Saab 666 Motorcycle

SaaBSA was first Saab two-stroke engine swapped in motorcycle, but of course, not the last. Björn Sohlberg Swedish enthusiasts successfully installed Saab 2-stroke engine on the frame of the motorcycle, and symbolically named – Saab 666.

According to the creator, the project is not yet finished, but he will be persistent.

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Before the 3-cyl. the SAAB used a 2-stroke twin, both of which were copies of pre-war DKW engines. Those engines lived on in the later Trabant and Wartburg cars (among others), while the DKW motorcycle engines lived on in East Herman MZ and IFA bikes. The latter were also copied by BSA, Yamaha and – beieve it or not – Harley-Davidson!

DKW RT 125 plans were also taken to the United Kingdom where they became the basis of the BSA Bantam, and to the USA where they formed the basis of the Harley-Davidson “Hummer“.

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Goran AničićMarch 13, 2016

the authorGoran Aničić

For over 15 years, Goran Aničić has been passionately focused on Saab automobiles and everything related to them. His initial encounter with Saab cars took place back in 2003 when the first Saab 9-3 and sedan version were introduced. At that moment, he was captivated by the car's Scandinavian design logic and top-notch engineering, and everything that followed stemmed from that first encounter. Later on, through his work at the editorial team of the Serbian automotive magazines "Autostart" and later "AutoBild," he had the opportunity to engage more closely with Saab vehicles. In 2008, he tested the latest Saab cars of that time, such as the Saab 9-3 TTiD Aero and Saab 9-3 Turbo X. In 2010, as the sole blogger from the region, he participated in the Saab 9-5ng presentation in Trollhättan, Sweden. Alongside journalists from around the world, he got a firsthand experience of the pinnacle of technological offerings from Saab at that time. Currently, Goran owns two Saabs: a 2008 Saab 9-3 Vector Sportcombi with a manual transmission, and a Saab 9-3 Aero Griffin Sport Sedan from the last generation, which rolled off the production line in Trollhättan in December 2011.