The RG500 is one of the great racing bikes. Those 2-stroke 500s were incredible bikes. So much raw power and so light. Seeing that front wheel lift under acceleration never gets tired!
I love the 2-stroke engines, the releasing of power at higher rpm's, the sound, the smell... I never owned a 4-stroke, since I was 18 I'm riding only 2-stroke bikes, my first was a Suzuki GT 380 with "Ram Air System", next was a Yamaha RD350 YPVS, Suzuki RGJ 250, I got as a present a Yamaha TDR125, now I ride again a Yamaha RD350 YPVS, the 4th season and I built in V-Force intake valves, replaced the CDI with a ZEELTRONICS programmable controller, to manage the ignition and the opening of the powervalve... I'll never give away this bike, she's my "beast" and I love her like crazy...
Some reason I accumulated like 3 or 4 72 models when I was younger. I had a ts and a tc 125 ,one of those RV 125s and maybe another ts or tc in there. Someone hotted one of em up back in the day before I got it and boy did it rip , you'd know better than me but I think it was some factory hop up kit. When I geared it tall, it did about 80mph and would walk past all my buddies on their late model 2 strokes once I started to reel them back in on a long road.
What a great piece, beautifully shot, terrific gent riding! Well done to all and Team Classic Suzuki for putting these old racers back on the track where they can sing.
I had one of these rg500 and a yamaha rz 500 when i was 18.....lucky to be alive as i would always take it up to 220 klm/hr before leaving the ON RAMP of Canadian highways 🤟🥰❤😱🌮☠🧛♂️ the sound, the smell, the life.......
Full respect for SUZUKI, to supply many RGB500s to many privaters. Without it, 500cc class would not have been able to have full grid races in early 80s.
I love to see some of these modern day riders ride these old bike. No traction control and a 1/4" wrist crank can mean the difference between a pass or ending up ass over tea kettle in the rhubarb. Those old two strokes were beautiful. Obviously not on the same level by any mean but I had a 79 Daytona special and I LOVED that bike.
I've wadded a couple tz 250's one at over 90mph at willow springs. I always dreamt at the chance to ride a 500. Maybe it's best I never got that chance and am still alive.
I'm a Webb too ( No Relation I Don't think ;- ) So I have always looked to see how Danny is doing he is an Awesome rider and I wish him a great a well-deserved Awesome career. All the best mate.
@@neilhamill318 I’ve ran Maxima castor & 927 along with Klotz Benol & Super Techniplate in the past. I’ve got a Klotz castor oil scented candle in my office…yeah…it smells just like it 👍
See you next year, i raced a souped up aircooled r5box and rd head in monello in the 70s . they could be tempramental, but great to ride, also had an rd 500 but never got it to the trace, memorable machinery. ps joey dunlop passed me like i was crawlin and i was goin my fastest ever. great great fun,
I will never stop riding a motorbike until the day I die. This is what it is all about, the passion, the feeling and the people you meet along the way. Doesn't matter what you ride Bike life forever
I'm not taking anything away from the modern twist and go riders, but after watching this year's classic on the 250's, they all struggled, riding them like 4 bangers through the corners only Anstey rode it like you should.
Thanks for the video. I had one for many years. Everyone loved taking it for a rip, but it was a terrible street bike. Weak 6mm bolts holding down heads and barrels, bum baking so you wouldn't ride it >25*c, 25min before you could take the choke off, used 18L/100km gas like a pickup truck. It's a classic but I didn't regret selling it
Animal Agriculture pollutes more than all forms of transportation in the world combined. Around 70 something % actually... 3% of pollution/carbon/greenhouse gas is from internal combustion engines. 2 stroke could come back with little to no difference in pollution especially with smokeless oils we have now and technological improvements being used like the power valves on snow mobiles. Everything were told is a fucking lie.
Man I'd love to have an RD400!!! I'm no brand snob- I've had Yamahammers, Hondas and am currently on a GSXR 1000- I love them all. Always had a soft spot for Yamaha's though as my two uncles used to own a Yamaha shop until one of them got killed on one. But the days of street legal two strokes had to be awesome! Just a shade before my street riding days but always dreamed of having an RD 350/400!!!
My brother in law had one in the 90's we use to race each other from 30, (kph)- upwards. He'd keep with me till 100 (kph) then I'd pull away on my ZX10. He sold it through hearing of gearbox problems. At that time some people avoided them.
I had the 125 ... got it de restricted after I passed my test.. it went from a coughing spluttering slow bike (hardly faster than my RXS100) into a Crackling Spluttering ...... PAAAAAAAAARP FAST little bike.. got about 60% more Power in the top 1.5k revs... Absolute Addictive Hilarity
I'm surprised he's flogging it like that. Apparently, parts are still readily available and I'm sure he has his finger glued to the clutch lever at all times.
I believe with better tyres & shock of latest technology, this 2 stroker will give a run for their money for GP1 bikes. Long live 2 stroke & may Suzuki RG's lives forever.
The RG500 is one of the great racing bikes. Those 2-stroke 500s were incredible bikes. So much raw power and so light. Seeing that front wheel lift under acceleration never gets tired!
I love the 2-stroke engines, the releasing of power at higher rpm's, the sound, the smell... I never owned a 4-stroke, since I was 18 I'm riding only 2-stroke bikes, my first was a Suzuki GT 380 with "Ram Air System", next was a Yamaha RD350 YPVS, Suzuki RGJ 250, I got as a present a Yamaha TDR125, now I ride again a Yamaha RD350 YPVS, the 4th season and I built in V-Force intake valves, replaced the CDI with a ZEELTRONICS programmable controller, to manage the ignition and the opening of the powervalve... I'll never give away this bike, she's my "beast" and I love her like crazy...
This is my young life dream.. An RGV 500..
I've raced Suzuki's since 1969.. I started on a TC 90.
This video brought me to tears.
Beautiful.
Some reason I accumulated like 3 or 4 72 models when I was younger.
I had a ts and a tc 125 ,one of those RV 125s and maybe another ts or tc in there.
Someone hotted one of em up back in the day before I got it and boy did it rip , you'd know better than me but I think it was some factory hop up kit.
When I geared it tall, it did about 80mph and would walk past all my buddies on their late model 2 strokes once I started to reel them back in on a long road.
Go for your dreams dude.
What a great piece, beautifully shot, terrific gent riding! Well done to all and Team Classic Suzuki for putting these old racers back on the track where they can sing.
These are proper racing bikes , nice to see them in action once again, hopefully we'll see them next year at the Classic TT- 2022.
As much as I continue to enjoy Motogp, I miss those 2-strokes
Awesome days. Pure riding skill.. 👍🍀🇮🇪
@Sam Johnson Compared to what? TT?
Thumps up for 2-Stroke Lovers!!!!
Thanks... Amazing feeling. If there is possibility to smell these two strokes via TH-cam 👍😍
Suzuki RG 500 Two stroke side by side with a Norton Rotary Engine... Two of my favorites bikes..
You missed the YZR500 to the left that Connor was riding - Another mega bike
I have an re5 Suzuki its a rotary 2stroke.....from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠
2-Stroke is best in Motorbikes. I have had a YZ 125, YZ 250, RD 250 and a TDR 250.
But a RG 500 was always my dream.
theres one for sale here if want it...
bmw S1000RR all the time and get reck.
@Survivalist Edgelord 2018
Ima get the yz125
Think you mean RZ 500... I had one... it was scary...If you mean Yamaha.
What an absolutely beautiful RG. A rolling, screaming sculpture on wheels, how I miss two strokes !
This video makes we want to get out to my shed and work on my ‘79 GS1000 !
Those 4 rotary valves bikes always dropping my jaw..
I had one of these rg500 and a yamaha rz 500 when i was 18.....lucky to be alive as i would always take it up to 220 klm/hr before leaving the ON RAMP of Canadian highways 🤟🥰❤😱🌮☠🧛♂️ the sound, the smell, the life.......
ooooo.. thats sound of 2 stroke RG 500, really satisfying!
Excellent!, Thanks to Everyone involved, it looks and sounds Sublime, just wish I could smell it! :D
Suzuki guys.... cool...love that legendary rg500 thanks for the video..
I always thought the classic was for BSA,s Anthe like!!never realised it was this good!!gonna try&book some tickets!👍😀
Bring them back
Two strokes are special
but they smell so bad....
@@alexandert696 *good
@@alexandert696I love that smell
and typical motorsport,my blood
@@alexandert696 Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
ITS AMAZING! Thank you for SHARE with us this video!
ese sonido maravilloso que se entiende en todas las lenguas, "abre paso amigo, viene una 2 tiempos"
"It's a 2 stroke, 500cc, it's a men's bike.."
Heru Musicman
If CNN see's the its a mans bike bit his career is over 😏 those liberals are mental 😒
@@OldestYoungenInGuidePost Truly mental
We called it "flying coffin" here in Hong Kong
how can it be more than one man's bike?
@@prelude12341 the point is its not gender right.. Fun
Brings back. Memories of riding the rg500 in my teens, what a bike...
When RG’s and RZ’s were available, a man with big $ should have snatched every one he could find.
Full respect for SUZUKI, to supply many RGB500s to many privaters.
Without it, 500cc class would not have been able to have full grid races in early 80s.
I have great memories of Wayne rainey & Kevin Schwartz going at it at Laguna seca.500 gp.two strokes.no electronics. Just wrist and big balls.
I love the Classic TT & the wide variety of bikes there.Thanks for uploading this video.
Temperamental two strokes, when they're good there's nothing better 👌 so exciting to ride 🫠
Great Video! I can almost smell that sweet 2 stroke smoke
I love to see some of these modern day riders ride these old bike. No traction control and a 1/4" wrist crank can mean the difference between a pass or ending up ass over tea kettle in the rhubarb. Those old two strokes were beautiful. Obviously not on the same level by any mean but I had a 79 Daytona special and I LOVED that bike.
Johnnywhamo You mean like Rossi? Ohh wait he did ride one, and win a world championship on one VR46 😎
Amazing 2T Neverdie!!
I've wadded a couple tz 250's one at over 90mph at willow springs.
I always dreamt at the chance to ride a 500.
Maybe it's best I never got that chance and am still alive.
Io avevo la RG Gamma 250 pero anche io sogniavo sempre la Rg 500 ma con quella sarei gia morto da un pezzo :-)
I'm a Webb too ( No Relation I Don't think ;- ) So I have always looked to see how Danny is doing he is an Awesome rider and I wish him a great a well-deserved Awesome career. All the best mate.
I can just smell the castor oil & race fuel!
Icutmetal I run it in my 50cc scooter. One day I rock up at work and my boss thought something was burning 😂
2t oil
Castrol R-30.
@@manbai8880 No shit?
@@neilhamill318 I’ve ran Maxima castor & 927 along with Klotz Benol & Super Techniplate in the past. I’ve got a Klotz castor oil scented candle in my office…yeah…it smells just like it 👍
There is nothing on this earth that even comes close to the wail of a powerful two stroke engine period.
Kentirr yah..... Jalan raya... Banter bgt.... Benar benar butuh skil riding yg mumpuni...
Schön gemachtes Video! Many thanxxx!👍
See you next year, i raced a souped up aircooled r5box and rd head in monello in the 70s . they could be tempramental, but great to ride, also had an rd 500 but never got it to the trace, memorable machinery. ps joey dunlop passed me like i was crawlin and i was goin my fastest ever. great great fun,
6:10 Feel like they should have bigger fire extinguishers, just in case..
I will never stop riding a motorbike until the day I die. This is what it is all about, the passion, the feeling and the people you meet along the way. Doesn't matter what you ride
Bike life forever
Danny Webb seems to have the perfect temperament for a racer!
I'm not taking anything away from the modern twist and go riders, but after watching this year's classic on the 250's, they all struggled, riding them like 4 bangers through the corners only Anstey rode it like you should.
Wow man Danny reminds me of a young Barry Sheene
Ohh that classic tachometer looks so good
Love the sound of a stroker in the power!
Big thx for this series! There's is no better smell than burned 2 stroke or Kerosin 😂👌🚀
Great vid❤. Miss the 2 strokes.
Was good to see a smoker hope it goes well for you in 2019 safe riding 🙂👍
Thanks for the video. I had one for many years. Everyone loved taking it for a rip, but it was a terrible street bike. Weak 6mm bolts holding down heads and barrels, bum baking so you wouldn't ride it >25*c, 25min before you could take the choke off, used 18L/100km gas like a pickup truck. It's a classic but I didn't regret selling it
Bring back the two stroke...screw the tree huggers
Tree hugging is perfectly fine als long as ur 10/10 drunk
You are funny!
They eat plants anyway
Animal Agriculture pollutes more than all forms of transportation in the world combined. Around 70 something % actually... 3% of pollution/carbon/greenhouse gas is from internal combustion engines. 2 stroke could come back with little to no difference in pollution especially with smokeless oils we have now and technological improvements being used like the power valves on snow mobiles. Everything were told is a fucking lie.
I'm a tree hugger (kinda)...... I also love 2Ts.
I may have issues. 🤔
Dois tempos, sempre falando alto !!!
Belas máquinas, lendárias...
Pbs e forte abraço.
Rj - Brasil.
I've got an RD400, I know it's not the same but. I love it.
Man I'd love to have an RD400!!! I'm no brand snob- I've had Yamahammers, Hondas and am currently on a GSXR 1000- I love them all. Always had a soft spot for Yamaha's though as my two uncles used to own a Yamaha shop until one of them got killed on one. But the days of street legal two strokes had to be awesome! Just a shade before my street riding days but always dreamed of having an RD 350/400!!!
finnaly youtube recommended a good video for me😁
My brother in law had one in the 90's we use to race each other from 30, (kph)- upwards. He'd keep with me till 100 (kph) then I'd pull away on my ZX10.
He sold it through hearing of gearbox problems. At that time some people avoided them.
X good luck and be watching for you in 2019
One of my all time fav 2 strokes was the Yamaha rd350 lc ypvs shit those bikes were the business back in the day.
Oh Danny boy, The Piiiipes the Pipes are Screeeeeaming.. and crackling and singing!
Lucky feller
Am i the only one who thinks? Danny Webb looks and sounds like Sheene.
I was just thinking he sounds like him I don’t know about the looks lije
No, you’re not.
He sounds just like him...Just took me back...
Shit you so right! He does!
When i close my eys,i think Barry is talking
We need a full onboard lap of the TT course on this RG500. C'mon people who's with me?
I love this stuff!
Enjoy the bike life 🤙
His accent channels the spirit of Barry Sheen nicely. :) God Bless him and all those who brave the island...
just like barry
Such a great bike RG 500 !!
I had the 125 ... got it de restricted after I passed my test.. it went from a coughing spluttering slow bike (hardly faster than my RXS100) into a Crackling Spluttering ...... PAAAAAAAAARP FAST little bike.. got about 60% more Power in the top 1.5k revs... Absolute Addictive Hilarity
I know the future of bikes is battery ....but the noise of the two stroke and inline fours on the start line is music
It will never be the same
2 stroke is still the best. Been riding this in the 80s such as RD125YPVS TZR250RR RD350LC RD350F2 MBX125 NSR250F KR250 RGV250. Those were the days.
RG was a beautiful bike... At the island just WOW
What a beast!!
And he looks and sounds like Barry!!👌😍😂
He does a bit doesn't he?
I was thinking the same thing, close my eyes and I could hear Barry.
He does sound like Barry.
forever suzuki!
I Love the low rpm with hi horsepower that only a towstroke can make and the wide usable powerband
You know two strokes actually don't make a lot of low end torque , I own three different 2 stroke bikes .
Wow a TT rider is another breed of human. Like a farewell headed out to combat zone in a war when he gets ready to mount.
Those bikes are just beautiful 👍
I'm surprised he's flogging it like that. Apparently, parts are still readily available and I'm sure he has his finger glued to the clutch lever at all times.
I believe with better tyres & shock of latest technology, this 2 stroker will give a run for their money for GP1 bikes. Long live 2 stroke & may Suzuki RG's lives forever.
Dat down shift at 3.37....oh my my.... The best sound from a engine..... What a howwwlllll....... Ooooooooooooo...
I just watched a video and Barry was talking down on the TT but it's the greatest sporting event in the world.
He was a track guy.
@@robertlund5694 trust me I know. Doesnt mean he can look down upon people braver than him. Anyway we all know Kenny Robert's waxed that red coat.
Sounds so brutal.. it must be big bee's home sounds.
Great sound
Unlike today’s Electronically Controlled Everything ridden in “competition” this is a REAL Race Bike. Man & Machine, what Racing is Supposed To Be.🤘🏼
Miss the revv when revving back hear a little sounds like ring vibrating
Memories..memories, I owned two of these beauties!
Legend bike...amazing
He reminds me of Barry Sheena great video
I love Suzuki, they are the best motorcycles in the world
Nothing like the sound of a two stroke when it comes on the pipe!!! (Or in this case 4 pipes! Wooohooo!!!)
Don't get it. Why would anyone go to the trouble of giving this a thumbs down?
Great !!! Loved it 😊❤️
71 thumbs down..... Are the rivet counters not happy with the bike?
I still had a two stroke bikes... love the acceleration and sudden burst of power at 7000 rpm.
Great video!
IT'S BEAUTIFUL
VERY NICE!!!
two stroke sounds is passionate
Does anybody know what the Rules are for the Bikes ?
I heard a Four Stroke on the grid but was that another class?
Bring back the 2 strokers can't beat the sound and smell
Someone please, What's that sponge around his clocks for? @0:59
いいっすね
RGR 4T. Comingsoon :D
Anyone know what kind of Tacho on this bike? Amazing
Great vid two strokes there ace 😎👍🏻
Classic bike and can't bet the two strokes and the smell awsome stuff and have road one but the road version
I'm gonna own one of those someday.
Lovely blue dial