“The Lazer lost in time” We first came across the term “cafeped” through the Instagram account of the same name, @cafepeds. The account features café inspired mopeds from across the world, including customized makes from […]
Tag: Two-Stroke
Suzuki GT380 Café Racer by Keith Carlson
Keith Carlson, who builds out of his home garage in Indiana, has become one of our favorite builders. With a background in vintage motocross, he has a preference for two-stroke street screamers that are, as […]
Yamaha DT3 250 Scrambler by David King
Today, we are thrilled to present the first bike project from David King, a senior Mechanical Engineering student from Midland, Virginia, who says he was inspired by the bikes he saw on our site. The […]
Yamaha RD400 Street Tracker by Mark Miller
Nearly two decades ago, Mark Miller (@nojoke2stroke) converted a Yamaha YZ400F into a street-legal dual sport and rode it 15,000 miles through Mexico, Central America, and across the United States from Florida to Oregon. The […]
5-Cylinder Kawasaki 2-Stroke by Allen Millyard
The Kawasaki Triples were some of the most notorious motorcycles ever made, a series of 2-stroke street demons that prompted Hunter S. Thompson to write: I still feel a shudder in my spine every time […]
Yamaha DT180 Street Tracker
It’s no secret that we love 2-strokes here at BikeBound. Well, this Brazilian 2-smoker, which began life as a Yamaha DT180, has to be one of the most interesting we have featured. The Yamaha DT180 […]
Honda CR500 Tracker
The Honda CR500 was perhaps the most wicked dirt bike ever produced — a 53-horsepower, liquid-cooled 2-stroke beast, with a hair-trigger throttle and the power band of a Saturn V rocket. As this Craiglist seller […]
Suzuki T500 Titan Cafe Racer
Here at BikeBound, we are suckers for anything 2-stroke. Nothing beats the banshee-scream of an oil-burner, especially if it’s one of the twin or triple 2-stroke street kings of the 70s. Enter Steve Baugrud and […]
Suzuki T500 Cafe Racer by Motorcycle Mania Chicago
We love the smell of two-strokes in the morning–or any time, really–especially if they are 70s street screamers. Enter the Suzuki T500, one of the lesser-known oil-smokers of era. Marketed as the Cobra or Titan, […]
Gatto Nero: Snowmobile-Powered Motorcycle by Jonz Customs
Gatto Nero by Jonz Customs, powered by a 700cc Arctic Cat two-stroke. Twice the horsepower of a Kawasaki 750 Triple, weighing 125 pounds less.