GT 750 no question - bought one new in 1976 - not the greatest of bikes because of the poor handling but it was reliable and quite powerful for the time. Much nicer to ride than the widow maker. However, not long after I bought it I had the privilege to ride a z900 and regretted my decision - much better bike and four stroke was clearly the way to go in the future.
@romanoschwabel371611 сағат бұрын
you may not compare street legal 2 stroke bikes with racing 2 stroke bikes and you forgot the 3 cyl. 2 stroke from kawasaki ( S1 - S3, H1 and H2 )
@PeterMalloy-i5y18 сағат бұрын
I had both the Suzuki waterbus 750 and the H2 Kawasaki in Wanganui NewZealand.SO much fun plus
@craigullman61292 күн бұрын
I can't even comment because of all the numbnut reply's I'm reading. I worked as a techbat a bike shop for years servicing motor cycles. The anemic Glutton Susuki water turtle is like compaing a sick 😊😊😊
@craigullman61292 күн бұрын
Land turtle to angry Hornet on Nitro. The H-2 will rock on! forevermore as a Stallion superbike, especially on Denco Chambers. The article states quarter mile e.t"s of 12 flat. No- sorry man. experienced rider will turn mid 11 second e.t's on an H2 triple without expansion chambers !!!!!!!!!
@craigullman61292 күн бұрын
Water Buffalo ? Nice smooth stable ride but not quick.
@John-ri3be2 күн бұрын
Just another very noisy bikes that disturbing all people nearby along the way the bikes go...
@The.Drunk-Koala2 күн бұрын
Im numba won. 2 strokes I'm done. 💦
@davidmichael17234 күн бұрын
Can't beat the smell and cracking coming out the exhausts of a 2 stroke
@LarryMyers-x6m5 күн бұрын
The Yamaha TZ 750 was the absolute best
@carlmorton25567 күн бұрын
The triple kawasakis all suffered from the middle piston overheating and would seize up not a good bike at all and a vicious pow band Suzuki seemed to have it all worked out I had the gt250 with ram air nice quick bike later I had the yam rd350 lc and hey were awesome pure wheeley machine but drank the juice 2t oil nice memories
@carlmorton25567 күн бұрын
I’ve never heard of the term water buffalo here in the uk it was called the kettle
@walkabout167 күн бұрын
AITUBE voice 😃
@svenlanderholm59629 күн бұрын
H2 of course. I had a 72 with expansion exhaust system, who gave it ca 10 hp moore. It was a beast. No other bikes could compete, and after mounting a steeringdamper it was ok i high speed too.
@WolfBazo-uo9uj10 күн бұрын
I still own (and ride) the GT750. Rock solid bike, apart from emissions still a very good bike. The Kawa is a complete different concept of bike. It's like compare a GSXR with a Goldwing. Both good bikes in their way.
@DOUGLASGILBERT-d3i10 күн бұрын
I had both and went to the tail of the dragon each summer month. This was back in the early seventies. The Kawasaki pulled unexpected wheelies and you had lay down on the tank most of the run. The Suzuki was very strong but more controllable in the curves. I could push it harder thru the curves. The Kawasaki was scary and super fast. It was so fast the blood in your head had a hard time keeping up with bike.
@Runnerup5.6811 күн бұрын
I used to drag race an H1 500,was a passenger on a H2,very impressive,however when I purchased a 2008 Suzuki B-King the 2 strokes took a back seat! I still love the old bikes for what they were and had a number of smaller cc 2 strokes,RDs,Kawasaki KH400s etc.
@matscheel308011 күн бұрын
suzuki buffalo weight a ton
@matscheel308011 күн бұрын
h2 will win
@johnwilcox407812 күн бұрын
Both very fast bikes, lots of respect. I raced them both on the street in the day with my new '73 750 Norton Commando with the Combat engine, another 750 superbike. The H2 was the only bike then faster than mine. I did beat a GT750, but just barely. I also raced Sportsters, Honda 4's, Tridents, H1's, and built Superglides. When you had a hot bike, everybody wanted to race, even cars!
@johnny.369312 күн бұрын
The buffalo were slow and had a short powerband. The H2's were a whole different story.
@geoffbp5813 күн бұрын
I had a dead mint 72 H2 for a long time (even crashed it once!); never owned the GT750 but I did have a GT550 for a while. They were totally different philosophically- the H2 was a straight line terror, super fun in a death- defying way, until you let off the throttle, and the head shake was death defying in a not super fun way. I sold the Kawi to buy a Triumph TR3. I miss the H2, but I'm not sure I'd really like to ride one much now; I'm older and wiser. The Suzuki was smooth and comfortable; I'd ride that anywhere. And three cylinder two strokes just sound magical.
@Gubson13 күн бұрын
Wonder when KZbin comes with smell? ❤😅
@williamzander970813 күн бұрын
The GT 550 was just as good had two people on the bike and still ran easily over 100 mph the Kawasaki 750 the wind would blow you off the road junk and rattled and hot as hell the heat would kill you . Suzuki was the king .
@rodcoulter99714 күн бұрын
Just an incredible 2-stroke sound…like nothing else.
@yamahasuperbike220214 күн бұрын
The water buffalo will never dethrone the widowmaker. Ever.
@timw436914 күн бұрын
Roberts is no 1
@alpal200215 күн бұрын
I owned an H2 750 - such a fun bike but it required high maintenance. I always wonder why Yamaha didn't make a road version of the TZ 750 4 cylinder 2 stroke?
@pierrerouvroy243315 күн бұрын
h2...
@milojanis490116 күн бұрын
The Zuke was boat anchor reliable, and about as fast. The H2 would run away and hide from the Zuke. I had a 1972 Honda CB 500 Four that was geared for the 1/4 mile. A fellow H.S. graduate had a '73 Zuke. I could run dead even with it in a 1/4 mile. HOWEVER-On a racetrack like Daytona, the factory modded Zuke was a force to be reckoned with. VERY fast.....
@leananglesensor17 күн бұрын
Id pick yam rd 400 over both.
@kd35015 күн бұрын
Yup got most of them road ready. The Daytona's a bit harder to kick, has XS400 stuff handed down. Still all stock with the flapper valves. The 400C is more fun with more top end with its higher porting. Still fun to get on the R5/RD hybrid though with its shorter stroke and light wheels. Nothing though compares acoustically to a triple thought. On the hunt for a turn key pedigreed S2 350.
@royjohnson515017 күн бұрын
No Jim Redman
@NagendranManimaran17 күн бұрын
Yamaha rxz
@eslermanu4717 күн бұрын
Mike Hailwood streets ahead of the rest you don't know much about Grand Prix racing mate.
@SleezyRider88318 күн бұрын
That Bimota is special
@StricherFaissalArbouh13 күн бұрын
100%
@lestersmyth69218 күн бұрын
The sound of a two stroke triple is intoxicating and takes me back to my youth 👍
@danibass108518 күн бұрын
Where is Luca Cadalora ? 😂
@nickatkinson569218 күн бұрын
Am an Australian. I loved watching Randy Mamola at work. Always totally 100% balls to the wall. Absolutely fearless
@PeterPeart-e4l18 күн бұрын
I agree with other comments Mike the bike that's what he was ride anything from 125 to 1000 cc get your facts right
@zymmer419 күн бұрын
LOL..the water buffalo was a two ton POS..the H-2 was a powerhouse..Change the pipes and tyres and it would still be plenty good today.
@paulselwood196720 күн бұрын
RD500 rules
@BrianMarcus-nz7cs20 күн бұрын
🦩🦩🦩🦕🦕🤺
@Olaftulen002420 күн бұрын
I miss Phil Read and Mike Hail wood
@tbru340220 күн бұрын
In 1974 I bought a Suzuki 750 and I still have it
@tompetry858916 күн бұрын
Wow!, that's cool. I Had a 1975 GT 550. My friend bought a 900 cow and so I had to have the new '77 GS750.
@manosparavida35516 күн бұрын
@@tompetry8589A friend of mine also has a GT550J with the air-cooled double drum front brake, which is rarer than hen's teeth. It's covered up in his shed and has rarely seen the light of day in 5+ years.
Wayne Rainy should have rated in the top 3 at least... Before Rainy's injury Doohan on head 2 head basis was well covered by Rainy
@jerrylarson72323 күн бұрын
I had a H 1 500 1971. A Super 500 back then acceleration was all that was needed.
@tobythehairlessdog88769 күн бұрын
Kwack 500 was a better bike than the 750 - lighter, although still too heavy for my liking, and the only bike I ever rode that accelerated faster than it braked. For light and fast I had to wait for the RD350LC... The Suzuki RG500 was much quicker than all of them, but that was way too heavy as well, which was a shame... Woof!