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Just make a cardboard mock-up of your scooter's innards and put it around your L48. I'm skeptical.

I saw one in Hamm on an old Vespa-like model. The engine when where your legs were supposed to go. Didn't seem comfortable.

You wot m8?

I can personally recommend you order one from Nanko, it works amazing on my Hatz.

Nanko wrote:

Sphere wrote:Sorry for offtopic but what tach sensor do you use I would love one for my hatz.

You dont need a sensor,use the alternator frequency instead
A simple frequency to voltage converter connected to a analogue or digital display

Thanks, great suggestion. I will see if there is something off the shelf.

Sorry for offtopic but what tach sensor do you use I would love one for my hatz.

Maybe it slipped your mind but andrewaust is no longer among us...

What are you hoping to get it for? Because I think that is a pretty important question I would guestimate it goes for several thousand euro.

Actually I think the build is excellent except for that ugly piece of metal in those beautiful aluminium rims.

Very keen to see how the drive train part will work out.

Hello Manousos, another of the engines on that (your?) site is also covered here: https://www.dieselbikeforum.com/view ... =21&t=2288

I think driving something off the crank defeats the purpose. The real goal is getting rid of losses that may impact the performance of the larger single cylinder engines in such a away that you can drive them along a road at more than terrifying (read: low) speeds. I can't comment sensibly on whatev...

I could do a few testruns with and without the shroud but a 12v fan to cool the head might be nice. And a GPS based measuring device.

Are you sure that Kubota twin 500 is actually diesel? 20 hp seems a bit rich.

Why go through the hassle of tuning it twice, I would urge you to get right down to business and fit the turbo

Hi mate, I've not had any problems with it at all, Last weekend I went to a party near Blackpool on it, no problems and it goes Great. When I was first testing it after the build an I was breaking belts left right and Center, I originally thought it was my aggressive riding style, after the fix I c...

I don't know much in detail about diesel engines, but I'm pretty sure modern CDI injectors spread the volume of fuel over multiple discrete injection moments for the work stroke.

Very nice. I thought they were more expensive before. What I can't figure out is why they only offer these on ebay and not the watercooled twin

Maybe Rafael can hound them.

edit: apparently they did offer it at one time -- http://r.ebay.com/p61HWs

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TWO-KUBOTA-Z4 ... 335ace983e

He needs to make the price more realistic, but someone may get a bargain when he does.

Around Saumur is nice, lots of purdy castles.

Interesting writeup. In that case people selling 1B40 generators rated at 6500W continuous must be frauds. Or based on assessment of the empirical data this theoretical model is incomplete. I guess someone with a 1B40 genset needs to pitch in.

Actually you don't *need* for France, they will only enforce it from November 1st. For Holland cops bring their own, I don't know about Germany.

Welp. No brake cleaner was necessary, it squirts right out really. Unfortunately it is in a piece of Hatz hose and not in a piece of hose I put it. It has an annoying little clamp at the bottom, so I can't replace it atm. I do have some ABA clamps, but they are twice as high (see one in the pic for ...

The first few pics had me worried because of the size of the tank and all the pics make me wonder about the front end, it looks kinda flimsy for such a big bike?

I haven't had time to take a peek yet, hopefully this weekend. Preferably a stretch of fuel line, but that would not be in accordance with my luck.

Could have easily been a Dutch invention, seeing how now you have an excuse to put less soup and drink in the container.

Very pleasant past months. Attended the Dutch Enfield rally, roughly 2.5l/100km after turning up the fuel pump screw for bigger top end which now seems to be 80-90kmph and 75 under more unforgiving circumstances. Just stopped at a traffic light close to home and noticed my left foot was slipping off...

I assume that gearbox will work like a reasonably modern 4 speeder. Of which I have a PDF somewhere... how it works. See, that is the real problem, which cogs are connected in what way in what gear. Except for fourth, where main, and lay are connected by two cogs in 1:1 ratio. This one: http://d.yim...

If you can tell me the gears for instance in an Enfield 4-speeder, I could make one in Google Spreadsheet? It seems pretty trivial unless I am misunderstanding you.

Most Enfield gearbox problems are in fact clutch problems. In my opinion there is hardly enough swing to properly release the clutch, unless you pull it all the way. I replaced the Minda lever by a Guzzi lever, but I'm told you can also do some filing of an Indian lever to remedy the problem. Furthe...