There are more than a few reasons why diesel-powered motorcycles aren’t mainstream. Diesel engines are generally heavier than their gas counterparts, and in order to get decent performance out of an ...

November 20, 2006 The sudden realization after several decades of evidence that the world is drowning in burned fossil fuels has catalyzed a lot of initiatives to reduce consumption and emissions, but ...

While major motorcycle manufacturers produce a wide range of impressive mainstream bikes, the custom-built world of motorcycles is far stranger, with some examples that seem to break all the rules.

[Alex] has been working on a diesel motorcycle project for a few months now, and the project is finally bearing fruit. It’s quite an accomplishment for something [Alex] describes as an industrial ...

Jason Chinnock, CEO of Ducati North America, and Stefano Rosso, CEO of Diesel North America, were in attendance to showcase the exciting result of the special partnership.Photo: Ducati Last night, ...

Antony Ingram January 30, 2014 Comment Now! Diesel-engined cars are nothing new these days, even if sales in the U.S. are yet to catch up to ever-popular gasoline vehicles. But little is ever heard of ...

July 18, 2005 Our recent articles on The coming of the electric motorcycle and the Electric superbike brought a flurry of response from our readers pointing out that the diesel motorcycle was a far ...

When I'm trying to get a good night's sleep, I sometimes find myself tossing and turning, thinking about what I could do to improve a motorcycle. Some of my ideas have been downright stupid, like ...

Harry has been writing and talking about motorcycles for 15 years, although he's been riding them for 45 years! After a long career in music, he turned his hand to writing and television work, ...

A diesel-powered motorcycle built by Hayes Diversified Technologies Inc., Hesperia, Calif., and faculty from Cranfield University recently set a speed record for commercial diesel motorcycles. A ...

Hayes Diversified Technologies is the designer and manufacturer of the Kawasaki KLR650-based M1030M1 JP8/Diesel Military Motorcycle. Hayes has now announced that due to overwhelming response, they ...