The diesel motorcycle was never really a viable thing and now with the advent of electric motorcycles and tougher emissions laws sweeping across the globe it s pretty much a done deal that the lowly diesel motorcycle engine will never become the darling of the automotive industry.
Diesel electric motorcycle.
And as hybrid powertrains and electric motorbikes rapidly become the norm diesel motorcycles will arguably continue their steady slide into obscurity until one day you might only see them behind glass at an automotive museum or when.
The government still offers the plug in motorcycle grant of 20 of the purchase price of certain electric motorbikes and scooters up to a maximum of 1500 and the ultra low emissions zone in.
Like four leaf clovers of the biker world the best diesel motorcycles are supremely hard to come by and cherished among the few who actually score one.
Fast and furious star vin diesel and an electric scooter.
Hero motocorp s presentation of the rnt hybrid turbo diesel electric motorcycle prototype at auto expo in new delhi last week might well begin a whole new phase in the development of the.
It s a superbike first and foremost offering riders an established design that was brought to light by a team of f1 and le mans engineers and a capable 107 kw engine that translates to around 145 horsepower overall.
The hero motocorp rnt is a two wheel drive diesel electric hybrid scooter currently under development for the indian market.
Energica s ego motorcycle is a powerful italian electric bike that acts and looks the part of a well rounded racer.
There have been some unique motorcycle endorsements lately one of them being jason momoa and harley davidson yamaha s set of mio influencers and endorsers or coco martin and honda.
While the other bikes on this list offer up serious goods power handling and classic aesthetics the biggest hope for diesel powered motorcycles probably lies with this little scooter.