Sold mine 3 years ago. I was at peace with it for a while, no regrets. Lately, the sellers remorse is finally setting in. Lost buyer’s contact info. The lesson learned is this…1)only buy bikes you could envision yourself keeping forever. 2) keep said bikes forever. Hold strong.
@@weasel698 I couldn’t give the damn thing away 3 years ago on Marketplace (pre-Covid) Barely any interest in it. It was a solid 7/10 rider with 8K miles and fresh motor from reputable Yamaha dealership. I got a measly $4 grand and a broken heart! Also strangely, nobody ever complimented the bike or knew what the hell it was, so the pride factor lessened during the ownership experience. Especially when the only place to meet riders was a Harley infested bike night.
had one my whole life. "it was dad's" they do sound nice. Mine is stock with only a toomey racing kit (reeds, pipes, intake boot/filter, jets) and it will lift the front wheel easily. just don't be a 'larger' rider. be a small dude at about 130-140 pounds and you will be just fine.
@@machrider2333 I wound up buying it. I'm 210 lbs, and the front wheel still comes up easy, without playing with the clutch. Still getting the feeling for it, feeling it out. I'm too smart to allow myself to lose respect for the bike. Don't want it to bite me on the ass. Couple weeks of riding time, I'll be where I need to be. Nice talking to you brother.
beautiful machine, I remember so many of those bikes as a young guy, im glad I was a enthusiast back in that time... motorcycles have got to be one of mans greatest creations...
100% agree. Helps alot with depression, bring families and friends closer, bring parents and their kids closer. What Ken says is true. It never crossed my mind before hearing him say that. Take Care, Brother.
Actually, these bikes were extremely rare and hard to come by even when they were new. I ended up with a Honda CM450E because the RZ350 was just too expensive to even think about.
As a 15 yr old i enjoyed my brothers RZ Back in '86. It had the Toomy pipes. Just remember hitting the powerband and it threw me back so hard i couldn't let go of the throttle. The smell of a 2 stroke will live with me forever.
Damm! Takes me back! I had my parents " help me" buy one of these when I was mid 15 yrs old.. I did Toomey pipes ,jet kit, Metzler's, a fork brace and some low clip on bars..the bike was a blast! Would take down 750cc superbikes at the time.. and they had no chance with corner speed. I had no idea.what I had . If I did I would still own it today..a classic..💪👍.(I moved on next to a new fz750.. at age 18)
Growing up… my friends dad owned a Yamaha dealership… we got our hands on one of these…!! Oh boy did we have a blast with this machine Great memories..!! ACTION YAMAHA OF EDISON…. NJ 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Another Legendary machine to obsess over... Really love your videos Kaplan .. love what you guys do.. Keeping these old school bikes going is so brilliant. They don't make 'em like this anymore. Miss the old school bikes... 👍
Bought mine new at Montclaire Yamaha in California for $2300 OTD......sold it 2 years later for $2250! Had a lot of fun popping wheelies and zipping around but the combo of killer brakes and narrow tires was out to get me and I moved up to a Ninja 750. 34 years later I still have the Ninja!
Perfect example of this phenomenal machine. When I rode one of these many, many years ago as a much younger man I remember feeling my first dose of terror after blatting down a road only to realise the brakes were naff. But I'm still alive to write about it.
Dang that one sounds wicked! Got me even more pumped to get the RD350 going I started restoring not long ago. Was actually an RZ350 on marketplace somewhat locally for I believe $7500, way out of my price range but it was a beauty.
Test rode a Red/White one w/ pipes when I was 20. Should've bought it but instead bought a 86 GSXR750 which I crashed, got paralyzed and of course I'm the token wheelchair guy now LOL It's all good! I LOVE the content OF COURSE! Love 1300 ELRRR! Eddie Lawson Replica Replica Replica.
Man you gave me total dose of Yamaha's two stroke engine's exhaust sound. Liked it. Beautiful, beastly machine. I love Yamaha's two stroke bikes. Thanks for sharing this video.
Ah my old baby!!! You are killin me! I still lust after that bike! It was amazing how fast it was when it came on pipe w the Toomey exhaust and silencers and jetting kit! I could keep up w much higher displacement bikes so easily !
And all the R and D to make this is what lead to the Yamaha Banshee 4wheeler. I loved my quad. I ripped it at the dunes and is still the best for all out high rpm fun. Edit: you get some really cool cycles Ken!!!
i had a Yamaha RZ350 back in 1986. was just a kid. cannot tell you how much fun that was. the bike would pop wheelies all day long (sometimes when i least expected it). eventually sold it for my other dream bike, a VMax 1200 which was of course mind blowing. but in all honestly i think i had more fun on the RZ350. its power band was such a kick in the pants and it could corner too. plus you could flog it all day long and not worry about risking life and limb
Back in the 1980s I owned 3 RD350LCs and loved every minute riding them! Your YPVS sounds awesome! Kenny Roberts paint job although not original looks fantastic! Thank you for sharing, took me back years!🙂👍
I had both RDLC 1982 Venezuelan market and that yellow KR in Los Angeles. The RDLC way faster and take off wheelie just watching the throttle.RZ is more stable in curves.
Ridiculously clean! Wish I had one lol..... everybody needs a 2 stroke streetbike just the right size for cruising the windy backwoods paved roads.....I can imagine the smiles it'd provide.
Yeah I had a Daytona special 400cc Bassani expansion chambers the bubble -like odd firing of of the exhaust at low rpms was hypnotic but once the pipes came on it was front wheel to the sky. That powerband was a force to be reckoned with. Got away from me twice resulting in broken wrists both times catching myself on asphalt at the very end of first gear when power comes on quick, very quick. It’ll bite ya but fun as hell.
Australian Motorcycle News ran a front page on 1 of those beauties the caption said in bold print Have Licence will Lose 😅😅😅😅 they were a fantastic package back in the day loved seeing you hooking it up the street great stuff mate amazing
Bought one new in 1983 or 4? Cheap, like mid 2000's I think. Fun bike. Nobody wanted them at the time. Dealer had leftovers marked down. Did a bunch of "Spec 2" upgrades. Pipes, air box, jetting. The biggest gain was the milling of the head though. Motor had quench designed in but not used because of emissions. The milling restored quench, ran cooler, started easier, significant power increase too.
In 85 bought ninja 600 loved it. Buddy had 600.ninja but also had rz350, man i lived that rz350. Up to 70mph or so he would get me. Light flickable and more than fast enough for street. In curves i had no chance.
Nice bike,super fun. Had 1 myself just wasn't the Kenny Robert's edition, liked performance so much I went and got a banshee to ride on the trails mostly lol. Wish I still had the bike still have the wheeler.
I had one of each color back in 84 raced one in production and one in d superbike, in 85 went real wild with the modified one and it would pass Rz 500's canadian model on the back stretch at pocono. Need to buy another one soon.
Haha Back in the eighties my little bro had one and I a Kawasaki Z1000R2 'Lawson' rep. On the twisties my bro whipped my arse every time. Great little bike with big bike beating power. Two stroke is boss! You are one cool individual Sir👍🏻
My favourite bike I made an airfix model when I was a kid we call them an rd in the UK was the pro am. A different race series the the rz cup keep up the awsome vids ken god bless america
My best friend had the RD 400 Daytona his brother has the LC 400 ( white with blue graphics ) that he shipped from Canada and I had a Blue RD 400 ( cherry conditio ) . We rode them from Tulsa to Ponca City in the early 80's to the GNC Nationals ....One of my favorite rides to remember . Those bikes were awesome ! PK
That is a real nice one. Great job on the video and GLWS. I have a garage full of these, mostly hot rodded, and one custom RZV500. Lots of RZ ride, restoration, and show videos on my channel. Thanks!
Went from Dallas area up to Toronto to pick up two of those for a team build in late 1983. I also brought back the first Suzuki katana state side..I'm told. I thought my chambered rd was fast...and it was...but those RZ's were track worthy darts. * Add 10 mph with that K.R. wasp kit.
My brother bought one and would shred any 650, 750 and liters at the time. It was riding the clutch with the right rpm at peak hp that was the trick, and being able to keep it on the road.
The Banshee has that engine but without the power valve--and man that's a fun engine. It's a bit weak off the bottom but when it's on the pipe she rips.
I knew the day one of these showed up in chad thompsons motorsports showroom this bike was on its way to become another icon of all time of timeless machines that were built dedicating the lastest performance technology that remains as the textbook to the future of beauty and function ...awha i just heard you give up the type and brand of the two stoke oil you are running in this little horsepower monster ...im old school and you are not surprising or hiding any go fast info from me , but only impressing me with your knowledge of the right stuff to get the best or the best out of the best there is as we used say that still stands ...its cubic dollars verses pounds of fun ...a few years back i ventured off on the tail of the dragon and when i got to deals gap the entire two stroke street bike club of america was having their annual get together ride and one of their resting spots was deals gap that they had reserved all the accomodations that was a treat for me as the entire parking lot was equiped with every two stroke motorcycle from the '60 when as a 13 year old to the days at mid-ohio watching 5 of these yellow kenny roberts signature buzz bombs getting air off the last drop off into the bottoms of mid-ohio ... And the announcer is screaming " you could throw a blanket over the leaders as s they as are taking to the air at 140 entering the bottoms here at mid-ohio ...cant remember the occasion or the date but it was back when these little buzz bombs were impressing everyone who seeing there performance for the first time ...and then to see them at deals gap turning back they hands of time live right there in all their glory in about 2019 as there were only a hand full looking like they came out of their dealer shipping crates the day before ...like look at you today and what is it about that seems like you are following a script of my life's passion and taste for the same motorcycles ...and a lot of what i see you giving your heart and soul and respect for are motorcycles of back when i was in high school and took everything for granite not caring about the future of what we had or owned ....and now as i am about 20 years older than you ...you keep coming up with the icons of the right stuff with the passion in your spirit and personality of the human experience of our history in america that has been our success for the victories of americans representing our freedom of just being free ..,and then here you will come dressed up in a red white and blue cape matching helmet and moto gear ripping a blast from the past frozen in time for eternity as you are the real Kapland America who is the only one deserving of your git up displaying these moments of my life like american pie ...we cant know , understand , how anyone with the resources to do and to make happen these moments today i am witnessing take place that i have stated before of folks i know with the necessary resources are way too conservative to give a shit about anything but today im pulling my question of what the hell happened to you as you are giving away all that you have ever had to those of us to enjoy to the noobs who would never see or understand their heritage of all the involvement this sport has to offer ....to the old timers like me who never thought they would ever see and get to experience again the best days of our lives ....life is good ..and there really is a caped crusader who stepped up to the plate hitting them over the wall for us all ....seemingly without the intentions and being totally selfless you are the Marlon Brando , Peter Fonda Captain America Willey G. Marty Smith , kenny Roberts , Burt Monro , Denis Manning if he built a motorcycle museum ... And your idea of a museum is interactive in the working of a museum like never before .even your own bread and butter business to make everyday ends meet is motorcycle museum history in the making ...just the location and the history of the museum's buildings are museum pieces of their own ...you have never said much about the powerhouse where all the steam was generated that ran the whole compound ...as if you have all the time in the world let me give you another 18 wheeler load of things to do for future ...that powerhouse could be restored to a visual of its original purpose of how this was the beginning of large mass producing manufacturing ...and how iconic suzuki of japan was an industrial textile manufacture that was turned into a motorcycle factory that now your textile factory turned motorcycle museum is now housing japanese icons that would have never been without a person like yourself not afraid to think outside the box ....there you go with another history making video of the suzuki family visits Kapland cycle museum aeeing their products built in a textile factory then preserved as the history of such action now housed in a textile factory covered to the dedication and preservation of motorcycles that were the chosen business to keep the bread and butter on dinner table of people half way around the world now into the history of time as today in hands of people from the computer age working on motorcycles selling and buying historical motorcycles to make ends meet of the history of its history of preserving its history of two completely different means of manufacturing not even closely related two their own beginnings then onward from clothing their countrymen during a needed time doing so ...Then finding themselves in a situation of diversify or die providing needed transportation to those same masses who needed first clothing to go to work and then a way to there now moralized in the textile factory that was the Blueprints for all mass production of textiles destroyed by war between the countries involved in such modernisation then for the suzuki family to rise out of the ashes to build yet another unrelated industry badly needed by the same masses and now their products are being preserved in the same buildings where the whole idea of mass production in textiles that made the world wide industrial revolution a real happening in every branch of mass manufacturing possible ...yes there is the reason the powerhouse needs to be displayed its upmost importance of how technology feeds the development of production to feed the masses now with its own beginnings of its history now housed for all to see and enjoy the memories and the educational value of how its all been done ....with i was in school there were no vcr tapes nor were there any dvds ..but 16mm films called industry on parade to teach us how to keep the needed ideas rolling for common day survival in an ever changing modern world ...that i am now learning is not taught to our youth in schools today ...and now we are paying for the neglect that started 40 years ago , when president Reagan said " let no child be left behind " that was the kids achilles' heel that has lead them to just showing up in a cap and gown on graduation day a grab a piece of paper giving them authorization to apply for an application for employment at McDonald's ...when i geaduated from an associated college division of the university of illinois i got a hand shake as all of us were given a speech congratulating all that now we have the tools to begin our education , that is exactly what all your years of elementary junior high ,high school and then college to university is all about ..then comes trade schools updating the updates ..and then eventually your education is as complete as it can ever get which just so happens to be your last day of life will be the day you start learning nothing at all or ever again that the few today seem to be on it with statements like do it now cause you're going to be dead for a very long time ..but todays school kids already have one foot in the grave with the singularity attitude they cant wait till all the so called schooling period of their lives is over suggesting they believe they
Donnie you're the 1st person who has mentioned anything about the powerhouse the actual original steam engine which is a single piston monster is still complete and intact and I believe could be started again it's in the giant powerhouse smokestack building. I also didn't know that the Suzuki factory was Built-in a textile factory that's pretty cool. Thank you for all the positive feedback I really appreciate it have a fantastic day.
I used to love the Kawi 2 strokes of the early 70s, Yamaha took it to the next level.Their bikes were safer & better handling.The first reed valve 6 speed was I think the 73.Red w/ white,I loved that bike,this is a newer version & slightly improved.
Nice! I had two of the KRR. First was stone stock, the second was tastefully modified with some different reeds, Toomey pipes, cooler seat cover, SS braided brake lines, Fox shock, sticky tires and re-valved forks. It would wheelie by power alone in 1st. They are like riding a dirt bike on the street, don't you think? We only got them in 84 and 85 in the States.... bummer!
Sold mine 3 years ago. I was at peace with it for a while, no regrets. Lately, the sellers remorse is finally setting in. Lost buyer’s contact info. The lesson learned is this…1)only buy bikes you could envision yourself keeping forever. 2) keep said bikes forever. Hold strong.
I feel sympathy for you man. They're only going up in price and the bad ass factor is even more. Long live two strokes baby 😎
Ouch…. I can’t find find them anywhere.
@@weasel698 I couldn’t give the damn thing away 3 years ago on Marketplace (pre-Covid) Barely any interest in it. It was a solid 7/10 rider with 8K miles and fresh motor from reputable Yamaha dealership. I got a measly $4 grand and a broken heart! Also strangely, nobody ever complimented the bike or knew what the hell it was, so the pride factor lessened during the ownership experience. Especially when the only place to meet riders was a Harley infested bike night.
If you have the vin the ministry might be able to help you
@@kawasaki000000000000 I should have all my old registration papers I’ll have to look!
That's a lovely RZ, I love the way this dude rips around town like he owns the place, fucking awesome.
One of the all-time greats. Not just a legend in it's own right, but it's the father of the legendary Banshee.
One of my absolute dream bikes. Love the old school Yamaha Graphics on it.
They rock. ruclips.net/video/50XP1ImbioA/видео.html
had one my whole life. "it was dad's" they do sound nice. Mine is stock with only a toomey racing kit (reeds, pipes, intake boot/filter, jets) and it will lift the front wheel easily. just don't be a 'larger' rider. be a small dude at about 130-140 pounds and you will be just fine.
@@machrider2333 I wound up buying it. I'm 210 lbs, and the front wheel still comes up easy, without playing with the clutch. Still getting the feeling for it, feeling it out. I'm too smart to allow myself to lose respect for the bike. Don't want it to bite me on the ass. Couple weeks of riding time, I'll be where I need to be. Nice talking to you brother.
One of my all time favs, old school Yamy yellow+black, plus Kenny Roberts is pure legend
beautiful machine, I remember so many of those bikes as a young guy, im glad I was a enthusiast back in that time... motorcycles have got to be one of mans greatest creations...
Was thinking that same thing on my ride home yesterday (xl600)
100% agree. Helps alot with depression, bring families and friends closer, bring parents and their kids closer. What Ken says is true. It never crossed my mind before hearing him say that. Take Care, Brother.
Actually, these bikes were extremely rare and hard to come by even when they were new. I ended up with a Honda CM450E because the RZ350 was just too expensive to even think about.
Well done once again KEN thank you for the trip down memory lane 👍🇦🇺
As a 15 yr old i enjoyed my brothers RZ Back in '86. It had the Toomy pipes. Just remember hitting the powerband and it threw me back so hard i couldn't let go of the throttle. The smell of a 2 stroke will live with me forever.
A buddy of mine rode one of these and had no trouble keeping pace with our GSXR’s in the twisties back in the day. Total blast to ride 👍🏼
I had 14 of those badboys one time, we used to hybrid them with VJ22 suspension because no one wanted RGVs, oh how things were so easy back then!
Damm! Takes me back! I had my parents " help me" buy one of these when I was mid 15 yrs old.. I did Toomey pipes ,jet kit, Metzler's, a fork brace and some low clip on bars..the bike was a blast! Would take down 750cc superbikes at the time.. and they had no chance with corner speed.
I had no idea.what I had . If I did I would still own it today..a classic..💪👍.(I moved on next to a new fz750.. at age 18)
Same here!!! Moved on to a Ducati 900ss which I modified!
Metzlers haven’t seen those since 03 lol
@@skylermummert24 Got to have the ME33 Lazer front in 16"!
I loved shocking guys on larger bikes as they got to stare at the tailpipes.
Growing up… my friends dad owned a Yamaha dealership… we got our hands on one of these…!! Oh boy did we have a blast with this machine
Great memories..!!
ACTION YAMAHA OF EDISON…. NJ
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I owned a brand new 1985, seriously great motorcycle. Let a friend take it for a spin and it came back in a box! I still miss that bike.
Im on my 4th FZR1000 now. Never give up on the old Yamahas!!
Probably my favorite motorcycle of all time.
Same here bro....
Same
I liked the original back in 73 but were in the same bal!park.
That’s is a mind blower. Had a RD 250 lc. Wow wish I kept her greeting from the uk 🇬🇧
Another Legendary machine to obsess over... Really love your videos Kaplan .. love what you guys do.. Keeping these old school bikes going is so brilliant. They don't make 'em like this anymore. Miss the old school bikes... 👍
Bought mine new at Montclaire Yamaha in California for $2300 OTD......sold it 2 years later for $2250! Had a lot of fun popping wheelies and zipping around but the combo of killer brakes and narrow tires was out to get me and I moved up to a Ninja 750. 34 years later I still have the Ninja!
After all these years still a very capable bike. Used to have a White and Red many, many moons ago!
Perfect example of this phenomenal machine. When I rode one of these many, many years ago as a much younger man I remember feeling my first dose of terror after blatting down a road only to realise the brakes were naff. But I'm still alive to write about it.
Dang that one sounds wicked! Got me even more pumped to get the RD350 going I started restoring not long ago. Was actually an RZ350 on marketplace somewhat locally for I believe $7500, way out of my price range but it was a beauty.
Test rode a Red/White one w/ pipes when I was 20. Should've bought it but instead bought a 86 GSXR750 which I crashed, got paralyzed and of course I'm the token wheelchair guy now LOL
It's all good! I LOVE the content OF COURSE!
Love 1300 ELRRR!
Eddie Lawson Replica Replica Replica.
If you couldn’t handle a 750 how you gonna handle a 2 stroke lol
@@skylermummert24 I was 20 and thought I could handle anything lol.
When I was younger I had no fear either!
Man you gave me total dose of Yamaha's two stroke engine's exhaust sound. Liked it. Beautiful, beastly machine. I love Yamaha's two stroke bikes. Thanks for sharing this video.
Ah my old baby!!! You are killin me! I still lust after that bike! It was amazing how fast it was when it came on pipe w the Toomey exhaust and silencers and jetting kit! I could keep up w much higher displacement bikes so easily !
Love this bike, and the passion you have for this old hardware.
And all the R and D to make this is what lead to the Yamaha Banshee 4wheeler. I loved my quad. I ripped it at the dunes and is still the best for all out high rpm fun. Edit: you get some really cool cycles Ken!!!
I learnt to ride on the street on one of these. Scary fast 💨 back in the day
This sounds just as good as it looks. The higher the RPM it just screams like crazy. I want it so bad.
It’s a 2 stroke of course the higher the rpm the better hahah
@@skylermummert24 Honestly sounds more like V tec.. lol
@Skyler Mummert Game over at 11k rpm though .
Thanks for the awesome vid. A buddy in high school had one of these. Everyone drooled over it!
Two strokes are freaking awesome
i had a Yamaha RZ350 back in 1986. was just a kid. cannot tell you how much fun that was. the bike would pop wheelies all day long (sometimes when i least expected it). eventually sold it for my other dream bike, a VMax 1200 which was of course mind blowing. but in all honestly i think i had more fun on the RZ350. its power band was such a kick in the pants and it could corner too. plus you could flog it all day long and not worry about risking life and limb
Oh man, this brings me back to my youth … I had them all in the 80s Suzuki X7 250, Kawasaki KH 250, Yamaha RD LC 250/350 … Real man’s bike’s…
Back in the 1980s I owned 3 RD350LCs and loved every minute riding them!
Your YPVS sounds awesome! Kenny Roberts paint job although not original looks fantastic!
Thank you for sharing, took me back years!🙂👍
I had both RDLC 1982 Venezuelan market and that yellow KR in Los Angeles. The RDLC way faster and take off wheelie just watching the throttle.RZ is more stable in curves.
Ridiculously clean! Wish I had one lol..... everybody needs a 2 stroke streetbike just the right size for cruising the windy backwoods paved roads.....I can imagine the smiles it'd provide.
Love it, whoever rebuilt it did a great job, iv rebuilt a few LC Yamahas and know exactly how much it costs and how quickly it can mount up.
I really enjoy how your team and yourself Continually bring bikes back to life.
Yeah I had a Daytona special 400cc Bassani expansion chambers the bubble -like odd firing of of the exhaust at low rpms was hypnotic but once the pipes came on it was front wheel to the sky. That powerband was a force to be reckoned with. Got away from me twice resulting in broken wrists both times catching myself on asphalt at the very end of first gear when power comes on quick, very quick. It’ll bite ya but fun as hell.
Thats a crazy bike to ride without a helmet on! This guy has big balls. The bike is stunning
Man O Man.
Childhood memories!
Neighbor up the street had the RD400, neighbor down the street had the RZ350.
I had music to my ears in stereo.
Had one when I was in high school....miss it more than any bike I have ever had.
Well that bike is so beautiful and sounds so good and crisp. Yeah really knocking this one out of the park guy's great job
That bike would be so sweet to see SCREAMING by! A 2 stroke street bike is something you just don’t see these days. 🔥
Australian Motorcycle News ran a front page on 1 of those beauties the caption said in bold print Have Licence will Lose 😅😅😅😅 they were a fantastic package back in the day loved seeing you hooking it up the street great stuff mate amazing
These bikes are so cool. Always loved the Yammie colours.
i had a red and white 250...can still smell it ❤️
Sick bike!! I was lucky to have ridden this fantastic little beast!!
pocket rocket 😍 these things are amazing some pipes and tuning and they go crazy. i think one of the best 2stroke engines yamaha ever build.
Awesome, the classics are the way to go!
Fyi, those are Spec II pipes. I have a set on my RWB 85 RZ. 36 years of fun. Miles of smiles.
Awesome bike. I remember these. This would be as fun to ride as it is to look at.
bought mine the first year they came out, and sold my H2,
which almost killed me..
RZ was my favorite road bike ever
Bought one new in 1983 or 4? Cheap, like mid 2000's I think. Fun bike. Nobody wanted them at the time. Dealer had leftovers marked down. Did a bunch of "Spec 2" upgrades. Pipes, air box, jetting. The biggest gain was the milling of the head though. Motor had quench designed in but not used because of emissions. The milling restored quench, ran cooler, started easier, significant power increase too.
Beautiful bike, My room mate back in 1985 had one and I loved riding it, it is a bullet above 7500rpms.
Yep, they are "peaky"
In 85 bought ninja 600 loved it. Buddy had 600.ninja but also had rz350, man i lived that rz350. Up to 70mph or so he would get me. Light flickable and more than fast enough for street. In curves i had no chance.
A1 rep of that model. Absolutely beautiful
My friend had one when we were young. Sure brings back memories.
I had one of these in high school. My first road bike. I was the coolest and fasted kid in school., hands down.
Another killer bike! Nice job guys.
A banshee on 2 wheels, with a Reed valve.. These things are awesome
Nice bike,super fun. Had 1 myself just wasn't the Kenny Robert's edition, liked performance so much I went and got a banshee to ride on the trails mostly lol. Wish I still had the bike still have the wheeler.
I had one,this bike is an icone and a Legend for me.Thank,s Yamaha for the dream!
I had one of each color back in 84 raced one in production and one in d superbike, in 85 went real wild with the modified one and it would pass Rz 500's canadian model on the back stretch at pocono. Need to buy another one soon.
One of the best sounding bikes I've heard except for the 6 cylinder bikes ! And a few vtwins
I had the Eddie Lawson mod. RED WHITE BLUE what a great bike and site keep up the good work it was a fun bike I never should of sold it
Haha Back in the eighties my little bro had one and I a Kawasaki Z1000R2 'Lawson' rep. On the twisties my bro whipped my arse every time. Great little bike with big bike beating power. Two stroke is boss! You are one cool individual Sir👍🏻
My favourite bike I made an airfix model when I was a kid we call them an rd in the UK was the pro am. A different race series the the rz cup keep up the awsome vids ken god bless america
what a sick bike man, i gotta smile with that color an decal sceme man thats sick
Damn Captain America I never knew they made such a thing that's so cool
My best friend had the RD 400 Daytona his brother has the LC 400 ( white with blue graphics ) that he shipped from Canada and I had a Blue RD 400 ( cherry conditio ) . We rode them from Tulsa to Ponca City in the early 80's to the GNC Nationals ....One of my favorite rides to remember . Those bikes were awesome ! PK
RD350LC not 400
My friend’s brother had one. Lusted after that bike!
The sounds and smells of 2 strokes are lush.
Amazing! I never knew they made 2-stroke street bikes
HaHahahahaha Research the “Water Buffalo” two stroke legend
Seen one of these at the Rhinebeck show some years ago, thing was immaculate, full fairing though*, really cool bike.
Love it! Cool if you could add an rz500 and rg500 to the collection.
I was just up to the museum on Sunday I wanted to show you my newly acquired yamaha tdr250. Keep on smoking brother!
Such a nice bike with proper Yamaha color scheme.
That is a real nice one. Great job on the video and GLWS. I have a garage full of these, mostly hot rodded, and one custom RZV500. Lots of RZ ride, restoration, and show videos on my channel. Thanks!
Yes I had the black and red RZ350 Great Great Machine.
Miss those 80 s bikes I had Suzuki X7 happy days 🏍️
Neat and fun fun fun thanks KAP for the video Brother!!!!
Love that bike …..so quick for the day
Absolutely beautiful bike
Went from Dallas area up to Toronto to pick up two of those for a team build in late 1983. I also brought back the first Suzuki katana state side..I'm told.
I thought my chambered rd was fast...and it was...but those RZ's were track worthy darts.
* Add 10 mph with that K.R. wasp kit.
A truly great motorcycle. Toomy exhaust and intake kit got 54hp if memory serves. A real giant killer.
Love that sound ❤️
Beautiful example, Ken 👍
My brother bought one and would shred any 650, 750 and liters at the time. It was riding the clutch with the right rpm at peak hp that was the trick, and being able to keep it on the road.
Dream bike. I’ll own one some day
Damn that brings back some memories.
I worked with a guy at a Ford dealership he was my mentor he had one of these. Sold it when he moved . That motor gave us the Yamaha Banshee
Nothing like two strokes in the morning. You know what | mean. Cool air induction!
great bike great sound !!
The Banshee has that engine but without the power valve--and man that's a fun engine. It's a bit weak off the bottom but when it's on the pipe she rips.
I knew the day one of these showed up in chad thompsons motorsports showroom this bike was on its way to become another icon of all time of timeless machines that were built dedicating the lastest performance technology that remains as the textbook to the future of beauty and function ...awha i just heard you give up the type and brand of the two stoke oil you are running in this little horsepower monster ...im old school and you are not surprising or hiding any go fast info from me , but only impressing me with your knowledge of the right stuff to get the best or the best out of the best there is as we used say that still stands ...its cubic dollars verses pounds of fun ...a few years back i ventured off on the tail of the dragon and when i got to deals gap the entire two stroke street bike club of america was having their annual get together ride and one of their resting spots was deals gap that they had reserved all the accomodations that was a treat for me as the entire parking lot was equiped with every two stroke motorcycle from the '60 when as a 13 year old to the days at mid-ohio watching 5 of these yellow kenny roberts signature buzz bombs getting air off the last drop off into the bottoms of mid-ohio ... And the announcer is screaming " you could throw a blanket over the leaders as s they as are taking to the air at 140 entering the bottoms here at mid-ohio ...cant remember the occasion or the date but it was back when these little buzz bombs were impressing everyone who seeing there performance for the first time ...and then to see them at deals gap turning back they hands of time live right there in all their glory in about 2019 as there were only a hand full looking like they came out of their dealer shipping crates the day before ...like look at you today and what is it about that seems like you are following a script of my life's passion and taste for the same motorcycles ...and a lot of what i see you giving your heart and soul and respect for are motorcycles of back when i was in high school and took everything for granite not caring about the future of what we had or owned ....and now as i am about 20 years older than you ...you keep coming up with the icons of the right stuff with the passion in your spirit and personality of the human experience of our history in america that has been our success for the victories of americans representing our freedom of just being free ..,and then here you will come dressed up in a red white and blue cape matching helmet and moto gear ripping a blast from the past frozen in time for eternity as you are the real Kapland America who is the only one deserving of your git up displaying these moments of my life like american pie ...we cant know , understand , how anyone with the resources to do and to make happen these moments today i am witnessing take place that i have stated before of folks i know with the necessary resources are way too conservative to give a shit about anything but today im pulling my question of what the hell happened to you as you are giving away all that you have ever had to those of us to enjoy to the noobs who would never see or understand their heritage of all the involvement this sport has to offer ....to the old timers like me who never thought they would ever see and get to experience again the best days of our lives ....life is good ..and there really is a caped crusader who stepped up to the plate hitting them over the wall for us all ....seemingly without the intentions and being totally selfless you are the Marlon Brando , Peter Fonda Captain America Willey G. Marty Smith , kenny Roberts , Burt Monro , Denis Manning if he built a motorcycle museum ... And your idea of a museum is interactive in the working of a museum like never before .even your own bread and butter business to make everyday ends meet is motorcycle museum history in the making ...just the location and the history of the museum's buildings are museum pieces of their own ...you have never said much about the powerhouse where all the steam was generated that ran the whole compound ...as if you have all the time in the world let me give you another 18 wheeler load of things to do for future ...that powerhouse could be restored to a visual of its original purpose of how this was the beginning of large mass producing manufacturing ...and how iconic suzuki of japan was an industrial textile manufacture that was turned into a motorcycle factory that now your textile factory turned motorcycle museum is now housing japanese icons that would have never been without a person like yourself not afraid to think outside the box ....there you go with another history making video of the suzuki family visits Kapland cycle museum aeeing their products built in a textile factory then preserved as the history of such action now housed in a textile factory covered to the dedication and preservation of motorcycles that were the chosen business to keep the bread and butter on dinner table of people half way around the world now into the history of time as today in hands of people from the computer age working on motorcycles selling and buying historical motorcycles to make ends meet of the history of its history of preserving its history of two completely different means of manufacturing not even closely related two their own beginnings then onward from clothing their countrymen during a needed time doing so ...Then finding themselves in a situation of diversify or die providing needed transportation to those same masses who needed first clothing to go to work and then a way to there now moralized in the textile factory that was the Blueprints for all mass production of textiles destroyed by war between the countries involved in such modernisation then for the suzuki family to rise out of the ashes to build yet another unrelated industry badly needed by the same masses and now their products are being preserved in the same buildings where the whole idea of mass production in textiles that made the world wide industrial revolution a real happening in every branch of mass manufacturing possible ...yes there is the reason the powerhouse needs to be displayed its upmost importance of how technology feeds the development of production to feed the masses now with its own beginnings of its history now housed for all to see and enjoy the memories and the educational value of how its all been done ....with i was in school there were no vcr tapes nor were there any dvds ..but 16mm films called industry on parade to teach us how to keep the needed ideas rolling for common day survival in an ever changing modern world ...that i am now learning is not taught to our youth in schools today ...and now we are paying for the neglect that started 40 years ago , when president Reagan said " let no child be left behind " that was the kids achilles' heel that has lead them to just showing up in a cap and gown on graduation day a grab a piece of paper giving them authorization to apply for an application for employment at McDonald's ...when i geaduated from an associated college division of the university of illinois i got a hand shake as all of us were given a speech congratulating all that now we have the tools to begin our education , that is exactly what all your years of elementary junior high ,high school and then college to university is all about ..then comes trade schools updating the updates ..and then eventually your education is as complete as it can ever get which just so happens to be your last day of life will be the day you start learning nothing at all or ever again that the few today seem to be on it with statements like do it now cause you're going to be dead for a very long time ..but todays school kids already have one foot in the grave with the singularity attitude they cant wait till all the so called schooling period of their lives is over suggesting they believe they
Donnie you're the 1st person who has mentioned anything about the powerhouse the actual original steam engine which is a single piston monster is still complete and intact and I believe could be started again it's in the giant powerhouse smokestack building. I also didn't know that the Suzuki factory was Built-in a textile factory that's pretty cool. Thank you for all the positive feedback I really appreciate it have a fantastic day.
I'll do a video on the powerhouse building
Possibly the funest street bike ever !
Sweet Yamaha RZ350 sounds bad ass!
Beautiful bike , WOW !!
Had one just like that in 1984! The stock pipes had more bottom end up to 110 mph wheelie city.
I used to love the Kawi 2 strokes of the early 70s, Yamaha took it to the next level.Their bikes were safer & better handling.The first reed valve 6 speed was I think the 73.Red w/ white,I loved that bike,this is a newer version & slightly improved.
Totally different with a water cooled engine
Nice! I had two of the KRR. First was stone stock, the second was tastefully modified with some different reeds, Toomey pipes, cooler seat cover, SS braided brake lines, Fox shock, sticky tires and re-valved forks. It would wheelie by power alone in 1st. They are like riding a dirt bike on the street, don't you think? We only got them in 84 and 85 in the States.... bummer!
What a BEAUTY!!