For anyone with a passion of 2 stroke bikes

McManus

12/05/2006 at 00:09

I've got a TZR125R myself, and looooove two-strokes.

I wanna get my hands on some more power though, i gotta atleast try to keep up with my old man on his Fireblade!

What's powerful two-stroke engines are out there to buy?
A friend told me to get old of a KTM 550 MXC, but loads of searching the net for ADs hasn't come up with anything.
I just want something with some grunt I can try and squeeeeeze into a tiny frame and wrap a new fairin on!
Please PM me,
Paul McManus

Rich_H

12/05/2006 at 14:02

McManus wrote

I've got a TZR125R myself, and looooove two-strokes.

I wanna get my hands on some more power though, i gotta atleast try to keep up with my old man on his Fireblade!

What's powerful two-stroke engines are out there to buy?
A friend told me to get old of a KTM 550 MXC, but loads of searching the net for ADs hasn't come up with anything.
I just want something with some grunt I can try and squeeeeeze into a tiny frame and wrap a new fairin on!
Please PM me,
Paul McManus

Best bang for the buck is probably an RD350 YPVS. RG500s are very quick but also expensive and cost a fortune to rebuild if it goes wrong. A complete running 350YPVS can be had for £500 and a good stock one will be about 50bhp at the rear wheel. Loads about on ebay.

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EddieJ

12/05/2006 at 16:25

Edited: 16/03/2008 at 20:52

EddieJ

12/05/2006 at 21:00

Edited: 16/03/2008 at 20:53

brownie

13/05/2006 at 21:06

Not sure if anyone has come across this link, ericgorr.com/twostktech/, some interesting reading.

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A747

14/05/2006 at 10:01

Tomcat wrote

I remember Korky

Didn't Du Hamel also ride the tandem twins?

................and Mick Grant, but my favourite on them was this guy

The late Greg Hansford.

EddieJ

14/05/2006 at 11:37

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Edited: 16/03/2008 at 20:53

h2simon

14/05/2006 at 13:22

if your into triples look here www.kawasakitriplesuk.info
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www.h2c.info

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A747

14/05/2006 at 14:34

I don't visit very many 2-stroke sites and the ones which I do visit tend to reflect my own particular 2-stroke interests and are probably quite well known in those particular areas but here they are anyway,

Road,
www.two-strokes.com/forums/index.php?
www.tz250racing.com/
tz350.biketorque.net/forum/
www.rg500.net/
www.dreamgate.ne.jp/nsr/index.html

Off-road,
www.maicomotorcycles.com/
www.crm250.com/
www.maicoonly.com/

demographic

14/05/2006 at 20:44

brownie wrote

Not sure if anyone has come across this link, ericgorr.com/twostktech/, some interesting reading.

I might have been on it a couple of times

demographic

14/05/2006 at 20:47

A747 wrote

I don't visit very many 2-stroke sites and the ones which I do visit tend to reflect my own particular 2-stroke interests and are probably quite well known in those particular areas but here they are anyway,

Road,
www.two-strokes.com/forums/index.php?
www.tz250racing.com/
tz350.biketorque.net/forum/
www.rg500.net/
www.dreamgate.ne.jp/nsr/index.html

Off-road,
www.maicomotorcycles.com/
www.crm250.com/
www.maicoonly.com/

Maico, eh?
What you got?

A747

14/05/2006 at 21:30

demographic wrote

Maico, eh?
What you got?

A 490 twin-shock, and two gear primary drive 500 single shock's (last of the air-cooled's), one of which I hope to turn into a supermoto,.............just for the hell of it!.

EddieJ

14/05/2006 at 21:58

Edited: 16/03/2008 at 20:54

demographic

14/05/2006 at 22:30

A747 wrote

A 490 twin-shock, and two gear primary drive 500 single shock's (last of the air-cooled's), one of which I hope to turn into a supermoto,.............just for the hell of it!.

I have seen one of the liquid cooled 500s turned into a supermoto/hillclimber.

Quite cool and it was competing at Barbon Hillclimb

Anyway, a question regarding Maicos...

I don't suppose you happen to know where to get the rims for the ones with 40 spokes (front and rear wheels)?

Might be nice if someone knew where to get supermoto rims for it also as the usual choices are 32 or 36 spokes.

It's not even my bike anymore but a mate owns this 250

nuttynick

16/05/2006 at 15:24

Ric wrote

Nick, what's the top end you got on there? Is it a T-Rex?

Did you spot this one earlier on?

The top end is a pair Trinity Racing Banshee quad cylinders with a billet cool head. The head has interchangable domes so you can adjust the squish volume easily. It uses O-rings as well so no more messing with head gaskets

Ric

16/05/2006 at 21:59

Trinity just resell other makes, they don't manufacture. Seeing as they looking nothing like either of the Cheetah's I guess, they must be T-Rex then.

My Noss head also has the dome inserts (same style as the Cool Head ones). I get 'em cut for $75 a pair delivered. Bargain!

You taking it to the BMF for the LC Club stand?

Team RNR

Valves are things to hold air in tyres!

Hedgehog

16/05/2006 at 23:07

Here's mine. RG250 Mark III.

EddieJ

18/05/2006 at 19:45

Edited: 16/03/2008 at 20:54

Rich_H

18/05/2006 at 21:14

EddieJ wrote

Thanks Hedgehog, you don't see that many RG250 about.

Who knows which model of bike that this is, and which bike is rumoured to have evolved from it?

Ahhh, that would be the Yamaha GL750. Engine was evolved into the TZ750. Only made as a prototype though i believe.

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Ric

19/05/2006 at 07:55

Bah, beaten to it by Rich! I beleive it wasn't even a runner as it only ever made one appearance at the Tokyo Motor show in 1972.

If only it had made it into production.

Maybe Eddie could "restore" one from a TZ750 and various other bits?

Team RNR

Valves are things to hold air in tyres!

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