Two stroke multi-cylinder sidecar track racers

In the seventies and eighties two stroke multi-cylinders were common in sidecar track racing. In Germany they used König and homemade Yamaha triples as first made by Rudi Kurth. Later Suzuki GT750 and Yamaha TZ500 and 750 were used. in 1980 multi-cylinders were banned. 

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Two stroke track sidecars

Vid of a König sidecar

König start up

Reimo Suzuki

The Reimo GTR900, made by Reimo Suzuki from Germany, this was their top model. Reimo was founded by Wolfgang Reinhard and sidecar GP racer Horst Owesle. The company was well known for their tuning and special parts for the Suzuki GT750. Tank seat combi's, special exhausts like 3into1's and expansion pipes, wheels, swing arms, shocks and a chain protector. Reimo still exists today and even now they make a TR750 replica.

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Reimo Suzuki

Reimo TR750 replica

Nico Bakker GTR750 Suzuki's

Rob Bron on the Bakker HRD GTR750 at Daytona in 1975.

Here we have all the Bakker GTR750's at one spot. The HRD ones have a horizontal monoshock, the other 3 have a vertical mounted shock. All the frames still exist. The Rob Bron bike was found a few years ago and is perfectly restored by the current owner.

Bakker HRD GTR750 type 1

Bakker HRD GTR750 type 2

HMC Bakker TR750

Manniën Motors Bakker GTR750

Bakker GT750

Suzuki GT750 Dsports race car

This home build race car with a tuned Suzuki GT750 engine used to race against the Ocelot racers in the D-sports race series in the USA. 

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Suzuki GT750 Dsports race car

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Dsports GT750 racer

Ocelot Suzuki GT750

Updated my Ocelot photo set with al lot of new pics of a white car. This 1973 Ocelot Mark 3C was formerly owned by Indycar team owner Ed Walsh Jr. and competed in SCCA D Sports Racing events until it was donated to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation in November 1982. The car features white fiberglass bodywork over a tubular steel chassis. The water-cooled, two-stroke GT750 Suzuki inline-three features a Bendix servo fuel injector. 

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Ocelot Suzuki 

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Ocelot Suzuki GT750

Bakker HRD Suzuki TR750

Yesterday when I was searching on the Dutch auction site Marktplaats this bike popped up. I had to look twice, because I always thought that it was scrapped. This is one of the HRD Suzuki TR750's made by Derk Haan who had a company called Haan Racing Development (HRD). It was ridden by Willy Dijkema and Rob Bron and sponsored by Nauta Motoren. Rob Bron raced it at Daytona in 1975 in his famous golden racing outfit as a member of the Dutch Daytona Racing Team. He had some problems with it, first the front wheel broke, after that the crank lost his life and after a 30 hour spannering marathon by Derk and Willy he managed to qualify. After 16 rounds in the race the expansion pipes broke and that was the end of his 1975 Daytona adventure. This is not a factory TR, the engine is a tuned GT750 and the frame is made by Nico Bakker. I did some bidding on the bike, but someone had more luck and after a while the advertisement was removed. Could this be one of Rob Bron his old bikes? Hope to see the bike somewhere in the near future!
Update 20-5-2020: According to the new owner it is Rob Bron's old bike.
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Bakker HRD TR750
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Nico Bakker GT/TR750

Ocelot Suzuki GT750

Gene Davis and Larrie Schneider ran Ocelot Racing, Inc, of Madison, Wisconsin. In addition to producing the Ocelot chassis, Ocelot engineering modified over 130 Suzuki GT-750 engines over a time frame covering from the early 70s to the mid 80's. These Ocelot/Suzuki engines ruled DSR for many years, until the more powerful Kohler (140HP) came on the scene. Several DSR National Championships were won with Ocelot Suzuki engines. Note that the Ocelot made even more power than the factory TR750 due to larger carburetors and a full 750cc displacement compared to the TR's carburetor size, limited by Grand Prix rules, and 739cc displacement. Note that with the horsepower listed below, Ocelot engines put out 2.5 HP/cubic inch or 150 HP/liter in the mid 70s! Ocelot made two basic race engine types: A 750cc "regional" engine good for 110-115 HP. A 1978 pricing sheet from Ocelot shows the "Introductory" 750cc engine at $2,463 Their killer 850cc 130HP "national" engine. The same 1978 pricing sheet from Ocelot shows the "National" 850cc engine at $3,545. Modifications: Ocelot engines included these changes: a modified TR-750 porting (similar to the Suzuki GP bike racing version) a "squish" head offering a small combustion chamber. un-tilted the outboard spark plugs. initially used the German Krober ignition type, then later change to the Lucas RITA LR105 (Racing Ignition Transistor Amplifier).
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Ocelot Suzuki 
Some vids of the car
Ocelot Suzuki 1
Ocelot Suzuki 2

Suzuki GT750 with fuel injection

Almost certain the first Suzuki GT750 with fuel injection!
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Fuel injected GT750 

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1973 Suzuki GT750 fuel injected 

Schmid Suzuki GT750 sidecar

Added some new pics to my Suzuki GT750 sidecar photoset. This time a very nice Schmid sidecar with a great set of expansion pipes!
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Suzuki two stroke sidecar racers

International Suzuki triples meeting The Netherlands

Seen at the International Suzuki triples meeting 2012 in Collendoorn The Netherlands
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International Suzuki triples meeting The Netherlands

The World’s Fastest Waterbottle

This time a really amazing bike made by Brett De Stoop, this 1000cc triple Suzuki (based on a GT750 of 35 years old!!) with home made cylinderblock is capable of almost 374 kmph!!
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Brett De Stoop, the New contender?
Speedweek: Brett De Stoop
Pics of the bike and the engine
The bike and the owner
The engine

New YSS shocks on the GT750

Mounted new YSS shocks on my GT750, like them a lot!
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Suzuki GT750 Caferacer