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I have no plans to convert the Rokon to diesel. A vertical cylinder will not fit into the Rokon frame. A new frame would need to be fabricated.

It's all for sale. I'm going to part out the rest of my KTM 950 Adv and sell all my KLR parts. A 2x2 Rokon Trailbreaker would serve my purpose much better anyway. It seems pointless to make something just to sell it, as in the Diesel KLR. The problems associated with this project are very hard to ov...

I think I'll just sell everything and buy a new Rokon Trailbreaker!

Thanks!

Great information dieseltech. I really need to get the rolling chassis going first before thinking about too much more. I believe the frame will need to be stretched a couple of inches in order to fit the engine. That will give me more room to fit the fuel tank and inverted forks. My plan to elimina...

At this point, I'd just like to finish the bike. Getting the parts together to have a rolling chassis are first on the agenda. If propane injection could be worked out later, I'd be interested IF the power improvement would make the bike significantly faster. I'd like to see what is possible with th...

Probably back to the CVT. How is your steamer coming along?

The Harley transmission plan has been scraped. This is currently my one and only project. I hope to have a roller within a month. The frame tubes have been bent and I need to purchase a rear shock, a fuel tank, steel tubing and a rear pivot bolt. The RICOR shock is crap. Not sure what happened to it...

Whatever happened with this motorcycle?

Ok, I'm starting this project back up again. I have decided to ditch the plan of using a CVT transmission in my Diesel KLR. My other KLR project is being parted out. Many of the KLR parts from that project will be used on the Diesel KLR. I will post a picture of the bike that I am now using as the b...

Never bought the turbocharger. The project has basically been put on hold for now. I still have everything but there are more important projects, right now.

A couple of videos of the bike that started this for me. Enjoy!

SamM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36RXOpk3 ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73T6ZRBn ... re=related

Just wanted to mention that we are still going to build this bike. There is another project taking up all my time right now. Here's a picture of the frame and new KLR600 aluminum subframe. Keeping the bike lighter than a standard KLR is now the #1 priority. The bike will no longer have foot controls...

Sorry that I haven't posted anything for awhile. I have been sidetracked with another project. The Diesel KLR456 will start back up after the other project is finished. Here's the other project. The new engine is being checked in the Diesel KLR frame, just to see if it will fit. You'll notice that t...

Thanks to some help from a few people here, I recently found a small turbocharger for my diesel KLR project. I may actually try going that route on this motorcycle. It looks very interesting to me. We may be able to squeeze a few more ponies out of the 456cc engine. Anyone know anything about propan...

Thanks for the info toyotaracer9. I'll check it out. If anyone else has any info about small turbos please PM me.

Thanks!

SamM

Diesel Dave,
Where did you buy your small turbocharger and what is the manufacturer and model number? If you don't mind! I've been looking for a small turbo to boost my 456cc Winsun with. Since I have to fab a complete intake and exhaust anyway. I may as well try pressurizing it.

Thanks!

SamM

Not really! I'm still gathering parts. I'm selling parts almost daily but there is still much more to sell and to buy. I'm bidding on a new Galfer rotor for the USD forks and I also need to buy a new Galfer KLR rear rotor. It's all about money right now. Most of what I still need will be purchased a...

Coachgeo,
I got a little crazy when I started chopping up my original '08 KLR650 frame. Wish I would have thought it through a little more before doing all the cutting. Oh well, I have another frame now, so it's all good. The engine is here and things should start moving forward soon.

SamM

Here's another short update on my project. I've decided to use the stock forks from my gas-powered 2008 KLR650 daily driver pictured below. I used this bike to trial fit the 2007 KLR swingarm that will be used on my Diesel KLR456. You'll notice that the rear wheel has been flipped and the drive spro...

First trial fitment of the engine into the frame. Still lots to do.

SamM

My new 13hp Winsun air-cooled single cylinder diesel engine has arrived. I should have the bike rolling again shortly. After that happens the frame will be mocked up. I've decided to use 1" square tubing for the lower section of the frame. Everything will need to be straight, true and square be...

EDIT: This motorcycle project has changed so much, that I had to go back and edit out a bunch of old information. Thanks for your continued patince as I sort it all out. This is the official build thread for my 2008 Kawasaki KLR diesel powered dualsport motorcycle. My wife bought this bike for me i...

TedV, My timeframe on the build depends on how quickly I can generate the funds to buy the engine and get the frame mocked up and welded. Putting the bike together is not that much of a problem. There will be some trial and error with the CVT fitment and getting the sprockets right. Paint and finish...

Everything is cool! Nobody is jabbing anyone! :wink: The original KLR diesel enduro bike has a Comet Series 40 CVT. My bike will use a Comet Series 500 CVT. I contacted Comet/Salsbury directly and they recommended the Series 500 to me for this application. The 500 CVT is available with an overdrive....

One more thing. Here's the bike that I built with the parts from the original KLR and the leftover gasoline engine. I plan to add a Dauntless Enduro sidecar to this one for Winter riding and new 18" Excel wheels. SamM What I started with http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/1003/cimg1484.jpg What...

Sphere, I have a 6.6 gal IMS tank that actually holds closer to 7 gals. The range with it would be incredible. Here's a picture of the bike with that tank. This was my project until I saw the diesel bike that Sparky built. I stopped on that project immediately and started the diesel build. More late...

I'm the guy building the 2008 KLR Diesel enduro bike. It's true that I am using Sparky's bike for the inspiration for my own project. That bike looks just about perfect to me. Maybe a little heavy! The 2008 frame that I'm using is going through a serious weight shaving processes right now. It will b...