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[Adrian]

POSSIBLY the most sophisticated Royal Enfield-based diesel bikes are built by Sommer in Germany.

http://www.motorradmanufaktur.de/index. ... sub=bilder

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[Duke of Wybourne.]

Pity this wasn't developed further.
http://www.dieselbike.net/armstrong/armstrong.htm

[Bullet Whisperer]

Pity this wasn't developed further.
http://www.dieselbike.net/armstrong/armstrong.htm

Yes and that cylinder head alone ought to have been worth producing.

[Adrian]

Cheney frame, too!

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[Bullet Whisperer]

That cylinder head alone ought to have been worth pursuing .

[Duke of Wybourne.]

This one doesn't seem too bad,

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b4UsIn5QLxk

but when you look at it realistically, the latest C125 Honda Cub will beat it on performance, mpg, ease of use, acceleration, and just about equal it's top/cruising speed.
A diesel bike has some charm admittedly, but that would soon wear off for me if I had to use it every day.

[windmill john]

One could argue that point about a CG125 over a 350 Bullet.

We’re motorcyclists, we ought to be locked up in Bellevue.

[Bullet Whisperer]

How about a petrol start diesel?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXTRH0HGv7Q

[trophyvase]

I take the point about the little Honda compared to the hulking great lump of a diesel! And it raises the question of over-complication and the expense that goes hand in hand with over-complication.
One, among many, arguments in favour of two-stokes!

[jawa-enfield]

Check that the throttle is opening the fuel rack up as far as it should, it sounds like the fuel delivery pump is not reaching max delivery. Also check the 'tappet' adjustment for the fuel pump, if applicable, to make sure the plunger is rising and falling as it should and as far as it should.

The pump arm goes all the way to the right, it cannot go further. the pump end has 0,3mm play to the camshaft, what do you mena by tappet adjustment of the pump?