Showing posts with label 2-stroke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2-stroke. Show all posts

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Phew! Home From Holiday Travels! Here's AN Excellent Reader Ride, Kawasaki H2 - 2 Stroke Restoration Till I Get Things Caught Up!

Philip Rochette writes in:HelloHere are some shots of my 1972 Kawasaki 750 H2 that I have recently restored.It was a long term and very interresting project .I enjoy my bike and I have a lot of fun riding it in the beautifull french Alps.Here is the link to my site about that restoration and more;http://kawasaki750h2.free.fr/Best regardsFantastic Restoration!  Thanks for the excellent pictures

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Totally Sick! RZ500/R6 Hybrid. Too good not to share. Cross-post From The 2-Stroke Board.

You hear about bikes like this in lots of conversations.... "wouldn't it be cool to put engine X in chassis Y"..  Well someone REALLY did it.  More on the project over on BARF"Current generation Yamaha R6 chassis with Ohlins forks and shock, Brembo brakes, forged wheels, and aluminum subframe. Engine swap with Yamaha RD500 (aka RZ500 aka RZv500) V4 twin-crank two-stroke. Handmade expansion

Monday, November 22, 2010

Crossover post from the 2-stroke blog. Konig Racer. Really interesting engine cinfiguration.

this is a crossover post from the 2 stroke blog. I just did a cut and paste so i's complete with updates from the readers. A really interesting bike and story.Second Update: I've got the smartest readers on the web!Lawrence wrote in:A documentary about motor-racer Kim Newcombe, who turned heads in the 70s on a König motorbike he developed and designed himself. He was killed racing in 1973 and

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Update: Reader Ride. Another cross-over post from the 2 stroke board.

I know I've been cross posting from the other blog quite a bit lately but the 2-stroke pics I've been getting are just amazing!  Morgan Price sends in this amazing build.... Kawasaki / GSXR based radical 2-stroke fighter in progress.For those of you interested in the building of this bike here is a link to the build thread I just stumbled across.  It's even more impressive than I thought. http:

Friday, November 19, 2010

Reader Ride. Sweet Lambretta

Braam Nell from Brazil sends in this sweet little Lambretta.He Writes: I know I know I’m not bring the classic racer heat that you normally show on the site but Scooters are bikes too and here is my 62 Lambretta Li 150 Brazil Spec , which I have been spending some time on the last Year or so..She’s my commute to work 2 or three times a week , so runs beautifully! Keep up the amazing inspiration,

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Reader Ride (crossover from the 2-stroke site). A Fairly Radical Kawasaki H2 Cafe Beast!

Boots is a legend in the 2-stroke world.  He writes in with pics of his latest: Hi Steve,Thanks for such a great web site. You've highlighted some of the bestof the 2 wheeled world.Good on ya!!I'd like to present the 1973 H2 750 that I call my "UCR" (UltimateCafe Racer). It's highly modified and the details can be read atwww.bootstriples.com .This is it's 4th, and final, reincarnation.I roadraced

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Reader Ride... Old School CZ from the Czech Republic!

James From Czechoslovak sends in his oldschool  CZ 175 1962 dirtbike.He writes in: Hi, my name is James and I come from the Czech Republic. I love old bikes and retro style. I prefer motorcycles manufactured in Czechoslovakia (Jawa, CZ). I really like your site. Every day, like watching pictures of bikes all over the world. I decided to also donate their bike. Not original, but built of

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Radical RD350 Custom From India.

I'm cross-posting this over from the 2-stroke blog. Te-a Writes in: Hello, My Names is Te-a, I'm from the far north east corner of India, in the city of Aizawl, Mizoram. We are a huge fan of your blog, keep it up. Heres a couple of pictures of a custom RD350, done by my brother Muansanga MSX. The frame is stock, rear suspension is from a 150cc 4-stroke Yamaha R15, tail cowling fabricated, wheels

Monday, October 18, 2010

Sweet 2-Stroke Cafe... Yamaha RD350

This is a cross-post from my 2-stroke board. Just too cool.  Yamaha RD350 Cafe Racer.  Beautiful lines.Beautiful!  More Here

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Update 3: Wicked Little 2-Stroke Yamaha Tracker-Bobber

Moving this to the top for a bit since so many folks had questions about it.Update 3:  Found the build thread!  An alert reader over on ADV rider found the build thread on this bike. A lot of folks have been asking for more info so here you go!http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=12857.0From the comments (Thanks SakeRacer).  More info Here: http://www.pipeburn.com/home/2010/9/9/1973-