WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL TWO STROKE MOTORCYCLES MEET AT HIGH STAKES DRAG BIKE RACE! FULL 2 STROKE RACE!

[@themissourikid969]

Boy do these 2 strokes sound great... let me talk over them

[@baslake1]

LOL!

[@larryheflin847]

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[@bonkeydollocks1879]

Hahahahahahahahaha 😷👍🏿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@rolandrodriguez3854]

Whattt???......

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

@@rolandrodriguez3854 the misouri kid is trying to say he would much rather just hear the pipes than have the pipes interrupted by talking all over the sound. 😷

[@pakkelly]

Thank you for bringing the sights and sounds of two strokes to living rooms. Thank was an excellent interview with Smokin Joe. Great to see young kids keeping the tradition alive.

[@boccaratonful]

Brings back memories of my 400 kawasaki triple. Drove it to California from Wisconsin and back with not one problem. My brother said I stunk like oil and exhaust when I got there but it smelled more like cologne to me.

[@raynic1173]

Right on, my first bike was a '76 KH 400! That bike was massive fun. I used to take it airborne at the railroad tracks....

[@scrunchymacscruff1244]

VICTORY! that's what you smelled like

[@dr.detroit1514]

There's nothing like the aroma of an over-rich two stroke starting up in the morning.

[@mushaff7913]

YES . I HAVE 2 STROKE THREE WHEEL

[@vinwilliams6562]

Love two stroke smells lush sounds even better and I had kh250 and kh400 the rd250 Rd 400 cofin tanks were faster but didn't look as good lol

[@ChopperGreg]

@All Time Productions I was just coming to comment the same thing

[@rhaynhillyard9772]

I'm hoping to get a house so remote that license is a suggestion and getting a herd of dirt bikes

[@firsttitlegaming3156]

Yes the sound and smell nothing beats it ❤

[@stevekulacz9058]

Thank you sir warms my heart to see these two stroke bikes from the 70,s screaming

[@nicotineenitocin6315]

Respect to all racer, spokeperson, and this channel. Love to see all beautifull oldskool bike still in great condition 🤘

[@cycledrag]

thank you! you are always welcome here!

[@mwmcbroom]

I had a buddy who owned an H-1 back in the day. I used to ride it a lot. What I remember most about it was its incredible acceleration and the fact that it was really hard to keep the front wheel on the ground. A wheelie machine!

[@100perdido]

Yeah. I rode my buddie"s one time and that was enough. Gotta be crazy to ride one of those things.

[@errolgumusdere7853]

what a bs artist you are

[@izom]

this are some rare bikes- even more rare as dragracers- and many where beautiful built ! great vid thanx

[@anthonyciarlo7999]

In 1984 i went 10.33&10.34 on my h2 foot shifting in stock frame 4"over swing arm road racing slick at Connecticut dragway.

[@FireWaia]

In 1984 i was 2 and took my first steps.

[@scottmartin8888]

That's cool, man. I'm from CT.

[@mhdfaiz5434]

Arghh two stroke sound from heaven, nice!

[@cycledrag]

I'm glad you like it! Come out next year!

[@JB-cx6nw]

Great video! I had a KH400 when I was a kid. I'm fortunate to still be alive.

[@loganpe427]

Absolutely loved it. My older brother (by 6yrs) joined the Navy in 1972 right after high school. His first year, month long leave in 73 he rode home to Nor-Cal on a brand new 1973 "H1 Mach 4 Kawasaki 500". I almost died! I'm the bike nut, not him! He knew that and teased me, saying he "almost got me a new Kawi 350 triple when he bought his 500 but since I was only 13, mom & dad woulda said no! ".... Jerk! But he "had to leave the 500 home" cause his first tour of duty was in Hawaii, & "don't touch his G..damn bike!" Sooo ,, he told me 3 yrs later he knew I'd sneak it away when the folks weren't looking and have fun! Love that guy! Which is exactly what I did, of course, always worried as hell! Many many adventures and memories. Thanks guys for the videos, I'll subscribe right now! 👍😁 P. S. I was one of the cool rebels in school because "I had a Kawi 500 and rode it to school" (sssh)! from the 9th grade. Tell ya later about ditching all the cops! Yes I was a dumb ass!

[@trikkinikki970]

I want to be as excited about life as this announcer is about drag racing.

[@pizzadude6615]

Just get a two-stroke.

[@brendanspencer2550]

@@pizzadude6615 you'l be excited to see it every single day.

[@cycledrag]

stick around! and drink a Monster, lol. Thanks for watching.

[@thedoctor2102]

Trikki Nikki . It's much easier to be exited about death. I know I will be grateful to embrace it when I decide to go.

[@albertchavez2693]

@@thedoctor2102 Please don't let it be your choice , unless you are suffering way much :) God bless you brother :) :( :)

[@robgoodenough5649]

Amazing video! Great memories. Loved when my 73 H2 came "on the pipes" and the front end got light.

[@richardshutrump5950]

Love two strokes. Great that they still are racing them . Great stuff.

[@cycledrag]

Richard Shutrump which one is your favorite?

[@user-zt2cc7qq9b]

My uncle had a water buffalo with chambers that sounded amazing and I had an RD 400 with DG pipes and gold DG heads. . Fun bikes.

[@romanduque2204]

R.I.P. Mike Escalante had a Badasss750 2-Stroke in SAN Antoinio back in the day., Blowing Away the Big Bore 1000 Ninjas, GSXs 1100s. Los Fresnos Texas.

[@glennoropeza3545]

Snap, Crackle,Pop! Love that sound! What's equally interesting is the sound of suped up snowmobiles! They are incredible!

[@davidswindells3171]

I had a 1975 Kawasaki H1F for 35 years. I believe it is still on the roads Florida. It was an incredible motorcycle. Everyone wanted it.

[@koolopscsm3695]

I recall the sound and the anger in these engines.. the pop is defining... oh the memories.. this brings back the fun days.. thanks

[@artofdisguy3401]

As a collector of vintage 2stroke bikes it's great to see them strung out and running strong

[@charliedee9276]

Had an H2 back in the 70's, my friends dad had a water buffalo. Also raced a CR500 in the 80's, good stuff. Also had a few scary snowmobiles, those were really fast. Nothing like a 1000cc triple two stroke!

[@olivertoeknuckle4664]

I've got chills, that is music to my ears! My first moto memories were my neighbors H1 with Denko's. My scariest moto memory was when my own H1, which was tweaked to the high end, seized the center cylinder when I shut down throttle after blitzing through the gears. After I pulled in the clutch it tank slapped for a bit, then somewhere around 70 mph it finally stabilized. Just before I stopped I popped the clutch, rode it home and sold it to my old neighbor, the one whose H1 was my first bike memories. The circle of life!

[@vortecturbo]

Thank you so much for posting up this video. I ran across this page accidentally I absolutely loved this video.

[@baybayu4137]

Very crispy sound

[@thepatriot6365]

Biggest mistake of my life was selling my H2 500 triple . These videos remind me of the good old days. I LOVE THE SMELL OF 2 STROKE EXHAUST IN THE MORNING.!!👍🏍

[@richardkey4289]

I was given a kawi 350 triple, in grade 8 , for good grades.i asked if I could trade it for a yz125, probably alive because of that move.25 dirt bikes, 0 Street bikes in my life

[@albertchavez2693]

@@richardkey4289 You're probably right , I killed myself on my first H2 750 Triple , but they brung me back to life , then I slipped into coma 2months later I woke up and looked like a monster ! , I don't know why people are calling the H2 a 500 ? that was the H1 500 . Well I am still alive in 2020 dang wtf

[@richardkey4289]

@@albertchavez2693 glad to hear that you made it through that accident!

[@dapperdan3204]

Wanna buy one?

[@thepatriot6365]

@@dapperdan3204 sorry Dan I would love to but I can't at this time things are tight. I really miss that bike!!🇺🇸🏍

[@desertbrewcrew1974]

The guy started his(in the beginning) bike at the line by kick starting it.....FELL ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING

[@djboyd1]

After the burn out it got stuck in third. It had to be shut off to get it back to neutral to re start it. That bike ran a 8.612 @ 151.11 this January.

[@w.rustylane5650]

I love 2 stroke bikes. I had a 76 Kawasaki 400KH 2 stroke triple. I sure wish I still had that bike. I could never keep the front wheels on the ground. Used to get many tickets when I'd leave the cops' Harley's at a red light in a cloud of blue smoke. I always did wheelies off the line at a red light.

[@williamsimmons152]

W. Rusty Lane they were seriously out of balance.

[@ralphcantrell3214]

I knew a fellow who built and raced a record breaking H2 drag bike. He was a very innovative builder, and was well connected and respected in H2 race circles. Some of the biggest names in H2 racing today knew him well. When most racers were simply sending their engines to the master, Paul Gast, he did almost all of his own porting, tuning, fabricating etc. He was quite possibly the very first racer to put nitrous on an H2. He told me that he was, and to this day I have no reason to doubt it. Later he solved the fragile transmission issue that plagues all H2 drag racers, and mated a Z1 900 transmission to his bike. This was an incredible feat of engineering, design and fabrication. He was a master welder, machinist and fabricator, and did everything himself. It looked great, and worked flawlessly for many seasons. To this day, I haven't seen another H2 with such a modification. He told me it made 200 HP, and weighed a mere 200 pounds. He was super meticulous about shaving weight, and said this was very important for an H2, since they were so limited on displacement. His 60-foot times were some of the best, and he painstakingly kept up with this and sought to improve upon it. He said his bike was always stock bore too - 748cc. In the early 90s he rode it to a record breaking 8th mile pass in 5.18 seconds. It was a perfect, beautiful pass. I was there, and was blown away by the spectacle. I never forgot it either. To this day I can still watch that pass play out in my mind, and remember every detail. I was near the finish line, and his front wheel was an inch of the ground when he went by. He offered to sell me the bike for $3000.00 when he quit racing, without the nitrous, which he concluded was worth a few extra thousand for the innovative, one of a kind "tricks" that he had perfected and which made it the quickest in the world. I had grown up on Triples, but I wouldn't have ridden that beast with the nitrous anyway. I was a starving young husband and soon-to-be father with a hefty mortgage though, and had all the other bills that came with starting a family. I now wish I had done it anyway, and could donate it to the Barber's Museum so others could appreciate it. I changed jobs about that time and had to travel a lot. Then all the pressures of raising kids etc hit. My priorities changed because of this. We both moved during that period too, and I lost touch with him, but I often think of him and wonder what became of that very special bike. The 2-stroke racing community lost a world class racer and gentleman when he passed away in 2011 at just 58 years of age. RIP, Steven Berton Jacks.

[@WaterMan-ss6eb]

My 500 triple was bad ass and it was and will remain my favorite all time bike.

[@michaelstevenson952]

I rode a 750 race kit in it the owner was a bike fanatic with broken bones cast on his leg and telling me his wife hates his bikes but he was into racing good memories back in 88 it rattled me that's most fastest bike on the planet I like your stuff brother

[@justmengracie]

Waaaaay back in the 1980's I had a water buffalo, a Kawasaki 400 and an RD400. Loved all of them, wish I still had them.

[@toddzilla6491]

I grew up 4 miles from Martin dragstrip. And raced my 76 Suzuki water Buffalo there in the 80’s. I now live in Pittsburgh imagine my delight seeing this video of home. Thanks so much for sharing this👍🙂

[@largelarry2126]

I bought a H2 in 1974 on the east side of Indy. I raced it until 79 then sold it. Bill Burdette of Denco performance of Indy helped me with motor work and I did all the chassis work. I sure enjoyed the video and thank you for doing that.

[@nickhall5959]

Water buffalo made me laugh, we called the GT750's kettles and still do, been there done that.

[@Mytyweav]

I still remember my first ride on the Mach 3..... Amazing power and a first Class sound!!

[@ross5506]

I had 1975 H1 then I seized engine put H2 engine.

[@seven1053]

That was awesome !! More please . 2stroke for life !!

[@mines513]

you all are awesome! i have owned a 71 suzuki gt 550 a 74 h1 500 and a 81 kz1000. truly the most awesome age of motorcycles!! #SMOKINJOEFORPRESIDENT!! seriously though, thank you to all of you keeping the vibe alive!!!!

[@domminion599]

If you close your eyes this sounds like a lumberjack competition!😁

[@jamesshaw187]

Yes it does

[@gdfggggg]

Sounds like they’re running away with their chainsaws

[@philipwilson867]

Tub of hockey. Not everyone can say that unless... I bought one brand new! New 750 Kawasaki. Drove it 60 miles home and the middle carburetor fell off. First months fork seals started leaking. Above 80 mph death wobble! You just don’t expect that. I couldn’t get rid of the thing fast enough! Traded for a Yamaha 360 enduro . Much better built. Yep I still call it a tub of hockey!

[@BobJones-cr1pl]

Two strokes are absolutely THE BEST thing that has ever happened to internal combustion engines.

[@brianwebster6018]

One of the most powerful and noisiest I have seen is one that the late Mike Hailwood raced it's only one I believe is the 125 six cillender Honda I saw him race that at Cadwell park

[@rogerthat10-47]

The Sound & Smell of my very misspent youth.

[@gravelyman]

I miss my Kawasaki triple tree. It's great watching them race 👍

[@artschamberg4470]

Back in 1968 1972 900 Kawasaki was the stock Bike to beat. Not many came up winners. Those were the days. 🚲🚵🚴

[@mattriella6776]

If 1320 video had an announcer like this guy......come to think of it , this channel is the 1320 video of motorcycle drag racing as always , awesome video ....

[@bunky060171]

Suzuki 2-strokes...ah the memories. 40 odd years ago (jr. high) neighbor kid - a quietly cool high schooler - had a '74-'75 GT380 with ram-air. I recall his dad not being happy when the stock pipes were replaced with expansion pipes - angry bees, personified. Hat tip to these guys for keeping these old machines alive and running.

[@yes5g311]

I have 4 classic 2t bike and 2 new model 2t and still loving 2 stroke bikes..

[@mattmccutcheon8597]

I started on a yz80 Had the best childhood because of it. That feeling lives today.

[@Eastern_SA]

13:00 bless the Mom & Dad. Best ever thing in the world.

[@stevebarnes8008]

Two Strokes! Awesome!

[@SaberToothLawnTigers]

That GT750 sounds so freaking good. Brings back memories of my Dads.

[@raynic1173]

My first bike was a '76 KH 400 Kawi triple, loved it; just make sure you had extra plugs and a wrench under the seat!!!

[@davidmacphee3549]

I used to clean around inside my plugs with a folded dollar bill then Whoopie !

[@raynic1173]

@@davidmacphee3549 Yeah, good idea, I would actually save the fouled plug. When at home clean them out with a napkin and a small eye glass screw driver.

[@billallen4793]

@@davidmacphee3549 I was lucky enough to have a plug cleaner in my shop😁😁 but yeah had a girl ask why my coat rattled...lol...from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠🇺🇸p.s stay safe and healthy everybody GOD BLESS OUR COUNTRY

[@josephpacchetti5997]

1972, I was 14 years old, and I bought a brand new H1 and boy was it fast, it was my 5th motorcycle, novice riders need not apply, they weren't called widowmakers for nothing, what's really amazing is that these bikes only had 7 moving parts, 3 pistons, 3 connecting rods, and 1 crankshaft. 🇺🇸👍

[@flyingcatsofthesalishsea.]

Just got my first 2 stroke bike, 73 Suzuki gt250, and needs a lot of workn parts looking forward to getting it running. West coast, on the Salish Sea. Excellent vid, thanks for the upload.

[@LiquidAudio]

Yeah, used to have a screaming Kawasaki KH400 triple, loved that thing! Also owned Yamaha RD and RZ 250 two strokes. Great video!!

[@ahoneyman]

My neighbor has a H1 drag bike from the late 70's. He says you can watch the chassis flex as you go down the track.

[@rexwilson6598]

Great Video of two STROKES , I Love Them and have quite a few of them ! Keep Them Coming !

[@dimmacommunication]

Bad thing they got banned.. and people is not making them anymore ( custom ones )

[@mikecarmean6446]

Love the 2 Stokes... I have 4 H1's 69,71,71,71 💥💥💥💥

[@charlesparr3296]

Mike Carmean, where do I find one of those H-1, 2 Kawasaki's????

[@mikecarmean6446]

Charles... you can get them few in the U.S. Big $$$$ UK has them $$$$ plus shipping cost and Japan Best Price but Shipping $$$ ... 69-72 are like Gold I bought mine in the mid 90's ... Good Luck

[@mikecarmean6446]

Yes... ✅ Like Gold I did as well buy in the 80's and About $5000 extra OEM Parts... I Bought a OEM 1971 Seat New in Box from Old Kawasaki Dealer out of Michigan Big $$$ but it is the Only one left in the World Still in Box

[@1961kickboxer]

I had a Suzuki gt250 back in 1976 loving them old skool strokers

[@alanjones6359]

I love the smell of 2 stroke in the morning !!

[@Mantaracer]

Used to own a 72 & 74 H2, The Denco Chambers were the BOMB on them bikes! Such sweet music they made!😎

[@Chris-ml8hs]

Love the smell of two stroke in the morning smell like making power !

[@HEAVYMETALJSTYLES]

Really alot of fun! Love the Dragster bikes, that 500 was nice! The triples are awesome!

[@marvinbarcoso2834]

Wow i love two stroke bike watching from europe

[@lancehackett1007]

I have a 75 H1 and an H2 project bike. Great video!

[@billallen4793]

Sweet...from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠🇺🇸p.s stay safe

[@jbengineering2681]

I was drag racing a 500 triple in the 80s i was 16 and building the drag bikes .now I'm 46 and nice to see that there why more of them out at the track now . I never seen that many triple drag bikes awesome

[@michaelstevenson952]

I had a kh2 400 man it was off the hook these bikes are the muscle bikes no other bike can ever surpass the speed these wicked motors ever produced 2 stokes live man hard core fan bay area california

[@brianmeattey4151]

Watching from newhampshire and I've allways loved 2 strokes.witch looked like a dying breed I'm happy to see that ya all are making the 2 strokes live I just subscribed for that reason ..godbless

[@TREEHUGGAH1]

much respect cycledrag and all the racers and crews

[@cycledrag]

I agree. Which bike is your favorite?

[@choppacity4348]

Great flash from the past 👍👍👍💕

[@dmeemd7787]

I remember sitting on the gas tank with my dad riding wheelies on a two stroke at a young age as well!

[@Speedwelltuning]

DME EMD ‘fuel tank’

[@soda_1122]

Speedwelltuning I say both

[@Icutmetal]

Speedwelltuning Ok

[@jamesshaw187]

What a memory to have

[@medicolas]

My first 2 stroke was a Yamaha RD400! Nothing like a 2 stroke! Thanks for the videos and the memory jog!

[@billallen4793]

My first street bike....I miss it....from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠🇺🇸p.s stay safe and healthy everybody GOD BLESS OUR COUNTRY

[@Bobby-fj8mk]

I wish there were more people there. There's no way a video can reproduce the sound of a triple 2 stroke - you have to be there to appreciate it.

[@robertwatson818]

For the person filming-----great job showing the times!! So many just show the bikes flying away into the distance

[@boybuyo83]

Real man bike.lovely sounds

[@mrleego8551]

My first bike, 72 S2. Then RD400, then GT750. Fun video.

[@RioZLander]

never road a motorcycle or owned one, but i do love that sound a lot from 2 strokes its so cool ive always wanted a 2 stroke suzuki jimny from japan love watching the few offroad videos of those little jeeps sounds so sick

[@ronniemullis8717]

I had a 1969 H1, and a 1972 H 2. The H1 500cc had practically no torque, but at 5600 rpm you better hang on. The 1972 750 was a lot easier to ride because of more torque. The late great Dave Schultz pioneered the two stroke Pro Stock Kawasaki’s. I remember him running 8,40s in a quarter. WOW. The hardest thing in these bikes was trying to keep the transmission together. He was a great person.

[@Mantaracer]

I had two H2's 72 & 74 ...Denco Chambers made the 72 sound so sweet like a popcorn machine on steroids! LOVED THEM😄

[@ross5506]

My first Street bike H1 500, then 1972 H2 750, Denco Chambers ,34mm lectrons , ported and polish. Sweet memories. Water buffalo, lol

[@rchydrozz751]

Remember in 1975 Kenny Roberts and a few others, but Kenny had more success. Took the Yamaha TZ750, a water cooled two stroke, out of his GP road race bike and into a flat track bike for the mile flat track. It was so fast it was banned after one season. Kenny could ride anything, but Kenny said, " They dont pay me enough to ride that thing! " Good reading to look that up.

[@brendanphilbrick301]

good stuff thanks.

[@montha123]

love these old 2 strokes , sorry I ever sold my Walter wolf Rg 250 years ago but still kept my other 2 oldies 86 gsxr 750 & 93 fireblade , cheers from Ireland , great video & very professionally done

[@lancetucker4518]

Thank you for the video my dream motorcycle is a water Buffalo

[@YoshitheShiba2019]

My 69 H1 smoked my buddy's buffalo

[@stephen6whitehead398]

I actually like two strokes very much.The sound,the smell the nostagalia.Born in the era when two strokes were very prevalent.All my mates had them.FS1E's everywhere.Hi again from the uk.

[@donbrashsux]

10 sec ... that’s incredible

[@kne2323]

Very cool bikes! That orange H2 is a beauty!

[@sydneysheppard4979]

Two strokes are king!! I had a 350 tripple!! Very quick!! But how bout a snowmobile doing late 9s?? Cycle drag you rock!!hello from York pa!!

[@AVportau]

used to love the smell of the 2 strokes... but sound good? there's not much sounds as good as a big 4 stroke 4cyl with a 4 into 1... kwaka Z900/Z1000 now that's heaven.

[@craigstreetzel7743]

don't forget about the Z1R

[@AVportau]

@@craigstreetzel7743 yep thought the Z1k covered it coz pretty much the same motor n pipes but any earlier big Kwaka with that 4in1 was great sound. My mate had a B1or2 GPz1100 with 4in1 and it was wild. I had a Z750turbo and never really played with anything on it but people said they could pick the turbo whine as i pulled away from them... to be fair any brand big 4 banger with good 4in1 is sweet. latest bikes not so sweet coz different motors these days i guess... oh and lets not forget emissions and Db crap. a mates worked 96ci Harley has nasty Santee pipes that rip hard too but aint my thing and more annoying than any other bike if you ride with him.

[@billallen4793]

@NoNoNoNii that's more of an early f1 sound...lol...jk...from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠🇺🇸p.s stay safe and healthy everybody GOD BLESS OUR COUNTRY

[@paulbucci350]

Brings back some great memories

[@tanksoldier9770]

Anybody know what a running stock Mach lll 500 Kawasaki 1970 in good condition is selling for ? Thanks

[@emridexl]

I had a S2 350 about 20 years ago. I loved that little thing. Should've hung onto it. Hell, should have bought every triple I tripped over, every brit bike, cheap Ducati single and stuck 'en all in a shed to triple in value. Oh well, next life I'll be wiser.

[@JETZcorp]

It's not too late! The S-series triples are still pretty reasonably priced. Cheaper than going to the dealership and getting a new sewing machine 650.

[@edeisenmenger5410]

whats not to love? 1974 suzuki water buffalo , 1977 yamaha yz400, 1976 suzuki tm 400 if all these buzzing bees could make honey I would be a rich man

[@HochstartHarry]

I have a 63ccm 2 stroke with 12hp at the wheel mated to a 3spd manual Transmission. All in a moped frame from 1971. We have 100m drag races over here in Germany racing these mopeds against each other... Its the most fun ever... And you can litteraly build an engine for less than 700€

[@stagesixx]

That was really cool. I was so happy when I got my survivor Suzuki T500 for $150. What a find, it's all dialed in now but original with battle scars, but man, these bikes are sumthin else!

[@wrzl1675]

I owned all 3 Suzuki triples 1 Water Buffalo 1 550 and 2 380’s, they weren’t the fastest but definitely the most reliable

[@billallen4793]

My shop teacher had a buff with 68000 miles never been apart...back in 1987...lol...from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠🇺🇸p.s stay safe and healthy everybody GOD BLESS OUR COUNTRY

[@joekurtz8303]

I remember the Kawasaki 3cyl 2 stroke street cycles. A widow maker to the foolish, and a neighbor had a Yamaha RS (350cc) prior to the 400cc RD series 2 strokes.

[@williamsimmons152]

Joe Kurtz they were scary.

[@jamesdriscoll2287]

Joe Kurtz rI re bet my friend just got a500 cc three cylinder. We were at TV He bar drinking and someone tightened the trees down, when he took off like a streak he hit a car within 100 ft going over 60, he suvived, the bike did not. So he bought a new one with the insurance money.

[@curtisbris7698]

I had a '72 H2 and what I remember most was how the grips felt because when I got that thing wound up I had to just hang on!

[@davewood7416]

Toomey piped my Rd's over in Redondo Beach 70's

[@nonyahbiznezz9094]

Right on! I was always at Toomeys. I got a buddy who was sponsored by Ed Toomey for cafe racing. I lived in Manhattan and rode an 1070 H1 500 with chrome Dencos in the 1980's all over the beach area. Is Matt Wood related to you? Chris, Matt, Bo RIP. Allyn Meister, David Gast, Rodger Kress? Mark Pluckelman? Kevin Grace?

[@79ltd]

Need to add the Yamaha 2 stroke twins to this event.

[@hmphillips1]

yes they do!!

[@dominiquelouis179]

4LO

[@robertruark8797]

I remember back in the early seventies a guy by the name of Bob Carpenter campaigned a 2-stroke 750 Kawasaki. It was green and it was a beast. I don't remember what class is raced in but it was dominating.