Nicely modified Yamaha RZ500.. pRon!

SteveF over on the 2strokeworld message board posted up this stunner. From that post:

My modified RZ 500 I purchased this bike new in 85. I did some mods recently 2011 R6 front, 2008 R6 rear, marchesini wheels,Brembo’s front and rear, 28mm Flatslide carbs, JL pipes

Cool build from Brazil!

I love it! Thaks Rossi! Proof that it you don't need big bucks to build cool bikes!

Hi, In Brazil we have a Yamaha RX 180 custom 2 stroke modified to café racer. I access your blog every day. Very good, congratulations. Thanks, Rossi Fernando

The before photo!

The build pics!

Reader rides! Some really nice customs RD Cafe's

Murray Pawluk sends in some of his builds! Nice stuff! Sorry Murry, I've been waaaaaay slow getting back to this board.

A nice Aprilia RS250

thanks to Mathias Maneyrol!

Totally cool! MB5 24 hour enduro racer video!

Big Ass Maico!

Before I die I want to own something like this...

One Trick RD Cafe from the UK!

From van J Addams.

Hi, great Blog , I've been following it almost from the beginning. I've been mad about 2 stroke bikes since the late 70's and have had a number of Yamaha RD's since 1981 all of which have been tuned and modified Cafe Racer style. Most saw action on the drag strip. I've had my current bike for about five years.  I've attached some photo's. It's in a constant state of evolution and develops almost weekly. It's popular at bike meets and always draws a lot of attention. It's no show bike as I often use it for work which is a sixty mile round trip accross the North York Moors.

I am in the fortunate position of working in a machine shop in the aerospace business so I can do all the work myself. Currently if my memory serves me correctly it is based on a modified D model frame with RD350LC front forks, needle roller swing-arm and rear suspension, wheels and brakes are RD400. The seat is a maxton TZ item and the tank is also TZ but I don't know who made it. Pipes are Allspeed, Really old, knackerd ones which came off a racer, I repaired them and modified the fittings to suit. The motor is Fahron tuned 370cc and very quick. I've done a lot of mod's to the engine which would take a page to list. I modified the intakes to suit banshee reeds and it currently runs 28mm carbs, however, I have a set of Mikuni VM 28's which I'll fit over winter. See-thru clutch cover was done for me by NK Racing. All shiny bits are by me and made from either aircraft grade alloy or titanium, I'll make parts for any bike but prefer 70's two strokes. I urgently need to modernise the brakes, another job for winter. I have another project on the go; a kenny roberts' replica which will be watercooled (it's not an LC though) more of that some other time. Hope you like the photo's, I'll soon be filming a very sexy two stroke cafe racer video starring my lovely wife, I'll send you a link when it's on line.

Regards. Ivan J Addams Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK.

Stunning RZ350 build.

Thanks to Heiner Trapp

RD350 Cafe

S1 Tracker update..

Aaron Pierson sends in an update on his tracker

I sent in a few pics of my s1 tracker a while back, but now I've got good pipes on it! These are a set of WTF's. As you might know you get these pipe kits as a set of rolled cones. I had previously NEVER TIG welded before. So I got the kit, a brand new Lincoln 155 and got started. What a learning curve! And completely worth the effort! I urge anyone wanting to try and build pipes to do it. In this configuration the stingers are 90% inside the baffle cone. This gave unrestricted flow and knocked a few DB's off the noise level.

An AR50 from the UK

From Aaron Threlfall

 My 1989 Kawasaki ar50, restored to put on the road in January for when i turned 16

Nice to see the next generation keeping them on the road!

1972 Suzuki T250R Cafe

Nathan Gawalko sends in this nice little cafe.

A shoutout to a fellow 2 stroke enthusiast!

Gary Whiting sent in some info about a cool new 2 stroke based site from New Zealand.  Check them out!
to me

Hi Florida Steve,
I have been following your blog for a while now and thought you might be interested in some fellow 2 stroke enthusiasts in the South Pacific. We are a very keen group of enthusiasts living in and around Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Our blog is http://bluehaze-gazza.blogspot.co.nz

Our website is https://sites.google.com/site/bluehazevjmcmanawatu/

Utube http://www.youtube.com/gcwhitin

Keep up the good work with the blog.

Kind regards

Stunner of a low mileage rather rare 1968 Beta 125 Premier

From "Bigtruck" Johnson.  Anyone know the bike?

Hi, I am looking to get any information I can about my 1968 Beta Premier. It's a tasty old original with just 10 miles on it! I seen Ted Guthie's stunning restoration and he mentioned a couple friends each having one. If someone can somehow forward my email to him, maybe he'll get back to me so I pick his brain. Thanks, Steve

More pics from the spam filter. A nice GT550 Cafe.

From Stephen Liles

This is my current project: '74 GT 550, ported, squished, chambers, gpz forks, laid-down shocks, 32mm carbs, steering damper, ECI, etc. I just seized it and I'm looking for after market pistons 1.0 over.

Nice NSR

I'm going through and pulling all kinds of bikes that were held hostage in my piece of crap spam filter and I only now found them. This one from back in April. Sorry about that Sean. From Sean Larson.

Hi, I just ran across your blog from a link on the L-Twin site. I was checking out the Honda XR1157R Evo, and I saw your link and took a look. Very nice bikes. I don't know what it is about 2 strokes that get the blood pumping...I just love them. I am the proud owner of a 1987 Honda NS400R. Now it's not the fastest, but it handles great, and no one around where I live has one. I attached some pictures.

Cool bike and a Yamaha Wedding Cake! Awesome!

Davis May Sends in this cool little hybrid and an AWESOME  Wedding cake!  That's a good wife you have there!  Hang on to her!

Hey,

My name is Davis May.  I have sent you some photos of my work in progress.  It is a 1973 Yamaha DT3/250.  This is my first and only motorcycle.  I bought it off Ebay three or four years ago now.  I learned to ride on this machine.  Its kinda of a mutt.  I was not sure if I wanted an enduro or a flat tracker so I kinda did both.

Things I have done-

RD350 Triple Tree

Honda Front Wheel and Hub (went from a 21" to 18")

Fiberglass tail section that was built for a Triumph 

Webco High Compression head

Expansion chamber(sorry no photos of it)

Relocated ignition switch 

Relocated Speedometer (no tach)

Hand Made wiring harness 

I have to give my friend Bill credit for the paint.  He did all the hard stuff.  I just buffed.  

The cake is my wedding cake.  My wife had to know what she was getting into.

I hope that you enjoy