I want one

[Mark Hill]

I'd really like one of these.

[Yoof]

Is that an XR250/400?
Special forces?
They sometimes come up on ebay and withams sometimes have a couple.
Im waiting for the diesel kawasaki KLR to come out of the US army now theres a bike.

[MT Pocket]

What, the rifle or the bike?

We rode the XR250s with those tanks at the Royal Tournament in '98, one guy made the mistake of filling the tank and nearly 'endo-ed' off the jump into the arena. They were handy little bikes tho, a great overlander with that range. The 400s were about too.

The diesel KLR took about two miles of tow-starting and weighed about 250kgs, as far as I know all plans for diesel bikes have been stopped in favour of quad bikes because of the extra weight carrying capacity and less likelyhood of rider injury.

[Yoof]

You meen this one?
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[Yoof]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRzP_NMI ... re=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Aparently 167kg
and around 100mpg beats the 500 haha

[Hippo]

George Yeomans 0121 453 8886 is advertising a few 400's and 250's in OBM this month. Used to have a 250 and it was a great bike. good range and good mpg too ... but the worlds most inaccessible spark plug

[KevC]

There was a stand at the bike show this year with diesel bikes - 80mph (ish), and about 100 mpg...I had details, will look for them and post if I can find.

Kev.

[Mark Hill]

The bike pictured is the diesel bike currently in use by the US Marines. Marines seem to enjoy riding them.

A few years back I got speaking to a guy at the War and Peace show who had had a go on one. He main interest was in diesel bikes and he actually managed to buy one of the prototypes.

It looks like the UK army has stopped using bikes. Shame that a great engine developed in the UK will not be used here.

[mart]

[quote="Mark Hill"] Marines seem to enjoy riding them.] the bikes or boys

[ellrider]

Marines seem to enjoy riding them.] the bikes or boys

They're marines not paras.

PS. This forum is only for MT owners so Happy New Year and bugger off.