Bangalore students invent diesel motorbike engine giving 110 kmpl mileage

Mechanical Engineering students Sanjay Bhushan , Tony Paul, Naveen V V and Nadeem Anwar from Bangalore based M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, have shocked the world by developing a diesel engine motorbike which returns a mileage of 110 kmpl.

Under the guidance of Dr S V Prakash, these students, single handedly took the challenge of developing a cheaper alternative for millions of Indians who are spending a huge part of their income on daily commuting.

These 4 students first fitted a Royal Enfield Bullet engine on to a Kinetic Blaze. They also reduced the output from 6.5 bhp to 3.5 bhp and the cubic capacity was also decreased from 325 cc to 200 cc. Namdeem Anwar stated, “We have spent almost 72 thousand on the production of this prototype and with mass production, the cost would be around 55 to 60 thousand.”

Naveen V V added, “Bikes that run on diesel are rare. So we decided to develop a diesel-run two-wheeler as our final year project. As far as we know, we are the first in the country to come up with a diesel-engined two-wheeler with automatic gears and automatic clutch.”

Sanjay Bhushan said, “The automatic gear and automatic clutch work smoothly, making it easy to ride in the traffic.”

Kirloskar Group has come forward to help these students and have promised to develop a variant on the technology. Dr S V Prakash said, “The engine is capable of producing better torque as compared to other diesel engines and the bike gives a mileage of around 110 kmpl.”

By: Nabanita Roy

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