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Thanks Ron, how big are those pulleys ? 5" forward and 8'' aft ? If you use belts with a central cord you can back tension them without breaking them, the largest radius you can fit though.

The belt drive would be a good idea, there isn't a lot of power to transmit so a tooth belt should work well.

It looks as if he's a hard man to catch . https://www.dieselbikeforum.com/view ... ilit=steve

Thank you very much Eric, just what I was after !

The owner's name is given as Steve, does anyone have a contact for him ?

I've found a donor bike, an old Enfield 500 , pre '1975 so old enough to be allowed to do mods to it by our local rego boys here in Oz . I've looked at the Chinese engines but they are just too noisy for me to live with so I've narrowed it down to a water cooled twin, that should be heaps quieter ! ...

Sno Bro, have you calculated your road speed at 3000 rpm? A great looking build mate ! :D Hi Sibbo. Yes I have. Assuming a 215cm length of the rear wheel, my very fast 4th gear (1:1) and standard rear drive (8:37) will make 3000rpm 83kmh 3600rpm 100kmh If they start to seem too slow I can easily up...

Hi Jason ,
I'm sure your input and expertise will be very welcome. May I suggest you post up in Member Introductions and General Chat as your message may be seen by more readers.

Sno Bro, have you calculated your road speed at 3000 rpm?

A great looking build mate !

Hi Mouse , I have access to an old R65 ... but the ratios are wrong for a diesel with a top rpm of 3600. Just for your interest these are the speeds on a stock R65 should you be offered one. This is a '79 R65 with a 31/9 stock final drive. It's not going to work as it stands but maybe with an R80 fi...

A couple of excellent links especially the UK one as I can't read German .The Brit version looks as if it has very good performance too.If the Sinopower version is the same size as the Ruggerini it looks quite possible.

Stuart wrote:Interesting. Could be a copy of a large Ruggerini? Kinda' has that look about it wouldn't you say? I wonder what crank config it has? 180 or 360?

I can't find much online but it does look wide , maybe 600mm .It may be too wide to fit an Enfield frame .

SINOPOWER 20HP TWIN-CYLINDER AIR-COOLED DIESEL ENGINE http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BNIB-SINOPOWER-20HP-TWIN-CYLINDER-AIR-COOLED-DIESEL-ENGINE-/200745277535?pt=AU_Business_Industrial_Farming_Agriculture_Farming_Agriculture_Equipment&hash=item2ebd59d85f This one is a parallel twin rather than a V . ...

OK ,I reckon I might take it gently with this one .They are $1600 here which verges on decent money for me .... too much to waste .

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ENGINE-25-HP-Staight-shaft-Diesel-means-more-torque-longer-engine-life-/300659225771?pt=AU_Business_Industrial_Farming_Agriculture_Farming_Agriculture_Equipment&hash=item4600afb4ab Australian Ebay .I can't pick up the number from the photo and haven't asked the seller ...

I suggest extreme care when using 'White Spirits' also called 'Stoddard Solvent' It has been responsible for many deaths, when it was used as a common dry cleaning spotting solvent in the USA. Not used here any longer because of that. It took years for them to figure out what was causing all the cl...

Sweet !

I linked this thread over to my BMW forum and there have been a few inputs that might be of interest here...
http://www.boxerworks.com/forum2/viewto ... 097#p49097

Ouch ! That sounds just as bad as methanol fumes and I know they are extremely toxic .A remote air supply while using methanol and sodium hydroxide is the go.

I wish you well XLerate !! Good Luck .

st it would clear the tank. Any comments/suggestions? I cranked the engine with the starter just to see what happens, didn't want to start it without the mufflers, but I probably eventually will. Even when I make the exhausts I won't be able to test them until they come from the chroming house, the...

Thanks mate , interesting stuff . My problem is that new veg oil is expensive here, more expensive than dino BUT I have an excellent source of good clean used oil from my local sushi bar. So for me biodiesel is the way to go as even the best WVO has too much water in it and I've seen the results of ...

The 1950s Dreamliner was fitted to a 13 hp 350 cc Enfield.It gave another 10mph top speed and 25% better fuel consumption .

6'5" is going to give you a very big frontal area ! That is in the calculator too.

It is nearly impossible to buy a decent aero fairing .Almost everything on the market is either not very effective from a drag perspective or just designed to look good for boy racers.

I travelled 300 km today on the freeway and unfortunately a diesel Enfield ( which is the bike I'm moving towards) would be impossible in a standard form. This image is a screenshot of a page from this site.http://ecomodder.com/forum/tool-aero-rolling-resistance.php If I plug in the aerodynamic effi...

http://www.vwdieselparts.com/forum/view ... +stripdown

Most of us have bikes but there may be a few diesel cars around too .This is a pretty detailed instruction page .Good photos .

Just an aside. When looking at the link for that engine it references ball bearings on both ends of the crank. When did that change occur or is it unique to theirs. Suppliers of new cranks for that engine here in the state only offer them with ball bearings on the PTO end. Yep , that appears to be ...

Is 12 amps output sufficient to run lights plus recharge the battery on a simple Enfield with a clone 10hp diesel ? This engine is being offered on local Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170727207790&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:AU:1123 and the seller says the charge outpu...

I know this is about additives but is there any information on the lubricity of straight 100% biodiesel ? I'm hoping to be making my own fairly soon using Graham Laming's excellent instructions .I have a ridiculously large stash of used soybean oil right now and have to start using it ! http://www.g...

Yep ,you don't need to know the answers but you do need to know the questions !

Here's a tool that illustrated the effect of weight , rolling resistance and my favourite , aerodynamic drag.As you suspect , weight isn't that important .http://ecomodder.com/forum/tool-aero-ro ... stance.php

http://green.autoblog.com/photos/eva-tr ... to-1430161

I want one but I can't afford one !