but for reasons I have stated in "Classifieds" I have decided to withdraw from sale until I can find time to put the faults right. I have taken some advice from an expert and now have something to go on to make good some of the more obvious shortcomings before offering it...

I have to inform everyone that I am withdrawing my Dnepr for sale until I can put it into a better state of preparation. I realise that the fact that I have had no bids so far may have something to do with all the unfinished items I have listed, in particular the engine not starting. I have no wish ...

This bike is now for sale on ebay!!!!!

At last, and opportunity for someone to take over my nearly completed Dnepr with Petter engine. It is on ebay with a starting price of £1200

Thank you for all your suggestions. I shall try some of these ideas. However, I have noticed that the exhaust is becoming very smoky after some minutes of running, so I shall need to investigate the condition on the bores and pistons at some time. A slight loss of compression may not make much diffe...

Thanks, I had wondered about the gearing. I will check, if I can get the data. I have spun it with the decompressor open, as suggested in the workshop manual, but it does not make any difference. The starter will turn the engine over comfortably on full compression, providing that the battery is at ...

I have nearly finished the rewiring of my Petter powered Dnepr, but I am having a problem starting the engine. Once started, it runs smoothly and seems to have plenty of torque, however, it will only start if I connect up a jump lead to a car with the engine running at fast tickover and putting out ...

No longer for saleI HAVE JUST PUT A LISTING ON EBAY FOR A LISTER PETTER ADAPTOR PLATE THAT WOULD POSSIBLY SUIT OTHER ENGINES INCLUDING HATZ. IT BOLTS TO THE ENGINE'S FLYWHEEL END BELL HOUSING AND HAS POTENTIAL TO ACCEPT A DNEPR TYPE GEARBOX IF HOLES ARE DRILLED IN THE RIGHT PLACE. LOOK UNDER 'PETTER...

Hurry, only one day to go. ENFIELD DIESEL ON EBAY * Cars, Motorcycles & Vehicles > * Motorcycles & Scooters > * Royal Enfield Item:Royal Enfield Diesel Motorcycle. Good Cond. 140 mpg ! Listing info Duration: 7 days Start price: £100.00 Royal Enfield Diesel Motorcycle. Good Cond. 140 mpg ! In...

Dear members, I have put an advert on ebay for my Petter AC1 6hp single cylinder anti clock wise rotation engine. Suitability for bike use must be for the judgement of the bidder, but others have fitted them in the past (see Dieselbike archives). I cannot vouch for the condition of the engine, but s...

The engine here is a Petter AC1, clockwise rotation, 304cc, 6bhp @ 3600rpm, with electric start. (Source: Lister Petter A range Workshop Manual). This is quite a heavy engine, but would render the bike no heavier than the standard machine with a passenger, I should guess. A lighter flywheel is avail...

Dear all, Steam bikes are not as unusual as some may think. Some years ago Mr A W Field, who lived around the corner from my best mate, in First Avenue, Clacton on Sea, Essex, built two steam powered motorcycles, both using a Triumph frame. The bikes still exist and at least one has been restored to...

Dear Locomotivebreath, May I wish you many miles of riding after so much effort to put your Dnepr back in working order. It is a treat to see it on the site. More pictures, please. Would you mind if I asked you where you keep your fuel on your bike, as we can see no tank in the usual place? I, too, ...

I am "STORMCOAT". I live in Clacton on Sea, near Harwich and Colchester in north east Essex, England. I have a (too) long standing project, which is very close to completion. I do not have many opportunities for tinkering with if, but I hope to spend a few evenings on it after Christmas. T...

Dear all, I would like to thank the two respondents, "johnnyfireball" and "dieseldave" for their help and their interest. I have not been able to log on, for some technical reason, so I have not been able to reply. Since last time, I have successfully fired up the motor, albeit o...

My British powered Dnepr is on its way. I have successfully fitted the clutch to the flywheel and mated up the gearbox. These images, if they appear, will show it before I did this; gearbox is just in place for lining up in the frame. I turned the engine over with the kick starter and found little r...

Cockney Bob may well have shared my experience of reading Ben Elton's "Blind Faith" in which he describes a post deluge London (over) populated with weak minded shallow followers of the "new faith" and the struggle of one individual to restore common sense and plain decency. For ...

Both Dnepr and Chang frames have insufficient space for most upright engines, and Ural has even less, so in most cases, the frame needs some alteration. V twins are more suitable, of course, but we are limited to Chinese engines. I sized up a three cylinder D662 Kubota to my frame, originally. It ne...

You have two output shafts to choose from on your engine. The uppermost rotates at half engine speed, the lower, longer one is the shaft you want. You are fortunate to have the shaft present on your engine, as they can be very expensive to buy from Listers. Why not use both engines? The little Pette...

I am sorry to have to tell you, but your AC1, pretty though it is, would only propel you in reverse!! It is a clockwise rotation version, so you would need to be ingenious to go forwards, I think, unless you can take the drive from the timing end, (which is possible, using a PTO extension shaft kit)...

LET'S GO FOR "DIESEL RIDERS ASSOCIATION". "DOG" IS GOOD, BUT WILL BE CONFUSED WITH "DNEPR OWNERS GROUP".

STORMCOAT