Kinda why they stopped racing them. They got too fast , the powerbands would snatch your soul from you in the middle of a turn unexpectedly. They were notorious for bucking riders off like a bull. All the greats from the 1980s/90s when interviewed tell of being terrified of the last of the 500cc 2 strokes. They were not forgiving at all.
Valentino Rossi said that 500 cc 2 stroke was a bike that rarely you could put on full power in a race and because of that races wore more interesting and skills of pilot count much more.
It's a pity the times we are living in, two strokes had been wrongly targeted for the sake of environmentalism when they account for an absolute insignificant fraction of polluting engines, this is an authentic shame, banning them made even more expensive the few bikes built, the very few small makers that had a chance to build some like the ones portrayed in the video (Ronax and Sutter) give a proper account of it due to an inexistent benefit of the industrial production. With current technological advancement and building methods, these kind of bikes should or could have a reasonable price similar to current superbikes. This is so sad...
Insignificant fraction is actually an understatement. You would have to use an M.I.T. super-computer to even estimate the carbon footprint of two stroke motorcycles. Its a bad joke. The modern snowmobile two strokes are dominating that sport. Yamaha went to all four strokes years ago and are now pulling out of snowmobiles. Sad.
I wish someone would just make a 500cc or 600cc TWO cylinder with a pair of cylinders from a KTM enduro type bike like the KTM 300 XC-W. It'd have so much torque and you wouldnt have to rev to snot out of it all the time to get it to hustle. For the track ya sure 4 cyc is a better choice but for road use id rather have a torquey v-twin. Cheaper to own and rebuild as well and a much simpler bike to engineer. I have a stock RD400 and an a highly tuned RZ350... I always choose the RD400 because of the torque it has down low.. much more a pleasure to ride around town. The rz needs its nuts revved off to get it to go and that gets real old real fast when bombing around town.
@@strandschep5749 wow! thank you for that, I had no idea. What an amazing machine.. it looks like it needs a donor Aprilla which is not something I can get my hands on here in Canada. Otherwise Id probably go for it.. I have the funds and im at the age now where I feel like I need to enjoy my money.
My rd250 and rd350 are no where near the level of insanity V4 two stroke are able to achieve but watching vids like this definitely makes me want to hop on them and rip around town. Currently rebuilding a KX250 bottom/top end and so tempting to swap it into my 2021 KLX230 lol.
Skidoo and Polaris have some sweet modern 2 stroke engines still in use on the snow, would love to see the newer Polaris 9R properly adapted into a bike
This is my new favorite channel. Funny to see all the funny dream bikes I’ve seen and would look over. As an engineer, I really appreciate the thoughtfulness into the detailed explained
There was work on a parallel twin DI 2-Stroke based on the RD / RZ 350 engine from Yamaha and bolted up into an Aprilia RS 250 frame. Not sure what happened to that but the Yammi engines with larger cylinders were doing quite well and DI variants were found in Dune Quad Racing back a few years. Love riding 2 Strokes - the 90's RGV250 was a hoot.👍
I see turn signals, mirrors, and a license plate bracket on the Honda RC 213V-S, street legal! 🤯😍👍🏻🏍 Dreams aren't dashed though, just need quid for a Langen, Salt, or even possibly a leftover Jawa. Smoke 'em if you got 'em. cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
I grew up with 2Stk, 125. 175. 200 250. 400 490 500 triple, then the 750. The dirt bikes, 250 and 490 were my fav for moto x, i loved both of the triple kawasaki engines, when the Z came out, whole different ball game. I would give up my rc51 for a 500 2 stroke sport bike. Oh yea.
Get an RGV250 a bit of tuning, zetronic ecu and a couple of hours on a rolling road and 70 BHp and 129kilo wet = similar power to weight ratio as Bugatti Veron. ;)
As stated else where , kawasaki has a 600 cc Square four two stroke in a road super bike style , with direct injection so it passes modern emissions, 212 hp on test tracks now set for 2026 release and same direct injection two stroke Motorcross KX 550 T , basically the last 2005/6 KX 500 updated motor 92 hp in a KX 450 F frame , i will be the first to buy i can tell you .
I would be happy to see a bike like an RD400. it doesn't have to be 180 hp. I just want a fun street bike. not a track bike. not something with track ergonomics. something really light weight with maybe 80 to 110 hp.
The Video Is Not Too Bad But . . . You Need To TYPE Millimeter In The Script So The Annoying & Stupid A.I. Will Say, "Millimeter" & Not M-M!! Thank You.
Never ridden a two stroke have you ! This is just the beginnings of new two stroke era , Kawasaki already has prototype V4 600 cc two stroke with direct injection so emissions legal running in bikes on test tracks . It's a road bike and 212 HP set for 2026 release $35 000
2 stroke people have to be the lower quartile on the left side of the distribution. how about you make an engine that don't burn oil, it's not that hard. 🤣
The last of the 2 strokes were making 400hp per liter N/A. Let that sink in.
honda rs250r claimed 118hp
@honestnestanderson yeah, I was referring to the 500s. I totally forgot about the smaller displacements being higher hp per liter than the 500s.
@@Noonenaught geesus, that must have been one hell of a riot to ride something that light and nimble with that kind of power.
Kinda why they stopped racing them.
They got too fast , the powerbands would snatch your soul from you in the middle of a turn unexpectedly. They were notorious for bucking riders off like a bull. All the greats from the 1980s/90s when interviewed tell of being terrified of the last of the 500cc 2 strokes. They were not forgiving at all.
Valentino Rossi said that 500 cc 2 stroke was a bike that rarely you could put on full power in a race and because of that races wore more interesting and skills of pilot count much more.
We miss 2 strokes ,they wr so efficient and easy to ride
Check out the Crighton Cr700W. It's a rotary powered 4 stroke superbike but it sounds really good
I'm guessing this is satire, 2T is literally half as efficient as 4T and a powerband as wide as a gnats chuff did not make for easy spirited riding.
It's a pity the times we are living in, two strokes had been wrongly targeted for the sake of environmentalism when they account for an absolute insignificant fraction of polluting engines, this is an authentic shame, banning them made even more expensive the few bikes built, the very few small makers that had a chance to build some like the ones portrayed in the video (Ronax and Sutter) give a proper account of it due to an inexistent benefit of the industrial production.
With current technological advancement and building methods, these kind of bikes should or could have a reasonable price similar to current superbikes. This is so sad...
Insignificant fraction is actually an understatement. You would have to use an M.I.T. super-computer to even estimate the carbon footprint of two stroke motorcycles. Its a bad joke. The modern snowmobile two strokes are dominating that sport. Yamaha went to all four strokes years ago and are now pulling out of snowmobiles. Sad.
Listening to a.i. voice overs make great looking videos unbearable to watch.
I hate it so much
It’s seriously ruining videos. I’d rather here some monster ass speech impediment over any ai voice
+69
It is too much for me.I am out, pulled the pin and unsubscribed
For us old guys that got to race in the fantastic 2 stroke era, the Suter MMX500 is what wet dreams are made of.
Excellent beautiful Explanation good service to Humanity and believers and Riders
I wish someone would just make a 500cc or 600cc TWO cylinder with a pair of cylinders from a KTM enduro type bike like the KTM 300 XC-W. It'd have so much torque and you wouldnt have to rev to snot out of it all the time to get it to hustle. For the track ya sure 4 cyc is a better choice but for road use id rather have a torquey v-twin. Cheaper to own and rebuild as well and a much simpler bike to engineer. I have a stock RD400 and an a highly tuned RZ350... I always choose the RD400 because of the torque it has down low.. much more a pleasure to ride around town. The rz needs its nuts revved off to get it to go and that gets real old real fast when bombing around town.
Sounds like a great idea
Google RIMAR 587 v2 he literally makes custom V2 engine with 2 300cc ktm cylinders
That's sorta the point of all the 650cc+ single cylinders motorcycles. But even less maintenance and more torque than a two cylinder.
Although, I'm referring to 4-strokes... Im not very familiar with 2-stroke stuff
@@strandschep5749 wow! thank you for that, I had no idea. What an amazing machine.. it looks like it needs a donor Aprilla which is not something I can get my hands on here in Canada. Otherwise Id probably go for it.. I have the funds and im at the age now where I feel like I need to enjoy my money.
Thanks! I can almost smell the two-stroke from here! Now the NR500 - that _was_ a weird bike! 🤯
I was literally going to comment the same thing. I can almost smell that sweet 2 stroke goodness through the monitor lmao
My rd250 and rd350 are no where near the level of insanity V4 two stroke are able to achieve but watching vids like this definitely makes me want to hop on them and rip around town. Currently rebuilding a KX250 bottom/top end and so tempting to swap it into my 2021 KLX230 lol.
Skidoo and Polaris have some sweet modern 2 stroke engines still in use on the snow, would love to see the newer Polaris 9R properly adapted into a bike
You have read my mind. How?
And in the UK F2Motorcycles will sell you a 350 two stroke twin Jawa brand new with expansion boxes developing 27hp.
This is my new favorite channel. Funny to see all the funny dream bikes I’ve seen and would look over. As an engineer, I really appreciate the thoughtfulness into the detailed explained
What i would give if Suzuki built a new road legal RG 500.... Regulations ruin everything
There was work on a parallel twin DI 2-Stroke based on the RD / RZ 350 engine from Yamaha and bolted up into an Aprilia RS 250 frame. Not sure what happened to that but the Yammi engines with larger cylinders were doing quite well and DI variants were found in Dune Quad Racing back a few years.
Love riding 2 Strokes - the 90's RGV250 was a hoot.👍
just got a 1971 Suzuki T500 :3
Cobra!
I see turn signals, mirrors, and a license plate bracket on the Honda RC 213V-S, street legal! 🤯😍👍🏻🏍
Dreams aren't dashed though, just need quid for a Langen, Salt, or even possibly a leftover Jawa. Smoke 'em if you got 'em.
cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
Yes you did it. Thank you
I grew up with 2Stk, 125. 175. 200 250. 400 490
500 triple, then the 750. The dirt bikes, 250 and 490 were my fav for moto x, i loved both of the triple kawasaki engines, when the Z came out, whole different ball game. I would give up my rc51 for a 500 2 stroke sport bike. Oh yea.
🙏❤️ Love from Scotland ❤️🙏
Get an RGV250 a bit of tuning, zetronic ecu and a couple of hours on a rolling road and 70 BHp and 129kilo wet = similar power to weight ratio as Bugatti Veron. ;)
but not if you add the rider/driver weight?
a 20-30 yr old aprilia 2t RS125 still command 3000 USD without paperwork here in taiwan (ie "track use only" )
let that sink in
Please cover the Nimbus if you have not already. Thanks!
"Jack-a MO" Agostini? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I know I mix 2 stroke gp racing. It took a different animal to tide them
As stated else where , kawasaki has a 600 cc Square four two stroke in a road super bike style , with direct injection so it passes modern emissions, 212 hp on test tracks now set for 2026 release and same direct injection two stroke Motorcross KX 550 T , basically the last 2005/6 KX 500 updated motor 92 hp in a KX 450 F frame , i will be the first to buy i can tell you .
Love the Germans
For that money of 100K? I’d probably buy a Crighton CR700W
You said how many horses?
I would buy all the Pannonia P21 😂
Now that fuel injection
For 2 stroke can operait
Euro fuel emission it looks like
A come back is poseble
I would be happy to see a bike like an RD400. it doesn't have to be 180 hp. I just want a fun street bike. not a track bike. not something with track ergonomics. something really light weight with maybe 80 to 110 hp.
Give me the MMX with carbon wheels and swingarm
with 100k tons of people will buy an house or apartment to live in, but amazing bikes.
100K before taxes. It is 250k after taxes in my country :(
Indo
100k for that is not a bad price
persis penginanku plek
2 stroke not so cheap nowdays
My bicycle has 76cc's of power.
H2
for 100k i'd rather buy a used Detroit Diesel 2 stroke truck!
120cc can do 180Kmh , and 500cc only do 320 Kmh....humm.
Okay as far as for $100,000 yeah you know I would buy a house
What atrocious computer generated narration.
It looks like the NSR 500 and they built only "46" of them eh?
I wonder why😁
The Video Is Not Too Bad But . . . You Need To TYPE Millimeter In The Script So The Annoying & Stupid A.I. Will Say, "Millimeter" & Not M-M!! Thank You.
no interest. come back if you have something affordable. this is just for basement dreamers.
Never ridden a two stroke have you ! This is just the beginnings of new two stroke era , Kawasaki already has prototype V4 600 cc two stroke with direct injection so emissions legal running in bikes on test tracks . It's a road bike and 212 HP set for 2026 release $35 000
maybe buy an old T500 Suzuki?
Any vintage REPLICA NSR I could get hold of
2 stroke people have to be the lower quartile on the left side of the distribution. how about you make an engine that don't burn oil, it's not that hard. 🤣
Spoken like someone who doesnt remotely know what hes talking about.
@@metrichotrods1763 maybe you're the one that has no fucking clue? it's not some new tech, it's been in use forever in the shipping industry.
Tell me you're in the bottom decile of reciprocating engine knowledge without actually telling me ...
@@camshaftcasting1451 "just make it not burn oil, bro"
maybe you should ride a electric scooter!