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Neander 1400 turbodiesel motor is all that is afforded visitors to the Neander site. We are currently awaiting information from the factory." onmouseover="this.style.border = '1px solid #F36031';" onmouseout="this.style.border = '1px solid #000000';" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" >	Neander 1400 turbodiesel motor is all that is afforded visitors to the Neander site. We are currently awaiting information from the factory." onmouseover="this.style.border = '1px solid #F36031';" onmouseout="this.style.border = '1px solid #000000';" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" >	TrackDiesel One Litre TurbuDiesel is an ambitious project with scarce information available from the web site." onmouseover="this.style.border = '1px solid #F36031';" onmouseout="this.style.border = '1px solid #000000';" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" >	TrackDiesel One Litre TurbuDiesel is an ambitious project with scarce information available from the web site." onmouseover="this.style.border = '1px solid #F36031';" onmouseout="this.style.border = '1px solid #000000';" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" >
Dieselfighter will stretch your arms" onmouseover="this.style.border = '1px solid #F36031';" onmouseout="this.style.border = '1px solid #000000';" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" >			AVL machine is 240 kg, 35kg more than the ThunderStar" onmouseover="this.style.border = '1px solid #F36031';" onmouseout="this.style.border = '1px solid #000000';" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" >
AVL engine could offer up to 65kW per litre." onmouseover="this.style.border = '1px solid #F36031';" onmouseout="this.style.border = '1px solid #000000';" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" >	Dieselfighter uses a 1570cc engine from a Volkswagen Golf (in the background)" onmouseover="this.style.border = '1px solid #F36031';" onmouseout="this.style.border = '1px solid #000000';" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" >

July 18, 2005 Our recent articles on The coming of the electric motorcycle and the Electric superbike brought a flurry of response from our readers pointing out that the diesel motorcycle was a far more viable alternative to the petrol-engined motorcycle than the electric bike at this point in time. indeed, our readers were quick to point to a number of prototype diesel sports motorcycles that look awesomely promising: bikes such as the Neander 1400 turbodiesel, the TrackDiesel One Litre TurbuDiesel, the Dieselfighter, the AVL Boost and the Dutch ThunderStar 1200 TDI diesel motorcycle - all of them motorcycles of immense potential and all of them readying themselves for market. In this the first of a series of articles on diesel motorcycles, we take a close look at the ThunderStar 1200 TDI - a sports motorcycle with a stronger midrange than Triumph's 2.3 litre Rocket III.