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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 01:56 PM
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A 1981, BMW motorcycle with a John Deere lawn tractor diesel engine.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 01:58 PM
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How does it drive down the road, get good mileage with it??
 
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 02:07 PM
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that freakin
 
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 02:15 PM
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The best mileage I've gotten so far is 85 miles per gallon. Its top speed is 60 mph with a tail wind, and not going uphill. It loves B100 biodiesel. When I take it to bike week in Daytona, I get a lot of questions most people when they first see it think it's a Wankel engine.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by dave1shere
A 1981, BMW motorcycle with a John Deere lawn tractor diesel engine.
Real nice looking conversion.... is there a build thread?
 

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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 08:23 AM
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How you get the idea to do the conversion
 
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 02:18 PM
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Now that's something you dont see everyday! very cool
 
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 1AMatt
Now that's something you dont see everyday! very cool
True dat..... but there are more than you think world wide.

for build reports etc on diesel bikes see my sig. line.
 

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Old May 4, 2013 | 08:28 PM
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thats an awesome bike you got.
 
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Old May 12, 2013 | 10:09 PM
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I think this is the first diesel motorbike ive seen and i love it
 
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