I love these things ! Old racer used live around the corner from us when I was a kid , and we always knew when a race meet was coming up because you could hear the TZs being warmed up . What a sound !! I recently rebuilt and put an RD350 on the road . I love it !!
@davesimon386111 ай бұрын
Bet your popular on your street mate 😂 i couldn't get away with what your doin i have to go elsewhere to play . Brilliant stuff. Love the TZ 👍👍👍👍
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
Got to spread the love of 2strokes lol
@davesimon386111 ай бұрын
@@DSTRacing yeah to right ive had two strokes for as long as i can remember 👍
@elmerfudd108611 ай бұрын
Sweet bike. I hope those socks hanging on the clothes line are yours mate. Unless of course your missus likes to smell like two stroke😂
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
Lol thanks for your concern
@tommoody312711 ай бұрын
Looks almost identical to the one I owned in Canada. Mine used to spit flames if the carbs float heights were set too high 😂 Classic super rare rocket!
@christopherspick511111 ай бұрын
Love the sound, nice work, i was just waiting for a neighbour to come banging on ya gate!
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
Lol no problem Thanks for watching
@silversun37111 ай бұрын
Sounds bloody great!!!😊😊😊
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
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@ballockybill227711 ай бұрын
What a glorious racket !! Those Jim Lomass pipes sound wicked !!! lol
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
IT’s sounds much better after the rebuild
@hermannhase624311 ай бұрын
I bet those socks on the washing line smell nice now 😂 a lovely refreshing smell of Castrol GT
@sidecarbod144111 ай бұрын
Back in the day I ran a TZ350G engine in a F2 sidecar outfit, it was great as long as you threw pistons, rings and cranks at it quite often! (oh and clutch friction plates, usually one or two every race!)
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
Yes clutch plates that’s normal Oliver’s mount Scarborough You kind need a bucket full lol
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
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@redleadervfr-v490611 ай бұрын
Great job guys very rewarding when it all turns out “right”👍
@WEdwards-i4m11 ай бұрын
Fantastic workshop great to watch.
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
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@GT380man11 ай бұрын
I use the infrared thermometer during warm up to detect & diagnose problems. Also, on returning after a good thrash (sorry, gentle & responsible ride), that device can give you excellent information about the state of the whole plot. The absolute temperatures indicated aren’t meaningful because the influence of degree of reflectivity of whatever you’re pointing it out is large. But what I like best is the same indicated temps at the same spot on each of the three cylinders of my Suzuki GT motors, from the head to below the exhaust port. It’s also a neat way of scanning a machine you know well, looking for abnormal temps. Like swingarm bushes area same on both ends of the pivot bolt or not. Both brake callipers, etc Edit: exactly as these gents found, differences in exhaust temps are a giveaway that something is imperfect. You can detect this by hand, but the objective numbers are helpful, for example, after whatever adjustments they make, in determining are they closer in temp now, or not. That is a hard thing to detect by hand, as you won’t remember small changes to an existing difference. Until it’s pretty much identical, you know you’ve still something to find and fix! Really enjoyed this, thanks!
@ballockybill227711 ай бұрын
Good advice that ; )
@micktaylor799411 ай бұрын
Love your work
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
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@neilconnolly436611 ай бұрын
A*Far out groovy ❤ from liverpool…..subscribed
@patbriggsmbr11 ай бұрын
Bet the wife loved the smell of oil on the washing. 😂
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
Yes I forgot Sue ( the wife) said it was ok I can wash it again As I did it in the first place , it did not smell that bad
@leerevell132810 ай бұрын
love the sound of an lc sounds just like my banshee
@DSTRacing10 ай бұрын
It’s a TZ 250 proper race bike
@leerevell132810 ай бұрын
Your vid is named txt 350
@MrClogger10011 ай бұрын
Two stroke socks now, somones for a coating..
@angrysweet893211 ай бұрын
Joe, I notice that you always use the clutch for shifting gears which is absolutely NOT necessary and is completely OK to do, only release the throttle for a split second !!!
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
Old habits die hard I don’t use the clutch when racing after starting Or when it’s just about to seize lol
@Andrianbechev11 ай бұрын
Old school - its Cool! I am 1981 was born )
@timhicks215411 ай бұрын
What a sound!
@BRaff-hl4ip11 ай бұрын
It looks quite menacing with the body work off. I've got an original Yamaha product brochure from 1970s and it shows the TZ range sans bodywork.
@timhicks215411 ай бұрын
Love it!
@timhicks215411 ай бұрын
Are you guys racing it as well?
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
Yes it will get raced next year
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@derekskinner11 ай бұрын
I am trying to see what colour the CDI boxes you have on it--as if they are red-3.2mm BTDC is right--but if they are black it needs to be 3.5mm BTDC,--information from the TZ Guru.
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
Thanks Derek
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
Hi Derek. Steve here. We set up the ignition using the information in the manual from Electrex World. They recommend 3.2 to 3.5. It was always the intention to adjust accordingly on a dyno. The setup does indeed have black boxes and maybe we will end up with the settings as you suggest. Great to have your input, hope to see you around the paddocks next season.
@derekskinner11 ай бұрын
@@DSTRacing Hi Steve,, Hope you didnt mind my comment I was only trying to help-I am intending being there again next year--who will be riding it-- I doubt I`ll be able to keep up with it though as I`m getting slower and slower
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
No problem at all Derek. We all learn something new everyday and I’m no exception. I’m sure you’ll do the odd race.
@GT380man11 ай бұрын
Really like that starter. I guess the alternative is to bump start it.
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
Yes, the starter rollers we use are common place in race paddocks. It saves a lot of pushing the bike about to start it. Also saves our old legs from failing 😀
@timhicks215411 ай бұрын
Subscribed
@ballockybill227711 ай бұрын
Is that a plastic tank lads ??
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
Nope alloy
@andrewallen999311 ай бұрын
You running Castrol r40?
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
No but the smell of r40 is fantastic it does take me back to the mid to late 70 ies when most bikes ran it
@josephharrison499311 ай бұрын
sound and smell oh yes
@GT380man11 ай бұрын
Is that motor essentially the same as the road going RD350? If not, what dimensions are different?
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
Hi, the motor on the TZ350 is a development of the original 250/350 race machines from the late 1960s that Yamaha produced to compete in the GP races of the time. This incarnation uses modified YR5 crankcases, this can be seen on the engine numbers. The bore and stroke are 64 x 54mm much the same as the road going air cooled 350. Unlike the RD series the TZ350D doesn’t have reed valve induction. The water cooled cylinders are cast as one unit whereas the RD has separate items. The same can be said for the heads. One other major difference is that the TZ clutch is a dry unit unlike the RD clutch which runs inside the primary drive and immersed in oil. Other differences are that a water pump is situated where the RD oil pump would be housed. The gearbox has closer ratios with a higher first gear. The crankshaft and bearings are modified to cope with the rigours of race engine speeds also. I’m sure there are small differences in other areas as well and there are people with greater knowledge than I that could give you a more detailed description of the engine. Thanks for your comment and we hope that our response helps.
@ballockybill227711 ай бұрын
@@DSTRacing The RD has a single head across both cylinders . I didn't know the TZ doesn't have reeds mind . How's the induction done there ?? They're similar alright , but the TZ is a different beast altogether lol !
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
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@gregtaylor614611 ай бұрын
Are you sure PTFE is fuel proof?
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
Yep it’s ok
@timhicks215411 ай бұрын
I used lollipop sticks with a coin glued to the end.
@stephenhuskisson223011 ай бұрын
before you go on the dyno i going to say 67 .9 bhp
@wokeybrokey800611 ай бұрын
Bet your neighbours love you 🤣🤣….they will be onto Greta!
@DSTRacing11 ай бұрын
We are ok with the neighbours
@ballockybill227711 ай бұрын
@@DSTRacing You can tell Greta to feck right off ! I bought a litre of Castrol semi synthetic two stroke oil for my LC recently and guess what it says on the tin ? Yep , 100percent carbon neutral . Read it and weep Tree Huggers !!lol