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sad that you young punks on here never have and probably never will experience the insanity of a 500cc or God forbid 750cc two-stroke street bike that has been lightly "breathed" on. nothing else in the world compares to it. they are what old bastards like myself were raised on and still own. when Eddie Lawson and Kenny Roberts....considered by many to be the two greatest motorcycle racers that ever lived....try to put into words the sheer terror that is a big bore 2-stroke.......then you know i speak the truth. ergo the 1:23 mark.


 
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[ God forbid 750cc two-stroke street bike that has been lightly "breathed"

Does this ringading any bells John?

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Awesome vids John, I was just sitting here grinning ear to ear watching them. Damn things killed many men, Joey and Robert Dunlop, etc,and put Rainey in a wheelchair forever in that horrific gravel trap incident. Idk what it is about the sound and smell of the blue smoke that make a man lose all control and wanna go balls out....lmfao
 
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Awesome vids John, I was just sitting here grinning ear to ear watching them. Damn things killed many men and put Rainey in a wheelchair forever in that horrific gravel trap incident. Idk what it is about the sound and smell of the blue smoke that make a man lose all control and wanna go balls out....lmfao

It is that Bean oil smell, Brings back memories.
 
Thats the heyday of what made me a lifelong M/C addicted fool:)

When the smoke was blue and the men were men. As much a whacking the throttle open on the SX at 8000rpm up gets my heart going... I can't even fathom.
 
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Old guys should know why I posted that wheel up. Super badass.

I know them very well, my brother in law (his bikes pictured above) is a broker for 2 stroke race bikes imported from Japan. We are always taking out his NSR'S, or his RG GAMMAS.. Super fun no engine brake and lighter than all hell.

I didn't think anyone gave a **** about them bikes anymore, I still love them.
 
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So if you wanna buy a imported 2 stroke from Japan let me know I got you.. The bike stickers will be Japanese and all literature will be Japanese writing. But who cares you will be riding the bike not reading it
 
[ God forbid 750cc two-stroke street bike that has been lightly "breathed"

Does this ringading any bells John?

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hell yes....lots of bells. a modded 72 H2 in the background and a Z-1 in the foreground. two of the greatest bikes ever unleashed on the riding public. looks like the same Z-1 you were doing that smoke-show on in your pic the other week. awesome!
 
Awesome vids John, I was just sitting here grinning ear to ear watching them. Damn things killed many men, Joey and Robert Dunlop, etc,and put Rainey in a wheelchair forever in that horrific gravel trap incident. Idk what it is about the sound and smell of the blue smoke that make a man lose all control and wanna go balls out....lmfao

that wayne rainey crash was horrific wally. fortunately he's still incredibly active in US racing scene and living a good life. don't know if you remember him but Mick Doohan was an aussie who won 5 consecutive 500GP championships including the last one in 1999 when 2-strokes were finally sent to the history dust-bin. he was one of the greatest riders ever. his quote from his very last 500GP race which won him the last championship ever: "In a certain regard i'm kind of glad it's all over now. I'll miss the joy and terror of riding these things but i won't miss thinking in the back of my mind that any moment i might die doing this." when men were men!
 
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Old guys should know why I posted that wheel up. Super badass.

I know them very well, my brother in law (his bikes pictured above) is a broker for 2 stroke race bikes imported from Japan. We are always taking out his NSR'S, or his RG GAMMAS.. Super fun no engine brake and lighter than all hell.

I didn't think anyone gave a **** about them bikes anymore, I still love them.

not true in these parts. PA is the motorcycling mecca on the east coast for a multitude of reasons. incredible roads, manufacturing facilities, dealerships everywhere, 3rd highest annual bike registrations and sales in america, tons of collectors such as myself, and the "state" let's you register and ride damn near anything you can hang a tag onto. there's still a hell of alot of 2-strokes on PA roads. see them daily. any quality collection IMO has to contain a decent sampling of 2-strokers. have 9 in my collection last time i counted. here's 1.....

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Lunatic the photo of your bike didn't show.

And I didn't know that about PA and 2 strokes. Not real common out here in phoenix. I love how easy some of the old 2 stroke bikes are to work on. Cassette style transmission on some for easy gear changes. No valve train. Need half the cc to go fast. Just plain neat.

I seen ktm is making fuel injection 2 stroke dirt bike engines now, or at least in development. Could be promising for us that are still into 2 stroke bikes.

Would a couple 2 stroke dirtbikes count for collection pieces. :eagerness:
 
hell yes....lots of bells. a modded 72 H2 in the background and a Z-1 in the foreground. two of the greatest bikes ever unleashed on the riding public. looks like the same Z-1 you were doing that smoke-show on in your pic the other week. awesome!

Yea, I wish I still had those beasts , But ya know my EBR fills that void,and then some, they have soo much, ya gotta back off.
 
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My first "big" engine bike was a 1970 Kawasaki KD350. I loved riding that bike. Before I left for basic it broke down and I couldn't find parts. While I was gone, my mother made sure it disappeared. It sure was fun to ride.
 
Wow ! very nice John, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Does a bucket of fouled plugs come with it ? and a cigar box of jets. LOL

LOL. you don't have that problem with 2-strokers if you understand the black art of jetting along with how to read spark plug shells and porcelains. but in my youth i carried a wrench and plugs with me at all times till i figured out what the hell i was doing.
 
LOL. you don't have that problem with 2-strokers if you understand the black art of jetting along with how to read spark plug shells and porcelains. but in my youth i carried a wrench and plugs with me at all times till i figured out what the hell i was doing.

Extra plugs and a wrench , Amen!
 
Wow that looks good, all stock still. You have another picture of it. Sorry old bikes are my weakness lol.

i'll get you a few more pics of some of my collection sometime. roger that on old bikes particularly the stuff from my youth. here's the pride and joy of my collection. it's the earliest production kawasaki triple known to exist in the world. have had it forever. sold new @ long beach, CA kawasaki in march of 1969 and bought if from original owner in 1980.

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