Image 22 of 26 from The first Diesel Superbike: the Star Twin ThunderStar 1200 TDI

The AVL engine design is based on AVL know-how from development results and measurement data of state of the art HSDI (High Speed Direct Injection) diesel engines. The packaging of the engine in the vehicle is shown using rapid prototype parts.

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.