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Kimpex Catalog has a full line of CV Tech clutches and kits. Has anyone tried a CVTech set-up? What series and calibration kits seem to be working best? EDIT: The Kimpex catalog only had specific setups for ATV's and snow machines - I found this guy who operates as Airdam and he supplies the clutche...

It's definitely a gasoline engine... I expect a diesel engine run at that speed would explode into ten thousand horrible fiery bits. Also the model number doesn't correspond with any of the diesel engines they manufacture, there is no LDW 523 there is LGW 523 tho and it's gasoline. Another question ...

Looks great! Well done with the detailed pictures, gotta love 'em!

Thanks for the reply. I noticed that Kohler is making a 1000cc liquid cooled engine with a CVT already incorporated, with reverse. Good for a Ural or large touring bike conversion I guess. http://www.kohlerengines.com/press/article.htm?articleId=cvtdiesel http://www.kohlerengines.com/MungoBlobs/622/...

After some more digging around (read: two days of trying every single search string I can think of) I found this picture uploaded by dieselbikin (thanks btw!) Is this more like the common setup? A steady bearing or pilllow block onto the frame, a keyed shaft and the sprocket held on by a couple coll...

Also - after the CVT what final drive sprocket and rear wheel sprocket ratio works best against the vehicle weight? Lots of these diesel engines have such low horsepower I don't know how they get up to highway speed... https://www.dieselbikeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=987&p=6304&hili...

Noob question - what does the drive and driven pulley attach to in the CVT transmission. I looked at the old Comet kits and they seemed to have aluminium plates the pulleys attach to. The GTC company makes them, but word has it they're garbage, can anyone verify that? What is the most common setup? ...

Hi everyone, thank you for this great forum. I haven't a diesel bike yet, but it's in the planning mode and I can sure use your collective wisdom.