Diesel Tiger II

[Diesel Dave]

Chaps,

As many of you know I've been riding my diesel Enfield now for 4 1/2 years and over 70,000 miles. It's been a brilliant ride and I've decided that more dieselbiking is needed so I took the decision to sell off the rest of the bike fleet (all petrol bikes) and take the plunge.

Heiko's tallents have been recognised as an artist in creative metalworking and this was evidenced in the two Harleys I saw at Hamm, and his blue Triumph Tiger he posted on You Tube some time back.

As I fell in love with the diesel adveture bike theme, I asked Heiko to make another Tiger for me.

Here's the results:

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=XRC7H8PMaGQ

And some photo's








Now I just need some time off work so I can go and collect it.

My thanks to Heiko for his application and talents and for putting up with a Brit who's only language is English.

Cheers Everybody
Dave

[Dan J]

Another amazing bike from Heiko. It looks fantastic and like it's going to put paid to any enjoyable bimbles with you out in the wilds of Essex! Rather than battling it out up and down hills on the Enfields, where some slight advantage might mean an overtake is possible, I'm going to see a brief puff of smoke and you'll have disappeared.

Very much forward to seeing it in the flesh - hope you can bring it over soon.

Dan

[Cockney Bob]

Way to go dave we are all Jealous
Bob

[Stuart]

Excellent looking bike Dave Love the colour scheme and as you say it really looks the part for diesel adventure riding.
Can't wait to see it

[Sphere]

Didn't you ask for a green one

[Sphere]

Dave, do you know what transmission was installed?

[Heiko]

Dave, do you know what transmission was installed?

i can tell you , too. it is an 6 speed ultima gearbox and an 3 zoll bdl dry clutch with silent disks.
runs with an teeth belt.
i hoop it helps you.



heiko

[Sphere]

Thanks Heiko.

[andrewaust]

Yeah! Great photo's D.D, what a nice looking piece of machinery, that has to be a head turner One has to be proud producing a bike such as this! Applause for yet another well made Diesel Bike


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[Crazymanneil]

Very nice - Am jealous!

I've bought a tiger frame off ebay to play around with my engine and box. I think that it might fit although the engine is still not running quite right as per my other post in the tech forum. Also can't find a complete tiger of this vintage at the moment.

Neil

[Byrdman]

Very well done...... The bike looks close to stock and is very well engineered.

I wish Tiger's were more readily available here in the States, it looks like a great starting point to work from.

[Heiko]

Very well done...... The bike looks close to stock and is very well engineered.

I wish Tiger's were more readily available here in the States, it looks like a great starting point to work from.

its no problem to make more of that bike, only it takes time. everybike one month.
bikes we have here in germany. depense only always of price.
heiko

[LocomotiveBreath]

Very well done...... The bike looks close to stock and is very well engineered.

I wish Tiger's were more readily available here in the States, it looks like a great starting point to work from.

Yes, very nice, I couldn't say it better than Mr. Byrd,
Dave

[Sphere]

Hi Dave, have you collected MPG data yet for this amazing machine?

[Diesel Dave]

Currently getting about 85 miles to the UK gallon.

The engine is still tighter than a ducks arse as it only has 500 miles on it and it's running rich too my the looks of the exhaust smoke.

I've nailed the regulator to 3000rpm for the running in period, so it's a bit like riding an old RD350 with gearchanges every 10 yards.

having fun though

Dave

[Sphere]

Hrm, I recall you posting somewhere that 3000rpm would be plenty to have it run at acceptable speeds. Can't you spend a weekend on some M-class highway

[Diesel Dave]

Given the state of the UK's motorways you can rarely go for more than a few miles without a 50mph roadworks limit.

It tops 70mph at 3000 so I'm happy. The missus and I returned from the Ashford show on Monday in an hour and a 1/4 for the entire journey including the tunnel and local roads - I don't think we dipped under 70 for the 50 miles of motorway.

Dave

[LocomotiveBreath]

Yes, very nice. After a closer inspection, I can see why this would be a good conversion. I think the engine in the Tiger that's in the back of my truck is for sale? See: Coach George

[coachgeo]

Yes, very nice. After a closer inspection, I can see why this would be a good conversion. I think the engine in the Tiger that's in the back of my truck is for sale? See: Coach George

Actually, by rat luck I now have two Tigers. So if anyone is interested you can buy a complete tiger minus engine tranny from me or maybe Dave (locomotivebreath) will build one for you out of the bike and sell it to you?

He and I will complete mine sometime in June and it's first use will be driving it home to North TX from SoCal.

At the moment due to many factors including lack of Lombardini's available in the US we are leaning toward a B&S/Diahatsu turbo engine. Dimensions are simular to the Lombardini.

[TedV]

Is there a way to lower a Tiger like the BMW F650? Would take away ground clearance but give it a sportier motard stance. Just curious. Around here you need a serious off road machine where you are allowed to off road. But I can be at the US411 and US129 split to hit the Dragon in under 10 minutes from the girl friends house, so more likely I will be on-road only.

For those who don’t know about the Dragon, it’s 318 curves in 11 miles through the mountains between Tennessee and North Carolina.


Oops as I bring this thread farther off topic.

Nice bike Dave.

[Diesel Dave]

There are a couple of ways to lower a Tiger, Hagons will make a shorted shock for the rear up to 40mm shorter.

For the moment I've just gone the cheepo way and spun the rear axle in the excentrics and s#dropped the forks through the trees by 25mm.

I've only got 30" legs.

Dave

[coachgeo]

Dave what Sprocket counts are on the Tiger if you don't mind counting please?

Heicko- would you reccomend a sprocket change for the higher HP (34hp) Turbo B&S engine?

[LocomotiveBreath]

Looks like you have a near new 530 RK O-ring chain w/new sprocket. It will be fine for now.
Dave

Opps, wrong Dave

[coachgeo]

....Opps, wrong Dave

Sorry I should have been more specific.

Diesel Dave--- sprocket question is to you.

[Crazymanneil]

Standard rear sprocket is 48 teeth. Standard front sprocket is 18 teeth. Standard chain is 530 as already mentioned. This is also (very conveniently) the same size chain the harley sprockets take.

Don't know about you guys in the US, but over the pond its difficult to get much less than 24 tooth sprocet for the gearbox. I'm still trying to get 19tooth Baker one somewhere if anyone knows a place that would ship to UK at a sensible rate.

N

[coachgeo]

Looking at Heiko's it appears now he used the bell housing designed for attaching a hydralic pump. He cut out a section of this for the belt drive to run thru. Then with some creative sheet metal work built a shroud to cover rest of belt and the pully located on the Ultima. Nice metal work

[coachgeo]

ahhhh how do you put oil in the thing? Looks like the oil cap will be a biatch to reach.

[Diesel Dave]

Oil intake is a big pipe and hydraulic fitting into the sump.

Works really well too.

Dave

[coachgeo]

If you had it shipped can you please check the shipping data to get an estimate on the weight of your bike? If so let me know if what you determine is dry weight or not. Or can you weigh yours. Not sure how you would go about doing that though

Trying to figure out how much my Tiger project bike will end up weighing with the Diahatsu /Briggs. The Briggs is 196lb engine.

[coachgeo]

Currently getting about 85 miles to the UK gallon.

The engine is still tighter than a ducks arse as it only has 500 miles on it and it's running rich too my the looks of the exhaust smoke.....

so any changes to your Miles per UK gallon?