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Author Message   Corporatemonkey Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 07:50 am:        http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/01/14/eva-track- t800-a-2wd-biodiesel-powered-adventure-motorcycle/ Adventure-style motorcycles are hot right now, and we can see why. The idea of traveling far and wide on a two-wheeler that's capable of traversing whatever comes its way is an intriguing proposition, and one made even more so by such machines like the genre-defining BMW R 1200 GS. The recipe seems pretty simple: take one torque-rich and fuel efficient engine; attach it to a frame with relaxed geometry and add rugged suspenders, tires and lots of cargo carrying capacity. Presto! You've got an adventure tourer. Simple, right? Here's a twist, though: replace the gas engine for one that runs on diesel. Brilliant! A Dutch company known as EVA has been working on a new diesel-powered adventure tourer for the last few years, and the machines are reportedly ready for sales in Europe. A 54-horsepower oil-burner that's capable of running on biofuels is a great start, and the standard CVT transmission and optional two-wheel drive are icing on the cake. Fuel mileage of 100 miles per gallon at a steady 55 mph is the result, and a six gallon tank means that range will never be a problem. Click past the break for a short movie.   Jaimec Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 08:42 am:        Here's BMW's LATEST all terrain model. Guaranteed to go where no other adventure tourer has gone before (optional saddlebags installed, sold separately):   Svh Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 11:20 am:        Plus nearly twice as expensive as a regular donkey   Hootowl Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 01:47 pm:        "Plus nearly twice as expensive as a regular donkey" Sure, but the donkey magazines love them.   Cityxslicker Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 01:51 pm:        The CityX is my adventure machine. Meaning, log roads, forest roads, county access roads and the occasional golf course maintenance road. And carrying bags and going a long distance for doin it. The bike I was looking for was a lighter, leaner, meaner DUAL SPORT, something around 300lbs, with 400-450ccs, great good g-d clearance and hell it would have been nice to have it from BUELL. The DRZ will work nicely for me. Sorry E. Troy.

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