New 2 stroke to the USA

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Edited Date/Time 12/28/2017 2:22pm
Current World Sidecarcross Champion Etienne Bax and new passenger Kaspars Stupelis are heading stateside with their Factory 700cc WSP Zabel for some demonstrations over the next few weeks... Keep an eye on his Facebook page



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Sidecar 12/24/2017 8:46am
12/24/2017 8:46am
That’s the twin cylinder 800cc 2 stroke EML motor that Jarno van den Boomen raced in the IMBA European Championship a couple of years ago, twins are barred by the FIM for the sidecar GPs... They sound phenomenal though...
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Sidecar 12/24/2017 8:51am
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This is what you guys have heading your way.
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kzizok 12/24/2017 8:56am
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Sidecar wrote:
That’s the twin cylinder 800cc 2 stroke EML motor that Jarno van den Boomen raced in the IMBA European Championship a couple of years ago, twins...
That’s the twin cylinder 800cc 2 stroke EML motor that Jarno van den Boomen raced in the IMBA European Championship a couple of years ago, twins are barred by the FIM for the sidecar GPs... They sound phenomenal though...
Cool stuff.

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Lawrence929 12/24/2017 9:26am
12/24/2017 9:26am
Politics aside,

The economy is bad when two guys need to share one two stroke bike.
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Rhino 12/24/2017 9:51am
12/24/2017 9:51am
Sidecars were big in California until the late 80s or so.

Those guys go big. It's pretty nuts.
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Sidecar 12/24/2017 10:14am
12/24/2017 10:14am
Lawrence929 wrote:
Politics aside,

The economy is bad when two guys need to share one two stroke bike.
I get your joke but those Zabel engines are not cheap, a bike built new for GPs is roughly 2.5 times more expensive than a new 450 of the showroom floor...
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Sidecar 12/24/2017 10:18am
12/24/2017 10:18am
Rhino wrote:
Sidecars were big in California until the late 80s or so.

Those guys go big. It's pretty nuts.
Yeah they go big... This pic is quite old as well but shows what they do, taken during practice at a GP, hence the other crew going slow...

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colintrax 12/24/2017 10:21am
12/24/2017 10:21am
Any idea what the schedule looks like? I checked his Facebook but didn't see anything noteworthy.
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kott0n 12/24/2017 10:44am
12/24/2017 10:44am
Rhino wrote:
Sidecars were big in California until the late 80s or so.

Those guys go big. It's pretty nuts.
Sidecar wrote:
Yeah they go big... This pic is quite old as well but shows what they do, taken during practice at a GP, hence the other crew...
Yeah they go big... This pic is quite old as well but shows what they do, taken during practice at a GP, hence the other crew going slow...

Holy shit that is sketchy! Huge balls.
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Sidecar 12/24/2017 10:47am
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colintrax wrote:
Any idea what the schedule looks like? I checked his Facebook but didn't see anything noteworthy.
Nope... I’m just going from his Facebook but thought I would post it on here... I’m not connected to his team in any way other than being a fan and racing sidecarcross myself...
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jeffro503 12/24/2017 11:25am
12/24/2017 11:25am
Some of those guys are nuts!! Couple of the pics in here....wow!
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alex69 12/24/2017 11:30am
12/24/2017 11:30am
Rhino wrote:
Sidecars were big in California until the late 80s or so.

Those guys go big. It's pretty nuts.
Sidecar wrote:
Yeah they go big... This pic is quite old as well but shows what they do, taken during practice at a GP, hence the other crew...
Yeah they go big... This pic is quite old as well but shows what they do, taken during practice at a GP, hence the other crew going slow...

Is this at Halle the Netherlands?
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Sidecar 12/24/2017 12:20pm
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Rhino wrote:
Sidecars were big in California until the late 80s or so.

Those guys go big. It's pretty nuts.
Sidecar wrote:
Yeah they go big... This pic is quite old as well but shows what they do, taken during practice at a GP, hence the other crew...
Yeah they go big... This pic is quite old as well but shows what they do, taken during practice at a GP, hence the other crew going slow...

alex69 wrote:
Is this at Halle the Netherlands?
Not sure... I didn’t take it, it’s been in my phone for ages, I use it to show people when I tell them I race sidecars and they laugh... They soon stop laughing.
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EMLMTH1 12/24/2017 1:46pm
12/24/2017 1:46pm
The World Sidecar Champion will be doing a demo at Anaheim 1. They are supposed to ride
Pala and DT1. They will only be in the US for 10 days.
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Sidecar 12/24/2017 1:51pm
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A1... That’s pretty savage... Bax and Stupelis are animals though and I hope it comes across well... You guys are gonna be blown away by how phenomenal a 700 Zabel sounds...

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MikeyB35 12/24/2017 4:31pm
12/24/2017 4:31pm
Yall remember that time bad billy and rick melon fired up the old sidecar and stole a case of beer and a box of dogs?
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Bearuno 12/24/2017 4:33pm
12/24/2017 4:33pm
Aye Carumbah!

Bax and Stupelis doing a 'transition' (or two) at A1 would be the thing of Dreams. It will make other riders 'demos' seem a bit tame.

I hope to see it during the SX Webcast I've paid for.
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RM Mike 12/24/2017 4:49pm
12/24/2017 4:49pm
What sort of four stroke engine can compete with this?
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KDXGarage 12/24/2017 10:10pm
12/24/2017 10:10pm
If they show them on TV at Anaheim, plenty of us will be too hoarse to yell during the main. Insane. Just incredible.
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Racer111 12/24/2017 10:16pm
12/24/2017 10:16pm
Those guys don’t have shit on Rick Melon and Bad Boy Billy!!

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Sidecar 12/24/2017 11:10pm
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RM Mike wrote:
What sort of four stroke engine can compete with this?
Search for AMS motors, based on the big KTM/Husky but now developed that far that they call them AMS... They are insane if a tad unreliable. It’s about a 50/50 mix of 4 strokes and 2 strokes.
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alex69 12/25/2017 2:42am
12/25/2017 2:42am Edited Date/Time 12/25/2017 4:04am
Sidecar wrote:
Yeah they go big... This pic is quite old as well but shows what they do, taken during practice at a GP, hence the other crew...
Yeah they go big... This pic is quite old as well but shows what they do, taken during practice at a GP, hence the other crew going slow...

alex69 wrote:
Is this at Halle the Netherlands?
Sidecar wrote:
Not sure... I didn’t take it, it’s been in my phone for ages, I use it to show people when I tell them I race sidecars...
Not sure... I didn’t take it, it’s been in my phone for ages, I use it to show people when I tell them I race sidecars and they laugh... They soon stop laughing.
I think it's at Halle and that's 10x worldchampion sidecar the kanibaal Daniël Willemsen with Ronnie Bax the brother of Etienne Bax.
There's a nice story about the table top they jumping they called it the Healey bult.
In the early 90's Mike Healey was telling the shovel driver that the tree tops are to low and he will hit them.
Everybody though he was smoking weed or taking pills, but he jumped that table and wrecked his bike after landing.
There's a video on YouTube 2.:30

https://youtu.be/VTC5zos6wE0
headlightracer 12/25/2017 5:20am
12/25/2017 5:20am
alex69 wrote:
Is this at Halle the Netherlands?
Sidecar wrote:
Not sure... I didn’t take it, it’s been in my phone for ages, I use it to show people when I tell them I race sidecars...
Not sure... I didn’t take it, it’s been in my phone for ages, I use it to show people when I tell them I race sidecars and they laugh... They soon stop laughing.
alex69 wrote:
I think it's at Halle and that's 10x worldchampion sidecar the kanibaal Daniël Willemsen with Ronnie Bax the brother of Etienne Bax. There's a nice story...
I think it's at Halle and that's 10x worldchampion sidecar the kanibaal Daniël Willemsen with Ronnie Bax the brother of Etienne Bax.
There's a nice story about the table top they jumping they called it the Healey bult.
In the early 90's Mike Healey was telling the shovel driver that the tree tops are to low and he will hit them.
Everybody though he was smoking weed or taking pills, but he jumped that table and wrecked his bike after landing.
There's a video on YouTube 2.:30

https://youtu.be/VTC5zos6wE0
My guess is Oldebroek.
Been to Halle a couple of times and the Healey bult looks a bit different. ;-)
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Prntscrn 12/25/2017 5:38am
12/25/2017 5:38am
One thing is for sure. The one who is not controlling the throttle and braking must be fkn crazy
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Flip109 12/25/2017 6:14am
12/25/2017 6:14am
That’s just insanity. Bet when they wad hard it’s ugly Shocked
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iBobbyb 12/25/2017 6:42am
12/25/2017 6:42am
I dont get the point of sidecar. seems like it would be more fun just to ride a normal bike... and why would anyone want to be the guy in the side car?

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