Roman Juriš fulfills a two-wheeled dream of his youth… For the latter half of the 20th century, many of us took for granted that we could acquire and ride some of the hottest, most iconic […]
Tag: Two-Stroke
The Gromlin: 28-hp Street-Legal Two-Stroke Minibike
Dan Corkin’s home-built, 134-lb mini street tracker… Since the introduction of the Honda Grom (MSX125) in 2014, we’ve seen a resurgence in the popularity of street-legal minibikes. Honda’s “miniMOTO” lineup now includes the Monkey 125, […]
The Good Kind of Dangerous: Full Carbon Yamaha RD350 YPVS
From Brothers Garage: “Black Widow” 300-lb Yamaha RD350 Restomod… In 1983, Yamaha released the RD350 YPVS — aka RZ350 or RD350LC II — a two-stroke giant-killer destined to become one of the most iconic and […]
Suter MMX 500: 195-HP Two-Stroke GP Bike
195 Horsepower, 280 Pounds, Two Strokes: The Spirit of the 500cc “Unrideables” Reborn… For a generation of motorcycle racing fans, the 500cc two-stroke Grand Prix bike represents something close to the ultimate racing motorcycle. The […]
ATK 700 Intimidator: The 78-hp 700cc Two-Stroke Dirt Bike
685cc, 78 Horsepower, 238 Pounds: One of the most outrageous production dirt bikes ever offered in America… There was a time when a 500cc two-stroke motocross bike was the king of the dirt. Honda’s CR500 […]
Bimota Vdue: 500cc Two-Stroke GP Bike for the Road
Bimota’s first homegrown engine powered one of the wildest superbikes of the 1990s: a featherweight 500cc V-twin smoker with direct fuel injection, carbon bodywork, and GP aspirations… Imagine walking into a motorcycle dealership in the […]
Street Devil: Yamaha RX-King 135 Enduro
“It’d be way cooler if it had a two-stroke engine…” Some builders focus more on the art and fabrication of a build, some the performance, and some concentrate on what’s arguably the most important part […]
Pure Fun Survivor: Yamaha RD400 Daytona Special
Purists Beware: Tim Coughlin’s 1990s-Style RD400 Road Ripper… In 1979, with the motorcycle world hurtling fast toward four-stroke dominance, Yamaha released the Yamaha RD400F Daytona Special — a lightweight, giant-killing smoker that would be one […]
Five-Cylinder Smoker: 1972 Kawasaki S2 415
Up for Auction: 1972 Kawasaki S2 415 with Allen Millyard Engine… Allen Millyard has a gift for making the impossible look factory. That has always been part of his magic. Many builders can build a […]
Veloce Ethereal: 500cc Two-Stroke Café Racer
145-hp 500cc Two-Stroke Ethereal from Veloce Motorcycles… In the modern world, a 500cc two-stroke intended for road use seems almost unthinkable. However, that’s exactly what Oxfordshire-based Veloce Motorcycles is promising with the Ethereal — a […]
