Suzuki RG500 Gamma - The Greatest Two-Stroke Motorcycle Ever Made

[@vmontijo]

I have always been a die-hard Suzuki fan since my first bike - a Suzuki TS-50 at ag 11 in 1972... I was the right age at the right time... my then-girlfriend and I both graduated college in 1986 in Southern California... for our mutual celebration, I planned a road trip to Vancouver Canada, who were hosting the Worlds Fair that year. Of course I knew full well that Suzuki RG500s were sold in Canada (we couldn't get them in the USA!), so of course I made a special trip to a Suzuki dealership where they had ONE and I could see one and sit on an RG500 in the flesh (no test rides were availble). Fast forward 5 years and I am now a seasoned Mechanical Engineer with a home purchase already under my belt, and a decent salary, and an RG500 pops up for sale in my own city (San Diego) with a covetted CA license plate!!! My fingers were trembling and I couldn't dial the number fast enough. In 1991 the Gamma found a new home in my garage and has been there ever since! It is a magical machine in every way a 2-stroke lover could imagine. It began an almost obsession with all things Suzuki RG... A few years later, I found and bought a 1986 RG250 (parallel twin)... another wonderful machine that I think is quite undervalued - buy one if you can find one! A few years later, an RG50 (I didn't even know these existed!) and a 1st gen RG125 followed me home... a few years after that, and RG150 and an RG200 joined my growing herd. Finally I decided that any self-respecting RG collector ought to have an RGV, so I found not one but two: a 1st gen JV-21 and a 2nd gen VJ22. The RG500 is so incredible that it inspired my collection of *8* Suzuki RG's, and I love to ride, smell, and look at all of them! Cheers!!!

[@chrissinclair8705]

Ride on brother. Ride on...Still miss my '78 RD400.

[@3984ja]

I am so jalouse.... Ride on bro!

[@thewatcher5271]

You Lucky Duck! At Least You Didn't Waste Your Money On A Company & Then Dump It In The Sh*tter! Thank You.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

you lucky cat! i wish i was born in the era!

[@baomao7243]

Over the years, i have owned an RZ350, a TZR250SP, a wonderful Aprilia with an RG500 engine, and a Rick Lance RG500. They’ve all come and gone except the Lance Gamma RG500, which still sits in my garage in the Seattle area. I love that bike.

[@fernacticus]

I was in the workshop of a London Suzuki dealership when these came out and the boss used to race one. Of course he had to have one as a ‘demonstrator’. He got me to PDI it and gave me the afternoon to set it up as precisely as I could. He then said, take it for the weekend and put some miles on it. My parents lived on the south coast and I was due to go down and see them. Not going over about 8000 revs, I set the best time ever down to Bognor, with a horrendous hangover!

[@Spiderwebsider]

I still own my RG500. Love the way it surges forward when it hits the powerband. Street stroker madness is a hard drug to give up.

[@RevvingHeart]

Hope you are taking good care of that beauty. Don't let it go.

[@baomao7243]

I call it “aircraft carrier catapult” mode. The power band is abrupt, steep, and amazing with modern pipes. Addictive. BTW, I’ve kept my RG500 too. I learned my lesson when i let go of the TZR250SP. ☹️ Kept the Gamma. 🙂

[@ODN-yj6xn]

2stroke Bike accelerate like old Turbo Cars

[@baomao7243]

@@ODN-yj6xn … only better! 😉

[@ODN-yj6xn]

@@baomao7243 my Favorit 2stroke Bike is a bimota vdue 500... I got an cagiva Mito 125 still in Garage

[@philread5044]

After placing second in our local clubman’s 1984 senior production race series on my GSX1100EZ, I traded it on an 1985 RG500. I struggled to feel confident on it for 12 months on the standard rubber, but when I changed to hand picked, non-standard-sized (mismatched) Metzler tyres this thing showed why it was basically Barry Sheen’s 1975 XR14 race bike! I removed the lower (belly) fairing brackets to allow the belly to move when it started scraping on the road. This thing cornered Hard, popped Power Wheelies out of corners and stopped on a Dime. Without doubt the most inspiring, and wicked machine I have ever owned. Phil Read, 67yrs, Auckland, NZ.

[@baomao7243]

You are wave braver than I am! My Gamma is gorgeous, upgraded, tuned, and amazing to ride. But in terms of tires, sadly i can only show off chicken strips.

[@chrissinclair8705]

I'm an old school biker. My first bike was an '78 RD400 with a screwed up auto oiler. Of course I disabled it and carried around 2-stroke oil and just remember the mixture ratio. There is nothing like a 2-stroke power band out there. Nothing. Now that I'm not young and dumb but old and dumb, still remember those days. God bless you all and keep the rubber side down. Ride on brothers.

[@keithgoodrick-meech3921]

I've never ridden a RG 500 but I've been on the back of a mates ,jeez, what a bike, I was scared shit less. Only a 2 stroke gives you the real feeling of riding a bike.

[@ianlewis6717]

A rotary valve two stroke engine normally refers to its method of induction e.g. piston port, reed valve or rotary valve. Not the method used to control exhaust port timing.

[@flintstoneengineering]

You are spot on, the video shows the exhaust valve, it does nothing to explain an induction rotary valve.

[@stewarts8597]

I miss the smell of two stroke in the morning. The RG is still an amazing bike

[@Pete_Harris]

Great video. I owned a lot of 2 strokes including the later RGV 250. I did however have a test ride on the RG500 for about an hour and was blown away, such a rush that I still remember today.

[@MrBumbles2]

best purchase i ever made , new and only 1200 miles on it to date. fav in my 2 stroke collection

[@joelg34]

My dream bike as a kid. There was a Stan Stephens tuned one in Armstrong Racing's window in Newcastle. Full Skoal Bandits racing livery and green split rim wheels. Ah man, this takes me back.

[@kings656565]

Skoal Bandit paint. Those were the days.

[@odinsfire1409]

I loved mine in the black, white and red color scheme. Easy to keep tuned if you knew two stroke motors. Unfrikenbelievable bike to ride fast.

[@baomao7243]

I have that color scheme too. Visually stunning,

[@henrik-josefsson]

I also own one since 1987 and I won't give it up anymore!!!

[@markduncan6951]

I've got a (nearly) 100% original RG500. Certainly gets a lot of attention when I ride it. The local Suzuki dealership loves it when I bring it in. It's my dream bike and I plan on keeping it. I would love to add an original 1985 GSX-R750 to sit next to it.

[@georgerix3224]

I owned two of these thoroughbreds, alas they were very attractive to thieves as well so I lost my first one, I wish I kept my second one! The world will never see bikes like this again.

[@fabbux]

7:42 yes!!!! exactly this color it was my Gamma. To see now.......................maybe i would like to cry ..................:) absolutely fantastic bike. Simply my bike for 20 years. i was lucky to be owner of such a king of bike

[@steveharding643]

My mate had one of these back in the 80s and i had the pleasure to ride it a few times, all i can say it had blistering performance in my mind still remembers how it performed!

[@steveharding643]

And i managed to have the brake discs glowing 😂

[@hardtail-gy8dk]

I had a RD350 and was living in Jasper Alberta when these were released, I walked to work usually in the mountain town and noticed a beautiful bike in the fenced impound yard of the local tow outfit in the morning, after I finished that day I walked over and it was a blue and white RG500 that had front end damage with the forks folded into the cowl and the tow operator took great pleasure pointing out 2 dimples in the face of the gas tank, never new what happened to it but looked repairable

[@brianstevenson9967]

I have had a number of bikes over the years but without doubt the best bike I ever owned was my RG 500 Suzuki. It stood out from the crowd even tho it was a relatively small bike. I really regretted parting with that bike, biggest mistake I made but finances weren’t good back then so didn’t have much choice.

[@jamiedouglas125]

Great little watch, well done 👍🏼I was just that bit to young for the RG500 but at 18, 1991, i bought an RG125FN and i still have one today, although not the same one.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

i was riding a used GS125N at the time..RG125 was too expensive for me back then

[@erichansen8268]

Had one in Washington State in the early 90's sold it to Seattle cycle center tech with a grenaded transmission. Would love to see it again. Had a couple 400's I brought in from Japan but the 500 is the only bike I regret selling.

[@rdaystrom4540]

It is by far the best two stroke ever. If made today just imagine what it would be like with fuel injection etc.

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

Fuel injection isnt magic. Its merely a delivery system, just like the carburetor. You would notice no difference between the two by riding them back to back.

[@rdaystrom4540]

Carburetors have inherent flaws that cause them to be inferior to a well designed fuel injection system. Fuel injection can measure temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, rpm, throttle position, load, exhaust gas temperature, among other parameters to vary the fuel to air ratio for a more efficient burn. Carbs are not capable of that.

[@wescooley34]

@@rdaystrom4540 bimota v due 🤣🤣🤣

[@9091b]

I've had in my time a lot of motorcycles, and quite a few two strokes, including 1987 Suzuki RG 500, there is a couple that when I sold them I regretted it soon after, one being the absolute fantastic Suzuki RG 500, what a bike, it spent most of the time on its back wheel, ha ha, I should have never sold it, nowadays I can't afford one, the prices are stupid, any where between £15,000 to 30,000 mad, but if I had the chance I'd have one again, best two stroke ever made, well done Suzuki.

[@stealthkiwi1869]

I had a RZ250 as a first bike, it just made travelling fun and it could just squeak past the magic 160klh speed barrier, and at the end you always smelled like Motul Two stroke smoke! and a fantastic two stroke beat just on idle.

[@FlattardiansSuck]

2x R350R's, and a short stint as I rebuilt an RZ500R ... Yamaha wins.

[@ODN-yj6xn]

My cagiva Mito125 can pass the 160kmh barrier

[@1silvervespa]

Taught neighbor's son to ride at age 7 he learned early. He managed to buy one of these at age 17 .....Glad to say he lived to talk about owning this monster of a Bike ......His early respect for Bikes was key .

[@rg500delta]

Quite enjoyed your video, and it's obvious you are a fan of the RG. A couple of significant technical corrections: The crankshafts are not counter-rotating, and also, the rotary valves are rotary disc inlet valves. Your graphic incorrectly describes an exhaust trapping valve. Still, great video overall and will share with my mates. 👍🏻

[@MarkPearce-u7m]

I had an RD 500 LC, brilliant bit of kit, and I'm a kawasaki 2 stroke triple guy.

[@xipingpooh5783]

Great video paying tribute to the most desirable 2 stroke street bike ever made👍🏼

[@ODN-yj6xn]

So u dont know bimota vdue 500

[@xipingpooh5783]

@@ODN-yj6xn yeah the one that looks fast but unless you get the carbs reworked and tuned the thing will blow up like a Chinese wrist watch. Yes I’m well aware of the Bimota Vdue sir 👍🏼

[@ODN-yj6xn]

@@xipingpooh5783 bimota v-due 500 got an electric fuel injection Sir

[@xipingpooh5783]

@@ODN-yj6xn the fuel injection didn’t work so the bikes had to be retrofitted with carburetors. Even with that they still don’t run well.

[@ODN-yj6xn]

@@xipingpooh5783 lol

[@terrytate6006]

I own an rg500 had it for 12 years it's a lot of fun

[@mikekennedy5470]

1973 Kawasaki 750 2 stroke was the absolute widow maker none better.

[@paulheaton9698]

Had a 3 cylinder gt380 love the sound of 3 cylinders on Tikover a magic sound Suzuki triples great bikes👏

[@timrobinson9192]

What a bike ... such a shame no longer produced.

[@upsidedowndog1256]

I have always wanted one of these since they were new. We never got them in the USA, unfortunately. I seen one from Canada once.

[@x-105strikefreedom]

Hundreds of them still running in Japan, they also held a monthly owners meeting. I only saw on Facebook through groups and the pictures the owners are posting.

[@romanoschwabel3716]

I had 2 new RG 500 and 2 used ones. the first new one only gad 150 km when a car hit me. so I got from the insurance a brand new one. never had any problems. only thing was that the rpm limiter ( the igniton is withdrawn at about 9300 rpm ) and then you think the engine is running against rubber. nothing goes anymore. at that time I was looking for other ignition box where you could adjust the limiter, but nothing found. 😒today there are a lot of ignition boxes on the market and it would be fun to test such. but now I´m 69 and I think to dangerous to ride such a bike at the limit. but I remember very well this great bike 😃👍

[@WolfgangVonKempelen838]

The smells of the two stroke is matched by nothing else in the motoring world. I remember it well when I was attending GP motor races in the early 80's as a young man.

[@iiredeyeiiredeye1569]

I was lucky enough to own an RG500 back in the 80's it was a great road bike...But not my favourite. That accolade goes to the TZR 250. It was nowhere near as powerful as the 500, but the chassis and brakes were so much better than the Suzuki's, and with only a 250 engine, this meant you could ride it at almost ten tenths everywhere there was an open stretch of road, compared to my earlier 250/350 LC's and Power valves the chassis and brakes were an absolute revelation. I'd never felt anything like it before...or since (actually). In the dry on a country road it was literally foot peg to foot peg in a blink of the eye. Great memories!

[@baomao7243]

I think the TZR250SP was the most extreme (and scariest) 2-stroke i’ve ever owned. From its size and mass, it almost felt like a bicycle…except that hitting the power band it instantly tried to go 100mph. A wonderful scary experience. Wish i hadn’t sold it.

[@toucheturtle3840]

Back in the day we used to ride these bikes wearing T-shirts & jeans…they were hilarious. Rocket ships 😂

[@baomao7243]

I looked even stupider. Shorts and tshirt and leather huaraches (sandals). But SUPER fun.

[@pauldinardo822]

Fuck yeah we did!!

[@AlbertRobinson-v3y]

Excellent unbiased review.. Well done..

[@inzana2]

The last motorbike I ever owned, it was a surprisingly tractable motor, with strong mid-range, the main limitation was the 2 upper pipes severely restricted rear tire width

[@dyonisis7681]

I owned the yamm'r rz 500. not the rd. loved it. but wanted the rg when it came out the following year. dealer only got one for the year. no special ordering back then. rg 500 was a beaut. I raced one in Winnipeg, MB with my rz in 1986. off the lights, low end, he pulled away everytime. rz too heavy and the rg had 4 horsepower more. top end I would pull away. the rz wasn't nothing to sneeze at. With all the aftermarket goodies, it would have been possible to bump horsepower up over 110. which was a lot back then. drop 1 tooth on the front sprocket, change the pipes, jets, different airbox, more carbon fiber, change the rims, tank, shocks. Definitely could have made the rz a contender by shedding 70lbs.

[@davidmacphee3549]

Wow! If we were allowed two-Strokes today, THIS is what they would be like? The Suzuki RG500 ! I had an H1-B Kawasaki 500 ..

[@steveclark..]

We are allowed to own and ride two strokes, well here in the UK at least. I'm currently on my 3rd RD350LC, had 2 of them back in the 80's, I'm not selling this one on ever.

[@jimstartup2729]

If They were still made up to about 2001 by the main manufacturers they would have been astounding. Chassis suspension and tyre technology really leapt forward at this time, and I feel the engineering before digital technology took over as a focus was superb for how it delivered organic feeling masterpieces.

[@kyungyunan2871]

This is my favorite bike. The Hongkong movie 'A moment of romance' made this bike more famous. It's sad that we have no chance to enjoy that kind of bike nowdays.

[@Eastern_SA]

Imagine this engine in off-road motorcycle or ATV. That would be amazing engine swap. And big thumbs up to this video 🤙

[@wescooley34]

I put one in a rs250 prilla

[@ODN-yj6xn]

Quadzilla???

[@wescooley34]

@@ODN-yj6xn one in a lambretta

[@raymondj8768]

Great video Brother ! that bike sounds so fkn cool 2 strokes are were its at they've always been fast as Hell !

[@SSV-i-c-e]

Just brought a rg150 38bhp out of 150cc i love two strokes👍🇳🇿

[@moflyboyblanquito541]

Your annunciation is great. I hear the accent but can understand everything you say. Need to get you to train the telemarketing industry

[@vmontijo]

Great video - thank you for posting!

[@kelliebrooks9094]

I bought my first race bike a 1986 YAMAHA FZ 750 it was so awsum after i learned how to ride it...i asked my friend how he could part with it standing in his work shop he said because i ve have this....an he showed us 1986 RG 500 gamma i said Oh....it was really nice...but i had no clue

[@canukster3507]

I love Suzukis, my first bike was a 1999 gsxr 750 boy would I love to ride a 2 stroke

[@oebleh]

Loved my RG500Gamma 🙂

[@davidchiarletti4648]

I nearly boughtbthe rd 500 back 1989 had the Bad boy RD 350 LC ,MYBHONDA MIX 125 LC STAN STEPHENS TUNED RAN A 95 MPH FOR A RESTRICTED 12BHP MICRON PIPES AND ALL THE MODS 1984 TO EARLY 1900 2 STROKES WERE THE THING MISS THEM BIG TIME !GATE13SW6CREW cfc

[@keithattwood59]

One guy in our bike club had this machine. It could overtake anything, except for a petrol station!😅

[@ricklorimer9984]

I've had one since it was new. I'll never sell it.

[@nicholaschriss1706]

Birdy num num, I love it!

[@franzneubauer6821]

My first bike in 1986.Wonderfull.

[@RevvingHeart]

You are brave... I wouldn't be here right now if I had this as my first bike.

[@baomao7243]

Your first and last true love.

[@MrSimplesimon007]

The RG500 in skoal bandit colours was the best bike, colour scheme ever made, I remember seeing new ones for sale in 1985, and couldn't afford one, OK the gpz900r was faster, but the skoal bandit RG was the best, it was a mad hatters bike!

[@kings656565]

My favourite paint scheme ever. Still is and my prize possession is a set of genuine skoal bandit leathers that belonged to Paul Iddon. Have them on a mannequin on display in my spare room.

[@daviddellit8344]

Thank you.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

lets bring back those square 4 engines again as 4 strokes!

[@JohnSmith-sj2dk]

Back in mid 1980's I had the Black/red RG500, no idea how I survived lol, my brother had the RZ (Australia) 500, the RG was more powerful , lighter and better handling. My mate also had a Blue/White RG500, however his second gear kept dropping back to neutral under hard acceleration. which was pretty much always......

[@SvenTviking]

You had to grind the welds back on the inside of the flange at the top of the exhaust. Then you got full factory power. The welds were a bit lumpy.

[@ianlewis6717]

7:15 the frame tubes are rectangular in section, not square.

[@YTubFan]

Thankyou!

[@robertopinci]

Thanks 🎉

[@VWPhaeton12]

Dont forget the Maico 700 and the MMX 500 👍

[@32ModB]

A "square 4" engine. 2x250 twins lashed together until 15mpg or destruction😊

[@Bobby-fj8mk]

I rode one once - a test ride - at only about 30,000 km the engine was worn out. They didn't last. Everything was worn out - even the shock absorbers. My H2 750 Kawasaki with chambers was noticeably more powerful. At the time to rebuild the engine etc on the RG500 was super expensive and complicated so I didn't buy it. I'm sure they were great with a fresh engine.

[@steveguest8028]

Best riding thrill ever a two stroke

[@wescooley34]

Had 2 simply the best only the cheesebox let it down ❤

[@dougiep2769]

Imagine they had the rubber they have now..they might have called them ridable

[@keithwaller4545]

Excellent video, dont forget the RG 250 gamma which was the first to have alloy chassis in this format. Can remember back in the day these bikes had about 1 year window and the FZ750 and grxr 750 just swept them way . Honda ns 400 is the best made but silly not a 500cc, may be one eye on home market. 350 ypvs is best bang for buck two stroke get good power and some many parts for them. With 500s if you up the power then brakes and chassis not up to it. Odd that all the big bike two strokes had small tyres sizes.

[@Super-Bike-Joe]

❤❤❤❤. Perfect

[@petergriffin4629]

I mean to be fair those 8hp over the competition have little to do with the lack of a balancing shaft. My reasoning being that these bikes could have made so much more power even at the time, if suzuki just decided to give the bike more power. A 125 single cylinder could be built to close to 40 hp already in the 70s, so easily so that most mx guys would run an engine like that. If you just take those engine metrics and turn it into a 4 cylinder you get easily more than 160hp, because there is an additional power bonus in engines when increasing the piston number. As far as I know works bikes had already cracked the 200hp number a while before these bikes hit the road. So it's really more an accessibility and riders safety concern. I think the fact of the matter is that neither honda, suzuki nor yamaha wanted to kill their customers and reap the bad press. So they just made the bikes fast enough to scare the shit out of even advanced amateurs and left it at that.

[@jimiitalnetworkmusicco.6344]

Where can I get one? I'm in NYC

[@josephharrison4993]

I had one wish I had it now 😢😢

[@RevvingHeart]

Me too, but asking prices are insane. I saw one with extremely low mileage for 74,000 USD.

[@markbarber7839]

I had one. Awesome bike but horrible for the street. It was the answer to the question no one was asking. Leave in the garage as a time capsule

[@baomao7243]

…or upgrade. With a good air box and replacement pipes that keep some low end and maximize the powerband, you’ve got a rocket.

[@gogs244]

I had both RD and RG but preferred to Yam, partly due to thr RG gearbox being made of butter

Walter Wolf livery for the win.

[@martinscopes3914]

Back in the day I had the 350cc RD it did 123-mph. I did have a go on a brand new RD 500 and yer it shore did go . I only see one RG 500 not shore if Suzuki made less than Yamaha . I don’t know why they don’t make them now because i would buy the RD-500.

[@RevvingHeart]

The only reason they don't make motorcycles like this is because of the emission.

[@martinscopes3914]

@@RevvingHeart yer I do understand what you saying 👍

[@2stroketimebomb]

I have an RG 500 and TRUST ME... I Crucify RD/RZV 500's

[@FlattardiansSuck]

​@@2stroketimebombbull crap. RZ500 wasted Suzie's

[@martinscopes3914]

@@2stroketimebomb Hi. Yer I did hear the RG was faster and my friend had the RG 500 . I bought my Aprilia RSV 1000 of him in 2013 it is a one off there’s £1000 just in carbon fibre full race pipe the dash all done in red lights and a shop fitted satnav . I’ve road it once but still have it.

[@alanarmstrong2323]

The H2 with denco performance package would take it well over 100 hp.

[@kennethm.pricejr.8921]

This engine design should have been further adapted.

[@tomupchurch4911]

The Yamaha TZ 700 the first example of the TZ750 (2 TZ350 top ends) was the greatest...

[@ml8874]

No look up the specs the Yamaha was over weigh which made it slow among other things

[@DennisMerwood-xk8wp]

Not road legal tom!

[@queenslander954]

Nah mate , the RZ500 won most of the production races in the 1980’s like the Castrol 6 Hour , the gamma never had a look in.

[@Free_Ranger_CT110]

All from technology stolen from MZ. Check out the story of Ernst Degner.

[@ianlewis6717]

Not all, water cooling, electronic ignition and variable exhaust port control were not developed by MZ.

[@2stroketimebomb]

@@ianlewis6717 Yup Barton Square 4!! But Walter Kaaden was the man to make expansion chambers. Suzuki and Yamaha made all that after Ernst defected and went to Japan,. Stealing speed by Mat Oxley.. Great book.

[@Free_Ranger_CT110]

@@ianlewis6717 all meaning based, starting from.

[@MegaSkypes]

A bike I remember well from the 80’s and 90’s never rode one but did own a RD 350 YPVS and my best mate owned a RD 500 YPVS and we used to have a huge amount of fun thrashing the life out of those machines! Glorious times indeed ❤ I’m on a mission at the moment to actually buy an RG 500 just to bring back the nostalgia ❤ Great video ❤

[@cedriclynch]

​@@ianlewis6717The first bike I am aware of having electronic ignition as standard was the Jawa Babetta moped from Czechoslovakia in the 1960s. The main objection to electronic ignition was that if it went wrong it could not be fixed at the roadside like a contact breaker system usually could be. The Babetta was aimed at customers who would not have been into fixing any sort of ignition at the roadside.

[@loganaguilera420]

Those were called coffins in my country 😂

[@baomao7243]

The entire category of these sports bike are often called Suicycles

[@ODN-yj6xn]

Bimota vdue 500 is best 2stroke Bike ever build

[@madplanet3351]

Had the 250 gamma

[@mikebangnaiceakamike637]

It is funny what people understand by review a bike. In your case you show some commercial clips and record some topics. How about moving out and ride the bikes before even upload any clips about motor cycles ? At least rent the once for one day if cannot afford to buy....

[@boxhead7180]

Rent an RG500? Right..... 😂😂

[@dougiep2769]

Rz 350 was rhe best but i loved my gamma

[@2stroketimebomb]

@4.30 what are you talking about?? The disc valve is on the crank!!!

[@zxrcol]

I sold my rg500 two years ago

[@RevvingHeart]

🥺🥺

[@baomao7243]

repent at leisure

[@theriderdtm8650]

Rd500 naaaa❌ Rg500 yes ✅

[@marcoceccarelli6415]

Were they ever sold in north america.

[@RevvingHeart]

As far as I know, it was never officially imported to the United States.

[@marcoceccarelli6415]

@RevvingHeart The only one I ever seen was in italy. I see one aprilia 250 two stroke in america. And it wasn't street legal.

[@RobertKarlBerta]

@RevingHeart True they weren't imported due to smog and other regulations of the day but when I lived in SF Bay area in California I knew a guy who had one shipped to California from Canada in pieces. It got here but somehow DMV found out about it and wouldn't give it a registration so he converted it to race use only and ran it at Sonoma Raceway. At the same time I had an older Yamaha TZ350R 2 stroke which was very crude in comparison although very fast. Smog and fuel mileage finally put the nail in the coffin of these 2 strokes but if you haven't ridden one and are only familiar with 4 strokes.... you should try one. The Gammas were very nice bikes with just a few issues...I heard the trans evidently was a bit delicate. Stock they were heavy relatively but as mentioned in the video that could be fixed. The upper two pipes were what limited the tire to a narrower tire but that could be fixed with an after market pipe which would also give more power although a bit noisier. They drank gas and of course 2 strokes were smokers when cold unless you used synthetic oil. modern bikes are so much better in construction and chassis setup and far safer handling..... but those old 2 stroke bikes were special and very advanced for the day.

[@graemeadamson7272]

Never rode one , but apparently it was a bit of a tw*t to ride as the power band was very narrow and to use it properly ylu had to change up at EXACTLY the right time or it would avya . 👍👊🇬🇧🏍️

[@michelalphonso6945]

Would anybody want Suzuki to make a new gsxr 1000 square four ? Who beside me would like to know what a 1000cc 4 cyl square four 4 stroke sounds like ?

[@caribman10]

For a day-to-day 2-stroke, I disagree. The Yamaha RZ350 is a better real-world machine, and I like Gammas.

[@japfourme381]

TZ750 Yamaha for me!!

[@DennisMerwood-xk8wp]

Not road legal!

[@Super-Bike-Joe]

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[@manoliswec5674]

sadly the 750s were more popular at mid 80s. rg 500 came at the wrong time. if it was a couple of years earlier it could dominate. if it came later it could benefit from the late 80s design and technology which more or less it stands until today if you dont count euro 5 and electronics. bimota vdue is the best 500 example but only with carbs, injection ruined that bike

[@gavinhill4121]

I disagree. Nice bike, but not the best 2 stroke and not a replica of the race bike.

[@ricklorimer9984]

The original road bike was both lighter and more powerful than Barry Sheene's GP race winner.