Ron, Did you happen to notice the crank rotation Kipors? If I read it correctly, it would give us the only bike in the world with a high speed reverse and no...
Hi, name's Tracy and I've been thinking about building a diesel bike for awhile now, and to that end have bought an L100 clone engine. My first thought for a...
So, did your engine come with any electrical generating capability? Like for instance, I bought a Yanmar clone and it came with electric start, and a 10 Amp...
Yeah, it's electric start and has a stator in the flywheel that puts out about 14.1 VDC (after the rectifier, of course) at 4 or 5 amps idle, to maybe 6-7 at...
Tracy, Welcome to the group. The L100 clone is a good engine. Comet is also good, some have gone with the less expensive 40 series, some with more expensive...
Tracy, I'd like to hear more about your Detroit 2-71 as I'm a big fan of DD 2 strokes! Any chance of using one of these engines in an automotive application? ...
Hello Tracy, Welcome to the group - hope you find the information here useful. You mention the engine has an electric intake heating screen - what are these...
No, You need the battery. The battery regulates all the generated power. it absorbs the excess which prevents burning out your lights, and fills in for the...
Tracy, You note that you have a CB550 twin. Would that be a CB500 twin or a CB550 4 cylinder? If it's the 500 do take a look at Jeff's CB450 conversion which...
I've seen a picture of a city bus that used a 2-71 for power. It would be pretty slow, though. A 2-71 in an automotive application should be capable of about...
I haven't checked current draw, but I would guess about 20-30 amps. The bigger engines have about a 1-1.5 kw screen, which would be around 100 amps give or...
Well, because it is regulated at 14.1 volts (standard charging voltage for a 12 V system), and maintains that even at idle, if I were going to forgo electric...
... Welcome Tracey, Good motor you have by the sounds of it. Don't discount the Comet as wasting too much power - the Enfield 4 speeder filled with grease...
We've discussed this diesel bike here before. A bit heavy for my tastes, but the sound of that little 3-53 at full cry would be something to behold. And that...
Tracy, Back in 1976 when I got involved with the City of Fort Worth and picking up garbage :-) we had several Ford trucks sporting DD 6V-53 engines and Allison...
That's good info, Cris. I'm of the belief that there's no such thing as a bad diesel engine, just good and better. To me, any 2-stroke Detroit falls under the...
Tracy, Your right, good and better. Guess DD's just could not keep up with emission reduction, not having a central injection pump and old head designs, etc.....
Tracy, Nice videos. The L100 is quiet on the bench, but when in the frame starting out at 1,400 rpm, there is a good amount of noise (read: clatter). The...
Cris, that's a huge difference in fuel consumption! It's considerably more than the average fuel consumption difference you get between similar output petrol...
Hi folks. just to let you know I have banned "girlgvblog" from the group and also deleted the spam message from her/him/it. Regards Steve Cook (moderator)...
Chris, Yes, big difference in fuel consumption. The trucks operate their packers using the main engine to run a PTO driving a oil pump, while this does not...
... Here's a quick fuel consumption comparison. Sluggy - refuel every 2 weeks - 11 to 12 litres Yamaha TMAX refuel every other day - 14 litres Same mileage. ...
I suspect it is normal human nature to use what you have - so if you have more power available, you use it? This may explain the less- than-expected fuel...
Hi All just a thought, watching you that have posted utube videos I notice the land contour seems generally flat where as I live in a hilly area, this might...
... I think you have hit a very valid point here Chris. I did have a 180cc 2 stroke scooter that I thrashed everywhere and always returned 72mpg. It was very...
Chris, A few things about bikes and fuel economy that I've picked up on over the years: I agree with your 4 stroke bike mileage findings of 45 to 55 mpg. I did...
