varun_r15

you know what i was thinking the same and was about to post, just saw your post

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whizzkid_ram

The riders of diesel bullets also proned to some heart problems used in the long course of time due to crazy vibrations..

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yamahatrooper

Are you serious???

pradeep reddy

i have been hearing rumours from a long time of kidney problems but not heart related problems...

modern diesel engine on a bike would love to see that thing run..

outworldly maniac

i guess its right

yamahatrooper

'kin hell I would rather have expensive fuel and low mileage and not compromise on me heart or me kidneys. And i thought riding my electra was difficult in the city. pffff

arunmur

A morder engine with a PD injection or a computer controlled injectors will surely make a hell of a diesel. But looking at the prices for our petrol bikes a diesel bike will be far costlier for the same performance.

There are two options in making a diesel bike
- a high performance sport bike
- a high mileage bike

Hi performance bike, I dont think any of our current makers have proper expertise to make a high performance bike like we are talking about. At the best they could plonk in a custom developed 400cc single(may be a twin since Bosch is going to make a CRDI unit for NANO) with short stroke to rev till about 5kRPM. This would give you crazy mileage.

If they want to make a mean high mileage bike some one could plonk in a 200-250cc mordern single diesel with square stroke setup. This could give our old Splendour a good competition but should be costing atleast twice.

Chance of making though is real zero, for example none of our makers have shown any interest in making or displaying any diesel bike in the past. Enfield themselves stopped the production of their diesel, though theoretically it should have been a super hit.

Even the educated people in India are not ready to put a few more thousands for a FI, despite clear signs that FI is smoother, better in gear accelerations, gives you more kilometers per can of petrol, hassle free starts, no chance of your mechanic screwing up your air-fuel mixture, lower carbonation and what nots. I wonder who would pay for a mordern diesel engine on a bike. It will be too complicated and roadside mechanics are certainly out of option. At the best this bike could be targetted at Farmers but will they buy this instead of their good old splendour especially since they can save many thousands.

I think a hybrid bike is a better bet for long distance travellers but then who wants a hybrid. I would rather drive that old 200cc carbed bike for which our manufacturers charge like crazy because reboring costs like 10k bucks around or my old 150cc sport bike which looks like a replica of that 1000cc one.

gauravbalu

i would love to see gas turbine engines on bikes !! like tha MMT Y2k turbine...

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pulsar 220 dts-fi clocks 145kmph!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8SPjGtkRWo

whizzkid_ram

Yes man its true due to lots of vibrations (if only used for long course of time)

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amardeep2006

saw a news on ndtv profit today 9 pm show (Profit at night) today. 05JAN2011

Hero is planning 400 cc diesel bike after HONDA divorce , most probably they will launch it in Q4 2012 .

they told a lot of details i could not remember all, deal to be signed with some Chennai firm for engine supply they also told the engine is under ARAI certification.
They also mentioned that Royal Enfield also planning the same.

We are really obsessed with mileage