Re: Wish List

[andrew johnson <sundiaL@xxxxxxx>]

At 4:37 PM -0500 2/10/04, Bruno Valeri wrote:
>BTW, I'd be quite happy with the GS output. Abundant low-end
>torque is much more usable in regular street riding than higher
>peak hp. Most riders who swithed intake tubes on R or RT bikes to
>GS seem to prefer the increase in lower range torque even if they
>lost a few peak hp.

Speaking of low-end torque and wish-lists... and "oil"-heads: The 
Marine Diesel motorcycle is working out quite well, and ought to 
reach civilian production by the end of this year. 585 cc custom 
engine in a KLR chassis. 130 MPG. Top end is 40 hp at 7000 RPM, but 
its inherent high torque will allow it to pull from 20 mph in 5th 
gear.

Some links:

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33424

http://www.motorbikestoday.com/features/Articles/diesel_bikes.htm

I'll either get one through a surplus auction or wait for the Kawi 
dealers to carry the civvie version.
- -- 
- - andrew, Berkeley, '87 R80, '00 R1150GS
- - "Moto per Mangiare, Mangiare per Moto"

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