You don't need a big engine.

[QJS]

Just a Revolver and the mad skills of Lee Stone. This is an 865 non power valve with a B pipe and 144 pump. Check out the height in snowy England today.

 

[TheBuzzard]

horsepower makes up for lack of ability. most of us need a BIG motor

 

[Quinc]

Dang that looks cold!

 

[zyxwvu44]

That's a big motor compared to a 701! You're crazy going out today. I went to grocery store and it was snowing and freezing, that was bad enough.

 

[ProSouth]

What's that hull weigh? I've ridden a pretty badass 850 with a bpipe and yeah, compared to my 718 it's got nasty power. Nevertheless, I couldn't do it so big props lol

 

[Matt_E]

Heh, dare you to call an 865 "not a big motor" 5-7 years ago.

We don't "need" a lot of things. Me wants though.

 

[steve-uk]

silly englishmen riding in the cold!

 

[JT_Freeride]

865 not a big motor pshhh. What I would give for a 865 in a light weight freestyle hull.

 

[only you]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J12A14GuJC0

this is what you get if you add 35cc

 

[Bobert540]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J12A14GuJC0

this is what you get if you add 35cc

And a very skilled rider added to that extra 35cc and I am sure other higher dollar items in the ski/motor....

 

[sjetrider]

I have seen skilled riders flip much less. Regardless, Lee is a BadAzz!

 

[Eli]

Nobody is complaining about tray space now, lol. That hull is beautiful in white btw

 

[TheBuzzard]

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i'll put my ephedrine injected coffee, up against your tea, any day. how convenient you left out the piece of cake that went with that power tea.

 

[stagesrt4]

865 isnt a big motor?

thought ive seen videos of guys barrel rolling n flipping with 701s?

 

[dcptr]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J12A14GuJC0

this is what you get if you add 35cc

It may only be 900cc for that impressive performance, but it also comes down to how that engine was machined and set up. John Doe can buy that engine and set it up for reliability to get 200 hours out of it for freeriding.. where as that 900cc could be running 230psi on avgas with .45mm squish, extremely high advance on the rpm limit and super wide exhaust ports that prompt piston ring changes every few hours, in turn making bucket loads more power than the mild 900cc setup.
With extreme machine work for big power, you could make a 701 outperform a stock, untouched/unported 850cc dasa! ..but you won't get many hours out of it!

You guys believe that the XFS promo vid of a 'stock 701' back flipping was a straight swap from an untouched out-of-box superjet?? ..although I'm not going to doubt rick's unbelievable skill level...

 

[CarterB]

Lee could backflip a jon boat

 

[spence]

Guys, I believe the emphasis is on the HEIGHT of this flip with just a 865cc motor, not just the fact that he is able to make it flip with that motor..

 

[parky07]

That guy could flip my sx hull...ya I said it