BMW Die Moto motorcycle will shoot for 160 mph on biodiesel
Back in September, the Die Moto biodiesel motorcycle - crafted from a BMW R 1150 RT enhanced with a 3-series 2 liter diesel engine - set a new land speed record of 130 mph. Sure, that's fast for an exposed land rocket, but not fast enough. The crew at the Oakland, California-based The Crucible, including founder and executive director Michael Sturtz, want to have a go at running their ride at 160 mph, according to sites like Inventor Spot. We're not sure when this new attempt will go down, but "a few months" is the word on the street. A 2006 video of the bike in action is after the jump.
Gallery: BMW Biodiesel Motorbike
[Source: Inventor Spot via Domestic Fuel]
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Kevin 6:30PM (4/01/2008)
Thats more than a good way to spark interest in bio diesel . If people can see that cars running on such relatively new fuel can go fast they will surley be much more open toward
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TheSUBWAY.com 2:47PM (4/07/2008)
It's good to hear BP & GM talk about alternative fuels, but 50 years to implement is too long.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/05/news/companies/bigoil_hydrogen/index.htm
Perhaps this link will spark more attention:
http://www.chevrolet.com/electriccar/
It is GM's electric concept car the Chevy Volt. If more people begin to demand alternative fuel cars, we should be able to speed the rate at which the technology is developed.
We have started an Investor Forum where Investors can meet and discuss topics like this:
http://investor-forum.thesubway.com/
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