The Rise and Fall of 2 Stroke Street Motorcycles
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@@aaronzimpel4995 he's on annual leave. He'll be back in October mate
Sell your gold for soul instead.
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Have fun and ride safe!
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Skip the 300 go for a 650 and it will probably work for many years instead of a 300 and then you want a new bike next year.
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I had a few 2 strokes when I was a kid. Loved them, particularly the noise they make. Can't do electric vehicles as the mechanical noise is a huge part of the experience.
I actually like the way electric accelerates without all the noise lol it makes it feel like your jumping into hyperspace lol 😆
I hear that. the lack of engine noise is a downer. but I bet if you rode a really powerful electric bike you'd figure out a compromise. electric motors have instant torque and it's intense. I rode alot of 2 stroke bikes and ATVs when I was young and I've found electric engines deliver something similar to that 2 stroke feeling.
I have been riding for 45+ years and to this day refuse to listen to music when I ride. I love the sound of my bikes and I also want to hear everything around me.
hi, bye
Not even one sound clip of a 2 stroke bike? Sacrilege.
2 Stroke nostalgia. love it. My second bike ever was a Suzuki RG250 half fairing after learning the basics on a clapped out CB250. I'll never forget the first time I hit the power band & did an unintentional wheelie almost the entire length of my street while trying to hang on for dear life. Good times!
We were lucky enough in Australia to get all of the 2 stroke smorgasbord that Japan had to offer, but with a 250cc cap & power to weight limits, the RG250 was the fastest bike you could ride on your learner & provisional license, so there were plenty of us out there testing our limits on these beasts. There's a few RGV's ^ NSR's listed for sale now, but nothing beats the kickstart only fun of the RG250 & I'd love to add one to my current collection if I ever come across one again.
You guys still using that 250cc limit until now too? Malaysia sure is ._.
I had the RG250 MK3 with full fairing and power valves in Kevin Schwantz Pepsi colors. That bike was quicker into corners than any other bike I've owned, only did 110mph flat out though. I always wanted the faster, more reliable and better looking TZR250 but by the time I could afford one I was looking at 600's and bought an FZR. Still the RG was an awesome machine at the time but after the second time the engine blew it had to go.
@@marcustaylor670 It's the 16" front wheel that helps give it that razor handling in the corners. I'd always be grinning from ear to ear when passing a bigger bike in the corners.
@@punchbuggyyellow7097 - People used to complain about 16" wheels back then because a few bikes had them, I had no problems. I used to run Metzelers.
Who cares about a damn permit
I'm in my 60's and had 2 stroke road bikes, they were amazing, still my favourite bikes.
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Coming from a Motocross perspective…. Even in motocross 4 strokes dominate, some of that may be due to the AMA’s displacement rule for pro racing (250 2stroke races with 450 4 strokes) but even in other racing organizations where the 250 class is just 250cc’s, 2 or 4 stroke, most riders ride a 4 stroke because with the increase in 4 stroke technology the power gap isn’t as much as it used to be, while the broad usable power that a 4 stroke makes is much easier to put to the ground allowing a marginally slower bike still be faster around the track. Nothing sounds better than a fast rider ringing the neck of a 125 2 stroke around the track though. 2 strokes still dominate in other off-road racing such as hard enduro
Yup, 4 stroke 450s would never have a chance against same displacement 2 strokes.
@@Toxic2T I disagree. 450 4 strokes destroy 500 2 strokes in every way other than a drag race. When you have turns and rough terrain, the broad useable power of a 4 stroke allows for faster lap times against 500 2 strokes that might have a bit more peak power. I assume the same would be true if they made 450 2 strokes.
I had and would love to have again a 1975 Kawasaki 750 H2c
I have a Aprilia rs 125 2 stroke and it pushes around 40hp believe me or not. What you can’t forget about 2 strokes is that they are capped from factory and you can open the horsepower gates quite easily
thats some crazy power lol.
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Nothing like the smell of two stroke in the morning. Still have my second bike from high school. Early 70's. Kawasaki H1 500. Expansion chambers, velocity stacks, jetted. Great times on that bike.
I have had many two-stroke little bikes, I do love the smell but I do love WD40
TZR 125 1987
TZR 125 1989
TZR 125 1991
NSR 125 1990
Cagiva Planet 1998 (current)
I like to get a Smartcarb SC2 to ditch the jets
Problem with two strokes you ride them like a loon
Here for yams downfall 🎉🎉🎉
The Suzuki RGV250 & The Aprillia RS250,:had same V2 engine but Aprillia used another exhaust system and pumped out a but more ho becsuse of that. The RS250, became a legend on the race track!
Did you put a diagram of a valve engine with a four stroke cycle to explain 2 strokes? Should have shown a ported 2 stroke diagram.
Never going to give up my RZ350, especially with a California plate. 🏍
I had RD350 and my roommate had the Canadian RZ350 LC back in the day. My bike was more of a beast than his but, his was so smooth compared to mine. Mine was basically a track bike with lights and was stripped down to nothing so it wheelied the 1st three gears w/out trying all the time, lol. His bike did have a little more top end. About 20 years ago the neighbor of my boss had a Kenny Roberts replica and he refused to sell it. I currently have the 76 RD400 in my profile pic and will never sell it as well.
how can you talk about two strokes without naming the Yamaha TZR 250 and the Aprilia RS 250?..... two of the most iconic 2 stroke bikes...
Yammie Noob living up to his name
Rs250 is an rgv engine anyway
@@shayanahmed3919 yeah.... making videos only by searching google for info and not knowing by yourself what is what doesnt make you a bike expert, only a video maker....
@@shayanahmed3919 by the way... I had a TZR 250... i´m old...44... and lol... it was fast... but a modern 600 kills it easy... not like the thumbnail says...
@@carlosmacedo1700 An RZ350 with Pipes would beat all the 550 and 600cc sport bikes 0 to 100 mph until around 1990.
Shame cr500 and all others been discontinued. I’m not buying any 4 stroke. No valve timing cam chain adjustments for me
The most legendary two strokes was the Yamaha tzr 250
I was lucky enough to ride one, gosh post 5k rpm, it had superbike pull, i think it's about 60bhp, my uncle owns a TZ 250 weighs 100kgs and puts out about 80bhp which is bonkers for a 250.
@@m.rraghav817 I really want one
It's the nsr 500 for me, 2 stroke V4 🤤
Strongly disagree , most legendary is Kawasaki H2 750 mach IV or the 500
RZV500 V4 2stroke
Nice video Yammie. I can't seem to be done with 2 strokes with a garage full of RZ350's and a one off custom RZV500. My channel is about these bikes, shows, rides, etc.
The fact that the Yamaha TZ-750 wasn’t mentioned on this list is appalling.
While local club racing in the early 80s a guy raced a TZ750. I bowed down in adoration every time it came to life.
in europe thers still alot of road legal new two strokes you can still buy
2 stroke > 4 stroke > anything > electric
I’ve been riding for 52 years, I’ve had many 2 strokes, I now have the 400, 500, and 750 Kawasaki Triples. Which I ride regularly. The big difference between my H2 750 triple and my Z900 RS is the fact, there is horsepower and then there is 2 stroke horsepower. Hundreds of moving parts vs. 6 moving parts. 2 Strokes have very little parasitic drag, where 4 strokes are all about parasitic drag. Because you loose part of your intake charge out the exhaust port,🎉 2 Stokes get less gas mileage compared to a 4 Stroke. But in my opinion the death of the 2 Stroke was the exhaust sound, do you want your motorcycle to sound like a angry chain saw or a Harley. People want their motorcycles to make a low bass drumming sound not a high nasal ring-ding-ding.
I always wanted to find a Kawasaki 500 triple, lucky 🍀 you!
My buddies and I used to call the two-stroke bikes "wing-dings" because of the noise they made.
I LOVE ripping my RZ350 around town with race gas and bean oil for added race-track smell. Seeing all the various expressions on people's faces is a treat. Some younger people look at me with disdain for the smoke while others try to pull their cell camera out to get a picture of a ghost. People over 40 usually give a big knowing smile and thumbs-up. Prius drivers flip you the bird and muscle-car drivers want to drag race. I've had people who should know better ask if it has a powerband or how big is the powerband. I get about 20 mpg and will tell you for a fact that riding a 2-stroke is the most fun you can have on the street LEGALLY.
Yes, I want my motorcycles to sound like angry chain saws. Angry chainsaws are high revving 2 strokes lol. Just listen to bikes like the Honda CR80 or the RD400 Daytona, they're unmatched. The rotaries(RX7s specially) sound the same and people love them.
I love the way 2 strokes sound you're trippin.
It was a sad day when they did away with the 2 stroke bikes. I started riding in 1977 on a 250 Suzuki GT was lots of fun , had a 2 high side get off, by gasing up to hard coming out of a turn , put for its time it felt like a nimble and stable bike,whit a spunky power band.
In fact i started riding on a 2 stroke Back in 2018 ... In Germany there is a Community around the 2 strokes from the Germen Democratic Republik. Mainly for the 2 stroke 50 ccm Simson Bikes with around 3.5 HP because you can ride thos with the age of 15 unrestricted (you can geht speeds Up to 70 or 80 km/h ... Don't know whats the equivalant for that but i think around 45 mph). And If you get a bit know how you can get a lot more Power Out of the 50 ccm by Just manipulating the Zylinders. And a lot of people Love there 2 stroke Cars 😅
My first bike was a Yamaha TDR 125cc 2-stroke. It was a lot of fun.
I own a Yamaha TDR 125 Belgarda right now. Is a fun and nimble small bike, it's also my first bike.
He really talked about the rz350 and never mentioned the banshee 💔
Two stroke over a electric bike, even though it would be slower and much more maintenance intensive.
I miss 2 strokes!😭
The 1975 H2 would pull wheelies in first and second no problem it was a very fun bike the brakes however where not good I had a car turn right in front of me I couldn't stop wound up in the hospital and here's the real scary part I married the night nurse 43 years ago
Sounds like it was either a blessing or a curse that you ended up in the hospital that night probably more of a blessing. With that said the h2 sounds like it was fun
FUN FACT : Some snowmobile have Turbo 2 stoke engine from factory. Yeah, 2 stroke Turbo in 2022.
Kenny Roberts ( he's the reason for the knee down , exaggerated body shift leave it to an American dirt tracker ) , how can you mention the 500cc class ,now known as Moto GP and not mention the Yamaha 2 stroke and Kenny Roberts. Oh yeah it wasn't a bike with a road counterpart.
They Fell?!?! Two Stroke Bike week just happened a couple weeks ago at the Dragon, Hell Yeah!! There were a few RG's there 250's and 500's. I nearly broke my leg kicking myself in the A$$ over the fact that I never purchased one of these back when they were cheap and nobody wanted one. I do have a couple of 2 stroke Bicycles and a moped, LoL. But hopefully one day I can get a real 2 stroke motorcycle to go with my 4 strokes.
I would Definetly take the 2 stroke Over the Electric one
Hey Dude, you neglected to touch upon the Yamaha RZ 500, V4 twin crank 2 stroke that was produced from 1984 through to the end of 1985. It had a steel perimeter frame, produced about 88 horsepower and had a top speed of 150 m.p.h.😢
Sold my RG500 for peanuts, should never have sold it, was ported and polished, had custom high rev chambers, and a GSXR 1100 front end with electric anti-dive, 330mm brake rotors and 4 piston callipers, braided lines of course. It was sitting at my Dads farm in the shed, not bothering anyone. Since then I do not sell motorcycles.
3 of the 4 road registered bikes I own are 2 smokers. I got my priorities in line 😅
3 out of the 3 I own are 2 strokes. I feel you🤣
YES !!
Not a 2-stroke but ranks the same in ‘music’, if not a hair better ;)
1966 Honda RC 166 (250 six cyl.)
Horrifying 😱
And I am a proud owner of RGV250 and TZR350 (or RD350). And an original V-Max and a Buell xb12s. Daily driver is Buell, ofc, because it is the best bike in the world. I also do have 2 yamaha 250 2t dirt bikes.. because 2t is most fun you can have. My winter daily driver is also a 2t, Lynx.. on good surface, 0-60.. 2.7s
I owned a Kawasaki KR1 and then sold it and bought a KR1-S. It was green and black and I believe it still holds the record for the fastest ever top speed recorded on a 250cc off the shelf street bike - 139mph. My biggest regret is ever selling that bike. I loved it.
My bike is the RD350lc ive a RD350ypvs also an a TDR250ypvs most of my bikes were 2 strokes but my every day bike is the RD350LC 1980 you can get mineral based 2strokes you just can't beat sound smell an power an I love smokin lads on their cbr600's R6's everywhere its great.
In England from early eighties only YAMAHA RD 350 LC RULED THE STREETSVTHE BEST BIKE POWER BAND CRAZY WITH ALLSPEEDVEXHAUST OR MICRONS STAN STEPHENSVTUNED IN SEVENOAKS !GATE13SW6CFCCREW
Kawasaki 500 , 3 cylinder 2 smoke. Scariest bike on the street except for the 750 version. Expansion chambers , flat seat ,poor brakes , questionable handling, weak frame... So much fun to ride. Never rode the 750. Water Buffalo wasn't scary , the Yamaha 350 was fun not as scary.
in the early nineties a friend of mine let me ride his 88, RG500 Gamma. at the time you could buy street legal version in Australia. F'ing crazy i know! i have now been riding 30 + years and i don't think i have ever ridden anything that scares the life out of you like the RG500.
Id Take an RZ /Rd 350 YPVS over an electric bike .......You can cruise out of the Power band but Warp Speed is Allways available !!
Your comparison of the differences between 2T and 4T bikes was a bit dated. larger 2 stroke enduro bikes have a wide powerband with plenty of smooth low end torque. Nothing like 2 stroke MX bikes used to be.
And the brands sold proper racing kits with different ignition, exhausts, carbs, cylinder heads, transforming them in fully race bikes the rgv could get over 72hp just with the kit and loose over 100 punds making it close to the 1hp per kg when tunned
Not sure why the 1969 mach III is not mentioned here, sure they looked like old as crap bikes, had drum brakes and non gusseted frames but the engines had such a hot tuning that port and polish and aftermarket exhaust would would give you so much more in the power band, no other bike could touch it, yea it was the original widowmaker. Funny that no one knows that the first Kawasaki 500 made in 1969 was that bike.
Funny how the west presumes 2 strokes dissapeared early on but that is only because we are so self centered and dont pay attention the WORLD at large! There were hundreds of thousands of NEW 2 stroke street bikes in asia well through the 80s and most of the 90s yes brand new motorcycles. Yes they tended to be small but for the market they were awesome some little sportbikes the youth of nations like Thailand adored
Good video bro but you had a picture of a RG500 up when you were talking about an RG250, only know cause I have both and an RGV 😂 we really are nuts about them
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i’m learning to ride a motorcycle right now (i’m not going to ride on the street I just want to know), i’m 14 and am learning on my dad’s 1994 rx100 two stroke and though i’ve only taken it up to second gear, i can honestly really feel the power, especially when i compare it to the other 100cc vehicle i’ve ridden, my cousins 100cc cvt scooter, the scooter seemed so darn slow (well it is but the yamaha feels like a rocket ship in comparison, not to mention that iconic sound.)
Bro I am learning on an rx z 6 speed it is so powerful
The fact that "manufacturers haven't been able to produce bikes for street use since 1985" is not true. Kawasaki made the KE100 thru the 2001 model year. An outlier yes, but it was the last of the two strokes here in the states. Although it was a design several decades old
Also the 2002 CR500E street legal in America I believe. 👍👍🇦🇺
@@tdog54 nope
Here in South East Asia we got the nsr 150 sp, it made 39hp from a 150cc. But the coolest thing about it is the fact that it comes with a single sided swingarm just like modern Ducati.
I got to ride the 150 RR, dear lord it's heaven.
europe is full or nsrs and aprilia rs i would have thought the 150 nsr would be based of the 125
Fact: 2 stroke engines were banned in India because it pollutes more.
Hopefully with the new tech they allow them again!!
2 strokes alive and well here in the UK....
In India, Yamaha RX100 still remains the unbeaten 2 stroke legend
Was looking for this comment 😂✌️
Here in Argentina aswell, like the RX115 special or the 125. When tuned, they're plain dangerous.
Yamaha ruled the streets rd wasceverwhere!GATE13SW6CFCCREW
Modern two strokes have a fantastic power band. Generally better than the same sized 4 stroke. And I mean broad and easy to ride. These comparisons don’t work anymore
Got my first bike this week. Yamaha tzr 50cc 2 stroke.:) amazing machines
U literally forgot the legendary Malaysian bike TZM 150
Why not put a new three cylinder two stroke snowmobile engine in a modern 600 class bike???
Suzuki RG500 Gamma or Yamaha RD500 would be my choice for a 2-stroke bike.
Where was the KR1-S in this video????? The fastest of all the two stroke 250s.
Shows a diagram of a 4stroke, valves instead of cylinder ports. Woooow
Yamaha made 350 in the early 70’s that was a rocket and Kawasaki’s little brother to the 750 the 500cc was to 😊
i'm a sportbike/road cycling guy till I die (probably from one or the other), but some of the best times I've ever had on 2 wheels have been on my little sisters 2t 50cc Aprillia scooter.
Two strokes producers less emissions than a diesel engine by a lot. We was all lied in the 90s.
Took u half video to show the types of 2 t bikes just when i lost interest shut off video ...gay man
1990 Yamaha TDR250, two stroke twin and an adventure bike.
GT750 was known as the Kettle here in the UK and always melted the middle piston. Pretty quick when it was going though.
I still miss the strokers, my first bike was the little Suzuki Stinger 125 followed by an S2 Kawasaki 350, then the H2 which used to scare me every time the roads were even slightly damp so when a Magnum rolling chassis became available the H2 engine was dropped into it along with a Stan Stephens stage two tune which for a while in the mid 70s was the fastest best handling bike in N. Ireland, in the 80s I had a Yamaha RD350 LC then a 350 powervalve and my final stroker in the 90s was a beautiful little Aprilia RS250 (probably the best handling bike I've had) now I'm a lot older and enjoy my Street Triple RS but still miss the sound ,smell and power band of the strokers.
I loved my 2-stroke.
KTM 105 XC
Damn CR500s going for more than the trailer nowadays😂
wait... usa can't have 2 strokes on the street... well that sucks for you guys
"if you could only ride a buzzy 2-stroke or a silent electric bike for the rest of your life, what would it be?"
Is that even a question? I wish we still had 2-strokes!
I get the feeling youv'e never riden one for sometime on the road :S
I miss my rg250 and briefly 500. But it wanted to kill me always.
Yammie Noob is legit! I see a video from him, I watch it.
I love the smell of two-stroke in the morning. It smells like victory.
It would be Honda NSR 250 with the single side arm
My first bike was the 2001 Aprilia RS250 and still have it today 😁🇦🇺 Awesome bike and in my opinion one of the best looking bikes of all time
that's amazing! im 16 and im currently saving for an nsr150 lol😂
I had a 1983 250 gamma . Micron cans sounded awesome
You TOTALLY ignored the Yamaha RD series the bike that invented the cafe racer. SHAME ON YOU.
He didnt. He showed us the rz/rd350 which is the follow iop of the bike you're talking about
No mention of the Aprilia RS 125 and RS 250?
i would have my old rd 250 wish i never sold her.....
When i saw this pop up in my notifications i came a little TBH.
Cant wait to get off from work to watch this!! 😍
❤2-stroke street bikes!❤
Gpz 900 dominates H2 m4 though.
My Dad has an RG500... Its absolutely frightening with 120hp. Til 7 thousand rpm there is barely anything going on. But as soon as you rev higher you think you are flying off the bike haha. Nice vid Yammie!
I own a 2000 Aprilia RS50 they also had street legal RS250's in the US both are rare as hell in the USA I love 2 strokes!
Bro didnt even touch the classic aprilias 😭
What do you think about TTS superbusa?
No mention of aprillia rs125/250
I got a old '58 Vespa 150 that was my grandpa's originally. Got a new 150cc LML engine in it now with the stock drum brakes and man is it terrifyingly exciting. You take thoughs hard turns doing 40mph and it feels like you're on a old ass wooden structure roller-coaster as it shakes. It's the best near death experience at 40mph you'll ever have. Love that little son of a bitch and I'll never get rid of it, as long as it's not in the shop all the time.
Got 3 lambrettas...love em.
my bridgestone 350.two stroke
Id take a 2 stoke over electric anyway