2-stroke

At the wicked fun 1963 Bridgestone BS-7/D cafe!

Great little buzz-bomb and a really interesting site! for more on this bike and other cool stuff that Chris has going on check things out at http://subrewgarage.blogspot.com/

Chris wrote in:

Hello,

I just wanted to drop a quick note about a little bike I’ve finished
up recently. It started life as a run-down little 1963 Bridgestone
BS-7/D. I decided to do a bit of a cafe/racer look to it, using as
many Bridgestone parts as possible, and without hacking up any of the
original BS-7 parts in the process. The end result is a good little
runner, complete with a BS90 Sport fuel tank and set of BS90 front
telescopic shocks. I did a bit of porting on the original 50cc
stroker, built a pipe, and installed a bigger 19mm carb. It will see
close to 60mph if I get a long enough run!

Hope you enjoy it!

Chris H.

Cool pipe too! I love projects like this. Really unique and must be a lot of fun to blast around on.
Thanks!

All origina low mileage Suzuki T500. The kind of barn find I dream about.

Regular contributor to my 2 stroke blog Ted Guthrie sent in his latest “barn find”.

Hi, Steve. Thought I’d share with you the great barn find I brought home recently. It’s a 1973 Suzuki T500 Titan, with 4,000 original miles on it. Although far from perfect cosmetically due to plain old aging, it is in amazing condition. All I did to get it look as it does in these pictures was to wash it. Torn fork gaitors show, as well as a broken lock on the gas cap – hence my baggie/rubber band seal. Tape on the tank is my label reminding me there is no fuel in it. Haven’t tried to fire it up yet, as I intend to go through the carbs and ignition first. Dig the condition of the seat and tires. They’re exactly as when I got the bike. No Armorall on ’em or anything. Nearly 40 years old. Amazing. What a survivor. Ted Guthrie PS: Please see also, pic of parts and pieces of ’75 Bultaco 350 Alpina I am putting together. 1960 Triumph Tiger Cub is next in line, too.

A Stunningly Beautiful Hand Crafted Yamaha RD350 Cafe Racer.

I followed the build thread for this bike for quite a while over on the 2 Stroke World Forum and today I got an e-mail from Ben Alameda with these fantastic pics! I’m a huge fan Ben! Thanks Much!
He writes in:

Hey there,
Love the blog I always follow up on it every week. Here are some pics of my custom 1973 rd350, I hand made all the aluminum body work and fenders from scratch. I also designed and built the pipes myself from stainless. The front wheel is a highly modified motoguzzi eldorado hub which was machined heavily, I added airscoops to both the front and rear drums. I also reinforced the frame with gussets.
-Ben Alameda

What a beauty. I’ve tried banging out a few panels over the years and this sort of skill is almost god given. I don’t often get envious but this is one of those times. Just superb!

Reader Ride! Beautiful Yamaha RD350 Restomod.

Ted Brecheisen wrote in with a post intended for the 2 stroke blog but it’s so nice I thought I’d include it here too. Stunner!

Hi Steve,

Great blog site! I submitted some pics of my 78′ Honda Hawk bobber July 2010, thanks for posting and good words.

I know that a lot of the bikes that are on the 2-stroke blog are modified to radical so I thought it might be of interest to see a stocker.
We found this great 1975 RD350 in excellent condition hiding in a service department of a local Yamaha dealer. As is typical, money was needed by the owner so we provided $$.

Only a few things are not original. The ignition was replaced with an electronic version from Vintage Smoke, and hi-output coils from HVC Cycle as well as the front master cylinder. This is a rider and these changes make it a pleasure to ride. Everything was taken apart and cleaned or buffed. Even the “orange peal” in the tank close up is original. That was the way some of them came in 75′ as Japanese paint standards were not very good.

Thanks

Thank you Ted! A real beauty!

A Sweet Little RD350 Cafe Hybrid from India.

From Joshua over at Bugged Shutter:

Just thought i’d send some pics to you. Motorcycle POTD is a great website and in much a great inspiration for someone like me who builds motorcycles in my backyard. I hope you keep the good work up for a long time to come.
A bit more about the bike. It’s an RD350 which is modded a bit. It’s got raised ports and is running on a RDDreams Digital ignition, with bigger carbon fibre reeds. The chassis has been spared all the excess lugs and mounting while the rear sets, the fuel filler and all the other billet stuff built by me. A custom wiring harness, LED lights, and braided brake hoses complete the package. Hope you like it and it finds a place on your site.

Cheers
Joshua

 

Sweet 1967 gilera 106ss Cafe Racer.

Special Thnks to Mike Soteros.

I don’t want to bore you guys with too many 2 strokes… but..

When a bike like this gets unveiled it just can’t be denied. A NOS injected Kawasaki H2… for the street. A truly spectacular and frightening machine that commands respect.

As long as we’re kicking around with 2 strokes today. Here’s another beauty from Japan

Fantastic build from Japan! Thanks you sir! I love builds like this. All business.

Hello My name is Takeshi Goto,editor in chief of 2 stroke magazine in
Japan.There are so many cool two stroke bikes in your blog! I really
enjoyed them.attached photos are my RZ410.

RD250LC frame with
RZ350 engine,TZ250 forks.wheels are TZ250 hubs with 17in rims.I put in
LA sleeve 410cc kit for Banshee and TZ replica pipes.65hp at rear
wheel,not so much but massive torque,

Stunner of a Yamaha custom RD400.

As a lot of regular readers may know, my first real love is old aircooled 2 strokes (see my original 2 Stroke Biker Blog). In the world of Yamaha RD’s this one is a real beauty. A perfect balance of traditional RD mods mixed with some great custom touches (those brakes in particular). I’m on an RZ and an H1 now but I really need to get back on an aircooled 400 again. Just something about them. Congrats to Damon on this beautiful ride.

KS125 Zundapp. The latest from Metro Racing

The latest from “Donzilla”!  Thanks Don!

Hey Steve;
How about a pretty girl and a 70’s KS125 Zundapp 2 stroke with only 6 miles on it and the bike belongs to NBA superstar Rick Smits?

Ride Fast, take chances,
Don Miller
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