Oh, the difference between commuting in an air conditioned/filtered car and being on a motorcycle is amazing. Modern diesels smell horrid, petrols aren't too bad but still make the old nose twitch. Older diesels are amazingly foul, to the point I really don't like using the old Picasso HDi we've got (not mine, kind of dumped on me) unless really necessary.Mandrake wrote: ↑04 Dec 2019, 11:20Now that you have spent a bit of time driving an EV, have you found your nose more attuned to the smell of petrol and diesel cars ? I certainly have...NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑04 Dec 2019, 10:17 Another observation on my little trip, a diesel hauled freight train slowly trundled through Manchester Oxford road station as I was waiting. The clag coming out of its exhaust was unbelievable.
Not quite as bad as this but not far off
On the infrequent occasions that I use the Xantia the smell of a rich running cold engine with cold catalytic converter when I get out to de-ice the windows is obvious and pungent, as is the smell of any diesel vehicles, which I really notice on foot as they pass me...
My old ZZR-1100 Kawasaki is a 1994 model. No emissions control at all. Goes like and smells like stink. I've replaced it today with a much cleaner 2013 bike..