The latest on the HDT Diesel KLR

[Stuart]

The latest on the HDT Diesel KLR. Thanks to Mike for alerting me to this article:

http://www.cycleworld.com/article.asp?s ... cle_id=634

[andrewaust]

Interesting article = they need investors for the production of "Civilian" models. Don't that sound like a cop-out, the money those guy's should be making would make one think they could do a civilian model without funding?

Looking at HP figures, the bike tweaked up should make around the same power of the KDX I have here = 38hp, although the diesel would kill the 2 stroke in torque. That kind of power with the economy would be very nice to have. The KDX chews anything from 5.5 - 9.0 ltrs to the 100K's. The lower is road, the higher is thick bush with heaps of hills. Top speed 14/38 gearing is around 165 kph.

Would be nice to have a diesel enduro bike!

Think I'll keep chuggy on-road .............................. LOL.


Cheers


Andrew

[SNOOT]

I wish they would stop dropping a carrot in front of our nose and build it for the public.

[Stuart]

Must agree Snoot. And why build this streetwise version when the 'bog standard' army version would sell equally well if not better. Especially in the U.K. I reckon.