Yesterday, following a comment by someone at work about diesel cars and their popularity, I wondered why there were no such animals as diesel powered motorbikes - but after a bit of Googling I discovered that such beasts do exist; however, they are usually homemade jobbies or conversions. One mainstream manufacturer is Enfield in India,which made them in the 80s and continues to investigate them.
However, who would want a diesel bike when the in thing is electric? Youtube introduced me to the Zero SR which, while rather pedestrian looking, can out accelerate anything on the road that's petrol powered by virtue of electric motors having all the torque available immediately and no gears, in the same manner as electric cars.
Pretty impressive, to say the least.
Talking of diesel, on the recommendation of both No.1 and No.2 Sons we watched Mad Max Fury Road the other evening. They must have used up a small tropical forest of carbon sink while making it. Don't waste your time - utter tosh.
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