Good luck finding a "scrap" Harley
Thanks primarily to RUB's buying up all the new production, even a basket-case HD will set you back a couple grand. (For the uninitiated, a RUB pronounced "rube" is a Rich Urban Biker generally a doctor, attorney, accountant or other white collar professional who transports his bike to rallies on a trailer.) Anyway, Harleys are overpriced and overrated. Your best bet for a diesel conversion is to go with an older Japanese bike. They are cheap, well made, and readily available. I would even venture to say that you might able to scrounge one for free. After all, who wants to buy a Japanese motorcycle with a blown engine? The Enfields are intriguing, and there is already information out there about installing a Hatz diesel in them. Good luck. -BRAH -----Original Message----- From: Dan Maker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 3:56 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] Military diesel motorcycles and other cool stuff... Neoteric Biofuels Inc said: > > http://www.americanprofile.com/issues/20010930/20010930ne_1354.asp > > See link above, ask this chap for plans, maybe. Perkins in a Harley, on > biodiesel. It's a cool story, but I'm not sure it's the direction I want to go to build a diesel bike. This bit from the fifth paragraph put me off the first time I read it, a few days ago: "He also spent $15,000 on parts for his one-of-a-kind motorcycle." But then he did buy the frame new, it could probably be done for a lot less if one were to check the local salvage yards for parts. Dan -- Jack of all trades, master of none. Fiber Artist - Genealogist - Kilt Maker - Linux Geek - Piper - Woodworker http://www.xmission.com/~redbeard Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT click here <http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=12cr4qqt9/M=266841.4316200.5507732.1261774/D=eg roupweb/S=1705083269:HM/EXP=1072216583/A=1911858/R=0/*http:/www.lifescap einc.com/picasa/landing.php?capid=222&caId=1987> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=266841.4316200.5507732.1261774/D=egrou pmail/S=:HM/A=1911858/rand=852791298> _____ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
