Testing the “Un-stoppable” Military DIESEL Motorcycle
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We need a full tank road trip to see how far it really goes before running out of fuel! Come on Shawn you can do it
probably the most uncomfortable, hip-thrusting, ball-busting, groin-grinding ride of your life
@@M.TTT. exactly why we would watch it lol
😂@@JeremyHoutgoogleplus
trick is not to run out of gas, I repeat NOT run out of gas!
With less than 1000 miles on most odometers, seems like few have been rode through a complete tank of fuel? Do they have a use during idling to use it for power generator?
It made me irrationally upset seeing it half sunk in the creek after watching everything that went into getting it running.
Suprised compressing that water didnt damage it
@@jakewillits4678
It didn't, and cant.
It was only the exhaust ejecting what water had run into it via the muffler when the handlebar attendant confused it with a mini-sub.
@@AntiCoruptionCentral If it ingests water through the intake you can blow water past the rings, blow a head gasket, crack a cylinder wall or bend the connecting rod. Only thing that’ll prevent that is a compression release. Otherwise if it has enough water in the cylinder on the compression stroke then you’re looking at some damage. Water in the exhaust typically won’t do anything. Unless you’re exhaust valve is hung open for whatever reason
This is kind of one of my dream bikes. I wanted to weep when i saw that.
LOL you have no clue@@AntiCoruptionCentral
You drove it into a creek and let it idle until it got bogged down by water. Brilliant.
Yeah, thanks what I was thinking.
In water, you gotta stay high in rpm. If it slows down, water will get in the pipe and then you need without enough exhaust pressure, she will "drown". I've had a lot of bikes/ATVs in a lot of water, its all good until it aint!!
And when he cranked it to start it back up again the decompression linkage held one exhaust valve open so the water could flow into the cylinder. Brilliant even more.
@@robine5280 Yah lol, it was funny when he pulled it out of the water and cranked it again and water shot out the exhaust though!
But he said that he is a mechanic hahahaha 😂
when you cross a creek you go though in one continuous motion keeping revs steady ,you dont stop in the middle and rev it up and down as it draws in water through the exhaust with every open/close of the accelerator , had you not done that it would have not had any problem crossing.
Thanks for saying this so i don't have to
These things, ultimately most things not meant to just stay still in the water actively tryna be killed, if he would be using straght throttle as you said, that thing would have made the creek EASY, this is the most saddening part
One thing you don't mention till later -- the tank says "JP8/Diesel". JP8 is jet fuel. It's not that you can jet-power the bike, but that you can find this on any military base! If they don't have diesel, they will definitely have JP8. So you will always have something to fuel the bike with.
In Desert Storm, we ran diesel in the trucks, jet fuel in the tanks and aircraft, and gasoline in the small engines (air compressors, etc.) and learned that it was much easier to fuel the force with jet fuel in all engines. The trucks were minimally modified and the small engines were replaced with small diesels and fed jet fuel.
Jet fuel is I think Kerosene modified a little but very similar to diesel.
In pre 1950's diesels on farms were ran on Kerosene then it got so overtaxed so diesel could take keros place. Kero I now 4 times the price of diesel only good for parts cleaning as it's so expensive.
Jet-A is just a more refined diesel. If you look at the Bill Of Laden(BOL), when delivering jet fuel, you will see the description list it as kerosene. I delivered Jet-A all over Florida as a truck driver for almost 2 years. It's clear with a slight tinge of yellow. I actually put about 10 gallons of it in the 2007 Peterbilt 379 I was driving one day because the crossover switch valve went bad. It was enough to get me to the closest truck stop to fill up my driver's side saddle bag tank. The ol' truck loved it! Lol. Cheers
Yeah, Ugh...they dont sell JP8 to the public on military bases.
@@Mach141 Here in New Zealand up in lakes districts it's sold at gas stations for jet boats as the engines need it. Hamilton jets are mainly powered by marinised Ford's and Chevy etc.
Definitely worth putting a lithium battery in for the extra juice needed to spin the starter.
Yeah but don't ride a lith battery through water 🤣
@@ou7shined972 No issues with my Anti Gravity in my dirt bike, you do know they are sealed right?
@Meekerextreme they are always sealed... until they become unsealed 😁 Speaking as a bike tech, I've seen it too many times.
@@ou7shined972 you cant ride a bike in water for long regardless of how sealed it is.
Lithium motorcycle batteries dont have any more "extra juice" then a agm battery of the same cranking amps.....
Pretty cool to see both of your videos. Craig trying to get bikes running/fixing them, and Sean doing extensive testing/performance. Great video and I wish there were more diesel bikes available in the U.S.
I can’t wait to buy my first bike from you guys, I’ve been watching you since I was around 13 maybe younger and now I’m turning 18 getting the funds for my bike. Love the entire team may god bless you!
The deputy let Sean go because:
1 - Sean was wearing his SHERF shirt
2 - The deputy was a cyclist himself.
3 - After Sean presented himself to the deputy while wearing the SHERF shirt, the deputy, being involved in the Special Olympics, understood Sean is "On the Spectrum, and let him have his fun.
4 - All of the above.
#4
Lol, 3
4
Three. In every single video...
The cop was riding a bicycle????
That's the only way you become a cyclist......
Craig spends a whole show fixing it… you kill it halfway through your show- I see why you guys broke up. You guy should just say sorry and get back together
LOL, Craig didn't fix it. What have you ever seen Criag fix? He's the Bearded Technician, not Mechanic.
Did they really leave on bad terms or is that sarcasm??
It’s real simple. Don’t ride in water above the air box….then proceed to start it ingesting even more water. Not the smartest
@@lancairw867 it's not even what happened. Everything was fine until he stalled it
@@lancairw867 it's not even what happened. Everything was fine until he stalled it. Then the water created too much back pressure and the battery wasn't strong enough to overcome
Presently in INDIA also there is one legendary DIESEL bike Called
ROYAL ENFIELD DIESEL ... riding by both civilian n military persons an average @ 70kmpl with turbo..
And about 70 kph top speed, down hill.
@@sambrooks78625 speed 80kmph
4 speed 65-70kmph
It was called the RE Tarus and i still see examples around
@@sambrooks7862 freefall....:D
My buddy used to work for Hayes , designing, building and testing to M1030. They would do races for best MPG. Pretty cool to see it pop up on my feed❤
That bike gets incredible mileage. Looks like Tennessee is doing well for you. Keep up the great work! God bless.
only steers and gears in TN ;)
Runs of of vodka,and rubbing alcohol also
*Yeah, the selling point on these was always range and abundant fuel, even Berlin to Moscow was only 1100 miles.*
*You should do same route with a $1000 600KLR. Or twenty of them*
Lots of smiles per mile! Reminds me of riding trials bikes
I can't believe you stalled this bike in water, knowing it's a no-no. You have too much experience to do this.
I cant believe he put such an expensive fragile fugly machine in the water full stop . Lets say im not a fan .
@godzillas6301 I can probably say he didn't do it for views. It's puzzling why. I'm aware he knows never to stall an engine in 💧.
I worried about a compression engine trying to compress the water when hes turning it over
Yeah, water really enjoys flowing into an exhaust with no back pressure and guess where that leads to...😩
I've seen so many Kubota diesels suck a little bit of water into the intake and bend connecting rods so easily. It isn't even funny
The bubble wrap* inside liner of that helmet is custom heat formed to the individuals head.
Definitely need more adventures on this bike. Maybe a full on off road camping trip using military spec equipment & food rations etc.
I was a USMC motorcycle messenger trained communications Marine. Lots of good times! Great video
Very cool!
Was that their limited use? To deliver messages when no other means is available in (worse of) conditions?
@bookofrevelation4924 sort of. This was back in the 90s and we trained to moved highly sensitive messages that we needed to ensure were not intercepted. But also for times when comms were not available
@@crusherfl4464 thanks for replying.
Very cool indeed!
Since Sean didn't know where the air intake is located, and he mentioned diesels can run backwards doing damage, it made me think of diesels running away and exploding by unstoppable acceleration due to fuel injection pump failure with need to have an emergency shut off plate that closes over the intake to shut off air supply for engine to run, that made me wonder if those riding diesel motorcycles were trained in this regard?
I loved Craig's reaction when they got it running. I would love to have seen his reaction as you flooded the bike. Hahaha
Any time you run anything under water you must keep the RPMs fever up to keep the water from getting into the engine. Love your videos. KEEP ON KEEPIN ON
Watching it try to tow made me think of the Trail 90. It lost to the Trail 90! Now that I think about it, the Trail 90 is also immune to EMP and it's carbureted so you could fuel it with moonshine...
Good camera work at the best time of doing something dumb, like attempting hydro-locking a rare and expensive motorcycle. I liked watching the sky and bushes.
lol yea was wondering what happened and how it took so long to fix it
Your helmet liner is the same as a pilot's helmet liner. They are actually custom molded to an individual's head. It gets heated up, placed on your head with a round weight placed on top to mold it to your head. Then you can swap it into a new helmet shell when needed. It's Mil-Spec bubble wrap so you know it's expensive. Probably not DOT.
The helmet is actually the same as a pilot helmet as well.
As a PA native, I wish Sean would expand on his gripes with the state. Genuinely curious what sent him over the edge.
@@user-hs1no7sk1u yeah, Pennsylvania is somewhat affected by this, but mostly at the federal election level. The state legislature is still very red (last I looked) which. Some counties have really changed though, over the last decades. I imagine too many transplants have moved to Lancaster county and ruined it for Sean.
We joke all the time. Pa IS the state of no fun.
Fetterman seems like the last straw
High taxes, horrible roads, everything is expensive, awful weather and that’s off the top of my head. And I’m from Ohio.
@@dw0095 now that I can agree with
18:23 Gives me flashbacks to almost 2 months ago where me and my buddy Nick went out and hit some trails. I was testing out my new dual sport (CRF250L) and I ended up getting it stuck in mud. It took what felt like hours before help arrived meanwhile we both were exhausted and dehydrated. Finally a group of people on 4-wheelers arrived and tugged my bike out but it wouldn’t start. Eventually, we roll started the thing a good handful of times and got it running. During this time, my other friend Tucker arrived on his street bike and took it down the trails to help us. Wild time.😅
I had my rear shock fixed at Traxxion Dynamics in Woodstock GA for my diesel KLR.
Also don’t trust that the tank is actually 6 gallons. I think it’s closer to 5. You don’t want to run it dry and deal with priming the system.
The oddessey batteries came with something like 225 cold cranking amps, so you need a lithium battery close to that rating.
I remember my 98 klr 650 gas bike would idle up inclines, super low geared, and really quiet in the woods, just a lil thump thump. Great ol bike, kinda want to get another one
I live in Mt. Pleasant and I'm a truck driver. It's cool seeing some of the areas I drive on your videos! I love that Savannah area.
I made my own Dash Riser and windshield for full dresser comfort. Throttle Lock, Ram XL drink holder, Ram X phone holder. I custom built up the seat. It's the Dirtwing.
This thing is pretty cool my dads Massey Ferguson tractor is diesel ofc and a while back it capsized into a 16ft deep pond and we got it out and with a little bit of water shooting the thing started right up so thats why he’s never letting go of that thing 😂
Ive seen tractors like IMT running trough 1.5 m water deep for like 100 to 200 m and gone out still running. Unlike this bike the exhaust is still high up. But I don't know about the intake if its also high enough to draw air from a higher point of the hood. But the hood was almost whole in the water and it kept running.
The real question is..... Can it do a wheelie?
Anything can do a wheelie
Claymore under the
front wheel would be in fitting with that theme.
In Europe our Diesel gas pumps, have Black handle and petrol ones have green handles. Seeing you pour fuel from green handle gas pump into diesel tank made me squeeze my bum cheeks hard :D
For a second I was like "WTF, did they swap a petrol engine in it? O_0" :D
Hickman.. LOL... That place has not fallen into the river yet? We used to go sand bar "camping" around Hickman and Columbus TN. Lots of great spots to disappear out there.
Bikes and beards Any time a exhaust is under water you need to keep the revs high enough to stop the water reaching the inside of the motor so half throttle at least at Al times
Im thinking the water probably got more into the air intake on it, causing it to lock like that
This is another great twist on this bike. I just got done watching the Bearded Mechanics troubleshooting of his diesel bike and see'ing another take on it is awesome! I would totally grab one of these if it came up at a local auction.
Right on
If you want to see how good it is taking it up a hill without any throttle. Take it to some of the mountains in Colorado. Maybe try going up Pikes Peak. Or The Great Smokey Mountains.
You don't use starter fluid with diesel. You put gas on a rag and hold it over the intake. It will zap air pockets out of the priming system too.
You can also have a manual transmission diesel running and stall it without enough fuel to clutch ratio and it will almost quit but fire up backwards. Had an old guy on our fire department do it. Backed the tanker truck out of a driveway, "semi stalled" so it was running backwards. Every time he tried putting it in 1st gear forward it would actually back up, dead serious. The exhaust was coming out the intake. I ran up to him and told him to shut it down and restart it.
At the Ironman GNCC years ago there was a display of a former military bike that was a diesel. I have never seen another. But it exist.
Funny that I knew more about the motorcycle than you😂because I had already watched The bearded mechanic video about the repair😂 Thank you Sean. God bless you and your family🙏
Mine had adjustable suspension and it was one of the best bikes I've ever had
Sean come do a challenge in the UK with Craig. I guess Dan can come too...
I concur... Challenge find a classic rare British bike and ride from coast to coast that's north to south coast to actually give a little distance lol great video again guys loved it.
He'll be bankrupt after paying the petrol prices ...
You can use my rat bike
He is so American that he is afraid of Europe.
Come and discover the ulez zone and 20mph in Wales.....top idea 💡
Rokon maid here in New Hampshire, has done military versions for the Jordanian army and others and they float across water. It has a small, gas engine, very low horsepower, but with the gearing in 2 Wheel drive it should pull heavy weight.
They have done Rokon videos already
*made
Voice to text error, sorry.
Gave a whole new meaning to the engine being flooded!
I can’t believe how good that starter is 👍🏻
Good ol' Sean, asking a sheriff what county it is, when it says the county in big letters on the side of the sheriff's car.
Your videos are very entertaining. Thanks for all the hard work In making them.
Craig has done a Spectacular job!
I'm really digging the content with the M1030. Krang's video of resurrection process of this things was great.
Who the hell is Krang?
@@vincedibona4687idk but i wish they made these bikes still
thank you Rudolph Diesel for your invention that revolutionized mechanical power.....beats the hell out of EV.
I remember when these popped on the scene and as a diesel truck guy I REALLY thought "So cool I want one too". Fascinating to learn about the outcome both for the military and for your experience.
I would definitely check the oil after that, for potential of water in that motor after it stalled in the creek.
Mainly through the pipe or even the air box.
I did just that 3 days ago in only 10 inches of water with the motor stopped to wash the mud off the bike it fell over on the right side and water quickly ran up the exhaust into the motor before I could lift it up, but the air box was dry.
Lucky it did not have hydrolic lock as it has no kick starter to feel it, only electric start which can bend the rod I believe, however it turned over but was reluctant to start for about a minute with the wet plug. I checked the oil level window was cloudy but had not added to its oil level height, so a little water got inside. I rode it home and dumped the milkshake color motor oil including the filter oil, then filled it with a cheap oil and reused the old oil filter, then heated the motor up running to steam off any milkshake residue moisture stuck inside the motor, then I dumped that oil and filter and checked it was all clear color, finally a new oil filter and new oil.
Years of deep water crossings and I've never had a problem because the golden rule I never stopped the motor running.
But this time it was a Big drama for a puddle of water.
@0:59 every time I see this bike, either new out of the box gas version one, or the diesel version I immediately think I'm about to watch a cheesy 80s Charlie Sheen Navy seals movie 🎥🍿 every time!! 🇺🇸🌎🏍️ 🚢 ⚙️🎖️🌎🇺🇲
Sean as a Tennessee resident, born and raised it makes me so happy that you are happy here in our great state. Ive alway told myself this is the only state I'd ever live and so far it is. If you need anything we are here to help.
Im kinda speed running through all of your vids MR.Beards
so far so good and much love from Egypt
Tennessee is a beautiful state full of mostly friendly people. Welcome to the South!
WARNING Bikes and Beards. There is someone going around impersonating you. I got scammed by him. His handle is like yours but with a _
Bruuuh how you get scam
It would be cool to see how it would perform in a competitive hill climb.
Probably not great
wouldn't pull ye out of bed mate. So much for expert tuning by know it all engineers. An uncomfortable watch......is he alright? 🍷🍺?
It's 700# and next to impossible to get the front tire off the ground. It is literally a tractor on 2 wheels.
@@BikesandBeardsI understand you bought this from the wicomico county md sheriffs office in Salisbury md. I purchased one of the other bikes they had years ago and have ridden it about 1200 miles since then. I’ve come across a few things I’ve done for reliability since then that might help you out if you’d like to hear
@@Fitzy-fiedWine Dude, it's a mechanically injected diesel wasn't tuned by nobody.
What I do with my diesels on my ranch that don't want to start instead of using starter fluid because its to combustible. I put diesel in a spray bottle and spray it directly into the intake with the air cleaner off. Hope to see you at the Honda tent at Daytona again this coming year.
need this in my life shawn.
Watching right now and nice score. Only B&B would end up getting the guy who designed the bike in the resurrection process. It's the power of the beard. God those bikes chug and lug. I can't believe you were trying to pull that van and trailer. It reminds me of the bike Steve McQueen jumped in... I think it was called the great escape. That movie was kick ass. I can't believe you have 2 models from 2 different manufacturers. Keep 'em coming.
Sean, I also have an m 10 1 30. My shock blew out and I put a progressive k o r six fifty
Triumph, TR6👍
@@collyernicholasjohn isn't that a car?
@@sheiladavis2304 yes, it’s both
@2:52 the vibration would smooth out if it was turbocharged like all ⛽ diesels should be. That bike would be so awesome with a compound turbo setup, nothing big maybe something found on a stock VW TDI Jetta from 2001-2005...
I was wondering why they didn't put a super tiny turbski on that bike. Seems like it would have made a huge difference in power output. Might have been too much for the KLR transmission internals though
Can-Am sxs turbo that comes on the x3 is could be just right!
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR SO LONG!!!
That KLR starter noise... brings back memories of ALL the batteries I've toasted because that thing wouldn't start right up 🤣🤣
Love how Craig gets to spend his time making things work while you get to make ridiculous videos trying to break his hard work.
That's funny since Craig's not the one who fixed it👍
That was always the case in EVERY video.
With how helpful Sean was, Sean could have put on a cheerleader's outfit and no one would any difference.
@@darrellmyers7709 Granted, it was a collaboration between an expert and Craig, but Craig did way more work than Sean did.
Job security
I'm sure Craig is loving every minute of this and wishes he could have been there. Sean putting the bike though test to see what it can do is the best! What would be the point of fixing it if he wasn't going to do that??? Craig would be doing the same thing, no question of that. We can all learn from Sean's mistakes, that's what makes the videos fun and educational. Sometimes I don't think that people get that Sean is clowning around on purpose, even Craig knows that. Sean made a discussion to move, he tried to get everyone to move with him, it just didn't work out and now we get more content from the both of them, we win 😊 as for my self I'm not complaining, also I'm sure they will continue to make videos together in the future, they are friends, stop trying to put them against each other. ❤🙏😁
I remember watching on another CZcams channel where they were testing small engines and were using a little diesel. I watched this video and was thinking about that one and I seem to recall this channel with a couple of nutty guys that put a Harbor Freight engine in a Harley and thought... What would happen if you took a dirt bike and stuck one of those little diesel engines in it to make your own knock-off of this one? If only there was a channel that liked doing crazy stuff with bikes like that.
👍 Keep it up.
Check out a guy called Allen millyard. He has some crazy bikes. Somewhat similar to your story he has one with a 5l airplane engine in it.
Oh snap you guys were in Hickman! Glad you had fun!
God bless you Sean. For your love of our beautiful Country and the verses you always share. Had a new 2008 KLR 650. Would love a diesel version. Pure Classis
You should definetly turbo it. It's running a bit rich because it shouldn't smoke while idling but it's normal to smoke a bit when accelerating hard.
Yes, twin turbowskis, know nothing about possibility but would be cool.
Exactly what I was thinking. It's diesel so it should love a turbo. That would be an awesome project.
It’s that Dave always has a smile on his face playing with motorcycles. What an awesome guy doing what he loves.
using this value system then a runnig Yugo, a running 1976 Chevy 350 Diesel, a 1957 Goliath is a gem... and it is a 750cc two stroke fuel injected german car . Others would say we are in new age idolatry. The uphill idle test was impressive
love it man got to get Craig to tennessee you two are awesome together i love both channels but you guys are magic together
I used to own a 1982 XR500R. Kick-start, compression release, dual exhaust on a single cylinder, first year of the mono-shock, drum brakes and everything 1980's. That bike was a 500 pound beast that would've eaten that diesel bike for breakfast, assuming you didn't break your leg trying to Kick-start the thing. I sure do miss that bike.
Duel exhaust on a single cylinder? How does that work? I've never seen such a thing. I haven't spent much time around old bikes.
Four valve head. Two exhaust ports have their own pipe
Turbo the beast 👍 and get a PTO output shaft so you can go farm it
I mention this on Craig's video before... I saw one of these bikes on Dave Sparks Channel, video entitled "The Truth Behind My Wild Purchases" video about a month ago. It was sitting in a surplus sales warehouse store, some guy owns... So if you're interested in another one maybe you can figure out where it's at, and get a hold of the guy. Then Sean, you and Craig can ride in military diesel style together! 😎👍
I was so surprised to see you run across the Hickman county Sheriff! I've got a buddy that's a deputy there, sadly it wasn't him you ran across! They're a good department. Had no idea you rode around our neck of the woods, hopefully i'll bump into you sometime!
So it's very similar to buying a 22+ KLR minus the diesel. Sweet
I'm sure Craig is loving every minute of this and wishes he could have been there. Sean putting the bike though test to see what it can do I'd the best! What would be the point of fixing it if he wasn't going to do that??? Craig would be doing the same thing, no question of that. We can all learn from Sean's mistakes, that's what makes the videos fun and educational. Sometimes I don't think that people get that Sean is clowning around on purpose, even Craig knows that. Sean made a discussion to move, he tried to get everyone to move with him, it just didn't work out and now we get more content from the both of them, we win 😊 as for my self I'm not complaining, also I'm sure they will continue to make videos together in the future, they are friends, stop trying to put them against each other. ❤🙏😊
Sean, can you please do the public a great service and put one of them tiny turbo on the thing. It would mend the mistake the military made when they didn’t specify it needed a turbo. For efficiency of course😉 love your channel!
Great video! Thanks, Sean.
1:50 over here in Europe, green pistols like that means unleaded fuel. I panicked a little when I saw it. I own a motorcycle and a diesel car, so I will check and double check what I am with and what type of fuel I am putting in.
Where in Europe are you? I live in Germany and here the color of the pump nozzle doesn't mean anything.
I’ll say it was definitely interesting filling up when I visited Ireland and it was Red and Green? I had to triple check to make sure I was putting in petrol
Glad to see this bike being used be people who love bikes and not sitting around for people to look at. I got a KLR 650 in alaska years ago and while learning about it i learned about the diesel KLR. I looked into getting one but it wasnt financially viable. I would buy a diesel bike if there was one available. I dont need speed, i want capability.
IRL diesel bikes are a terrible choice for any outback because they're far less tolerant than petrol engines. Flood a petrol bike and you can pull the spark plug and crank it a few revs to clear the top end. Diesel compression ratios are FAR less tolerant and that engine was not designed as a diesel, but a retrofit. You can and many have removed and cleaned contaminated carbs on the road with very basic (Leatherman, JIS screwdriver etc hand tools any dirt biker carries. I wouldn't want a diesel motorbike if it were free except to sell to someone who isn't a mechanic so they don't know better.
You might want to look at SulNOx diesel fuel emulsifier and conditioner from Steele Environmental. From looking at larger diesel car engines trial results, SulNOx helps minimize vibration and provide more responsive acceleration. Maybe that would help the bikes vibration issues.
I hope you will keep that bike and do somehow a long time test. You know, just ride it when possible and give us and update once in a while how many miles you've made and in what issue you've run into (if there even are ones at all). I'm curious how reliable it is as a "daily driver".
NEVER let a bike die underwater, it could’ve hydro locked up....but keep up the good work,love ya Shawn
My Enfield Himalayan often does 100mpg (the bigger UK gallon that is), and my Honda NC750X has averaged 84mpg over the last 7000 miles.
If either had a 6 gallon tank.........
can you change the tank to a bigger one?
You shouldn't take those in deep water without the snorkel kit for the intake and exhaust. I understand it was done for entertainment and monetization but a bit more common sense and respect for the machine and those who got it running again might be appropriate. Its a rare motorcycle that appears to be appreciating in value so best to treat it nice and maintain that investment. Get a good battery in it as those diesel starters need more cranking amps than on a similar size gasoline engine plus they are often much, much more expensive to replace.
It was nice to see Craig, on his channel, helping the experts get it running again for Sean and to see he's still helping Sean out with projects despite Sean moving so far away due to some grievance with the State of Pennsylvania. Its good that Sean has a mechanic like Craig backing him up even from afar now.
Best!
660 miles on 1 tank. You would still have to stop for fuel going across Texas 😂
More like to pee lol
Obviously I don't think you want to modify it but I think putting a turbo on it will help out a lot.
Yeah definitely, diesels tend to love the extra air, and that means you could inject more go juice. Would love to see it tbh
Turbo and a Map and it will run better
@@qwimove6933 Also a snorkel so they can take it into deeper water (but then they'd have to modify the exhaust to be the same height)
@@eljaibas16 Unless they build a diesel bike themselves/ get the guys that helped them getting theirs up and running I don't think we're going to see it, Like I said I don't think Shawn wants to modify it as it's extremely rare.
dont let sean see this, he'll def put a turbo on it
I've just been learning about carburetors, because I bought my first motorcycle a couple months ago, and it has a carb. I think I have a decent grasp on how carburetors work now, but I'm confused about how they could work on a diesel engine. I thought that diesel engines compressed the intake air first, then added the fuel directly to the combustion chamber, rather than the fuel going into the engine intake with the air. I think it's basically like port vs direct fuel injection. Do diesel engines with carburetors add the fuel with the air, and then both get compressed together and combustion occurs when the temperature gets high enough, pretty much just like a regular gas engine that knocks? It doesn't seem like adding the fuel straight to the compressed combustion chamber would be possible with a carburetor, since carb's depend on the suction of the engine pulling in the air to also atomize the fuel.
These were used for messenger bikes during my Marine Corps days in the 90's. The only Marine Corps "SF" back in the day of this bike was force recon, which were basically quick reaction force for the Seals, Recon never used these that I ever saw.
Thank you for your service.
No they weren’t. You are thinking of the M1030 which were klr250’s. The M1030B1’s (based on the klr650) were fielded in 99-00. I’ve got pictures of recon riding these bikes onto helicopters from a ships flight deck. Around 04 those were sent back to Hayes for the diesel conversion and became the M1030M1.
@@M1030B1 So you know for a fact that I didn’t personally see these bikes used as messenger bike in the regular fleet? And you also know for a fact that the recon unit I was assigned to didn’t have these? Wow, you need to start a business telling fortunes and reading minds.
Love this. Great content. I do miss the chemistry between you and Craig
The reason behind a desil motorcycle in the military is so it can be air shipped or air dropped while fueled... You cannot put a gasoline driven engine on an aircraft while there is fuel in the system as it is a safety hazard to the aircraft and crew.
These bikes were often pallatized and airdropped for immediate use on the dropzone.
"Someone started it the wrong way"
Cut back to Craig and Sean starting it the "wrong way"....
Also Sean obviously didn't watch the video of this thing getting fixed, because not only were the cams out of time, it didn't shear a woodruff key, there was no key, so the starter was spinning the flywheel but wasn't turning the engine over. Either someone was into the engine before they got it, or this thing left the factory poorly assembled and was a ticking time bomb.
Great! We can now here a soldier coming from 5km away instead of 2km.
these ppl with knowledge keep old things running :)
When I was active duty (Marine) I had a unit that had 8 of these in inventory. Over a three year span they were never started and only moved once. No one in the unit had been trained (official Marine Corps training) on how to use them or ride them. Basically a waste of hardware.
This was a Communications Unit I was in, and the idea behind why they were there was if all other communications were out these could be used for couriers. (modern Pony Express style)
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That liner is the same liner used in aviation helmets. Its called a TPU... They make a zeta 2 liner that is like gel.
Craig and the 2 mechanics do all the work and you break stuff, always! Check the charging system and amp test the battery
You should do a true KLR *Knights of the Long Road* cross country trip with it! You gotta see how durable it really is!