This is pro stuff. I have seen diesel bikes before, but this is quite unique, and diesel bikes usually don't have much torque. I don't understand how they got more torque than the original engine.
it sounds like he said they went 37 miles and topped it off and it took 2.3 gallons, that is 16 mpg, if that is accurate to the trip they took. that style tank only hold 3.3 gallons, im unsure where his getting these numbers.
possibly, i didnt watch the whole youtube episode or anything, but trying to accurately calculate fuel economy on amounts of less than a quarter gallon using some random fuel dispenser seems like a problem as well.
Ok, so we're talking about a two-wheeled contraption capable of freeway speeds, devoid of ANY protective or safety capabilities whatsoever, with traffic around you that 90% of was trained by their half-blind grandma to get their license, and you worry about the belts?
It's a diesel engine, they get ridiculous mileage, and bikes also get ridiculous mileage, as they have very little weight to them. So combined it's not surprising. But they are loud, so are regular bikes. They don't run well in cold weather, like regular bikes. And they smell bad, like regular bikers. So really I am surprised no one thought to do it before.
Considering the whole John Deere motif, for the full experience, it should require you to sign up for a subscription service to start and absolutely brick itself if you try to do any maintenance yourself.
I am sure they serve a purpose on tractors like keeping rain out or limiting emissions or some other wierd thing, but on that bike, it just seems like overkill. I get why, but still. (Google minutes later...)
For those curious the guy with the bike is Bikes and Beards on YouTube. He's got a history of riding, buying and trying weird motorcycles, everything from Amazon box specials to vintage Harley Davidsons with left foot clutch and left hand spark advance. He's pretty entertaining if you're okay with his per video Bible verse recitals. His old mechanic, Craig, set up a channel of his own and is very entertaining @The_bearded_mechanic on YT
I think Destin handles it more tactfully, he at least tries to spin it into a sort of homily, where he's actually attempting to relate it to the content, or at least discuss why it's important to his personal worldview. BeardsAndBikes usually goes "and this reminds me of one of my favorite Bible verses" and then just reads off the text like it was a sponsor spot. There's no nuance, it's almost never related to the content, and he doesn't relate it to his life, so it just comes off as preaching.
I was an Army fueler for 8 years and signed up figuring that large vehicles used diesel. Sure, but diesel vehicles usually run on jet fuel, the only fuel I handled in the military.
True they use jet fuel, but it's close to diesel like kerosene is. Diesel engines will run with all 3(and more), but run better on diesel. I was trying to keep it simple because the KLR based motorcycles are compression ignition unlike most motorcycles.
Emissions equipment and some modern diesels can't take kerosene or jet fuel though.
I should have been more thorough. Full coverage. You can get PiP/Liability insurance and still ride, but you would need a helmet. Full coverage allows you to ride without.
I think it's very likely this was more along the lines of "No, of course I'm not saying your precious machine is unsafe" for when the person coming in to deal doesn't like helmets.
Bruce Rossmeyer owns the largest Harley dealership in central FL (maybe FL) and was VERY anti-helmet when FL decided to make helmets required in the state.
Guess who died on a motorcycle coz he wasn't wearing a fucking helmet?
If you've never been to a Harley dealer, what he was really saying is that his fragile ego has to make excuses for going against the HD status quo so he can wear a helmet but still hope the other HD owners don't label him a pinko commie liberal cuck. Ive been forever shunned by the other HD riders at my job because I went out with them one weekend and quit about 2 hours in. My mistake was telling them the truth that I left because they all rode like cunts. They're a petty bunch.
Side note: IMHO one of the problems with Harley was you always had to "have the look". The owner's were gatekeepers of fandom and the company encouraged it. That plus inability to update reliability at the same rate as their competitors and you get the shell of a company it is today.
How to confuse the hell out of a Harley dealership: “hello, I would like a motorcycle that is built well instead of engineered to be a noisy obnoxious piece of shit for branding reasons.”
One of the things that identified John Kerry as being fake as hell was when he traded his Ducati for a Harley
Harley's come from the factory with baffles. They're only obnoxiously loud when you take those off. Every loud Harley is the result of someone doing that.
They literally have a patent on the 45 degree angle between the cylinders, which causes uneven firing and a choppy ride. There’s even a trademark on the sound.
Their brand is literally designed to sound and ride like shit compared to other machines.
psugab
I want one
authorcalebchapman
I’m pretty sure a Harley dealership has seen loud garbage before
Snooj
The only thing is that if it breaks down you aren't allowed to fix it.
jakedafish
“It runs so smooth, it’s so comfortable”
That’s because you ride a Harley. A Harley is a poorly maintained vibrator for LARPers.
codenameRadical
The belt makes me slightly nervous, but it's a really cool idea
iMcFly
I don’t know John Deere stuff or motorbike stuff. Is this a bike that is made out of a mix of a Harley and a tractor?
YippeeKayakOB
This is pro stuff. I have seen diesel bikes before, but this is quite unique, and diesel bikes usually don't have much torque. I don't understand how they got more torque than the original engine.
scotcherton
Lovely combination of two crap companies. It's like a turd wrapped salmonella - and an idiot dressed in a flag.
GimcrackGewgaw
That "idiot" knows more about wrenching on a scoot than everybody watching this video put together.
scotcherton
Ok bro.
lnxtra
it sounds like he said they went 37 miles and topped it off and it took 2.3 gallons, that is 16 mpg, if that is accurate to the trip they took. that style tank only hold 3.3 gallons, im unsure where his getting these numbers.
GimcrackGewgaw
There is no way that thing does 140 mpg. Diesel or not.
dvandjil
I think he said "Point 2 3" But there was an edit that cut the first part out.
lnxtra
possibly, i didnt watch the whole youtube episode or anything, but trying to accurately calculate fuel economy on amounts of less than a quarter gallon using some random fuel dispenser seems like a problem as well.
newsguycraigevans
It does sound like a Massey. That is not a compliment.
Neednoggle
Call me weird, I guess, cause I also like keeping my brain inside my skull.
Evenmoreuselessname
I thought he said that because there's a helmet on the bike, but he doesn't want to wear someone else's?
TheVillageGrouch9000
Superb build there! Is overall guy MAGA?
TeamRobot
Anyone else concerned about the exposed belts right beside legs and trousers
choppedliveraldente
First thing a seent. Someone is gonna ride that thing in shorts if you let them.
powwerbottom
If you've ridden before, you learn pretty quick that we just don't touch it. At all
Trimule
I'm totally NOT a bike guy, but I'm sure I've seen large old classic bikes with exposed belt drives.
Wapusk
Yep.
TacoPoweredHelicopter
It's a bike, the concern for safety is not exactly high.
Deathcameawienering
We're rocketing thru traffic straddling a motor on wheels...safety was never the point
N0TFR13ND
Naaah, that’s safe as hell.
gronzilla
Safe as hell is some marketing phrasing. :claps:
pdarkfred
Hahaha, extra funny bc of the context of tractors, esp old ones (belt drives to power implements was the norm before PTOs):
Sticklebrickk
That's what chaps are for
TrumpRapesAndEatsChildren0002
Ok, so we're talking about a two-wheeled contraption capable of freeway speeds, devoid of ANY protective or safety capabilities whatsoever, with traffic around you that 90% of was trained by their half-blind grandma to get their license, and you worry about the belts?
Groovechild
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1OWpqNXo4c21sZzdqNmlvcndwZW1yancxcjczbWNiemhqbGgzd2llYiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/gFlsCf2XdYpCeDxkCM/200w.webp
MuffinProof
Could someone ELI5 this for me, please? What am I looking at?
onesidedsquare
A rare diesel engine motorcycle
Arbitrarynamehere
A bike
spict
Could pass as a Turtles bike as well.
Syko73
140 MPG...OPEC would like a word
SteveTheEgg
It's a diesel engine, they get ridiculous mileage, and bikes also get ridiculous mileage, as they have very little weight to them. So combined it's not surprising. But they are loud, so are regular bikes. They don't run well in cold weather, like regular bikes. And they smell bad, like regular bikers. So really I am surprised no one thought to do it before.
newsguycraigevans
Just keep it running if it's cold. It can't gel up if it's always running.
Cataleast
Considering the whole John Deere motif, for the full experience, it should require you to sign up for a subscription service to start and absolutely brick itself if you try to do any maintenance yourself.
rbudrick
Brakes slam on in the middle of the highway, launching you straight off the bike. It's the John Deere way.
Evenmoreuselessname
But it's an OLD John Deere, so it's actually decent
Fahrenheit536
You must mean MEDIUM-old John Deere, then, because actual old John Deere was shit, too.
Cataleast
"Back in the mid-70s, there was two week period, where John Deere was good." ;)
eathotdog
People make same excuses for chevy dodge ferd chrysler etc.
ariania
maaaaaaaaan are these subtitles annoying
mygodhasabiggerdick
Cool enough, but that plinky-loud cover on the exhaust would drive me fucking nuts looking for something loose every other ride.
lildude52ca
what are those things even for?
mygodhasabiggerdick
I am sure they serve a purpose on tractors like keeping rain out or limiting emissions or some other wierd thing, but on that bike, it just seems like overkill. I get why, but still. (Google minutes later...)
Yeah basically acts as an exhaust protector from rain and other corossive elements and general debris.
https://nodum.org/tractor-exhaust-flapper/
Elvenbane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKiHGN1mj9Q
wadatahmydamie
People downvoting the source. Never change, Imgur
MostAwesomeDan
For those curious the guy with the bike is Bikes and Beards on YouTube. He's got a history of riding, buying and trying weird motorcycles, everything from Amazon box specials to vintage Harley Davidsons with left foot clutch and left hand spark advance. He's pretty entertaining if you're okay with his per video Bible verse recitals. His old mechanic, Craig, set up a channel of his own and is very entertaining @The_bearded_mechanic on YT
https://youtube.com/@bikesandbeards
youreathing
I personally don't care about his religion in so far as he doesn't try to make it anyone else's. SmarterEveryDay is good about this too.
BrdCdn
Putting Bible verses in your job religious content is literally making it everyone else's.
youreathing
Then it's not working...?
MostAwesomeDan
I think Destin handles it more tactfully, he at least tries to spin it into a sort of homily, where he's actually attempting to relate it to the content, or at least discuss why it's important to his personal worldview. BeardsAndBikes usually goes "and this reminds me of one of my favorite Bible verses" and then just reads off the text like it was a sponsor spot. There's no nuance, it's almost never related to the content, and he doesn't relate it to his life, so it just comes off as preaching.
HerpDerpYeen
The bible shit is literally why I stopped watching him. Craig's pretty good though.
GimcrackGewgaw
I clocked out at the bible verse. Nothing wrong with him doing it, but it's just not for me. What's Craig's channel url?
MostAwesomeDan
https://youtube.com/@the_bearded_mechanic
GimcrackGewgaw
ah, I get it now. TY!
Grinch01
1gallon on 130miles i doubt it... at Highway speed total bs if not they sit on an billion Dollar Engine what i dont belive
Grinch01
Thats just a small diesel engine no way its that efficient total bs claims, nice work really well done but the claims cant be true
TurnsOut42WasASlightMiscalculation
Does anyone actually make a diesel bike? It seems backwards - you don't need a ton of power
YpsilantiRomani
There are some
PanNonOpticon
Royal Enfield Taurus
dohcohv
There was a KLR based one for the military since they all use diesel anyways, makes supply easier.
Diesels are generally heavier which sucks for a lot of bikes.
MenloPart
I was an Army fueler for 8 years and signed up figuring that large vehicles used diesel.
Sure, but diesel vehicles usually run on jet fuel, the only fuel I handled in the military.
dohcohv
True they use jet fuel, but it's close to diesel like kerosene is. Diesel engines will run with all 3(and more), but run better on diesel. I was trying to keep it simple because the KLR based motorcycles are compression ignition unlike most motorcycles.
Emissions equipment and some modern diesels can't take kerosene or jet fuel though.
Stumpkiller
That is awsome.
sevro77
Twenty horsepower Deere
OregonComputerGuy
I'd love to own that bike
authorcalebchapman
If you buy it, would you please consider becoming TexasComputerGuy?
TheMythicalJackalope
“Let me get a helmet cuz I’m weird like that.”
My dude, helmets are normal and you should wear them! Thats SOP not out of the ordinary, except maybe in dumb states like Idaho!
TheDreadDruid
A helmet is weird when you are just taking a tractor for a ride.
ThrowAwayAcct0000
"I'm weird," like not wanting my brains splattered all over the pavement is a weird thing.
Rips4w
He was joking.
snarkybitch
Theres not helmet law in Colorado if you're over 18. Its so dumb.
LeftRightThere
I ride with a helmet and ear plugs. Gotta protect all the senses.
ananfro
Atgatt. Especially ear plugs
Zalm
Florida is legal to go without a helmet if you have insurance.
redtruck
So, how do you get a plate, without insurance?
Zalm
I should have been more thorough. Full coverage. You can get PiP/Liability insurance and still ride, but you would need a helmet. Full coverage allows you to ride without.
TurnsOut42WasASlightMiscalculation
It's optional for adults in Arkansas. It's also optional to be an organ donor, you know
brattysubsam
Optional in Iowa, too, and I am listed as an organ donor
Noitisnot
There was a helmet on the back, I think he meant he didn't want to share.
UnHappyMoon5
That’s what I thought.
BishlamekGurpgork
This is probably more about "No, of course I'm not saying your darling bike is unsafe" and not "I think this is weird and needs to be excused."
newsguycraigevans
You have to say it like that. It doesn't sound manly otherwise. He's absolutely protecting his ego.
BishlamekGurpgork
I think it's very likely this was more along the lines of "No, of course I'm not saying your precious machine is unsafe" for when the person coming in to deal doesn't like helmets.
5NoteHalf
It's probably the dealers way of fending off getting a drift of shit from the "I'm too macho for a helmet, and you're a p***y" crowd.
Bohrdumb
Ben Roethlisberger disagrees. Or he doesn't. He can't really remember.
ThailandExpress
TheMythicalJackalope
Absolutely love the bike tho. Work of art and engineering
Shpielers
Last I checked, 27 states didnt require helmets...
Feralkyn
Yeah I feel bad he felt the need to qualify that as if embarrassed.
Quixus
ATGATT is SOP, I am weird like that. I like my skin.
Toasterlovin
No helmets required in CT either, still dumb but surprisingly not uncommon.
UnHappyMoon5
There was a helmet on the bike. I just thought he wanted to get his own and not share one.
MadamPuddifoot
Bruce Rossmeyer owns the largest Harley dealership in central FL (maybe FL) and was VERY anti-helmet when FL decided to make helmets required in the state.
Guess who died on a motorcycle coz he wasn't wearing a fucking helmet?
backrideup9
If you've never been to a Harley dealer, what he was really saying is that his fragile ego has to make excuses for going against the HD status quo so he can wear a helmet but still hope the other HD owners don't label him a pinko commie liberal cuck. Ive been forever shunned by the other HD riders at my job because I went out with them one weekend and quit about 2 hours in. My mistake was telling them the truth that I left because they all rode like cunts. They're a petty bunch.
ananfro
Harley riders are the pettiest, biggest babies on bikes. I refuse to ride with any of them, except for I’ll ride with my dad
CommunCreator
I’d guess he’d seen too many meat crayons
redtruck
I've seen couples riding down the number 4 in Florida, helmetless. Insanity.
salunatics
Side note: IMHO one of the problems with Harley was you always had to "have the look". The owner's were gatekeepers of fandom and the company encouraged it. That plus inability to update reliability at the same rate as their competitors and you get the shell of a company it is today.
leroy666
H-D is a clothing company that dabbles in motorcycles.
TheDildoOfConsequences
What the heck are you talking about? 95% of the Harleys ever made are still on the road!
The other 5% made it back to the garage.
andmysoundslaiddownbytheUnderGround
When did the t-shirt company start making motorcycles?
wadatahmydamie
How to confuse the hell out of a Harley dealership: “hello, I would like a motorcycle that is built well instead of engineered to be a noisy obnoxious piece of shit for branding reasons.”
One of the things that identified John Kerry as being fake as hell was when he traded his Ducati for a Harley
CheeseB0t
Harley's come from the factory with baffles. They're only obnoxiously loud when you take those off.
Every loud Harley is the result of someone doing that.
wadatahmydamie
They literally have a patent on the 45 degree angle between the cylinders, which causes uneven firing and a choppy ride. There’s even a trademark on the sound.
Their brand is literally designed to sound and ride like shit compared to other machines.
CheeseB0t
I'm not disagreeing with any of that, baffles however are a thing. I hope downvoting me brightened your day
wadatahmydamie
Nothing to do with brightening a day, it’s SOP for misinformation.
NorrinxRadd
Thank you for saying this