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Absolutely wonderful build thread. Can't wait for more............

Great build. It sure is fun watching the progress and I absolutely love the painting in the bathroom.

Great looking build.

I just love the look of a white bike. Especially one with some black smoke eminating from it's exhaust!

Very cool, I just adore old trucks.

For the Cummins info, check out the TDR website. The Turbo Diesel Register is the spot for Cummins info.

Yanmar D36 and D27 inline triples.

These are all aluminum, direct injected engine that were used in Yanmar's outboard boat engines.

They are simply an awesome engine and spin up to 4600rpm.

http://www.yanmar.com.au/marine/d_serie ... ifications

Welcome home and thanks for your service. There's a wealth of info and intelligence here and it's all just a few clicks away.

Looking forward to your diesel bike build.

Jeff

Hello and welcome to the nuthouse. I think the first question is how small a genset (and engine) are you thinking about? The very small air-cooled, single cylinder engines will get you up the hill but you will not be doing it with any sort of speed. The larger, multi-cylinder, liquid cooled engines ...

Hey Jeff,

I was the 2V product manager with Yanmar America for almost 7 years so if you need help with your engine, feel free to PM me.

Nice............

I've seen an L100 run at 9000rpm for a little while! Had a big, fat turbo bolted on it.

Bot much left afterward but she screamed for a bit.

Here's a discussion about the Track Diesel bike by a few lucky European owners.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthre ... 96&page=21

Damn sexy start to a great bike.

I just love big, open primary drives. Kind of childish but I want to stick things into the belt to see how fast they get crushed!

Looks great Neil. Thanks for all of your hard work.

Spectacular build.............

I'd like to help, I have a few ideas up my sleave. Dave As would I Luis. I have access to many diesel engines and 20+ years of building custom motorcycles. Working on converting a honda 919 into a Dual Sport as we speak. http://photos.imageevent.com/byrdman/motorcyclepictures/dualsport/websize/IMG0...

Hey Mark,

Get me some detailed pictures of the engine; block, throttle bracketry, injector, pump, etc. I should be able to then tell you if it's a Yanmar or a clone.

Jeff

I'm confused. Is the current engine in fact a Kawasaki V-Twin DIESEL?

I've never heard or seen one if it is.

Sadly, I have no experience with the Chinese BMW clones but I too love the industrial, military looks. Can they be imported minus the engine? Regarding the drum rear brakes.... To me, that would not be a deal breaker. The rear brake on a motorcycle does a tiny portion of the braking anyhow! What fro...

A large percentage of Yanmar L-Series engines are now produced in Italy. I believe they moved production in 2005?

Spectacular build Neil, absolutely awesome.

Here’s an almost brand new set of 48mm front forks for the KTM 990 Super Moto. These were taken off of a UK Spec 2008 990SM with under 4000 miles. These forks are awesome; they’re super strong and beefy and are in perfect condition. The upper tubes are spotless as are the lower sliders. There’s some...

Agreed. The 4-86 is a Yanmar 4TNE86 but it's a tank. Also, the TK spec has a massive oil pan for extended duty cycles. I believe the 2-35 is a Yanmar 2TN66 and could be a great candidate for a small diesel bike project. The TK units do have constant speed governors but even that is adjustable. You c...

Converting a 2V from vertical to horizontal is fairly easy. There are a few machining operations that must be done to the bottom bearing cover/sump and a new oil pickup tube must be fabricated. If you decide to go that route, call Jim Martin and Martin Diesel in Defiance, Ohio. He's a Yanmar distrib...

Great project. I love the ides of using the stock transmission, exactly what I want to do.

Great project, I love the fact that you used an old, odd engine.

Sorry to hear that she grenaded on you though. Where did the oil all go? Thankfully not onto the rear tire!

I am following Dan's lead and have created a new Facebook Group for Diesel Powered Motorcycles. Of course, all members are welcome. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?v=wall&ref=search&gid=396962840836 I want to expose more and more people to the diesel bike concept and hope that ...

coachgeo wrote:

Byrdman wrote:....Anything a Chicagoan can do to help?

hmmmm.... maybe??.... I'll check Monday with the shipping company.

Just say the word. I'll go and sweet talk them first and if that doesn't work, I've got some rather large friends who like to "touch" people.