Turbo Diesel Mini Bike

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This is an idea I've had since I was a kid, and after watching Mike Cberts Diesel mini bike video I was inspired to put together my own! The frame has been around since I was 4 years old! At that point it was powered by a 3 hp Briggs and Stratton and is a Fox corporation, Trail Bug probably from the 60's or early 70's. The engine is a copy of a 10 hp Yanmar single cylinder Diesel engine and the turbo is similar to the one on my Honda CX-500 Turbo motorcycle. The engine runs at 3,600 rpm max and top speed so far is 39.3 mph.

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[evinsteven13]

My 5 hp non turbo gasser mini bike with nothing but a centrifugal clutch could push me 40 mph

[turbosuperiority]

@evinsteven13 Top speed is irrelevant. I calculated what I wanted my top speed to be using inflated tire circumference & rollout, final drive and driven sprocket tooth counts, governed engine RPM, and clucth ratio long before I ever assembled this machine. I have no doubt that I could reach 70+ mph if I re-geared the final drive. The important thing is acceleration and torque, both of which are what set this mini bike apart from the rest. Thanks for commenting though!

[99cumminskid]

sounds like my snow blower but it is so cool are these allowed to be driven on the road

[turbosuperiority]

@99cumminskid Thanks for the comment!  And no technically this is not street legal in Colorado because it's over 50 cc's and has no nights/mirrors/etc. I did however pass a motorcycle cop a while back, in front of an elementary school no less who just stared me down, and didn't follow me. So hopefully if I ever do get pulled over, they'll just tell me to take it home..

[moviewatcher1024]

That thing is a gross polluter and you love it?

[turbosuperiority]

@moviewatcher1024 Haha, you're watching videos from the wrong channel if you are an evironmentalist!

[heavyhaultrucker]

Rollin some coal!!! Hell yeah

[MrTpengineer]

@moviewatcher1024 nope diesel sinks while gas rises, burned deisel is basically like wood smoke, you wouldn't want to breath it but it's safe for environment...

[youngjisue2000]

@turbosuperiority environmentalists are gay

[evinsteven13]

@turbosuperiority cool, but mine could still accelerate faster than yours, I hit 36 mph in just 25 feet.

[dc5000123]

A little bit of homework on your jackshaft setup

could get you some more top speed :)

[d12345654321]

Hey i have the same engine in my lawn mower and have a turbo i plan on adding after seeing your video... where did you find the oil pressure outlet to keep the turbo lubed