Agricultural/Forestry Motorcycles

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

I am thinking of a motorbike purchase to use for work and when in Australia noticed a range of interesting Agricultural Motorcycles from the main companies. Never seen them in the UK and does someone produce a diesel version so could run on red diesel?

 

I think it's the same in NZ with these machines.

[Daniël Bos]

The only one I know is called the "eco-rider" (a good reason not to want one:biggrin:), a stocky little motorbike with a 100mpg diesel engine, fat atv tyres, a towbar etc.

I believe they are no longer made though, but they come up on ebay sometimes.

Edited June 17, 2012 by Daniël Bos
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[Chris Sheppard]

Saw one once called something like a Rokon Ranger. Think they were available in the UK too.

[fergusonforestry]

eco rider and rokon, rokon is 2wd saw two on ebay recently, also saw a diesel trailie once but dunno what it was and never seen another since

[Christopher Schroeter]

That's the best thing I've ever seen. I all of a sudden need one!

[silky fox]

Judge Dredd springs to mind...nice machines.

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

I had a new "Ecorider" with the nice Hatz diesel and intended to take to Norge but the HSE/VOSA/DVLA........ said was not a motorbike and not an Agricultural machine so much hassle and one of the reasons the firm closed. (there are additional serious reasons but I don't wish to troll) The Rokon is 2x2 but had no suspension and a petrol engine and again problems to legal road use/insure between site due to CE......VOSA/DVLA.

 

The bikes we saw in OZ were based on standard trail but with mods.

Edited June 17, 2012 by TRADITIONAL LOGGERS
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[fergusonforestry]

I had a new "Ecorider" with the nice Hatz diesel and intended to take to Norge but the HSE/VOSA/DVLA........ said was not a motorbike and not an Agricultural machine so much hassle and one of the reasons the firm closed. (there are additional serious reasons but I don't wish to troll) The Rokon is 2x2 but had no suspension and a petrol engine and again problems to legal road use/insure between site due to CE......VOSA/DVLA.

 

The bikes we saw in OZ were based on standard trail but with mods.

 

how could they say its not a motorcycle?

[fergusonforestry]

could always build a diesel bike plenty out there i wouldnt worry about red cos most small diesel bikes usualy get 150+ mpg one of the best i saw was a trailbike with a bilge pump engine he got around 300mpg!!

 

have a look here DieselBike.net The Original Diesel Motorcycle website.

[born2trot]

If you biker dudes get a chance to visit Alford transport museum there is some really lovely bikes , my favourites were an MV Agusta ' Senna ' edition and a Honda RC30 , beautiful sorry for the derail Trad .