A Hatz ID81 for an Enfield ?

[Sibbo]

I've found a second hand and little used Hatz ID81 for sale .Is this a suitable engine for an Enfield conversion ?

Will it fit ? It looks BIG on specs.I haven't seen the motor yet ,just spoken to the shop on the phone.
http://www.hatz-diesel.com/index.php?id=69&L=1

Has anyone used this engine ?

[zarquon]

it IS big.

The only bike that has used such a big lump is this one:

07-dieselmotorradtreffen_hamm_2009-motor_im_beiwagen by bigzark, on Flickr

[Sibbo]

Bugger ! there's no way that will go into an Enfield frame .oh well ...I'll keep looking

A great job on that job though !

[pietenpol2002]

I believe this engine may be from the same family.

[balboa_71]

Sibbo,
I don't know about using an Enfield frame, but a larger frame could work if you cut the top back bone tube and integrate the top of the engine as part of the frame. You'd have to forget the fuel tank, and mount a tank either under the seat or along side the rear wheel and use a lift pump to get fuel to the injector. It's doable.......

Ron, that Rigdon bike engine looks like two cylinders from a radial aircraft engine....

Cris

[Sibbo]

Thanks Cris , I couldn't get away with cutting a frame in NSW .They're VERY strict about modifications .

[pietenpol2002]

Ron, that Rigdon bike engine looks like two cylinders from a radial aircraft engine....

That's the Gunbus built in Germany utilizing 2 jugs from the 1000 hp Russian or Polish Shvetsov ASH-62 built under license by the Ruskies from the Wright R-2600. May still be in production - they just can't stop building it. On the bike I believe it comes out to 410 cubic inches or about 6700 cc's. Dwarfs the Hatz.

[zarquon]

Yeah, the Gunbus is a real HUGE bike.
Check it out on : http://www.leonhardtweb.de/en/gunbus/design.htm

Here are two more images from the build process.

You can see the Dieselbike in the background and get a feel of the size of the gunbus.

And here is an image of the finished dieselbike called "Ebster"


http://fc-foto.com/12485504

[balboa_71]

That Ebster is one bada$$ looking machine....is that the same Hatz engine we're talking about?

Cris

[zarquon]

I accidently came across some rare images of a apperance in the public of the HUGE Gunbus motorcycle

You'll find the gallery on this website.
http://www.oldie-ausfahrten.de/a2009/20 ... nik-museum

[BHNZ]

Thanks Cris , I couldn't get away with cutting a frame in NSW .They're VERY strict about modifications .

Hi Sibbo - if modifying a frame is a hassle in NSW, how about building a frame from scratch? It would be a new frame, not a modified frame. Just a thought, cheers, Brian