Best of Show at Wildays 2019: Space-Age 2-Stroke Tracker! In the storied Motor Valley of Northern Italy, two long-time friends — Massimo Bercella and Michele Antolotti — have set out on epic journey, combining their […]
Tag: Two-Stroke
La Mama: Aprilia “RS154” by AG Custom
“La Mama” — a GP-inspired two-stroke, created in tribute to the builder’s mother… Built from 1994 to 2012, the Aprilia RS125 was a street-legal two-stroke GP replica, derived from the company’s racing success in the […]
Top 10 Two-Stroke Customs of 2019
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of two-strokes here at BikeBound HQ, and it seems we’re not alone — two of our Top 10 Customs of 2019 were smokers. So we decided to follow […]
Race Derived: Yamaha RD350 Cafe Racer by MotoExotica
A 1984 (!) Yamaha RD350 from the Himalayan foothills… The Yamaha RD350 is one of our favorite two-stroke street bikes, a parallel-twin standard that boasted 39 horsepower, Autolube oil injection, best-in-class brakes, and lovely colors […]
2-Stroke Racing Special: Suzuki GT750S Vallelunga
Introduced in 1971, the Suzuki GT750 Le Mans — affectionately known as the “Water Buffalo” or “Kettle”– was the first liquid-cooled production motorcycle from Japan, a 739cc, three-cylinder two-stroke street machine that boasted 67 horsepower […]
Street-Legal Dream Racer: Yamaha RD350 by Speedy Siegl
Introduced in 1973, the Yamaha TZ350 would revolutionize the 350cc GP class, a production road racer offering a 60 hp liquid-cooled twin-cylinder engine and lightweight chassis. Available to privateer racers, the bike quickly made a […]
Kawasaki KX500 “Carbolution” by JZ Handmade
Carbon KX from the Czech Republic! The Kawasaki KX500 is one of the most infamous dirt weapons ever created. The 500cc 2-stroke motocross bike made 63 horsepower in stock trim and weighed just 220 pounds […]
Modern Board Tracker: Yamaha RD350 by No Joke 2 Stroke
The heyday of board track racing was the 1910s and 1920s, when riders on brakeless Indians and Excelsiors and Harley-Davidson slammed and thundered around rickety, steep-walled speedways in excess of 90 mph, just inches from […]
“Renovatio”: Bultaco Frontera 370 by Nitro Cycles
Bringing a two-stroke Spanish Bul back to life… In 1975, Bultaco introduced the Frontera, a two-stroke enduro built to meet the demands of “American Enduro experts.” Advertisements appeared in Cycle World and other publications: “Imagine […]
2-Stroke Special: Yamaha IT425 Supermoto from 5Special
Only available in 1980, the Yamaha IT425 put professional performance within reach of regular consumers and enduro enthusiasts. The engine, based on the one from the YZ400 motocrosser, offered 46 bhp at 6500 rpm. That’s […]
