You kick started a 700cc 2 stroke in skate shoes, while it was freezing cold out, AND with your left foot? You maniac! Props to you for not breaking your ankle.
@@apancher i grew up with Bultacos, Maicos, and 70s Husqvarnas. I always got off the bike and kicked it with my right foot. I'm just blown away this guy cold started a 700cc Maico. Maicos kick back insanely hard.
I wanna see a 1000cc 2stroke thumper with nitromethane style engine technology, capable of full maximum rpm and power. Then put it up against some 1000cc race bikes like R1 and CBR1000RR.
Yo that's some dangerous shit how the throttle cable isnt even long enough to give it slack when you have the handlebar turned left.. Imagine if your trying to turn left and you forgot about the throttle and then the RPMs start climbing on you inadvertently... A true death trap lol.
@@mikkohakkola6084 That's the whole thing if you forget about it or you don't use the clutch the bike is going start lunging forward with all that massive 700cc torque haha.
Nice work. The Engine was originaly engineered as a 620cc by Maico and then licensed to Zabel. Zabel slightly modified it and build a custom cylinder for it. This Engine is normally used for sidecar racing. Maico does also make a 698cc model. The same engines are also used in ATK Bikes
The Zabel engine is used for sidecar racing, but it's ultimately based on the Maico motocross engine. This was the last engine design by the old Maico company in 1983, shortly before they went bankrupt. The new Maico company never really found much success but did convert the engine to water cooling, added the larger 620cc and 685cc "700" versions over the original 490 size, and added a few other features like exhaust power-valves etc. Technically you can still buy a new Maico today with this engine. The original air-cooled 1983 engine was phenomenally good and most people I've talked to think it was better than any of the Kawasaki or Honda 500s that were being made nearly 20 years later.
The engines that were used on the side cars / outfits had the output shaft on the other side so the passenger wasn't next to the chain in a race ect so they didnt loose fingers and so on.
Need to have a chain guide on the bottom for a reason. I learned that the hard way when my bolts came loose on the chain guide and caused all kinds of expensive havoc.
Did you know that you can actually buy a 700cc 2 stroke street legal in Europe? The sister of the Zabel 700, the Maico 700cc. It costs only around 10K ready to race. And it's fully designed to work with the power of the motor. Only 110 Kg of pure rage. The dealer is in Germany, you should check.
You need to lengten the cable on the Hot start, it pulls it open a bit when you steer to the left. Thats why the rpm’s go up when you turn the steer left
A sidecar engine you say? 700cc Stock huh? Well that is a game changer. I've been sourcing, and building engines for decades. Never has the thought crossed my mind to start buying old sidecar 2 stroke. Being from Canada, I've never seen one IRL. I figured they were Stock 450's and 250's that were tunned and wrenched.. Great video, one day that will be a nice build. The concept is genious.
when the revs climb if the handle bar is turned the first thing to check is the throttle cable is fitted properly at the handle bar..it is NOT fitted properly in this video!
Better add side plates where shock mounts to swingarm... the shock will break the tab the way you have it.... Just add steel on the sides and match existing holes you have.
Somebody from Nitro Circus is going to get a hold of one of these and there's going to be some insanely high and long-distance jumps coming and hopefully nobody gets hurt real bad
Drop rear sprocket down to 42 tooth, counter sprocket 14 tooth. Your trapping hp with that large rear sprocket. Bike has plenty of hp to pull taller gearing.
I appreciate the effort, even though the most simple and easiest things were not done properly. Like throttle cable management and buying right sized rubber hose for air intake before starting the build. I know this was challenging and cool job but you should never cut the effort on easy parts of the job.
