Well this one was converted to a diesel engine, which took part in a Shell challenge at one time. I'm sure i have a newspaper cutting or something. It has a little 200cc Yanmar engine fitted.
Unfortunately it was well gone when i bought it, so we just replaced like for like.
I test drove it at the weekend
, not good.
For a small diesel it purrs away quite the thing, however, the front wheel was in a small pothole and i couldn't get out on a standing start. Once it's going and unto 20-30 MPH it goes sweet.
My home town sits on a hill, if i have to stop on a hill for someone turning right, i would have to have the engine screaming to be able to move forward. Not good.
So i've taken the decision to remove the new diesel engine and fit something like a 250cc scooter engine, maybe even something from a quad, so we can have reverse.