why bikes have petrol engine instead of diesel engine?

Question

why bikes have petrol engine instead of diesel engine? while cars have both engine & both of diesel & petrol generate power?

Answer 1

Diesel engines are much bulkier and heavier than gasoline engines, and on a motorcycle, compactness and lightness counts. Also, gasoline engines provide better acceleration than diesel engines, which are built with efficiency in mind.

Answer 2

2 reasons I can think of. 1. Diesel engines, by design are much heavier than gasoline engines, and would make the entire motorcycle heavier, slower, and more expensive to produce. 2. Diesel engines produce large amounts of torque at low revolutions per minute, which is great for pulling heavy loads, but not for a vehicle that needs to be light, fast, and maneuverable. The only reason I know of for diesel powered cars, was that when they were introduced, diesel fuel was much cheaper than petrol (no longer the case) and customers wanted them for economic reasons

Answer 3

To make bikes smooth in terms of performance and light in terms of weight that's why petrol engine is used instead of a diesel engine . A diesel bike would vibrate more as compared to a petrol bike, and would be more expensive to manufacture as it would have to be made more robust to withstand the vibrations of the diesel engine.

Answer 4

Enfield in India actually do produce a diesel powered model. It offers some phenomenal mileage range, but not much power. Another is produced in Germany, but only to order.

Traditionally diesel engines have been heavier than petrol and their power characteristics haven't suited lighter vehicles like motorcycles.

Answer 5

The first point to note is, the petrol engine size and weight is comparatively small and less.Diesel engine size is big and heavy.On working petrol engine will emits less heat compare to diesel engine.
Secondly,Less maintenance in petrol engine compare to diesel engine.
Thirdly,Petrol engine cost is less then diesel engine cost.
petrol engine emits less pollution,compare to diesel engine.
Efficiency is much higher in petrol engine.

Answer 6

wow such mis information he did not say diesel fuel dude diesel oil is a higher standard with some extra additives to prevent break down and extend the service life you will be fine change it as soon as you got the funds you would have to do some serious riding at a top notch track with a hard core race engine to break down oil to a point you will have issues in 3 days and if you are that good you would not be on Yahoo Answers

Answer 7

DIESEL REQUIRES MORE COMPRESSION TO FIRE IT + YOU NEED GLOW PLUGS TO HELP HEAT THE FUEL
A DEISEL HAS 12TO1 COMPRESSION AND UP DEPENDING ON THE MOTOR AND HAVE YOU SEEN THE SIZE OF A DIESEL ENGINE TRY PUTTING THAT ON A BIKE