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Another 2 stoke to the collection. 4 wheels this time!
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 5:38 pm    Post subject: Another 2 stoke to the collection. 4 wheels this time! Reply with quote

Picked up another 2 stroke a few days before Christmas. This time its German and as four wheel. I got me a Trabant.
Twin cylinder, air cooled, 600cc, 26hp, 2 stroke. Drove it 120 miles home. That was an adventure. Its a crazy thing really. Should be good for a laugh Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 5:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brilliant! Get some pics up. Cool

Wonder if we could squeeze it on the stand at Stafford... Eh?
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 3:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A Trabant! Shocked

Sweet..... pics would be good Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 3:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This was taken by the previous owner while on the Screwball rally. He did over 2000 miles in 5 days to Lake Como and back. There is plenty of work on it to keep me busy.



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 5:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gulf racing colours!!! really suits it I think.

What's the big black tank in the engine bay? Is it the oil tank?
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 5:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ps,

What's the screwball rally?
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 8:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The black tank is the fuel tank for the premixed petrol. The rally is one of these crazy car type charity runs. I'm surprised it made it. I'm having to do immediate work to make it reliable. It was an adventurous 120 mile drive home in the dark on failing 6 volt electrics. Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 10:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have always fancied a Trabant but never actually driven one, accepting the power output what is comfortable cruising? I missed one locally recently.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 4:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I done 120 miles at 50mph. It was happy at that. The book top speed is only 62 mph. I brought because i always like things that are a little different. And being 2 stroke also made the choice easy.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 6:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I brought because i always like things that are a little different. And being 2 stroke also made the choice easy.


Same reason for me, particularly Eastern European engineering.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 31, 2017 5:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

andyw114 wrote:
I brought because i always like things that are a little different. And being 2 stroke also made the choice easy.

Hmm, just had an idea for a club/site/forum... Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 12:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That looks brilliant Andy - will you being doing any "performance modifications"? What are the brakes like? How does it handle?

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

James P wrote:
That looks brilliant Andy - will you being doing any "performance modifications"? What are the brakes like? How does it handle?

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I like to do a little porting on my 2 strokes but i will try to resist on this, until the need to pull the cylinders.
Most would think the brakes are crap as most are used to servo brakes. They are quite good, but you just need to press hard. If you jump out of this and straight in to a modern car, the first time you brake, you tend to brake very hard.
It handles very well on its front and rear transverse leaf spring.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 10:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It needs a Diff'rent Strokers sticker... Wink
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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It needs a Diff'rent Strokers sticker... Wink


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