Building A 2 Stroke Twin Cafe Racer!! Is this the perfect one? PT. 2

[@hartshut]

When I graduated high school in ‘72 I bought a 1972 Rd 350 R5. It was my only form of transportation for 2 years. I rode the heck out of it. I rebuilt it and put on 30 mm mikunis and expansion chambers. It gained quite a reputation. Now I wish I still owned it.

[@Astro80s]

This kid is just pure talent

[@Lowmelt]

I’m building a 74 Rd350 right now and to be honest...You got mad skills man. That bike you picked up was turnt. I’ve owned mine since 1994 but I didn’t take good care of it. Now it is getting the resto it has always deserved. I haven’t documented the build like you but I will share the videos with you when it’s done. I’m stoked to follow your build!

[@FarmerFpv]

I built a 2 stroke Scrambler with a Yamaha Banshee engine in January. Cafe Racers, Scramblers, Exoskeleton, Brat-Bobs, Trackers, Beats, and Bobber builds are my favorite styles. I look forward to this build, it's going to be a fun bike. There ain't nothing like a twin purring and 2 Steppin in sync with each other. You're going to kill it, bro!

[@brockdehler2796]

I'm glad to see another young person modifying and going against the grain with the RD. I'm really curious to see the next episode and see how you put together the rear disc as I'm looking to do the same on my RD. Don't let the old RD guys get to your head, the RD community can be pretty toxic.

[@VasilyBuilds]

Hope you enjoy this one! Purple shock spring or red? I was waiting on some parts for the mower and helping the folks out over at goonzquad

[@alexhonig4998]

PURPLE!!!

[@Dan_Kornfeld]

Red shock

[@smokeybandit4910]

If your using that tank you gotta use purple

[@jjhack3r]

Take my word for it man, I've met a lot of people and you are fairly pure and genuine. The eyes are the window to the soul... Keep growing man, you got a good headstart in life.

[@northwoodsrippers9639]

Purple spring!!!!!

[@indyjones3287]

That is going to be fun! I had a stock 73 RD350, back in 2005. I bought it from a barn, almost mint, with 1200 miles on it and ended up selling it to a collector in California. At the time, he had every RD except an RD60. Love the content man, keep it up!

[@jamesmcgee9279]

Thoroughly enjoyed! For those folks that said this bike was to far gone, don't underestimate the power of "V.B."

[@ssjellochickn1143]

Old 2 stroke street bikes rip! Cool build glad that you are into old school stuff.

[@frankierutherford1888]

I love how your sticking with the 2 stroke builds. I got to say you have came a long way sense your first couple of builds.

[@yannhayon2796]

Yes 2 stroke action!!!

[@andreyvovk1566]

Hate two smokers

[@jonahbaker4594]

Yeeeeee

[@ronniewilliz153]

I love 2 smokers. It's what I learned how to ride on my first dirt bike was an 81 cr80.

[@TurboDog73TX]

One thing I would add, those old Yammi's are notorious for headshake at higher speeds, part of this is due to the ball bearings used in the head stem, they make tapered roller bearing uprades that help out a bit, another reason is sure to the pretty flexible frames of these bikes, You were wise to do the gusseting I saw in the vid, finally a steering damper would help as well. Can't wait to see the finished bike getting ripped on!

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

Excellent!! My first bike was a 73 RD350A!! Looking forward to this build!

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

Please don’t go Brat style. So overdone now. Proper original 70s style cafe!!

[@adambarrett8732]

Love the tank that purple with the old chrome looks sick!!

[@flir67man84]

Your skills in welding and fabrication have seriously improved from the cart build.

[@oakland86pz37]

Came here from Goonzquad channel after your welding episode! And i don't regret it! Very nice content 👌👍

[@thebear6529]

I’m converting a cbr 125 to a 2 stroke so I’m happy I found you

[@goldcoastrob984]

Same and am so glad I did he does awesome work 👍👍👍

[@evancarey3031]

I saw that episode too!

[@waynesaldanha361]

@@thebear6529 how????

[@TheCrawlspaceCraftsman]

Same

[@ejschlup4977]

EXCELLENT! I'm not only the owner of an RD that I'm getting ready to go through but was a restoration machinist and fabricator at one point. GREAT FUN!!!

[@stevehei8035]

Had a friend in the early 80’s that had a 70’s six cylinder two stroke I believe a Yamaha and what a beast it was. Great video, glad to see a youth with skill set as of yours!

[@zackbemister4310]

very cool and inspirational watching you! last April i snagged two 74,75?? rd350 that came in boxs of parts for my covid project! put one together stockish, no chopping and cutting the frame. maybe ill do that for the other one :F looks great so far! loveit!

[@timstewart567]

I repowered a 1973 Honda S125 with a Predator 212 and a 30 series. Painted it up pretty and now it's my favorite bike. Cheers!

[@sohu5141]

CONGRATULATIONS !!! That's AMAZING ! Chapeau l'artiste, c'est un incroyable travail de reconstruction que personnellement je ne ferais jamais. Je partirais plutôt d'un exemplaire en meilleur état, en état de rouler, qui je pense me coûterait moins cher en dépenses, surtout que là non seulement il faut avoir de bonnes connaissances en mécanique mais aussi être vraiment outillés en matériels lourds dans un local assez grand, certainement plus qu'un simple box de garage de voiture. Beaucoup de si ... donc ce n'est pas à la portée de tout un chacun. Voyons la suite de la reconstruction ... épisode 2 et 3.

[@Uraljunkie]

Glad you are saving it from the scrapyard. It’s going to be a killer bike!

[@francoforcucci4198]

Super happy that u didn't do a 4stroke conversion, gotta keep them rds alive

[@JETHO321]

Dude, that engine is a powerhouse classic. That thing as a Cafe racer is gonna scoot!

[@jimciancio9005]

Nice call using the Heim-Joints as swing arm bushings, much easier to fine tune and make adjustments. The mono-shock is also the way to go, built a Honda CB-500 using a mono and swing arm off a Shadow to get a much wider rear wheel on the bike. Sweet Man good to see ya moving forward with a new build now. A Yamaha RD 2 stroke are sick engines when built right and being a inline twin pretty smooth and reliable! Keep it running fat and oiled mixed by hand on premium gas and you'll be very happy with the engine! 😉

[@CLCIII]

Looking forward to it running. Should be a fun ride! As Always, May God Bless you and yours!

[@carbide1968]

You ever gonna finish a project and go enjoy it? The krosskart would be awesome to see the fruits of your labor.

[@halfcheesed4146]

I was gonna say the same shit man 50 badass projects 2 done

[@vintage.vibees]

You are a great person , Really appreciate for your hard work , for this machine , Even though RD is a dream for a person like me , watching these videos makes me happy

[@johnfitzhugh2871]

Your doing a great job , hope you can be one of the ones that will inspire our youth today to open their imaginations and pick up a tool they have never seen and master it intended purpose as well as you do! Keep up the great work , and that positive can do attitude! See ya on your next episode.

[@trevormartin5459]

Starting to look good.Great to see a young man with so much skill.Brilliant.

[@neilbrideau8520]

I love how ambitious this build is. That first video had me shaking my head but now I'm a believer. I think you are going to have one gorgeous monster on your hands when you are done.

[@Mad-Duk_Machine_Werkes]

You have to have the crank pressed apart by a proper two-stroke crank building shop, the center seals MUST be replaced and the crank pressed back together & Trued straight & balanced. FALICON crankshafts in Clearwater FL is who I used for years - you can not assemble this motor with 40+ yrs old seals between Cyl 1 and cyl 2, it will leak and "Trade" intake charge between cylinders and one will end up running lean and one will run rich and you'll burn up the motor (this is true with ALL multi-cylinder two stroke engines, it's just something you have to do ONE TIME, and You'll never need to do this again.......) ALSO- Vasily: Mocking up Rear Brake using the shifter pedal..... Me: SMH ! Hahaha

[@fmagalhaes1521]

@Mad-Duk. Is FALICON still in business? I thank you for your comment and tip.

[@Mad-Duk_Machine_Werkes]

@@fmagalhaes1521 When I Google it, it seems like they were bought out by another company in 2018? Not sure - I hope they are still open because I have several cranks that need doing, and not enough time to do them all myself in my shop?!

[@bryduhbikeguy]

That is a Great looking project.I can't wait to see where you take us next.Happy Trails,Vasily!

[@everythingwithwheels4614]

Favorite build on KZbin right now!

[@greggo7978]

One of the best builds,if not THE best choice of a build yet brother!

[@CZ350tuner]

In the UK, during the 1970's & 1980's, 80% of café racers were 2 strokes. I still ride a CZ 350 2 stroke café racer that I built in 1987. It has just over 79,000 miles on the clock now. It had 29,000 miles when I built it. The engine has SKF low friction rating race grade bearings, cylinders are ported & gas flowed and Italian made Asso Werke forged pistons installed. Abbey Performance expansion pipes. Top speed was 107 MPH running on 99 RON leaded petrol. Modern E5 unleaded petrol has around 10% less energy content, so not the same level of performance nowadays. Ethanol is also bad for 2 strokes (causes big overheating & poor combustion issues!!).

[@TimDavidson-t4q]

I lived on my Rd ,what a great childhood on this awesome machine

[@dengeondengeon]

You actually decided to save that engine?! Dang. Great job, man.

[@VasilyBuilds]

I'll give it my best shot haha ill have two motors

[@htothejay]

Very nice work man. You know what your doing thats clear. That Rd350 got saved big time, Cant wait to see more 👍

[@dayyou]

broheim, you need to make more videos and space out your content. You're making projects that are 10x better than most other crappy channels. AHEM CNC. you could be making a lot more off our views if you spaced out your content. As much as i love seeing how much work you've put into it in a single video, I dont think you're making as much as you could be. I LOVE YOUR WORK MAN!

[@VasilyBuilds]

There's tradeoffs. Less tedious projects like this and unlike the mower and I can upload way more! I'm a one man team right now. I can only hire people once I get a shop.

[@FarmerFpv]

Dude, Vasily Builds has 243 k subscribers, which is hard to do nowadays being only a fabricator channel. Non-Vlogger. There is a reason why he has so many subs and you only have 6 subscribers, that's because he knows what he is doing. 😉

[@donellmuniz590]

@@FarmerFpv 🤣 Roasted!

[@dayyou]

@@FarmerFpv clearly you have a learning disability cause i was complimenting his work. I only have six followers cause i dont make any content. go fly your drones kid.

[@tylerr676]

@@dayyou -_-

[@badrinair]

A huge fan following for the RD 350 in India. They had to collaborate with a local manufacturer and it was called the Rajdooth there. Fantastic machine .

[@nathaniellangston5130]

The bike is going to look incredible!! You are being very thorough and did a fantastic job! Keep it up!

[@Dan_Kornfeld]

Awesome build dude! Those Heim Joints on the swing arm look very suspect for strength and durability. Any torsional forces thrown at it when the chain, shock are under load, plus the lateral forces from the rear tire under turning, may cause this to twist and fail. Maybe search the salvage yard for a rear swing arm bearing donor. Keep doing what you do!

[@itsallgooddan]

Man. That engine is diiiiirty lol. You are a miracle working man. Keep up the great work!

[@Dan_Kornfeld]

Keep the tank’s purple paint and graphics, it looks awesome, especially with the black frame and wheels!

[@tbddiy3258]

I'm from Vietnam, nice to know you, and have a passion for mechanics 👍👍

[@travisdunn5675]

You got skills for sure. This is gonna be sick. Hopefully I see it riding around town

[@samueljohnson4263]

Very professional clean factory style work

[@ironhammer3734]

You are such an inspiration! I wish I was 30 years younger and had your drive. You ever feel like converting a motorcycle into a trike, I have a project for you.... lol

[@thomasbailey8306]

My brother had one of these. They was FAST.I beat GS 1000 in the quarter mile. A Honda 750 Four I beat in a quarter.mile too. They was one of the ugliest bike back then but it would flat ass Fly...LOL...Hold on Bud Your about too go FLYING..LOL..Great Job lightening it up.And making them look better.Thank You for sharing

[@1badombre82]

I would have LOVED to see you do spoke rims on it but I still really like the direction this bike is headed !

[@VasilyBuilds]

Awesome! I think Matt black fixes that

[@yassinplays5299]

THIS BUILD IS AMAZING!! ONE OF MY FAVORITE BUILDS ON THIS CHANNEL

[@barackmycat9448]

I loved the old 2-stroke bikes. 3 wrenches an adjustable and pliers and you could do most any job that had to be done. Even I could figure them out.

[@christophercrum5436]

Nice! Can't wait to see it finished!!

[@frankdodson3534]

You're something else young man I enjoy watching you very much

[@Bugalona]

I'm so stoked for this! this is a dream bike of bike and i love to see your talent put towards it!

[@davidmckinney6577]

I think you are doing a wonderful job buddy 👍 I really love to watch your channel I love it.. I pray that you will always be safe riding everything you make or ride. Take care and may God bless you and keep you safe 🙏 my friend 🙏

[@TheDromen69]

I love wathching rescue builds. and you're doing a nice job. i woul leave the tank just like that, no paintjob needed. And fit a good front suspension, here in Spain it's got a fame of killer, due the unstable forks and soft brakes. Keep like that

[@CainSample]

You dont mess around taking things apart😂💪👍 by the way that cr500 intake is still working great..had it out today rippin...thanks again✌

[@VasilyBuilds]

Awesome!

[@meco72104]

Dude you got some mad skills. I love to see a old bike brought back to life.

[@IHcubcadet]

Awesome work buddy. You are a excellent welder! that frame came out great. Looking forward to more.

[@messybench]

From experience I would suggest a full rebuild on the crank with titanium weights. The factory weights were a weakness. The swingarm was too short and the bushings were too small. I hope the hiem joints are going to hold up. Weave and wobble are a real issue. The heavier wheels may help the harmonics but suggest a steering stablizer up front and reinforce and or trangulate that swingarm. I really like watching you work. I wish they had KZbin 50 years ago went I was racing on RDs.

[@Nunya_Bidnez]

Dope AF. Keep doing you and don't you ever change brother. Ware a helmet and be safe as we love you and such. Go young man go. So Proud of you for proving the millennials still have skills with there hands. Faith in the youngsters.....? Fully restored. Lets go @Vasily Builds.

[@TorchFpv]

Love the build! I'm really regretting selling my 72 right now!

[@johnpaquin8041]

back in the day when these were raced as flat track racers they would lower the front end down as low as they could get them then they cut off the seating part of the frame and turn it in to a one seat deal and they add on to the swing arm about 1 to 1/12 feet so it would slide out well in the back and when they whent around the turn they be sliding sideways

[@73Bugman]

A great pick and awesome project. Can't wait. .

[@TurboDog73TX]

Awesome build man, it should rock n' roll!

[@duberollinup3452]

First time here and dang this kid knows what hes doing for sure!

[@Lucas12v]

Looking good. Powder coater did good on those wheels too. My local shop isn't very good but there's nobody else in the area.

[@keironastbury9399]

ive just came across this video and wow im really impressed how youve started this build so ive subscribed and cant wait for the next video and im watching this from the UK.

[@cavin24v]

The one dislike is the person who designed the frame

[@nit4swede503]

No it's me because i dislike like :-)

[@cavin24v]

@@nit4swede503 why

[@nit4swede503]

@@cavin24v why not !!! Dislike red and purple to ....

[@kacembecis8282]

Hhhhh

[@cavin24v]

@@nit4swede503 bruh he’s working hard on a sick build and you dislike a video that took countless hours to make because you don’t agree with the colors😂

[@aaronl4036]

Great idea using the welder to heat old seized bolts.

[@CainSample]

Keep in mind when powder coating a frame it covers the vin #'s....atleast on the frames ive seen powder coated on dirtbikes.......✌

[@jimsaquatics]

Looks slick! Looking forward to how it turns out!

[@workingclassandproud84]

Vasily youre builds are awsome mate and since the day's of the blaster scooter project i have followed youre stuff, youre a VERY TALENTED FABRACTOR AND BUILDER keep the good stuff comeing and much love and respect from me and my boys @ Stroke of magic , united kingdom !

[@VasilyBuilds]

Awesome, thank you!

[@aaronl4036]

WoW! Great fabrication skills. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

[@tysonkonken6184]

Had a few of those, fun little bikes that like being on the back tire a lot!

[@chago_8836]

This bike is going to look amazing!! Really good job!

[@akhilriki9305]

You saved a legend of its time it’s a beautiful beast

[@billybike57]

Well done! Well done 👍🏼

[@chicagovasko]

I love this build its smart fun reliable and easy to use. 2 carbs are sometimes better than 4.

[@DeltaNineProductions]

I had a 75 RD350. It was a crotch rocket. Perfect for racing stoplight to stoplight.

[@VasilyBuilds]

I bet! These comments make me so excited

[@davidfranzoni3741]

So inspiring to see another young guy doing this work! I wanna do what you do bro! Keep it up!! Love the vids

[@tylerparkhill2806]

Your ideas are awesome and unique

[@bighomieJ5X]

You always have the best build ideas 💯. Super excited for this

[@VasilyBuilds]

Thank for supporting!

[@kartnerds]

Loving these 2 stroke builds

[@MOE13576]

What up everyone !....This cafe racer is going to look sweet

[@russ4454]

Yessir

[@4fiddy_a_aron]

Wow, it's looking great, can't wait to see it rip

[@lukecombs5242]

Awesome build man I’m excited to see this bike come alive and those twin 350rd engines scream🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@bransongraf4497]

Heck yeah! Would be cool to see a video more about who you are and how you learned all your knowledge!

[@davehall6581]

Dude you are an awesome fabrication and welder. Keep up the good work.

[@jimmycav369]

This young guy has a great work attitude, just gets in with the job. Well done - hope she turns out well

[@rwschaller1481]

Good to see you go to a 2 wheeler (man sized) the yamahaha is really a great 2stroker...I'll be watching

[@sanikaranbhise1773]

You r creating very awesome bike...I like this bike very much ....I have royal Enfield meator....bike..... your creativity is very good by other creaters......my second bike Yamaha FD50... This is a awesome bike.....I like very very much..I love this bike....😍😘❤️🥰

[@donparker1823]

I had an RD350 back in the day. I put expansion chambers on it which really improved the top end performance. Really a fun bike. But in all honesty really primitive and no so great compared to my 2020 KTM 790.

[@JJLyon-xg5co]

Good luck with the rest of the build I'm looking forward👌

[@michaelangelosuarez3201]

God bless you Vasiliy...always enjoying watching your video...BTW,the welds you made from that ford truck of goonzquad was awesome...

[@johnpaquin8041]

i just love the rd 350 yamaha i had one back in the day when i was 17 and 18 years old and i rode it to death but it was my best bike to do wheelys on so for years i missed that bike then about 10 years ago i found another one and i had to have so get it and i still have it now and i'll never sell it i just love that bike when i got the bike 10 years ago now i restored the hole bike pained the same color as my first one metalic goldand i bored it out to a bigger piston and give it more power and yes it a very good bike to wheely on i can get the front tire up and she;ll stay up as long as you want to be up and back in the day these bikes were used as flat track racers the 2 stroke engines gave then a very fast wind up to there top speed and that made very good as a flat track racing bike and i love mine

[@wilson42cc]

You will go far my friend, great work , as usual,

[@tmackinator]

I had a new 75 RD350 when I was 19. That was the best handling bike I ever rode. Stupid fast for a 350 with some mild work and chambers.