Mark Goulding builds one wicked “Elsie”… In 1980, the Yamaha RD250LC arrived, a liquid-cooled 247cc / 35-bhp two-stroke street machine destined to become one of motorcycling’s great hooligan machines. In the UK, the “Elsie” satisfied […]
Tag: Two-Stroke
Two-Stroke Gold: Yamaha RD350 Café Racer
For Sale: “Goldhead” RD350 by Twin Line Motorcycles… The Yamaha RD350 remains one of the sweetest, most well-balanced two-strokes of the 1970s — and one of motorcycling’s great giant-killers, both on the track and the […]
427 Tracker: Yamaha RD400 Street Tracker
Smyth Innovations builds a 427cc two-stroke street tracker… In 1976, Yamaha released the next evolution of the two-stroke RD series: the Yamaha RD400. Contrary to popular belief, it was much more than a punched-out RD350: […]
Green Poison: Kawasaki Ninja 150 Two-Stroke Tracker
A Two-Stroke Street Tracker from House of Customland… Did you know that Kawasaki, for years, produced a small, two-stroke version of the Ninja for the Asian market? It’s true. In 1996, they launched the Ninja […]
BA Special: 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Restomod
Bald Anthony builds one bad RZ… The Yamaha RZ350 was the ultimate, most modern two-stroke street bike sold in the United States. The liquid-cooled two-stroke, rubber-mounted parallel twin was rated at 52 bhp, and equipped […]
The Langen: A Modern Street-Legal Two-Stroke Sports Bike!
The Langen Two Stroke: 250cc, 265 pounds, 76 bhp… Here at BikeBound, we have a soft spot for two-stroke street bikes. There’s just something about the size, scent, and sensations of a two-stroke that call […]
Fantic Koala: Two-Stroke Beach Bike
Balloon-Tire Beach Baddie from Animal Motor Company! In the late 1980s, Fantic, the Italian company best known for their competition trials and enduro machines, introduced the Koala, a 50cc two-stroke fat-tire bike that resembled the […]
Moonshine: Suzuki TS100 Scrambler
Two-Stroke Scrambler from House of Customland x Minority Custom… The Suzuki TS100 was a lightweight street-legal two-stroke enduro produced from 1973 to 1981. The little smoker made 11 horsepower, good for a top speed of […]
Monsieur Dakar’s Super Smoker: Yamaha “YZ535” Supermoto
Stéphane Peterhansel is the most successful racer in Dakar Rally history, having won the world’s most demanding race a record 13 times — six on motorcycles, seven in cars. Born in 1965, “Monsieur Dakar” first […]
Handbuilt Show 2022: Two-Strokes and EVs!
Smokers and Shockers…y’all play nice, hear? The Handbuilt Motorcycle Show is one of the very best motorcycle shows on the planet, period. Hosted by Revival Cycles each year during MotoGP weekend in Austin, Texas, the […]
