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I think it is because of the government  hiring someone in Hesperia to make a  diesel powered engine for the Kawasaki KLR 650 maybe. Not sure. However,  maybe it's because it runs  on JP-8 which is a military mixture of kerosene and diesel fuel that  also is jet fuel I believe. Kawasaki KLR650 - Diesel-Sipping Motorcycle for th... Apr 13, 2019 Here is how this motorcycle is different than other ones and running on JP-8 Other American and NATO military machines, from diesel generators to stealth bombers, run on JP-8 to simplify fuel supply logistics. While JP-8, a formulation of jet fuel similar to kerosene and diesel fuel, works fine in those engines, commercially available motorcycles require gasoline. That situation presented an opportunity for Fred Hayes, chief executive of Hayes Diversified Technologies, a military contractor in Hesperia, Calif., that has built specially adapted motorcycles for the Marines and the Army Special Forces for more than two decades. The bikes are modified to run in the harshest environments on earth with special lighting and more rugged suspensions and tires.