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@alejandrogrey58383 жыл бұрын
We need Smell-a-Vision For the 2-stokes!
@robertanthonywiersch71283 жыл бұрын
Ok
@paulromanelli8786 Жыл бұрын
Excellent to watch these triples run. I drag raced 1974-81 period. Back then I was the only Canadian from Ontario representing our flag. I raced a 72 H2 Denco 148hp and followed by a 149hp. Paul Gast really helped support my cause as we both were learning during that period. I am still a active H2 pro street rider. I received an award for traveling the complete circuit in Drag-bike association back in the day! My best time 9:69 at 142mph 1/4 mile and my 1/8th mile 6:17 at 105mph. Really appreciate your videos as it truly brings back great memories. As a Canadian we really felt like family at all these events the best folks that’s for sure. My wife and I drove to the Mancup to see Paul Gast run and the triples back in 2019. It was so awesome and we walked around that evening and the folks are still holding on to the same culture an atmosphere that I felt back in the 70s. I can’t imagine anywhere through life where the atmosphere has remained the same no matter how many generations. Truly a sacred ground. Paul Romanelli cheers
@someonethatwatchesyoutube29533 жыл бұрын
All of my Penn Hills neighbors were so happy when I turned 16 in 1982 and they got to enjoy these sweet sounds from me and my 74 H1. 😂
@toddzilla64913 жыл бұрын
Lol I live in Whitehall and had a 750 Suzuki water buffalo in 82. Too bad we never met. Great story 👍
@randyralls96583 жыл бұрын
I got my H1 in 1987. The day I got my drivers license is the same day I got my motorcycle license. It was the same day the police came to my door. Also the day i went on my first solo road trip. Great day
@toddzilla64913 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome Randy!! Those were great days. The freedom of being young and owning a fast bike. Lucky the thing didn’t kill me haha.
@cycledrag3 жыл бұрын
Penn Hills? I'm from Monroeville!
@someonethatwatchesyoutube29533 жыл бұрын
@@toddzilla6491 I’m sure you, Randy, and I all had some close calls! Being young/dumb on a fast bike is a dicey combination. But I agree that it was a spectacular time that I wouldn’t trade for anything.
@-MacCat-3 жыл бұрын
Don't get me wrong, 'cos I love 2 strokes AND I love nitrous but, in my experience, putting the two together increases your chances of turning braaaaap into baaaang by many orders of magnitude. So, I tip my hat to all of these guys for having a go at it and keeping us entertained in the process. Thanks for another great vid CycleDrag.
@skipcampbell43283 жыл бұрын
That was funny!
@davonmulder84583 жыл бұрын
But for the time being it's one hell of a ride
@noahpaulette14903 жыл бұрын
I wonder if anybody's messed with that nitromethane stuff used for RC cars.
@davidvander22333 жыл бұрын
Used to ride on the back of my Dad's Suzuki water buffalo. Loved when he went into town because I'd ride his Yamaha Rd 350 and Kawasaki 500 2 cycles at 14 years old!! Thanks for the memories!
@jessdontcare87173 жыл бұрын
Yes. I had my hands on a 71? RD350 tooooo stroke! rescued from a dirty tow recovery shop...under it all lay an orange bike with full chrome fenders waiting to be loved again...it got it with a fresh topend and judicious cleaning that rewarded me with a 1st place bike show trophy and at a mostly HD bike show at that and crazy high rpm gear shifts.
@Thomas63r23 жыл бұрын
Way back when, I bought a beautiful blue 1978 RD400 with super long Bassani expansion chamber pipes - the damn thing hung with KZ900’s at the street drags and was a Dennis the Menace wheelie machine. Amazing what $800 could buy!
@terrysmith70768 ай бұрын
Love Them Triple Two Strokes
@wmden13 жыл бұрын
My favorite was my 1972 RD 350 Yamaha. I bought it brand new for $750.00, close out. Cleanest 2 stroke around, extremely dependable, and plenty fast. Burnt orange and Black. The only things that beat me, through the quarter, were an identical 350 Yamaha, with a 30 pounds lighter rider, and a 1969 Mustang, with the 302, factory high performance package, and I had him, big time, until well past the 1/8 mark. Fun times, but long gone, now.
@REGROY19133 жыл бұрын
My brother bought a new 350 Yamaha and it was awesome for the time. The Harley boys would get mad when they got spanked light to light.
@user-tu8fr8ig6bАй бұрын
73 H1. Lived on that bike. Loved it!! Turned the odometer over every year.
@timklamert30903 жыл бұрын
I had a 1973 Water Buffalo (Suzuki GT 750). It was a blast and super fast. Always had problems trying to keep the Mikunis right though. My best memory of those carbs was trying to calibrate them and laying my bare arm on a hot chamber inlet. Peeled the skin right off. Good times and great memories! YEAH!
@MrBordo113 жыл бұрын
Great to see these bikes gooooo! Had a 1969 Suzuki T500 in the early seventies, club raced it for a couple of seasons.
@squeaky1663 жыл бұрын
I had a 1972 Suzuki Titan 500 which was bought new in 1972. Loved riding 2 strokes!
@practicalman453 жыл бұрын
I had a '74 Water Buffalo bought new as a young man and toured North America on it. Went coast to coast in 5 days on it, once. Wish I still had it.
@dannywilsher41653 жыл бұрын
I had a 3 cyl Kawasaki back in the 80's. Mean machine!!!
@jimg28853 жыл бұрын
Great video. Love the old 2 strokes. Brought back memories when the fellow said he paid $935.00 out the door for his S2 350. I purchased a 400 Kawasaki triple for $953.00 out the door. Crashed it, broad sided a drunk driver and between insurance and selling the wrecked bike I got $950.00. Lost $3.00 on the deal but has cost me a lifetime of pain. That was 45 years ago. Still love 2 strokes..
@markjessurun12943 жыл бұрын
Me 2 I love the 2 stroke 750 H2 !! Back in 1975 i had a 750 H2 1972 model back in SURINAME S.A. An ERA that's never coming back !!
@dbx12333 жыл бұрын
I love the look of these old bikes! Especially the way the gas tanks are painted. They could be hung as wall art, they are beautiful.
@mikegriffith82663 жыл бұрын
Only new vehicle that I ever bought for myself, 1972 H2. $1295 out the door. Lucky to be alive
@mathiasnkristensen3 жыл бұрын
Mike Griffith do you still own it?
@mikegriffith82663 жыл бұрын
@@mathiasnkristensen No, wish I did.
@surfside753 жыл бұрын
Love these things... The only bike that would ever get me on the ride again is an older 2stroke street bike.
@wmden13 жыл бұрын
Aren't we all?
@ross55063 жыл бұрын
Had my first street bike last year of 1975 H1 500. Following year bought crashed 1973 H2 transplant electrical and engine into the H1.
@Chewygsxr3 жыл бұрын
When got out of the Army in 1968 I got a Kawasaki 350 Avenger Scrambler, I’d go to old Ascot Park in California ever Friday nite for half mile flat track, after the races all the bikes would go down Artesia Boulevard before it was the 91 freeway, I’d race anyone & anything, 650 Triumph Bonnevilles, Harley Sportsters, BAS’s and Smoke them all, it was the first year there were sold in the US, I rode one when I was in Thailand, so I knew they were fast. Then I got the 1970 Mock 111 500cc Triple, what a handful that was. I just found you on Facebook and know I’ve subscribe to your KZbin channel, as I’ve had 9 Motorcycles in my life. The Fiesta Flash 🤙🏼🍺
@simonallan99413 жыл бұрын
My favorite ever since my first water cooled 2stroke in 1985 in Invercargill New Zealand 🇳🇿 was the 1971 Suzuki Gt750 what we always called the "Water bus", and I was very excited with the power surge and acceleration from a standard as far as I know 13 year old 2stroke 🤗 (besides the set of expansion chambers, by MacDowell Engineering/Electroplating, Invercargill.) I still get that feeling when I hear that music/resonation in the air and the smell 😜😋 awesome show guys great machines👍
@albertchavez26933 жыл бұрын
Here here yes :) we use to call um the Water Buffalo here in Ca. Now i too was bitten by the Widow Maker Kawasaki H2 Triple 750 2 stroke , i was all happy to do high 11s in the quarter at 120mph and back in 1980 i was one of the fastest in my town Norwalk Ca. ahh the good ole days of a 19 year old teenager with balls of steel :)
@frogdude21XXX3 жыл бұрын
My first street bike was an H1. Scary fast! I subsequently had 2 H2s. Never had more fun on a bike!
@toddclark3323 жыл бұрын
Hate to see the ghost got broke man love that bike thanks buddy for covering this show
@6bt_str8643 жыл бұрын
Had an rd 60, gt 350, 77 rd 400 (sold it in concourse condition in early 2k's) Many dirt bikes of 80s era. Great coverage 🤘
@ajnewtron3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! My first vehicle was a 74 h2 Mach IV. Bought it when I was 17. Pure thrill ride!
@richardjimenez56093 жыл бұрын
My 66 Yamaha 250 was the greatest bike for the time would take any hill never let me down. I miss my old bike. Love your work.
@conniekahl80152 жыл бұрын
Fav... All Kawie triples! Wish I had smell o vision! Keep On!
@badgerbait83513 жыл бұрын
I like Mr. Chuckles at 1:45, "Move it backwards or off the track!"
@ronaldwitt25333 жыл бұрын
Me too he sounds like a bitch...must be blind..they was doing everthing they could to move it
@michaelmcduff22633 жыл бұрын
Still have a RD350, RD400 and RZ350 all street legal. Love the two strokes.
@steveskouson96203 жыл бұрын
Go ahead! Make me jealous as hell! I had a Daytona Special, that I put an RZ350 engine in. Bone stock, except for the expansion chambers, and Boyesen reeds. The convert took me all night. RD400 cost me about $350, and the wrecked RZ, another 300. The RZ front end was good, so the fork and wheel were also used. Twin discs, baby. DAMN I wish I still had that bike. Zero to 60, in first- second, in like a heartbeat. (Probably 2 seconds.) steve
@H2R5GSXR3 жыл бұрын
I love 2 strokes, owned RD-350, RD-400, and raced R-5 and H2. I miss them.
@steliotaspalioprosi9743 жыл бұрын
In my country we say back in 1980 RD350 Real Deth 350 because they don't have good breaks for the power ho have.
@routmaster383 жыл бұрын
Its amazing when you see inside the cylinders and see the exhaust port is only about an inch down from TDC yet makes all that power!
@wmden13 жыл бұрын
@@steveskouson9620 The reed valved 350s were noticeably faster than the older, straight ported ones. The ported ones were fast, though, for 350s.
@dr.detroit15143 жыл бұрын
I never raced bikes, but I was exclusively a two stroke rider from 1974-1983. '74 Kaw F7 175 I used for off and on road, '74 Kaw H2 750 used for local street bike, '75 Suz GT750 I built into a long distance tourer, with Windjammer fairing, bates saddle bags and trunk. By 1983 I bought a Honda 1100 Aspencade and had sold the two strokes.
@paintslinger163 жыл бұрын
Finally back to Cycles, I love the smell of premix in the morning
@cycledrag3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for watching! Please share with a two stroke loving friend! If you had to pick one, what's your all-time favorite two stroke and why?
@paintslinger163 жыл бұрын
CycleDrag the RD series of course look at my initials
@bobarmstrong21223 жыл бұрын
Great Video, thanks. Had a Yamaha single 125 then traded it in for Kawi S2 350. That S2 surprised me Twice. The first time, when I test rode it and damn near slid off the rear of the seat when it hit 6000RPM accelerating in second gear with the throttle wide open. Second time I was going home from work as I accelerated down a familiar street with a speed limit of 45 I glanced down thinking I saw the Tach at 90, a double take and realized that wasn't the Tach it was the Speedo and I had no idea I was going that fast. Scared myself., But I loved that Bike.
@roberthall94833 жыл бұрын
The joy of two stroke ownership having a left hand constantly hovering over the clutch ready to react to the first sign of detonation.
@nickhall59593 жыл бұрын
I still ride covering the clutch just in case but haven't had a 2 stroke for about 35 years
@ouch743 жыл бұрын
all time fave for me is my 1975 rd250. I bought her as a basket case and had a very fun experience rebuilding her from the grown up.
@user-el8zv9hx6r Жыл бұрын
Your coverage kicks ass! Thanks
@pekkaastrom734610 ай бұрын
Yes, twostrokers have more fun! My first bike ever was a German-made Zundapp KS100 from 1970. Since it was so light, less than 75 kgs, the 10 hp motor was quite enough to kill you, if you weren't careful in the corners. It was a blast! ❤
@jfk64kennedy953 жыл бұрын
as a bike rider who had his 1st dirt bike in early '70's and an NHRA drag racing fan, loved the Yamaha 'RD' series bikes.....thank you for posting this......ahhhhh....to hear the 'ring dings'.....awesome post and well done
@tooashish3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed every bit of it , Thanks
@michaelkoepper55983 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this great 2 stroke video.I ran H1 and then a72 denco H2 back in the 70 s.I had the great pleasure of working and racing with Jack O Malley.Before he started Orient Express.I still race my stock Fz1 at Sonoma raceway.I was blessed to hear his name mentioned by the Strauss family in that great interview you did with them.Keep up the excellent coverage that you do.
@santatigerclaus3 жыл бұрын
i live 40 miles from US 131, summer flew by with me missing this show, so thanks big time
@tonyrovito97533 жыл бұрын
My all-time favorite is my Yamaha rd400 dragbike. It weighs 240 lbs and is all about innovation. it runs 11 flat with mild porting and less-than -optimum pipes. Who builds a great set of pipes out there? it's a 10 second bike with a real set of pipes!
@jeffbelter7683 жыл бұрын
I had a rd400 Daytona Special with k&b's and spec two pipes, drag bars and rear sets ! What a blast!! Could beat anything up to a 850 to 100mph!! Out ran a Illinois State trooper for 15 minutes through my old neighborhood ! Found out I wasn't Kenny Roberts! Topped out at 130 !
@afenijmeijer90273 жыл бұрын
I had a H1 Mach III in 1973-1976. Traded it in on a new Z900 in Jan 1976 and which I still own today. Wish I still had the H1. That was a wild ride in the day.
@andykjohnsonjohnson76223 жыл бұрын
RD 125 Lc + RD 350 Lc + Honda 250 Gularm. Owned all of them , supper fun bikes to ride 😀
@cycledrag3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for watching! Please share with a two stroke loving friend! If you had to pick one, what's your all-time favorite two stroke and why?
@jeffreyyeater17803 жыл бұрын
Me too. Rd 350....busas , harleys , fz 1 presently . 58 years old. Still at it .
@jamespell809110 ай бұрын
I've spent a few moments in tight confines up close and personal with two strokes. Quality time here fellas
@WmArthur3 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt my 72 H2 was wicked fast! Bored .040 over, ported to the max at Phx. Kaw., Denco high end chambers, clip-ons, stripped, would do power wheelies at 100 mph in 3rd gear easy, got it airborne all the time in the Az. desert highways with dips and rises at the dry washes. With somebody on the back you could not keep the front end on the ground. First time I road one, a friend let me try (foolish), I stood it straight up through an intersection accidentally. Had to have one. Never got beat by any KZ 900, 1000 or 1100s. Raced a friend's Harley (machinist built himself), we started at 100 mph, he nodded, I downshifted into 3rd gear and pulled a wheelie while he hammered his 4 speed Harley but, nothing...he was so mad! My Dad thought his Gold Wing might beat me top end but, no. You've never ridden something that fun, light, powerful. I could bring the front end up while I was still bent over coming out of a turn or lift the back tire stopping, insane fun!!! I'm 66 now and ride my electric fat tire bike in the mountains to avoid my turn hitting the deer around here. My wife gave up horses, made me give up the bike. Dang! (If she dies on me I'm getting another one). Thanks for the incredible video! Insane wicked fun!! Those 750s were almost as fast as that 1441 4 stroke!
@JoeBob4613 жыл бұрын
I had a 71 H1. It was an exciting ride, especially with its flexi-flyer frame. Best way to ride was to keep it on the boil. I wish I still had it.
@tasmaniandevil66743 жыл бұрын
I had a '73 H1. Agree totally. 95 mph was too much for the rear swing.
@SpAwNxtRaPxkINgx2 жыл бұрын
Everything flannery touches is fast 😎
@kayoray3 жыл бұрын
1977 rd400 daytona special first learner bike! I learned real quick....... what fast is...
@gilbertjuarez4993 жыл бұрын
Thank you that's a great job I had a 1969 500cc two-stroke Kawasaki I believe it was called Blue Streak white tank with a blue stripe on it extremely quick never lost a race thank you keep doing it
@ross55063 жыл бұрын
I can really relate to these my first street bike 1975 H1 500,the following year purchased crashed 1973 purple H2 put the electrical and engine swap. Work all overtime in winter 1981 bought 34 mikunis with Denco chambers. What a beautiful machine I had 1975 H1 mint metallic stock brown with H2 engine ,box square swingarm. Today I have many Kawasakis that I've collected, regrettably not that one.
@andyfalc3 жыл бұрын
RG 500 is my favourite because it's the closest you can get to the bike my all time racing hero Kevin Schwantz had so much fun on. I love smokin strokers, the sound of an engine revving into the teens, the smell of fully synthetic two stroke racing oil. Unbeatable.....
@markbrynteson51413 жыл бұрын
I remember when I was like 16 an my buddy had a 750 two stroke and he let me ride it ONCE! Man that thing was quick!
@phillipmiller25773 жыл бұрын
Cool story bro!
@davonmulder84583 жыл бұрын
@@phillipmiller2577 that sounds hella sarcastic but i bet it is not
@REGROY19133 жыл бұрын
The 750 was called "The Widow Maker" back in the day in the DMV area. It was crazy fast and took out more than one inexperienced rider.
@beckywatt50483 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine had a 550 ,and that was bad enough .
@BuzzLOLOL3 жыл бұрын
Back in the day, I had a reddish/purple '74 H2 like one at 1:10... later ones were actually detuned slightly from the 1st ones in '71... H2's were horrible MPG... 15 - 20 MPG in easy riding and only a 4 gallon tank... hard to pass a gas station...
@Sharpiesailor313 жыл бұрын
My first 2 stroke was a 1975 Yamaha RD 350 orange and black. Lots of fun!
@pkuudsk99273 жыл бұрын
The list is so long I just say everything from a kx80 to a 490yz dirt and rd 350's to rz 500 street at least 15 different bikes before switching to 4 stroke bikes. I can't believe Smokin Joe is still racing I remember watching him back in the mid 80's. The smell of klotz is like perfume to me .Twin Mcchullocks on a go cart was fun too.
@ronniemullis871710 ай бұрын
I remember a long time ago the late great Dave Schultz was running eight forties on a two stroke in Pro Stock Motorcycle. That was flying back then.
@DJWILDCARD463 жыл бұрын
Great vlog. NSR 500, CR 500, RGV 500.
@robertflounders74523 жыл бұрын
I had a Suzuki 600 ram air triple (Australia) it was a great bike and in the 80's it was a blast, I wish I still had it. as I had done all the boy things , heavy duty clutch, bigger fuel jets, custom intakes, and exhaust power pipes with lots of engine chrome. In the day you were battling to keep the front wheel on the ground going hard through the gears. Ohhhh I really loved that bike, thanks for brining back memories
@mtlassen19923 жыл бұрын
I bought a fully dressed Water Buffalo for $150 back in 1981. It hadn't run in over 10 years. I got it started, but it ran really bad. The middle piston had a 3/4" hole all the way through on the exhaust side, and the rings were bent down below the hole. I bought a new piston and rings for $31(lot of money back then)and my first 1/4 mile pass was 11:62 at 124mph. Had to stop racing when my sons were born. Miss those days at Sacramento Raceway. I see these guys with the fancy electric starters....I used to reach down and start mine with my hand on the kick starter.
@austinbrockner64053 жыл бұрын
1975 F7, was the first street legal bike I rode and learned to respect. Love 2 stroke dual purpose/ enduro
@benruether82943 жыл бұрын
Im blown away with how these bikes get down. They definitely made some gems in that era. The KZs were epic too
@Glenrsi3 жыл бұрын
Loved my Kawasaki triples, had them all.
@cycledrag3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. What your all-time favorite two stroke and why?
@kfatbob13 жыл бұрын
Love watching the 2 strokes. Keep em coming Jack.👍👌
@Momfasa3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jack. These 2-strokes are awesome.
@cycledrag3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for watching! Please share with a two stroke loving friend! If you had to pick one, what's your all-time favorite two stroke and why?
@areliablesource45583 жыл бұрын
I’ve never really been around the 2 stroke drag bikes. But have had cr500 .cr250,cr125, Honda 250r 4 wheeler,quadzilla 4 wheeler , multiple 2 stroke waverunners, shifter carts ect.. just love the power bands when there running right and screaming 😎
@areliablesource45583 жыл бұрын
Honda is probably my favorite for reliability
@Doug7913 жыл бұрын
@@cycledrag Yamaha RD350LC , Harry Barlow tuned , Swarbrick pipes. And I'll have no arguing about this.🏍🏍😜😜
@g2zzdohc3 жыл бұрын
@@cycledrag q0
@rogerwickstrom34593 жыл бұрын
Veri veeri nais!! I low it! Baiker from Finland! Roger
@stevehutchinson3863 Жыл бұрын
Bought a brand new Red 1970 H1. Never rode one before I purchased it. I was 16 years old at the time. I left the parking lot and a couple of minutes late I twisted the throttle all the way up and the front end came up! I thought wow what a cool bike! I rode the piss out of it and just before I got home it started to run weird so I pulled over on the side of the road. Turned off the bike and when I went to start it it was locked up! Waited for a while for it to cool off and cranked it up and rode it the final mile home. Never had a problem after that.
@davidcampbell3623 жыл бұрын
You CAN drag race in the rain- if you are totally nuts! (Back in '65 or '65- the bike rags in the U.K. announced the first ever International Drag Race- I had to see it!) The event was held at an unused air craft runway. The Yanks brought over those slingshot four wheeled things- but I was there to watch The Michigan Madman, (E.J. Potter.) He had brung over- a bike with a hemi car engine in it !?! Of course- it rained hard all day. The slingshots didn't go out- only the British saloon cars, AND E.J. Potter went out. At the lights, E.J.'s rear wheel, was perched on a stand- when the green light was flashed- they kicked the wheel off the stand! (I could not believe it- there was standing water, right across the track, about half way down!?! E.J. hit that- and lost it! He went through two picket fences, and dumped it! While he was in the hospital, the bike rags and the newspapers interviewed him- he showed them, the drawings for his next bike, (it had TWO hemi car engines in it!) E.J. did all right, when he went home- he ran that thing, at a lot of drag races in the U.S.! Way to go, Mr. Potter!
@clarkpitts53933 жыл бұрын
2 stroke OVERLORDS! AWESOME!
@georgef11763 жыл бұрын
Your dad has great bike taste. Couple classics. I wanna get a h2
@htmonaro19693 жыл бұрын
I love the 350, that was my first bike too, and yes it was orange as well. My best mate won a state Christmas Tree on a h1 500 in dial your own racing. He lost across the line, but the other rider broke out.
@jasonvsd3 жыл бұрын
I love my H2 but I have to say the RD400 is an amazing two stroke motorcycle.
@georgef11763 жыл бұрын
Smokin Joe has best helmet award. H2 750 is the best. Such a cool bike. Buffalo is cool but those H bikes rip
@wrzl16753 жыл бұрын
Have I owned a 2 stroke street bike 😊 I’m 60 and have been racing since a was 11 yrs old. I’ve personally owned 2 GT 380’s 1 GT 550 1 GT 750 water Buffalo 3 RD 350’s and 1 400. I never drag raced any of them, I had a 70 Nova SS L78 for the drag racing itch. Motocross 2 strokes, I couldn’t begin to list or remember all of those.
@cycledrag3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. What your all-time favorite two stroke and why?
@fatbroadshorsefacedlesbian86193 жыл бұрын
I miss all my old 2 strikers, from bikes to outboards. The sound , smell and torque is unchallenged. Kawi, AR90 , Gt550 Susie, Yammie RD350 & 400 too. Miss them
@johnaverick74683 жыл бұрын
H1 , H2 and CR 500 . Have three favorites !
@codelicious65903 жыл бұрын
Badass vid man thanks for sharing!
@alkennedy11243 жыл бұрын
I remember a time out here in California,back in the late 70 s and 80s 90s, but really in the 80s at LACR Palmdale’s famous drag strip, I raced there for 10 years , but I remember a bike meet thier, and a guy named tommy turner, brought his RD 400, out he was the world record holder at the time , 10 s he was trying every thing toget into the 90s. My other story is one of my other friends had a street RD400, he rode it on the street, my cousins had a triple Suzuki or Kawasaki I don’t remember, he took it on the toad back and forth to San Diego navy base do you was a navy Navy sailor that’s was back in the 80s, so you for your cycleDrag vlogs , love it , BigAl California.
@cycledrag3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for watching! Please share with a two stroke loving friend! If you had to pick one, what's your all-time favorite two stroke and why?
@zbignoz.tunnlerwitz_1093 жыл бұрын
I remember in the 80's-90's seeing a guy from Southern California named John Albright(sp?) racing turbo'ed 750 Kawasaki 2-stroke triples.
@michaelkoncal76223 жыл бұрын
The mid 60's came the first widowmaker the Suzuki 250 X6 hustler and back then not even the hottest harly of the day could touch me! I did survive it.
@russbilzing53483 жыл бұрын
You beat me to it! I loved mine but I lusted for the 305 version that came out the next year. Never did know it's name or I've forgotten I knew it.
@ross55063 жыл бұрын
Later came Titan 500, down my street this guy in his 70s purchased it new. Every time I see him ask him as it for sale? His reply it's in my will for you. Lol
@charlesfriend95573 жыл бұрын
@michael koncal! Had a 64 hustler as my first cafe racer build. (at 15 years old)Turned handlebars upside down,built rearset linkage to mount controls on passenger pegs,added rd 350 chambers as well as 30 mm carbs,handmade under seat fuel tank fed by snowmobile fuel pump, twin chainsaw magnetos and relaced wheels to pizza cutter rims.even put seals in to run dry clutch. End result would eat rd350,cb750,and 650bsa,IF YOU COULD FIND ANY ONE OF THE SIX GEARS SO CLEVERLY HIDDEN BEHIND THE 13 NEUTRALS! fond memories Finally settled for rz350, to curb my urges at 51.
@samjones31063 жыл бұрын
I went to bike drag race in 70's and they were racing triple engine 750's. They were crazy loud and fast.
@loganpe4273 жыл бұрын
My uncle was in the Navy in 1973 and bought a new green 73 H1 500 Mach4. He was sent to Hawaii & left it at home in Nor Cal, he gave me a wink and said not to mess with it, I was only 12! But I was bike crazy & my pocket knife just happened to work in the ignition switch so... I now had a Kawi 500! I took it every chance I got when my grandparents were at work or asleep & with a helmet the cops couldn't tell how old I was! Wow, fun times!
@porcupinebob79073 жыл бұрын
Kool vid man!, I had a 1972 H2750, layed down rear shocks, akront rims, had custom cut denco chambers tucked under like a TZ 750, was done by Bill Smith here in oakland ca! >>> R.I.P. Bill!
@denishogan99963 жыл бұрын
RD350. I bought and rode a raggedy RD250 The white and red one..I was and still am passhinet totally took over my life ate,slept,dremped, and lived RDs..THE 250 GOT A COMPLETE FRAMEOFF AND 350 JUGS,DG,heads,wallerdout reedcaseing and stepped them up with larger carbs.i should go on and on. But on closing I had to go over 100mph everyday and I talked to her.Thanks DENIS HOGAN TAMPA FL.
@boffwozere3 жыл бұрын
Suzuki GT750 kettle best bike I ever owned currently riding a GSX 1400 still like to have my kettle back 😢
@mpccenturion3 жыл бұрын
Water Buffalo - the owner of the company I worked for had one. I had the GT-380 Tripple 2 stroke. 7K redline. It was the only bike I ever pushed into a gas station. I sold it the third time! F yeah!
@williamgrissom90223 жыл бұрын
I recall 2 students at my USF engineering college in 1977 had those 3 cylinder Kawasaki 750 2-strokes. Very light and powerful (at high rpm), with a small and simple engine. Even the Yamaha 350 2 cyl 2-stroke was a pocket-rocket, with max HP close to the Honda 750 4 stroke. 2 strokes were soon outlawed in U.S. street bikes by emissions laws. Those engines wore out quick and were temperamental. The light that burns brightest burns briefest.
@strvenoconnell40613 жыл бұрын
I had 3 RD 350s at different times in my life, love em.
@Conneyfogle3 жыл бұрын
Nice vid CD, my old 2 strokes were a Yamaha 350 ypvs, a Suzuki gt380 and an RG250 which was an amazing machine, all the best.
@reckemroysrc37643 жыл бұрын
Great show. Full view and new subscriber. Favorite 2 stroke was my dad's old 74 kawasaki 500 triple. Awesome bike. 1👍👍😎✌✌
@brianjacobsen57623 жыл бұрын
I was on a tricked out 74 h1 coming down the magnolia bridge. In Seattle. Just putting. When a stock 350 came up on me blew right by. Took everything that bike had to catch up..
@cycledrag3 жыл бұрын
Ha, they are quick. Thanks a lot for watching! Please share with a two stroke loving friend! If you had to pick one, what's your all-time favorite two stroke and why?
@jeffreyyeater17803 жыл бұрын
Prob. A rd 350
@roberthill73353 жыл бұрын
Two stroke triples! Gotta love um. I've had two Suzuki GT-750 Lemans myself. Both outfitted with aftermarket carbs and expansion chambers. Sold my last one, a 72, in 2006. Wish I never had sold it. Also sold a much modified Honda CBX the same year. Wish I hadn't sold that either. Both sold to buy a brand new Suzuki M109R, which I still have to this day. And I also have a 08 B-King.
@russellnewton66603 жыл бұрын
I used to have a Kawasaki kh250 triple here in the U.K. back in 1978, I loved it.
@ds42843 жыл бұрын
RD350B did 13.48 @102mph in 1977 with stock carbs and airbox. Made the pipes and wheelie bar. Raced at US 30 dragstrip in Indiana
@abyssmanur39653 жыл бұрын
YZ80d, RD 400, RD350 LC x2, RZ350 H1500, 750H2...ahhh the good ol days:)
@Zuloff3 жыл бұрын
My father had a '73 Mach 3 750. I was terrified on the back of that thing on Big Tujunga Rd and Angeles Crest north of LA. I started riding dirt in '71, street in '80. I asked him later what it was like to ride the 750 hard. He said I would have hated it compared to modern four strokes. No reed valves, no special porting, all pipe. The powerband of an on off switch. A dog until it hit the pipe and took off in whatever direction it was pointed in when it hit about 5500 RPM. The 750 with a heavier crank was considered manageable compared the the 500 which was so quick to rev and so pipey it was a deathtrap. I remember seeing Suzuki 750 "water buffalos" here and there back in the day. Haven't seen one in the wild in decades.
@frankmiller6683 жыл бұрын
Rode a 1972 H2 across in Canada 1974, Toronto Ont. to Vancover BC. 11 days on saddle, 14 - 18 hrs days 7300 miles, 4 tickets to my credit. exhaust pipes totally white at tips, Just say in
@stuartrouse78513 жыл бұрын
I learned to ride on 2 stroke Kawasaki's..........these guys are CRAZY!!!
@titane223 жыл бұрын
Nostalgia!!!! I used to own an S3 (400cc)!!!!
@estelja3 жыл бұрын
I love how Smokin' Joe's rear sprocket says "Real H2s are not supercharged". Classic!
@partsroz19623 жыл бұрын
YES, YEEES, thats right use them triple parts up,.... YEEEESSSSS!
@carlbegnaud64443 жыл бұрын
Didn't know they did nitrous 2 strokes , very interesting
@MrPnew13 жыл бұрын
Hole shots going crazy
@timmitchell84113 жыл бұрын
1970...bought a Bridgestone 350 GTO. I ran any Honda 450 into shamesville. I rode it from El Paso TX to St. Louis Mo. My butt vibrated for 2 months. It was a pretty rare bike for its time. I went to a few Bridgestone dealers on that trip and mine was the only GTO they had seen. I rode a Kawasaki 350 tri.... scared me so bad I got back on my 350 and it was like a moped..compared to the Kawa.
@HanstheTraffer3 жыл бұрын
1971 H1...Buddy came back from Vietnam. Had to get rid of the bogey men...Got a H1 put a 6" rake on the front tubes It was a death machine but nobody got killed.
@olafjensen45083 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. My first was the Honda 250 Superdream with red. Man did I drop that thing