How would one make a diesel rocket?

I would be really shocked if the Rocket block & reciprocating assembly would stand up to the cylinder pressure of a diesel; I could be wrong. I can't really wrap my head around why you would begin to want a diesel in a bike.....and this is coming from a guy who owns 7 diesel engines of various sizes in various machines. FWIW both of my pickups are gas-burners.

Did you see the Hormel bacon-burner bike? Driven By Bacon
I have to admit that's pretty awesome. Pretty sure the model it's based on is the only ever commercial diesel bike, and they only made a few of them.
 
Just the inverse, I'd be shocked if it couldn't withstand it. It's already been proven over 500hp/400lbft or something absurd like that.

It would be a good ideas to destroke or resleeve it for a little smaller displacement though, as insurance.
 
Claviger said:
Just the inverse, I'd be shocked if it couldn't withstand it. It's already been proven over 500hp/400lbft or something absurd like that.

It would be a good ideas to destroke or resleeve it for a little smaller displacement though, as insurance.
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So you think the rods would be the weak link?
 
What part of the Rocket package do you think defines it as the R3 ? Me personally it's the engine all the other bits are just there to keep the engine up off the ground and moving, turning and stopping, dont *** with perfection i say
 

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