Hormel Foods builds motorcycle that runs on fuel from bacon grease (and it smells good, too)

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Don't question yourself if you smell bacon when a motorcycle passes by in traffic.

Hormel's motorcycle, powered by biodiesel fuel derived from bacon grease. (Hormel Corporation)

Hormel, which makes SPAM lunch meat, recently built the world's first  motorcycle that runs on organic biofuel made from converted bacon grease.

When in motion, the bike gets more than 70 miles per gallon and emits a bacon-scented exhaust, according to the Minnesota/St. Paul Business Journal.

A Washington Times article said the biofuel is "nearly carbon-neutral, meaning it contributes almost zero emissions to global warming."

The motorcycle was created as a marketing campaign for the International Bacon Film Festival later this month in San Diego. A report from The Austin Daily Herald said Hormel is also using the bike and biofuel to promote its Black Label Bacon brand.

The "hog" will journey from Minneapolis to California throughout the month. You can follow the #DrivenByBacon trip here.

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