German Magazine "hobby" from 1955 on ebay.You can find an article about a early Dieselbike based on a Norton build by Freeman Sanders in this issue.

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310189734066

The traveling buddies did it again. Reinhard and Dieter made a trip across russia. This years ride was a little shorter. Just a quick trip across germany, to the polish border and back home.

Just to be officialy an Iron Butt.

They started in the evening of June, 31 at a gas station in Dortmund. For a 1666km long journey over motorways through germany. 22 hours later they made it back again.

This was done with two of the most economical motorcycles. Reinhards self build Diesel Motorcycles called Flitzibitz and a stock Honda Innova 125cc. Fuel consumption of the Diesel is 1.99l per 100km and the Honda takes 2.47l of petrol every 100km.