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Offline TurboTim

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« on: June 30, 2005, 11:20:34 AM »
I just saw one of those 80's suzuki 500cc 2 strokes and was it fucking sweet. I think they are called GV500's or something. I am pretty sure you cant get them in the US but this guy had one. They have sweet stacked cranks too. Anyone know of any other 4 cylinder 2 stroke bikes? I have allways loved 2 strokes for there power to weight ratio and wanna add a "motoGP" style bike to my line up. Did honda or yamaha sell anything. I know there was the NSR what did they make those upto?
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« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2005, 11:40:09 AM »
Those Suzukis are nice watch ebay and you will see those Gamma 500's come throuh. I road one in the 80's t was a fun bike. Nothing like a street bike that revs to 18k rpm
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« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2005, 12:10:43 PM »
It wasn't a RED X when I posted it the first time :evil: .

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« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2005, 12:32:47 PM »
Scott Flying Squirrel !!!
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« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2005, 07:08:01 PM »
The rz 350 is the banshee engine almost exactly, so there are massive aftermarket parts for them.
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« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2005, 07:54:12 PM »
rd 400 ran sweet  with some badass exspansion chambers :moped:
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« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2005, 08:09:47 PM »
We got the Suzuki RG500's up here in Canada, they were awesome. Pretty neat machines! I'd still like to add one to the collection but I don't see too many around anymore, and they seem to be worth BIG bucks. I've seen and heard of guys that take the square-four RG motor and put it in an RGV250 chassis, or an Aprillia 250 chassis. About as close to an old GP bike as you can get.
We also got the yamaha RZ500. A V-4 500 2 -stroke. I think they had them in the states, did they not?
A real fun and cheap 2-stroke was the yamaha RZ350 (as stated above, almost the same motor as the Banshee ATV) The RZ350 had electric powervalves though, the Banshee does not.  
Ya, them old 2-strokers are cool!
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« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2005, 08:10:55 PM »
In Canada, in the mid 80's, we could buy a Suzuki RGV500 (AKA Gamma) or a Yamaha RZ500. I think the Suzuki engine was a square four while Yamaha's was a V4. Honda also sold a NS model but it was a 3 cylinder 400cc. It was kind of a V engine with (if I remember well) one cylinder pointing forward and two pointing rearward.

Out of those three models, I'm pretty sure only the Yamaha was not sold in the US.
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« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2005, 08:11:37 PM »
Oops! Gerald outposted me...
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« Reply #9 on: June 30, 2005, 09:38:46 PM »
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kawasaki had the H1 500cc and H2 750cc.  suzuki had the GT series with the 750 being the most popular.  it is nicknamed the "waterbuffalo" since it is watercooled.  these  are 3 cylinder bikes and were the fast bikes in their day.  the H2 was the fastest followed by the GT 750.  another cool 2 stroke is the RZ350 yamaha but it is a 2 cylinder.  the kenny roberts edition is a cool bike.  their are more, those are just the more popular ones.  :wink:



Had a 1972 Suzuki GT750,  Had a lot of work done to it.  Erve Kenomoto did the porting for me!  Some of you older guys may know how he is.  Lived is San Jose ca , a friend of mine knew him.  Also Ron Grant had a shop
at South San fransisco made some badass exspansion chambers for me.
With the help of 36mm Mikuni carbs that bike would fly.   love the 2 strokes!
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« Reply #10 on: June 30, 2005, 10:16:22 PM »
I have ridden a few of my buddies RZ350's and they will fly!  He has one that Toomi pipes and tons of other mods to include roller bearings on the crank, etc. and it is hard to keep the front down.  It feels very small like a old 200 cc street bike, but handles good.
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« Reply #11 on: June 30, 2005, 10:35:36 PM »
RD 400F Daytona Special with Gold DG Heads, Racing Reads 38mm Mukuni carbs, Black DG Pipes.
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« Reply #12 on: June 30, 2005, 10:51:24 PM »
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RD 400F Daytona Special with Gold DG Heads, Racing Reads 38mm Mukuni carbs, Black DG Pipes.



 Ha, the yama where a fast bike. Seen them kick the !@#$% on some 750.
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« Reply #13 on: July 01, 2005, 05:01:50 AM »
Hey Claude! Good to hear from another canuck. We got a couple a bikes the states didn't get. (RG500, GS1100S Katana, CB750-Nighthawks-S, GS750ES, etc. - all that tarriff bullshitt....) The Honda NS400f was a cool little bike, V-3 2-stroke. Typical Honda, gotta build something completely different. Typical Suzuki...build an arse-kicker..hehehe!...

I never did trust the Yamaha RZ500. As cool as it was. Seen too many blown up.

The old Suzuki was an RG, not an RGV. RG-(V) designated the new style V-4 2-stroke. No Suzuki production V-4 2-strokes made.  The RG was based on Suzuki's early 80's factory GP bike.

Loc-Nar, ya the old 'Daytona Specials' were very cool! I still say, Yamaha built the best 2-strokes. Especially their parallel twins. (RD's, RZ's) awesome little bikes.

I used to ice-race a bike we called the XR-Z350. Honda XR350 chassis, with a built Yamaha RZ350 engine.  Used to 'endurance ice-race' this little bastard. 24 hours of screaming hell! This fucker would haul! Still one of my favourite engines.
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« Reply #14 on: July 01, 2005, 07:24:59 AM »
Man anyone know where to find any of these bests in the US or mabye even canada. I been looking for a while but can never seem to find them.
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« Reply #15 on: July 01, 2005, 07:51:58 AM »
you would have to be luckier than a very lucky bstrd to find a nice unmolested RG500 nowadays, anywhere
RGV250 maybe a tiny bit easier, KR-1 or KR-1S same, NS400 very doubtful
as someone else suggests, be a really lucky lucky bstrd and find a RG500 motor, a RGV250 chassis then sniff dat synthetic till it somehow merges into a fragile, temperamental power band on wheels.
or just pick up a RD250LC/RD350LC dirt cheap and learn to have fun with 50hp again.
my old KR-1 ('89) was great, but it kept blowing up, until a cager mashed it, me and my girlfriend into a wall. her lid came off  :cry:  - made a mess
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« Reply #16 on: July 01, 2005, 08:17:00 AM »
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RD 400F Daytona Special with Gold DG Heads, Racing Reads 38mm Mukuni carbs, Black DG Pipes.



 Ha, the yama where a fast bike. Seen them kick the !@#$% on some 750.

Had the 400F Daytona Special with all above plus balanced forged pistons(weisco's), ported and polished. Killer bike in it's time.
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