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« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2014, 08:28:09 AM » |
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Now that's interesting, I'm a big diesel fan. Noticed a couple of simularities between the Neander and the Valkyrie, the way the engine is an intergral part of the frame and the front tire is the same size. I wouldn't mine one of those, probably way above my price heart attack level.
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« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2014, 01:40:55 PM » |
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hmmmm...... I like it.
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« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2014, 07:35:32 AM » |
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 I might be interested in that too! what's the cost? will they import to US?
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« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2014, 04:51:02 PM » |
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RainMaker
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« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2014, 06:37:22 PM » |
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That's all? I'll take two! |
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« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2014, 06:51:50 PM » |
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From a quick search on the google. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_motorcycleI'd definitely like to play with a small turbo and one of the KLR 650 Diesels... |
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« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2014, 09:29:06 AM » |
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Yep, there's a guy near us who did his own diesel conversion on a klr. Wasn't getting all his power to ground last time we saw him, but was making progress.
John, was that $140,000 price for real? If so, I think I'll spend my 140 on a Ferrari instead.
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« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2014, 12:54:30 PM » |
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Close, "The price for all of this engineering is 95,000 Euro which at today’s exchange rate is $133,000" Read the full article here The article says it gets about 50mpg, nice! |
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« Reply #9 on: May 03, 2014, 01:05:12 PM » |
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Close, "The price for all of this engineering is 95,000 Euro which at today’s exchange rate is $133,000" Read the full article here The article says it gets about 50mpg, nice! I get around 33mpg on my Valk. So, if I get the Diesel and the price of gas remains around $3.50 a gallon and diesel is $3.70 a gallon, only 4,161,767 miles to break even! |
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« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2014, 05:51:00 AM » |
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Unfortunately, here is their response to my email
"sorry, the motorcycle is no longer available for sales, not in Europe nor in the USA. We stopped this project a few years ago, now focusing on the development of the worlds' first turbo diesel outboard motor."
I couldn't have afforded that price anyway.
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