The EML Sidecars company, short EML, is a Dutch

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frame manufacturer, having won numerous

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in this sport.W-Tec - Wiederafuerstehung?
, Article on Hennie Winkelhuis and his work, accessed: 4 November 2009 EML stands for "Eigen Makelij", meaning ''made myself''.

History

The company was formed by Hennie Winkelhuis in 1972. He built, in his factory in

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, completely new frames for motorcycles that originally were not very well suited to be combined with a sidecar. Winkelhuis later sold his company to concentrate on W-Tec and his Quad production but presented a somewhat revolutionary sidecarcross in 2001. He was however unable to pursue this project because of illness and died in May 2007. EML suffered also a bankruptcy in 1993, but managed to resume activities after a brief suspension of all activities. The motocross part of the company is now owned by Alex Brusselers and Jan op t Hoog, who, in cooperation with EML-W-Tec, aim to return the name to sidecarcross success once more. In the

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season however, no team in the sidecarcross world championship used an EML frame. EML-W-Tec nowadays produces road bikes, sidecars and trikes.EML-W-Tec website
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Sidecarcross world championships

EML's most successful time was in the 1980s and early 1990s, when a number of teams won world championships with their products: *

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/ Karl Büsser –

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-EML – 1982–83 * Hansi Bächtold / Fritz Fuß – EML/Jumbo-EML – 1984–87 * Benny Janssen /

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-EML – 1990 * Eimbert Timmermans /

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– Kawasaki-EML - 1991-92 *

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-EML - 1997

Sources

The world championship on sidecarcross.com

The official ''FIM'' website

References

External links

EML Sidecars website
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EML-W-Tec website
Sidecarcross Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1972 Companies based in Gelderland Berkelland Dutch companies established in 1972