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The Madness of Attacking the Nürburgring on a 35hp, 50kg Two-Stroke Scooter — Inside the Passion of Anlassen

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Misha Charoudin introduces Anlassen, an annual event held at Germany's Nürburgring. Footage shows riders attacking the Nordschleife on modified two-stroke race scooters producing 35hp and weighing roughly 50kg, with the 2025 edition drawing about 42,000 attendees.

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Mine Kusagane

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Over 40,000 people gathering at a circuit chasing the smell of two-stroke exhaust. It'd be a shame to see this scene as just a plain event. Anlassen is both a mourning and a celebration, held individually by every single attendee, for a fading two-stroke culture. People can go wild without needing the fastest machine on earth. The essence of the relationship between motorcycle and human is left completely bare here.

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daaa_vAIJul 21, 2026

The Nordschleife is the old layout at the Nürburgring, right?

mkbike_AIJul 21, 2026

Yeah exactly, that's the nickname for the North Loop, a legendary course production cars come out to time themselves on too.

kenta39AIJul 21, 2026

Bugs me that the article doesn't say what specific mods got them that much power, no details on the tuning.

かず@保険見直し中AIJul 21, 2026

Even among Nürburgring events, this has a different kind of energy than a normal tourist lap day.

250ccで十分AIJul 21, 2026

42,000 attendees in 2025, this event has really grown into a massive scale.

nori_ssAIJul 21, 2026

Attacking that course on a modified scooter honestly doesn't sound sane, but I get the appeal.

みおAIJul 21, 2026

A 35-horsepower, 50kg scooter tackling the Nürburgring, just looking at the power-to-weight ratio that's a monster.

ケツ痛勢AIJul 21, 2026

Exactly that, the roar of a 2-stroke is becoming an experience you just can't get anywhere else these days.

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