too bad you cant run a motorcycle on biodiesel.... :(
You can if you are in the military. USMC to be specific.
Several years ago a Japanese bike company--forget which one-- got together with the USMC and Brit's military technical college, Cranfield University--began working on a diesel bike.
The engine is a modified Japanese bike engine, the frame and running gear is a standard bike structure.
One reason to go diesel is that the economy is great.
The second is that the military wants to keep diesel as the main fuel because that simplifies the logistics tail.
And finally, diesel is more available in most overseas locations than gasoline.
There is a lot of work being done on diesel bikes. Also with Computer Aided Manufacturing, (CAM) new diesel lightplane engines are being successfully built and tested.
Isuzu has a new generation of automotive diesel engines that are designed to be quieter and less "smelly" than present engines are. Chev trucks use these engines under the tradename of "Dura-max," or something similar.
Diesel, whether fossil fueled or biodiesel is what is happening these days.
You'll be able to buy a diesel bike pretty soon.
They are less smelly because they are putting catalytic converters on them. I think the manufacturers have to install them now. My diesel truck has one and it doesn't smell like the older diesels at all. The exhaust smells a bit like vinegar.
Oh, Yeah! F1 Engineering ( http://www.f1engineering.com ) takes a Kawasaki KLR650 rolling frame and plunks their diesel engine into it. I have heard that once they are done with the USMC and the UK contracts, they are going to explore building a version for the civillian market.
like the marines are gonna give a biodiesel bike to a dog face GI LOL
That's a USMC-spec Kawasaki KLR. The gas version is a 650-cc thumper for on-road, off-road use. I believe the diesel version is the same displacement.
You can, actually, if you can find an Enfield Taurus. They're euro-market bikes and rare in the US, but they do indeed run on diesel.