A reader actually sent over one in an auction a few weeks ago so I suspect there might be a couple of stragglers out there, but either way this is a rare bike.
Worth noting is that the blueprints are also for sale, just in case you want to build your own to add to your collection of diesel bikes.Like a yellow jacket on wheels, the Star Twin Thunder Star 1200 TDI flaunts a yellow/black colourway and some serious speed. Irv also doesn't beat the car, driving the manual-transmission coupe at moderate speeds and anticipating stops and hazards—driving gently allowed the car's first clutch to last an amazing 450,000 miles. The Dopper motorcycle was build in 1904 with components from an old cycle that was given by Jan Brons to Jan Dopper.
Discontinued? If you're going to rack up a million miles, the couple says, go with the optional leather seats.Making deliveries daily at distances of up to 500 miles, Dan Edelman's Chrysler minivan has more than 600,000 on the odometer.
Throw in a turbo feature and plenty of luggage space and you get a downright functional diesel motorcycle that packs more punch than one would anticipate. Nevertheless, it remains one of the best diesel motorcycles ever conceived.While the Hero MotoCorp RNT doesn’t offer much by way of design, the compact scooter does achieve a tier of efficiency and utility that you’re not likely to find on other diesel motorcycles. When the car reached 550,000 miles in 1991, Harman had the driver's seat restored, replaced all of the rubber seals in the body, and repainted the car.Edelman picked the truck because the engine used mechanical injectors and the automatic transmission had a mostly mechanical valve body, which he predicted would be easy to maintain. And in first place? This is the Rokon Trail Breaker, and it has been featured on a wide range of motorcycle related lists ever since lists became popular. The motor sits in a Royal Enfield frame and borrows a few other key components from the Indian manufacturer, though the gearbox only features four gears, and comes with a belt drive too. This is the Hayes M1030: a diesel motorcycle that was developed at the UK’s Cranfield University. Well, we’ve gone for the sporty option, haven’t we?
It doesn’t sound like much, but for a motorcycle that offers more than 300 miles on a full tank, it’s not bad at all. The engine was stopped for regular maintenance and oil changes according to the BMW schedule, and at the end of the million-mile test, the engine was disassembled and measured for wear.
The US military snapped up over 400 Hayes M1030 models and British and other European NATO forces also invested in a few models too, and the company had plans to bring a civilian model into production.