Hasenwerk
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- Joined
- Nov 28, 2003
- Location
- Quesnel, BC
- TDI
- 1982 Cabriolet (BEW|VNT17|Stage4), 1989 VW TriStar Syncro soon-to-be CR TDI (CBEA), 2001 Ford Ranger Edge 4x4 (ALH|VNT17|R520|Stage4)
Haven't seen TDI Motorcycles discussed for a while here, so let's!
Available to me is an early 80s BMW R Series bike with a sidecar. Engine/transmission has exploded.
BMW has a drive shaft instead of a chain system. As others have done, take a Golf style transmission, welding the diff and run the drive shaft off the rear-facing CV. This concept of driving the rear wheel VERY simple, as no adapter plates and precision alignment is needed. It's just a factor of mounting the VW engine and transmission - now you see why the sidecar is needed as it will be a HEAVY bike.
The downfall to this idea is this is a very long setup for a motorcycle and there is no way it would physically fit a standard BMW or really any other frame. Also a 1900cc TDI is *way* overkill in the power department too.
The 1.2L three-cylinder TDI found in the Volkswagen Lupo comes to mid as a smaller engine. Does anyone have measurements of the 1.2L TDI and it's transmission? Yes there is the Smart 42 CDI out there.... bah!
Available to me is an early 80s BMW R Series bike with a sidecar. Engine/transmission has exploded.
BMW has a drive shaft instead of a chain system. As others have done, take a Golf style transmission, welding the diff and run the drive shaft off the rear-facing CV. This concept of driving the rear wheel VERY simple, as no adapter plates and precision alignment is needed. It's just a factor of mounting the VW engine and transmission - now you see why the sidecar is needed as it will be a HEAVY bike.
The downfall to this idea is this is a very long setup for a motorcycle and there is no way it would physically fit a standard BMW or really any other frame. Also a 1900cc TDI is *way* overkill in the power department too.
The 1.2L three-cylinder TDI found in the Volkswagen Lupo comes to mid as a smaller engine. Does anyone have measurements of the 1.2L TDI and it's transmission? Yes there is the Smart 42 CDI out there.... bah!