2007-03-24 03:19:37 · 7 answers · asked by ravutu manohar 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Power to Weight ratio!
Too much weight and not enough power
Although I think I can remember some guy in India some time back who had somehow "shoe-horned" a Lister cement-mixer engine into a (I think) an Enfield frame
God help him but the "gas" mileage was out of this world!
2007-03-24 09:16:32 · answer #1 · answered by howard g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diesels make alot of torque, not really made for speed. Like kawasaki always has had a really fast bike.... know why? RPMs seem to be what sells motorcycles. "They" could do it, but who's going to drive them soccer moms that are afraid of diesels? Two Stroke = Fun but you can't really legally sell them in most places except third world countries. Are you in a third world country? I am and they drive motorcycles for fun here too.
2007-03-24 10:23:19 · answer #2 · answered by Rocket 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No simple answers.
While it would provide more torque and be much more durable than a gasoline engine it would (indeed) be very heavy and in all likelyhood need to be water cooled. Noise levels would be higher.
With the use of low sulfur or biodiesel the emissions would be lower there would still be some emissions that would not help our environment.
2007-03-24 03:27:19 · answer #3 · answered by Albannach 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where can you get a two stroke Diesel, never seen one.
2007-03-24 03:23:22 · answer #4 · answered by James B 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It would be too heavy and too big. You would have a really slow motorcycle.
2007-03-24 03:27:13 · answer #5 · answered by alkdjf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
too heavy and too much pollution
2007-03-24 03:22:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would have to have a blower also.
2007-03-24 04:39:58 · answer #7 · answered by gdwrnch40 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋