i know there have been some diesel choppers made before and what not, but i saw this on another site, and i just had to share.






it weighs about 450lbs, which all things considered - that's really light.

and check this out, 120hp 250ft/lbs torque!

holy crap, think about how much fun that would be to ride! you want to talk about mid corner punch? and how many looks do you think you'd get when you pulled up to the diesel pump instead of the gas pump (not that you'd be there much - the bike gets 150mpg)! i want!

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Thunder Star 1200 Diesel by Star Twin

 

that things not gonna win any beauty pageants but who the hell cares with 250 ft/lbs of torque. thats badass. ive always loved turbo diesels too....sign me up

 

IF those tires are standard size, that bike is HUGE! Like, super moto height and whatnot. Also, what's with the old technology suspension and such?

Besides that, cool *** concept, and 250 foot-pounds is no joke. Would be fun to ride.

 

perma-wheelie machine.

 

150mpg and not a scooter? I like.

 

ya, it does have a sizeable ***, that's for sure. it looks like that's where the battery is, and probably some other electronics too. the suspension is pretty modern (this bike was built back in '05). it has usd forks with radial brakes - that's pretty modern (and man, those are some beastly sized forks).

the other thing is, they started with the vw motor, then built the frame around it. swingarm is (as of now) a one off. so if it goes to production - which i hope it does- but it probably won't - i'm sure a lot of things would be changed and updated and it would look a lot different

 

That would have to be the next best thing to having an oil well in your back yard. Where do I sign please?