From Donzzilla: A Legendary Motocrosser, Reborn… The legendary 1981 Maico 490 is widely considered one of the greatest motocross bikes of all time. None other than the late, great Rick “Super Hunky” Sieman, original editor […]
Tag: Two-Stroke
Street-Legal Smoker: Yamaha MX360
Streetable Endurocrosser from Germany’s Loose Screw… In 1968, Yamaha hit a home run with the original DT-1 250 — an affordable, lightweight, street-legal two-stroke dirt bike that not only sold out in short order, […]
MaXimilian: Double-Engine Yamaha MX80 Salt Flat Racer
“Like straddling two chainsaws…” If you love motorcycles, a trip to the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials (BMST) should be on your bucket list. Where else can you see men and women on garage-built machines […]
KH Five: 5-Cylinder Kawasaki Widowmaker!
Kawasaki Quintuple: 883cc 5-Cylinder Two-Stroke from Allen Millyard… Recently, we’ve been looking back at the many mind-blowing creations of Allen Millyard, the mild-mannered English gentleman known for shed-built specials that defy belief. In the past […]
Old Smoker: Suzuki GT550 Restomod
Kickback Contender: Restomod GT550 from Jeremy Missin… By the time Suzuki’s GT series of two-stroke triples landed on the scene, Kawasaki had already cemented a reputation for producing unbelievably fast and feisty “widowmaker” triples. The […]
1000cc Widowmaker: Kawasaki H2 Mach IV 1000-4
120-bhp 1000cc 4-cylinder Widowmaker from Allen Millyard… Introduced in late 1971, the Kawasaki H2 Mach IV 750 was the fastest-accelerating, scariest production machine money could buy. The 748cc air-cooled two-stroke triple-cylinder engine made 74 brake […]
Top 10 Two-Stroke Customs of 2024
Here at BikeBound, we’re big fans of two-strokes — the sound, smell, and sometimes scary powerbands of two-wheeled smokers is hard to beat. We have to say that 2024 was one of the strongest years […]
Holy Smoke: Suzuki GT750 Street Tracker
“Intoxicating in the best kind of way…” In the late 1960s, Japanese motorcycles were quickly evolving from utilitarian transportation into sporting machines that put a premium on performance and acceleration. Honda introduced the CB750 — […]
The Last Resurrection: Futuristic Suzuki A100 Café Racer
#1 Cafe Racer at Kustomfest : Father/Son Duo’s Show-Stopping Custom… Introduced in 1966, the Suzuki A100 was a 98cc two-stroke single-cylinder commuter with a rotary-valve intake and an output of ~10 horsepower. As bikes this […]
The Silver Bullet: Suzuki GT250
A Two-Stroke Bullet from Vintage Sykles… In 1971, Suzuki introduced the GT250 Hustler to their GT (Grand Touring) series of two-strokes. The company had taken a slightly different tack with its street bikes, favoring reliability […]
