This time it's 10 of Japan's most desirable, so that's expensive Classic 2 stroke Motorcycles.
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@stevetaylor92655 ай бұрын
I sure miss the old 2 stroke bikes
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
They do still exist, I’ve had a few over the years and we still run an admittedly small one just for shits and giggles 😂
@robinbrowne54195 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100I used to have a Kawasaki G3 90cc street bike (lime green in colour). This sounded like a hornet buzzing down the road at a top speed of 62 mph. Lol.
@davebuchanan87635 ай бұрын
I bought an RD350 YPVS when I passed my test in 1984. Bikini fairing model with micron exhausts. I was only 17 but in those days you could get rider policy insurance, third party , fire & theft from Norwich Union. You just paid for the CC of the bike. I could ride any bike up to 350cc regardless of performance for a very reasonable price. My friend also had one and we rode them hard. Got less than 30 mpg if you flogged them. Lots of fun and great for popping power wheelies. Faster and faster until the thrill of the speed outweighed the fear of death 💀
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
You can still get third party only Jumping straight on a quick bike from a 125 on my experience wasn’t necessarily a great idea but better than what we have now I think
@WOLFIE-96B-UK5 ай бұрын
Great video of fabulous 2 strokes! A real trip down memory lane for me, back to a time when bikes had style and character! Great days to be a biker!
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@buxvan5 ай бұрын
I've always loved the Kawasaki triples paint colours. & the exhaust note.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Kinda mad things, especially with those daft high bars Glorious all the same
@bruceclark56275 ай бұрын
I think today biggest 2 stroke haters are people who can't deal with the complexity lawn mower carburetor and will never understand what the word "dwell" means.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Well possibly true Two strokes are dead simple really The fact is most people today are mechanically inept They just take the bikes to the dealer and hand over a shed load of cash One born every minute as they say
@bruceclark56274 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 this is why Harley Davidson dealerships service shops look like an investment bankers lobby.
@dezmondwhitney12085 ай бұрын
Thanks for covering these 2 strokes, I remember them all. I liked the 2 strokes and I owned A Suzuki GT250 B from new which handled very well. I later bought a used Suzuki GT 500, a bike which I really took to and I have great memories of the 500, a great bike IMO.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Cool 😎 Glad you enjoyed it
@rickh83805 ай бұрын
A very fine collection of bikes indeed. The sound and smells of these bikes were intoxicating. Thanks so much for your in depth research on these bikes. Take care guys. Cheers
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Just glad people enjoy them, thanks for the feedback
@lauriebloggs83915 ай бұрын
Total joy, thank you!
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Thanks just glad people enjoy them, which is the point really
@battleax0025 ай бұрын
I have a Kawasaki S3 400, a H1A 500 and a H2A 750. As you might’ve seen, they’re getting crazy money for these things now, as in the Mecum auction in the last week. I have no desire to sell my triples, because if I sell them and I just won’t have any. Concerning the 500 triple, the H1A is a 1971, more top speed than the ‘69 H1, as in they had a few years to sort it out. A magazine test had the top speed observed at 124 mile an hour. The 500 triple was meant to be a publicity, stunt, putting Kawasaki on the map in America. The motor sat high and rearward in the frame. The swinging arm was short and wheelies were the name of the game. The motor was pipey and very exciting to ride, which was just exactly what Kawasaki intended. The amazing quarter-mile numbers were probably inflated, but Tony Nicosia made some really amazing numbers with stock bikes. He was small and light and rode very aggressively. The 400 is the best triple, the 750 is the most sought after and most valuable, but the 500 has the true essence of a Kawasaki triple, the moniker “Widow Maker” suited the bike and Kawasaki just fine.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Well Kawasaki claim 124 but the magazine saw an actual 119mph as I state I’m to be honest suspicious that even this may have been a bit of a press special given that the UK got 109mph from a dealer supplied customer bike, ditto the Dutch test. Kawasaki had a reputation in the US and European for let’s say overstating their machines performance. It’s something that seems to crop up quite a bit in contemporary test, especially those in US magazines To be fair to Kawasaki it was likely common practice. After all Suzukis 67hp GT 750 was actually slower on test that a 58hp Trident 🤔
@nigelthomas83155 ай бұрын
I had a Triton in 1976 and on the road it held it's own, I beat Z900, GS750, Gt750 I don't think any could get much over120 mph?
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
@@nigelthomas8315 no indeed they could not People et fooled into thinking that multiple cylinders and DOHC = more power but of course it’s never that simple and a lot of the extra power got absorbed by weight and drag. Not that there was actually all that much power, why the Japanese exaggerated😂😂oh yeh they did
@timhicks21544 ай бұрын
I had a few 2-strokes. They were excellent. My absolute favourite was my Kawasaki KR-1. Nutter bike!
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
My favourite was my NSR250
@pauloconnor79513 ай бұрын
Want to see the beautiful, gorgeous, melodious and freaking awesome H2 750 !!!!!
@bikerdood11003 ай бұрын
😂😂
@gmpltd1145 ай бұрын
Awesome video, gee I had a few of them over the years. A few Elsies including the V4 which was called the RZV 500 here in NZ. Still have an old RGV 250 mostly to upset the neighbours. 😁
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
What better reason 😂
@kurtwise73563 ай бұрын
I had a 73 RD-350 for 5 yrs and loved it! Ate Harleys in town all day! Lol
@bikerdood11003 ай бұрын
Well that ain’t saying much 😂
@cousinjack28415 ай бұрын
I am British but I've spent over half my life in South Africa. I remember back in the seventies, the Johannesburg traffic cops, (bless 'em), got new bikes, Yamaha 650 twins. Their old bikes were put up for auction and I remember that you could buy a truckload of the retired Suzuki GT750's for next to nothing; nobody wanted them. Oh for that time machine. (All but one of my many bikes have been two strokes; there's something special about them) Nice vlog. thanks.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Ironic that they couldn’t give em away now
@larsfrandsen25014 ай бұрын
I read your reply to mean ‘ironic now that they couldn’t give them away back then’. Yes, restored they fetch quite a price tag, especially in the UK. The assertion that the GS was simply better is puzzling to me. The GS was simply a four stroke, a machine of its time. Just like the two-stroke GT was a bike of its time. Ask any Saab fanatic about the merits of a two stroke engine. They are mechanically easy to maintain and repair (no valves), and 50+ years after they were made they are still being restored and sold at high prices. One hopes the longevity would add some caché to the GT.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
@@larsfrandsen2501 well better power reliability, fuel consumption and handling And there’s ground clearance and comfort. Does the GT have more character, probably but for people at the time looking for an effective sport touring bike 🤷🏼
@timhicks21544 ай бұрын
I took my Kawasaki KR-1 to the 1993 IOM TT. It was in its’ element, and whooped many a bigger bike in the corners. Fantastic!
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Well ideal for that
@derekdingwall5 ай бұрын
You brought back a few memories there👍
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Well that’s the idea
@derekdingwall5 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 Yes like rebores and new pistons and rings every 4000 miles 👍
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
@@derekdingwall 4000 miles ? What the hell were you doing, you know your supposed to put oil in it 😂😂😂 In all honesty I’ve never heard of a two stroke, outstare of a racing track that needed that much attention. Also many Japanese two strokes used plated bores so can’t be rebored FYI 😂😂😂
@derekdingwall5 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 RD 250 4 rebores and you needed new barrels,also had a TS 185 with plated bores ,so when that wore out you had to replace barrel,I did like them though,also had a few triples ,middle pistons holed on the both kh250 and GT 380 mind you I never had any of them from new👍
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
@@derekdingwall ah ha Generally two strokes can run up to big miles but there’s always the previous owner factor 😂. The
@timhicks21544 ай бұрын
I was lucky enough to ride X7’s, RD250, RD350, RD250LC’s, RD350LC’s, X7’s, X5’s, GP100 & GP125. Plus an RD400. All great! And an RD500LC.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Did rd an RD 350 Buzzy when you opened it up Also a GT 380 which was reasonable smooth
@garymartin5575 ай бұрын
I'm in heaven after watching this. My youth and what I wanted.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Glad to bring back some good memories
@SSV-i-c-e5 ай бұрын
Love my 2strokes especially rotaryvalves have a 71 kawa avenger a rg150 a gp100 and a couple of old James two strokes.🇳🇿
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Nice Enjoy 👍🏻
@rogerthedodger57884 ай бұрын
Takes me back to the late 70s early 80s where the banter with my mates was "2 stroke poke, 4 stroke joke". Loved my X7.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Fun but the 4 strokes won out in the end
@dereksmith61265 ай бұрын
Kettle. That's the one I desire. Especially the later models.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Ido remember thinking how glamorous it was in the 70s Radiator wow
@GoIdenApple5 ай бұрын
We use to refer to those 750 Suzuki bikes as Water Buckets in the 80s, at least in my part of the UK. Never heard the term Water Buffalo for them at that time.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Kettle everywhere else in the UK Never heard of that one 😂
@larsfrandsen25014 ай бұрын
Water Buffalo was (and is) the US term.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
@@larsfrandsen2501 still America is a big old place. Who knows what other names could have been used.
@paulking1874 ай бұрын
Between 16-25 I was all two strokes, Suzuki ts50, honda MBX80, KH250triple (S1), X7 250, then a string of RD350's (would love another one)!, miss the Two Strokes, the Two stroke engine was a natural motorcycle engine, the bikes were light, fun & fast & easy to work on. Wonder where that tech and ethos would have got subsequent bikes to, wish they would find a will and a way to get them back! Enjoyed your vid :)
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@user-rv2zj8zu5b4 ай бұрын
I loved my 77 RD400. There is nothing like the way the power comes on with a two stroke. It just ups the thrill of riding a motorcycle.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Indeed it does
@davefish81074 ай бұрын
Passed my test on a RD250 in the early 70s , went straight from the test centre to eddy grimsteads in East Ham a got a new Rd 400 , great days
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Nice 😂
@rltfarm86874 ай бұрын
Worst bike I ever had was an RD350LC and the best was a TDR250. The difference in the engines was amazing. RD125LC was a great bike also.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Well the RD could be buzzy, the TDR used the TZR 250 engine which I believe is based on the YPVS Rd engine
@seanys4 ай бұрын
I rode one of the RD250s back on the day and wasn’t overly impressed but I would LOVE one of those full-fairinged RZ350s.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
They do look pretty cool 😎
@alistairshaw32065 ай бұрын
I rode a Suzuki GT750 many years ago, a great bike. The most fun 2 stroke I rode was the TZR250, but as a Yamaha fan, I may be biased.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
250s are for me the best strokes
@chrisweeks69735 ай бұрын
I love the two-stroke rattle... From when I started riding in 1958 until 1998, most of the bikes I owned/rode were two-stroke. The list included a 98 cc James Comet, BSA Bantam 125 & D14/4, Jawa 250 & 350, Yamaha RD 250 (last of the air-cooled) and Suzuki 750 Water Bottle. Quite a few four-strokes too, of course. Still riding, on a Guzzi Breva 750. By the way, being a pedantic old person, the Kawasaki H1 500 was the Mach III, not the Mack.😁 Mack is a truck, which the H1 certainly wasn't! 👍
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Dam Kawasaki 🤷🏼 Cudos on the Guzzi , our favourite bikes
@dereksmith61265 ай бұрын
I'd definitely like to see a video on Laverda. Especially my absolute favourite and pretty bike; the Laverda Montjuic mk1 and mk2
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Hmm 🤔 Definitely at some point Tom is a big Laverda fan
@dereksmith61265 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 Everyone should be! Although I've never owned one. I was a Moto Morini 3½ owner. One of the finest handling motorcycles of the 70s and 80s. I'd regularly outrun many Japanese bikes of many sizes on the twisty roads of Devon.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
@@dereksmith6126 more of a Guzzi man myself But I admire their style
@Truth-Liberator4 ай бұрын
Great video, I love a good two stroke. I have an rgv250 and kdx200. I have acquired a gt380 engine which I will be fitting in a gs500. Should have all the virtues of the gt380 in a better chassis.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Nice Have ridden a 380 owned by a good friend of mine, characterful engine but the chassis is very average so should make a good mix
@baggerjeff31314 ай бұрын
Have a 85 RZ350R to restore, Canadian model. Always wanted one back when I was 16-17 years old. Took longer than expected 😂🤣😂 cheers 👍👊😎🇨🇦
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Good luck and enjoy 👍🏻
@baggerjeff31314 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 cheers and thanks
@nigelthomas83155 ай бұрын
Rd250lc one of my favourite bike I've owned
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Fast but buzzy I’ve found, definitely one for young delinquents 😂😂
@nigelthomas83155 ай бұрын
I bought one for £895 to ride. While my crappy Harley stortster was being repaired after everything went wrong with it 😡 when HD was back all shiny I'd go to my garage look at the bikes and jump on the LC and ride off
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
@@nigelthomas8315 AMF I’m thinking 🤔😂
@nigelthomas83154 ай бұрын
Nope it was perhaps 1992ish? Apparently they put the alternator under the clutch basket for a few years before putting it back, so I had two new baskets, I bought it from 3X in Dorset and the big end went as soon as 3 months was up, I think perhaps someone rebuilt it without lapping or balancing? Could have been a crap couple of years, only thing I didn't have fixed was the spokes 😭
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
@@nigelthomas8315 what a strange piece of design
@1950Bonanza4 ай бұрын
Well, I have had three of those, plus some others not on the list. Currently have an H2 I'm doing a restoration on, bought cheap from a friend, and there is no way I could possibly afford one at the prices now. Unless I'm desperate or somebody wants to trade for a NSR250 or 400, I'll keep it....maybe a RC30 or RC45. Great video.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Prices for old two strokes have gone crazy
@jhmonthetube63393 ай бұрын
I know a lot of people will take issue with this but let’s face it…the Kaw Triples and the RD Yammies were the only street two strokes worth owning. The little RD’s were the sweetest handling packages.
@bikerdood11003 ай бұрын
Kawasakis sound great but aren’t particularly good road bikes and the reality of two strokes is that they work best at lower capacities
@stephenpublicover88184 ай бұрын
Hey my friend, in Canada, the Yamaha RZ350 was made up to 1988, I had one! Also, had a 1976 Yamaha RD400, modified (63HP) Sold the RZ350, and lost RD400 in a shed fire! Now ride a 1999 Kawasaki ZG 1000 Concours. cheers from Fletchers Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
An Rd400 with 63hp ? Good to hear from you, will hopefully be in Canada this year although not Nova Scotia unfortunately ( well not this time )
@upsidedowndog12565 ай бұрын
I sure miss the sound and smell of 2 strokes. I have a Garelli moped but not the same. I start my chainsaw occasionally to hear and smell a performance 2T! I love the ring of a large expansion chamber, saw doesn't replicate that.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
We have just one these days Our humble put very fun and characterful MZ Great sound , great smell
@peterdoe26175 ай бұрын
I once rode the Kawasaki H1 of a friend. A true beast, especially with the Allspeed exhaust fitted. My brother has 3 T500. A wonderful machine to ride! Just you have to be aware that greasing of 5th gear is poor. For long distance trips, this needs to be modified. I today own RD125LC's. Both 10W and (never sold in Germany) 1GU, which is the YPVS version. That engine starts pulling from 3000rpm, instead of 6500rpm in the 10W. I kinda prefer the more agressive 10W ;-) Both go an impressive 87mph or 140km/h (reading the speedo) without having optimized the transmission ratio. (Peak power at 9000rpm, 140km/h at 10000rpm.) There is an Allspeed exhaust, at least for the 10W. But here in Germany, they now even call for an emission test, which costs 2000€. I don't even know, if emission data for the original versions exist. BULL...frog! But I have an exhaust, made by Yamaha, stamped 10W (all original exhausts are stamped 11Y), for a racing team, once located in Hamburg. (One day, folks! hehehe!)
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
To be honest I’m not sure I’d choose many two strokes for longer trips Interesting to hear from you some interesting insights
@SSV-i-c-e5 ай бұрын
Hi I have a rg150 here in nz 38 hp good for 180 kph great little bike
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
@@SSV-i-c-e well 36hp That’s an awful lot for a small engine Ouch !!
@peterdoe26174 ай бұрын
@@SSV-i-c-e Never sNeen one here in Germany :-( Yamaha's 125cc TZR's had up to 34hp
@erickriebel43664 ай бұрын
I had a Kawasaki 500 Triple Back in 1970 when I was in high school had anybody that had that bike or bikes like them know how great they are that has to be my favorite and my second favorite would be the Yamaha rd400 you cannot go wrong with either bike I don't know a lot about the Suzuki's I never had one
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Nice 👍🏻
@kimeldiin19304 ай бұрын
Had the Kwacker 750 ,still building me a Gary Nixon replica ....but in CHROME MOLY ,...NOT in second hand carrier "steel".....the weak point on those were firstly the suspension , one swapped for Marzocchis... that though , then, put the frame to shame.....this time going to use, as Kanemoto did , on Gary's, early Öhlins
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
No doubt those early Japanese bikes had pretty poor suspension
@ahsnap91034 ай бұрын
Still have my 1985 RZ 350 and a YSR 50 race bike with YZ 60 engine Edit: and my 1984 JS550 mod 50 mph Jet Ski all show and go condition
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Definitely a 2 stroke man then
@user-ge7mc2yh8t4 ай бұрын
I still have my 1985 RZ500N I bought in Canada brand new for $4,500 USD. It's got 7,000 KM on it and all stock.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Nice 👍🏻
@user-bp6yz4zm7u4 ай бұрын
EXCELENT 2 STROKE HECHO ✅ JAPON ❤
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@stevenedwards21624 ай бұрын
1972 had a yds7 in gold and black, saw the exact same bike for sale at motor bike cafe and bike sales, cost me a small fortune but i just had to have it, 69 years old now but this bike takes me back to be 17 years old again.😂
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Brilliant Had a chap saying he was too old to ride at 71 recently Clearly he has been to a bike meet recently 😂
@stevenedwards21624 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 Us old ones can still do it, but for me now only when the sun is shining, when we put our helmets on no one knows how old we are, 😅 getting on now but still love riding motorcycles.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
@@stevenedwards2162 heated grips The second greatest invention ever After the motorcycle
@stevenedwards21624 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100Yes your right, I ruined many gloves warming my hands up on the hot exhausts, when the hands were so cold I couldn't feel them.🥶
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
@@stevenedwards2162 know that feeling Often used to rest my hands on the Guzzi cylinder heads
@paulcharlton23535 ай бұрын
Have you thought about doing a review of the model range of a particular manufacturer for a specific year. Maybe split by Sports, off road, etc where it is too much to cover in one video. My personal interest is Japanese bikes from mid 70`s to late 80`s but obviously there are lots of other options using that format.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
I have indeed, Planning videos on Triumph 500s and small capacity Yamaha strokers at the moment. Did do a Honda one which wasn’t popular 🤷🏼
@bikerpeople5484 ай бұрын
My NSR250 certainly has exhaust valves.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Not the one I had certainly did not
@ksouster68395 ай бұрын
My friends brother had an RG500 and when managed to blag a go on it he said when you opened it up it was like being in a video game 😮
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Silly thing really. ok on track not so good on a damp English road
@larryfromwisconsin99704 ай бұрын
I owned a Suzuki two stroke 500 twin Titan in the 1970s, a Kawasaki 500 triple in the 1980s, and another Titan in the 2000s. I would love to have another but I just don't see them for sale in the USA anymore. Not inexpensively anyway.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
That’s the big problem Bloody collectors 😂
@KevXRDuke4 ай бұрын
I am 60. WE ALL WANT 2 STROKES! Nobody is special.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Well I’m more of a 4 stroke guy But I want to be able to buy them We currently own just the 1 stroker
@SteeeveO4 ай бұрын
The Japanese were still doing the business into the 90's - I had a '91 R1-Z. I have no idea what came over me when I sold it. Madness.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Well we all have those bikes 😂
@SteeeveO4 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 or HAD them!
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
@@SteeeveO well you have a memory
@luckharold3 ай бұрын
The TZR2503MA was missing, the most incredible and beautiful YAMAHA produced.
@bikerdood11003 ай бұрын
Well only room for so many
@gregraybeck57274 ай бұрын
Any chance of looking at Bridgestone or Kawasaki rotary valve twins? The Kawasakis were named Avenger and Samurai if my memory hasn't fouled a plug.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Not a bad suggestion 🤔
@williamarmstrong71995 ай бұрын
The powervalve problem is now fixed. Replacement powervalves with solid pins has fixed it. Expensive however but cheaper than full engine rebuilds!
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Well it’s stopped the cracking but they do soot up, which is why I suspect the NSR didn’t use em. Shouldn’t Suzuki have fixed it at the time 🤔
@simonflood2595 ай бұрын
Still have my 1976 GT750
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Nice 👍🏻
@donaldhipple49214 ай бұрын
I had a Kawasaki A7 Avenger 350. It was a good bike if you had experience and a bit of discretion. The fact that it had two steering dampers, one hydraulic and one friction said a lot about what you should expect.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Dear oh dear 😂😂
@garythornhill46352 ай бұрын
The KH500 was detuned from the H-1. The early H-1s are faster and much more collectible. Also, where is the H-2 on the list? I attended the Mecum Motorcycle Auction in Las Vegas and a 1972 H-2 hammered for $50,000! Another H-2 went for $34,000 and most H-1’s went for over $20,000. The early H-1s and H-2s should be on your list, not the KH500, although it is, arguably, a better all around motorcycle than the earlier bikes. I have owned early H-1s and H-2s (still have my red ‘70 H-1, which I restored to a very nice condition. Thanks for the nice video.
@bikerdood11002 ай бұрын
Not a list of Kawasaki strokers now is Stupid prices
@johndonlon16114 ай бұрын
Beautiful machines and damn fast but many were treated as disposable commodities and trashed.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Well that’s never been my way of thinking I have to say Never seen them as toys
@Mark-RD3504 ай бұрын
Hi why do you not show the prices of them bikes as 2 stroke fan like to know what there valued at hope you will consider this cheers?
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Well I’m no dealer and the video is viewed in a number of nations What I have found from comments is that prices vary greatly from country to country making giving a price of very limited value I did put approximate prices in a video on British twins but found the problems listed as above
@borderlands66065 ай бұрын
There's something irresistible about air cooled, drum brake, raised bar strokers. Flashy styling, plenty of chrome, every adolescent (and delayed adolescent) dream.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
I wax with you until raised bars. Why take away any feel when cornering ? we’re it my I’d ditch the stupid things and fit straight bars, better for riding Bugger the look 😂
@stephenmundane5 ай бұрын
I've just seen a 1993 Kawasaki KR-1S on sale for £11K -- crazy! I paid 2 grand for mine slightly used in 1992..."edit" I've had another look and more reasonable prices are around the 6-8K mark...still crazy! "I love the smell of 2-stroke in the morning...it smells of hooliganism," as someone didn't once say.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
KR1-S is definitely a bike I would have included given space but it could have gone one and on Still that’s a lot for a KR1 because it sold well in the UK but isn’t generally seen as as desirable as the later V twins, makes you wonder how few survived because they don5 last well if abused and neglected, in common with a lot of Japanese strokers . A friend of mine had one in the same period and loved it , not too practical though
@knarf6365 ай бұрын
The RD500 frame was steel not aluminium!😮
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Still worked well
@blackened4me5 ай бұрын
The RD500 in no way better than the RG500! Also you mention the weight on the RD500 but referenced the aluminum frame of the RZV500. The Japanese RZV was lighter than the RD500 but was also down on the power. Either way, the RG500 would run circles around these bikes. The RZ350 on the other hand was a fantastic bike and very capable. The RZ500/RD500 was too heavy and the brakes were as vague as can be without enough stopping power. The motor was was very good but everything else was sub par.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Wondered if someone would bring this up Simply put the RG had a poor power delivery that pretty much makes for a dodgy experience As for the RZ well JDM rules are weird but they did often get superior spec levels Aluminium frame etc, but heaven 😂😂😂 compared to a Zx10 perhaps All bikes in that period had wooden breaks by today’s standards In my experience the RD 350 was rather buzzy when you opened it up
@blackened4me5 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 We aren't comparing bikes from that period to today's bikes. There isn't one magazine article that puts the RD500 ahead of the RG500. When looking at old club racing footage from the 80's the RZ500 is always conspicuous by its absence. I've owned all 3 ( NS400R ) and I can assure you that the RZ500 was by far the worst handling of the 3. Like I said, the 1985 RZ350 was a much better bike. There are countless articles that will back what I'm saying. The aluminum framed RZV500 was still heavier than the RG500 and it was detuned compared to the bikes sent abroad so it would have performed even worse! Aluminum frames were still in their infancy and Japan wanted to keep these bikes " at home" because they had doubts about its integrity. Having said that, I know of no issues with that aluminium frame and know someone that owns one.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
@@blackened4me I’m basing mine on owners feedback 🙄 I didn’t discuss its overall track ability but as a machine for the road where control ability is as important as overall handling. Which is quicker on track,well frankly I don’t care. I’ll leave that for another channel If they can be bothered of course 😂😂
@duntainion53904 ай бұрын
I have an RG500 and the power delivery is pretty violent when hitting the power band, but the mid range is actually quite good. I want the maddest 2 stroke in my collection now that these are collectors bikes. The RG engine is very smooth compared to the RD which has your fingers and toes tingling when you get off the thing.
@Anditover3 ай бұрын
Pedant alert. There is no such bike as a "KH750", it was an "H2". My personal triple is however a "KH350" but only because it has an S2A top end, on a S1C gearbox, in a KH250B2 chassis. Not exactly as Kawasaki intended, but it is well balanced and you can safely thrash it to 92mph. Which believe me, is as fast as you would want to go on one of those.
@bikerdood11003 ай бұрын
I personally prefer a bike that goes where I point it But I’m fussy that way
@carsyoungtimerfreak11495 ай бұрын
Much appreciated! Thank you! My first 'proper' bike was a 3 year old Yamaha YDS5e. I love 2-strokes, believe it is an excellent engine concept. Sadly killed off by the green fascists, they will not stop there!
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Well partially true For the bigger bikes fuel consumption was a problem It is possible to make 2 strokes very clean but there has always been a lack of will The fact is in competition and road bikes two stokes don’t make much money, for the industry a lot of profit comes from servicing, a modern sports bike for example is very difficult and expensive to service so represent a regular income beyond purchase older bikes and two strokes in particular do not so I’d be more suspicious of big business than the so called tree huggers
@Backrun5 ай бұрын
Dear Santa can I have one of each for Xmas pretty pretty please!!!! Lol
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Well there’s no harm in asking 😂
@johnrickards19085 ай бұрын
Hay dood, I've never understood, when a bikes header pipes are solidly bolted to the cylinder heads, why do they have a bunch of springs fitted between them?😮
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
In a word vibes Two stories are often quite buzzy especially when used hard
@luiscardozo00005 ай бұрын
for me the best 2 strokes is the yamaha daytona 400 ...but no mention here
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
I’d assume that’s a KH Didn’t name them over here
@TheScottiem303Ай бұрын
Did I miss the RD350??
@bikerdood1100Ай бұрын
Dunno Did you ?
@AndyAndy-bg7mv5 ай бұрын
cant beat bat shit crazy :)
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
😂😂
@jasonhill40945 ай бұрын
The object of dreams among teenage lads back in the 70s and 80s
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
I always liked the rd 350 LC What I Really wanted though was a Le Mans mk1 if I’m honest though But I’m weird 😂
@jasonhill40945 ай бұрын
The Yamaha LC boy racers bike, that the lads used to race against each other around the streets, you then also had the mini and escort racers often taken chace off the police back in the days they had to catch first ha ha no photo evidence allowed in court in them days
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
@@jasonhill4094 ruddy hooligans 😂😂
@jasonhill40945 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 Good days until something went wrong, but boys will be boys
@davidbarringham79925 ай бұрын
Is that a Yamaha RX-S 100 you’re riding???
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Yep
@theodavies87544 ай бұрын
I had an RD500LC late '80s. Not good for the road. Have to be thrashed or they oil up on castrol A545. Plugs foul when you hit reserve. Get a 350 instead.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Well two strokes don’t like to be lugged, different oil would likely have helped. They weren’t just killed by emission regulations, four strokes are definitely easier to live with
@nigelthomas83155 ай бұрын
Scariest bike I ever went on back of, watching the front going in a different direction from road 😮
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Took a while for Japan to get the concept of the corner
@williamarmstrong71995 ай бұрын
At last RGV250 VJ21!
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
At last ?
@johnrickards19085 ай бұрын
Nah, forget that. An Aprillia RSV25O with an over the counter 60bhp would p!ss all over everything else on the road or track in it's day.😊
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
@@johnrickards1908 with its Suzuki engine I remember them well so I’m not convinced it does anything the Suzuki could do but with more expense of course Basically a toy 🧸
@turnfordguitars5 ай бұрын
No mention of the kr1s? 😱 how could you? 😭
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
10 bikes, can’t include everything Why do people obsess about what is not in a video rather than what is ? I may well have included it but if you put em all in we’d have a 2 hour movie
@turnfordguitars5 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 a2 hour video is fine!🤣 Actually, I forgot to say. Great video (as always)! 👍
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
@@turnfordguitars bloody isn’t I’d be editing for hours 😂😂😂
@elemar54 ай бұрын
My mate just acquired a Suzuki RG500 Gamma. 19k. There is no such thing as a KH 750.
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
Good for him Probably. Hopefully it’s been in regular use
@nigelthomas83155 ай бұрын
XS650
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Is a four stroke and one for another day Be a great bike for a road tease for sure
@nigelthomas83154 ай бұрын
I had a XS650 B 1975 🤔 great engine ground clearance sucked, but thinking about it was probably the fact it had a center stand, I keep thinking about getting one but haven't yet
@bikerdood11004 ай бұрын
@@nigelthomas8315 nahh My CBR 600 had a centre stand and had ground clearance aplenty 😂
@nigelthomas83154 ай бұрын
Nobody likes a smart arse!
@craigg42462 ай бұрын
You sure seem to diss the RG500, But it is the one bike that is far more sought after today than any of the others you listed. And just one RG500 can bring more $$$ than all the other's on your list combined! You pretty much made your video irrelevant by not giving it proper credit.
@bikerdood11002 ай бұрын
Believe I’m not as you say Dissing ? the bike but no machine is perfect and price means little in reality MV Agusta’s 1970s 350s go for a fortune but aren’t actually very good at all I give honest views on machines not pop culture fake praise
@choppergirl5 ай бұрын
Mama don't want no 2 stroke. I have 2 strokes, I've never got a single one running. And I sure as heck don't want anything with points on it. As far as I'm concerned, all 2 stroke motorcycles can be pushed over a cliff into a ravine and forgotten.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Well they are dead simple As a points, bit of mechanical competence and it’s easy A four stroke is much more complicated and electronic ignition is great until it isn’t Just needs a little brain power 😂😂😂
@choppergirl5 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 I'll trade you 5 worthless two strokes motorcross bikes for 1 air cooled inline twin four stroke street bike any day of the week. Any... day... of... the... week. No 2 strokes, no Vtwins, no water cooling, no front wheel drive anything.
@bruceclark56275 ай бұрын
When you name yourself "CHOPPER GIRL",We're not a bit surprised that a motor with the fewest amount of moving parts has defeated you,let alone not taking the time to figure out the simplest form of electrical ignition there is.
@choppergirl5 ай бұрын
@@bruceclark5627 Chopper in my name refers to the Huey helicopter, not motorcycles. Bikes: 1982 Honda CM450, 1985 Honda CMX450, and 2008 Honda Shadow Spirit I just bought that I'm regretting terribly. I knew the Shadow Vtwin was a p1ssp00r design, and I'm h8tlng it with a passion already after 2 weeks and knee deep in exploded parts diagrams with the bike apart because it suddenly and inexplicably won't crank. Honda put so much st00pld safety k1ll switch junk on this bike it's not even funny. Kickstand down, clutch not in, bike not in neutral, bike on it's side... any of those conditions and the spark is grounded out. It all has to go off my bike.
@choppergirl5 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 I'll trade five worthless two stroke motorcross bikes for one air cooled inline twin four stroke street bike... any day of the week. Any day of the week. Nothing with only a kickstart, no two strokes, no V-twins, no water cooled engines, no front wheel drive anything (cars). You learn the hard way over time, what keeps working forever or that you can keep running forever, and... what ends up on the junk pile.
@TheJon24425 ай бұрын
Worst bike i ever owned was a Suzuki GT 380....
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
The dodgy middle cylinder or the handling?
@TheJon24425 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 and lots more.... I was forever having problems with the gearbox.... I had no money to repair, so used to strip it a bit to get it working again....
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
@@TheJon2442 unusual for a Suzuki, it’s usually crappy charging systems although the Triples were notorious for eating their middle cylinder, that’s what happened to my friends. I ran a 500 Guzzi at the time and it handle much better and was a fare bit faster. I try it a couple of times and found it a bit buzzy but it sounded great
@TheJon24425 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 oops getting old... Yes the electrics too!
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
@@TheJon2442 well electrics are easily fixed , unlike people 😂 It’s a great idea to fit a new loom as its pretty much an instant fix
@orwellboy19585 ай бұрын
Slightly off topic, has anyone seen these reports / rumours that they are looking at banning motorcycles for the usual emissions, alleged by the tree huggers?
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
Well given that they have smaller engines than cars, this seems unlikely Moving to electric only is a major threat in the long term however because they are all highly impractical devices and it’s hard to see an EV 2 wheeler with a practical range to allow touring for example. True huggers seems to be a throw away term usually attached to some total BS usually on social media. I take everything on social media with a massive pinch of salt 😂
@derekp26745 ай бұрын
I believe the basis of these reports is the planned phaseout of new internal combustion engined (ICE) motorcycles alongside the phaseout of similarly powered cars. I think the UK Government recently reset the phaseout date from 2030 to 2035 for cars but has yet to clarify if wants to do the same for bikes. The UK Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) sees any phaseout date as an existential threat to motorbiking, because motorcycle EVs will be expensive to buy and may not offer the usability of ICE motorbikes, e.g. as regards range and convenience. Hence MAG is campaigning against this. To learn more and to support that campaign, please check out MAG's website and KZbin Channel.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
@@derekp2674 that’s not banning now is it . Also we shall see, because it’s clear that EVs are not as clean as claimed nor are they capable enough, unless you make short journeys only of course
@derekp26745 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 it's mot banning in the sense that used bikes will still be available and usable for as long as they can be maintained and fuelled. So motorcycling can continue, but without folk being allowed to exercise the choice of buying new ICE bikes, if they want to do that. MAG is, of course, working hard to make the case for not banning the sale of new ICE bikes.
@bikerdood11005 ай бұрын
@@derekp2674 I’m not sure that EVs are going to take over no matter if some think they will, too many short Cummings. Ultimately in third world places like Africa a motorcycle is the only transport option. And there’s the simple fact that the electrical network couldn’t possibly cope with too many more EVs and they are not a practical long range option, EV truck not likely
@maxxpretzy25574 ай бұрын
just got educated on the fact that a rz250 existed after loving my rz350 for years...selling it! stupid?