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kenbw2

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From: Preston

Registered: 2017-11-26

Posts: 1,612

That paranoia when you smell diesel and think "crap, what's leaking"

Whenever I smell something I always think it's my van until proven otherwise

I realised I was paranoid when I suspected my van when I smelled diesel, but I was at the petrol station

Occam's razor definitely not in effect

Especially as I was there on my bike, with the van at least 5 miles away 

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2000 Citroen Dispatch 1.9TD XUD9 Camper Conversion
1999 Citroen Dispatch 1.9D DW8 Disassembled Camper Conversion
1996 Peugeot 806 1.9TD XUD9 Spare vehicle
1998 Citroen Synergie 1.9TD XUD9 Snapped timing belt

AlvyLad

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Registered: 2021-06-11

Posts: 481

Re: That paranoia when you smell diesel and think "crap, what's leaking"

Them diesel bikes never were going to end well

kenbw2

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From: Preston

Registered: 2017-11-26

Posts: 1,612

Re: That paranoia when you smell diesel and think "crap, what's leaking"

I always think they should do diesel motorbikes. Imagine the efficiency, I bet you'd see over 100MPG

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2000 Citroen Dispatch 1.9TD XUD9 Camper Conversion
1999 Citroen Dispatch 1.9D DW8 Disassembled Camper Conversion
1996 Peugeot 806 1.9TD XUD9 Spare vehicle
1998 Citroen Synergie 1.9TD XUD9 Snapped timing belt

Casper

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From: East Lothian

Registered: 2015-12-20

Posts: 2,180

Re: That paranoia when you smell diesel and think "crap, what's leaking"

http://www.dieselbike.net/triumph/triumph.htm

OAT

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From: Borders/Dales

Registered: 2017-01-03

Posts: 1,013

Re: That paranoia when you smell diesel and think "crap, what's leaking"

AlvyLad

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Registered: 2021-06-11

Posts: 481

Re: That paranoia when you smell diesel and think "crap, what's leaking"

http://www.dieselbike.net/triumph/triumph.htm

Old, half hearted attempt this one
I remember, just can't find a very long and good discussion on one of the motorcyclist adventurer forums/boards with every single aspect and model discussed to absolute minutest detail and the actual attempt of some to fit engine in one of the adventurer type bikes

I always think they should do diesel motorbikes. Imagine the efficiency, I bet you'd see over 100MPG

Has been done, never worked well out due to "power range" Vs unit weight + gearbox issue, bit of shame, as there has been whole load of decent-promising prototypes

ANW here's some publication on a subject
https://manofmany.com/rides/motorcycles … otorcycles

Only an article https://www.advrider.com/a-fuel-and-his-money/ but I think it was AdvRider forum topic "my" scepticism stems from 

Last edited by AlvyLad (2022-11-06 16:39:53)

Casper

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From: East Lothian

Registered: 2015-12-20

Posts: 2,180

Re: That paranoia when you smell diesel and think "crap, what's leaking"

When the diesel bikes were getting discussed on The Rev Counter Forum (Now Gone) some 5-6 years back that triumph was some Dutch company where you could take your Tiger and get it converted. Dont think they lasted long. probably the Greens killed the idea off

AlvyLad

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Registered: 2021-06-11

Posts: 481

Re: That paranoia when you smell diesel and think "crap, what's leaking"

When the diesel bikes were getting discussed on The Rev Counter Forum (Now Gone) some 5-6 years back that triumph was some Dutch company where you could take your Tiger and get it converted. Dont think they lasted long. probably the Greens killed the idea off

Ditto! :clink:

https://web.archive.org/web/20200919221 … mit.co.uk/ but only goes so far...