Yamaha fills patent for turbodiesel motorcycle

autospies.com ^ | 7/16/2009 1:42:49 PM

[martin_fierro]

Yamaha has filed patents for a new series of motorcycle-size turbodiesel engines in both inline-four and twin-cylinder configurations. Previously, established brands have not even so much as expressed an interest in diesel engines.

Yamaha would have to contend with packaging issues in placing a diesel engine in a motorcycle chassis as well as the physical size of an engine that’s made to withstand the high pressures and torque inherent in a compression ignition engine. Yamaha’s patents seek to set an arrangement of components particularly the intercooler, which is placed atop the engine under a “dummy tank” with the actual fuel tank moved below the bike’s saddle.

[uglybiker]

Well, crud. Der linka no worka.

Try this:

http://www.gizmag.com/go/4273/

[bmwcyle]

Link?

[TLI]

the ability to put it into full production.

Actually, if they were able to accomplish realistic production numbers at a competitive price that really would be something to look at.

[Red Badger]

Rest In Peace, old friend, your work is finished.....

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[4woodenboats]

The Powerstroke diesel in my old 1996 Ford had a "Happy Dance" sound idle that I kinda miss in my much quieter - but much faster - 2008 model.

The Cummins engine that Dodge used, when uncorked (as so many Dodges were for some bizare reason I'll never figure out) sound EXACTLY like a giant, just won the weiner slamming championship fart. Other than that, I don't see why they couldn't build a viable diesel ride. Yanmar has been building diesel outboards for many years.

[Sensei Ern]

It makes a lot of sense, since the one time of the year that diesels don’t like to start is the same time of the year that motorcycles are not fun to ride.

I’d get it. As a diesel, if gasoline ever ceases as a produced commodity, making diesel fuel from soybeans would still work.

But, I would love to have a nuclear-powered motorcycle. Only need to refuel every half-life.

[Squantos]

Hayes makes a conversion of the KLR650 in diesel already that is being used in USMC.

Their civy version is called the KLR670 Bulldog an gets 110 mpg at 55mph with a 6.5 gal tank !

YAmahahahaha will have to out do that IMO.