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Diesel smoke, dangerous curves
Choppers that burn oil are nothing new, but this one is different: it's
supposed to burn oil... it's a diesel!Let's get one thing straight: Your
resident
motorcycle writer thinks choppers are as silly as Brooks and Dunn. Be that
as it may, I'll call out some cool innovation when I see it.
Neander Motorcycles in Germany has been making some noise (pun intended)
with its new chopper powered by a 1,340cc turbodiesel inline twin good for
about
100hp. The real news is torque. This bike churns out a neck-snapping
143-lbs.ft. of torque at just 2,400 rpm, which should generate an awful lot of
go in
the crucial 40 to 80 roll-on acceleration department.
Build one that looks like a Moto Guzzi V7 Sport and I'll put my order in
next week.
- By Craig Fitzgerald
Should be plenty of torque for a Spridget!
Robert Houston
Texan in NM
73 MG Midget
74.5 MGBGT
63 TR4
Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first woman she
meets and then teams up with three complete strangers to kill again...
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(http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Unknown/) Marin County newspaper's TV
listing for "The Wizard of
Oz"
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