Czech engineer Marek Foltis builds a ten-cylinder two-stroke Jawa! There are bikes that make you drool, bikes that race your blood, and bikes that simply blow your mind. For us, the “Bistella 500” is a […]
Tag: Two-Stroke
Café Mod: Yamaha RD350B by Marthijn Kip
A 70s Café Smoker from the Netherlands… For many of us, at some point in our lives, motorcycles have been more than just a hobby, adventure, or even a profession — they’ve been a lifeline. […]
Top 10 Two-Stroke Customs of 2021
Here at BikeBound, it’s no secret that we’re big fans of two-strokes — the sound, the smell, and the sometimes scary power bands of these two-wheeled smokers just move our blood. 2021 was a particularly […]
Build in Progress II: Yamaha RD350 Springer
Back in October, we published an update of an RD350 build-in-progress from one of our favorite builders, Wilco Lindner (@builtbywilcolindner) of the Netherlands — a young two-stroke aficionado whose Yamaha RD125 street tracker and dyno-tuned […]
Two-Stroke Gold: Yamaha CT175 Restomod
Drake Speed transforms a farm wreck into CT3 street ripper… The Yamaha CT was the company’s series of 175cc two-stroke enduros, introduced in 1969 and renamed the DT175 in 1974. Here at BikeBound HQ, we’ve […]
Two-Stroke Time Machine: KTM 300 Enduro
Retro-Mod KTM: Vintage style, modern performance… Innovation and development in the world of electric motorcycles is happening at a lightning pace, with electric bikes getting closer and closer to traditional gas-powered in terms of performance. […]
Stiletto in Drag: 1972 Ossa Pioneer 250 Enduro
Clinton Hill Classics returns a Spanish two-stroke to its former glory… Believe it or not, Spanish factory Ossa (Orpheo Sincronia Sociedad Anomina) began in 1924 producing movie projectors and other film equipment. Founder Manuel Giro, […]
Blue Smoke: Yamaha RD350LC Hybrid
Andy Underhill’s resto-modded RD350, boasting YPVS power… Introduced in 1980, the Yamaha RD350LC was the next evolution in two-stroke street performance. Though it succeeded the larger displacement air-cooled RD400, the LC — aka the “Elsie” […]
“SS001” Suzuki GT250 Hustler Street Tracker
Satset Garage builds a red-hot two-stroke street tracker… The Suzuki GT250 “Hustler” was originally introduced to the Japanese market in 1971 as an evolution of the best-selling T250 two-stroke twin. By the time it reached […]
“Jappalachian” Yamaha RT360 Scrambler by Redtail Works
Redtail Works builds a dirt-ready two-stroke enduro… Introduced in 1968, the Yamaha DT-1 would change motorcycling forever, offering the world a lightweight and affordable 250cc two-stroke dirt bike that was street-legal — the “godfather enduro,” […]
