New Yamaha R6 / RZ350 hybrid!!

All I can say is... wow! This guy is on the ball - Im really looking forward to see what he does with this project. Rz350 & R6? Come on, thats like combining a olmypic speedskater with pcp junkie. Its going to be great.

http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2798759190039640277LpssMk

Tell me this isn't awesome, and i'll tell you your crazier than a shite house rat. To me, this looks better than silky smooth polished dog bollocks.

EDIT - *** APPARENTLY WEBSHOTS IS DOWN!! *** Sorry for the inconvenience... I'll find a new rz / r6 hybrid for you soon - promise.

1985 RG500 Gamma - The Grandpappy

In 1984 Suzuki made a really good decision. They offered mere mortals a chance at living their GP dreams out on a incredibly dangerous motorcycle. The RG500 was first debued at the 1984 IFMA motor show in West Cologne, Germany to the chagrin of GP fans everywhere. A lot of people dont realize the RG500 also had a "mini-me", and no, its not the RG250. Its the RG400. A bike built specificaly for the Japan domestic market. In 1984, the RG500 with its square engine configuration, disc valves, aluminum frame, and floater rear suspension was light years ahead of its time. Man, I really need another 2 stroke... asap.


Specs:

RG 500 Gamma 1985
Overall Length: 2,100 mm (82.7 in)
Overall Width: 695 mm (27.4 in)
Overall Height: 1,185 mm (46.7 in)
Seat Height: 770 mm (30.3 in)
Wheelbase: 1,425 mm (56.1 in)
Ground Clearance: 120 mm (4.7 in)
Dry Weight: 156 kg (343 lbs)
Engine type: Water-cooled 498 cc two-stroke square-4. 95 hp (69.3 kW)/ 9,500 rpm, 71.3 Nm (7.3 kg-m)/ 8,000 rpm.

True Blue - RG500 Skoal Bandit

You know, if chewing skoal helps suzuki make more carbon framed GP machines, then sign me up. I have visions of myself with a wad of chew in my lip, and a rg500 skoal special between my legs - rocketing through a turn, tobbaco spittle drizzling across my cheek as I scrape my elbow pad on the asphalt.

Heres the blue color scheme of the bike I had posted on earlier. Ill stop my rambling...

The Supreme Bimota Vdue

Ha - bet you thought I was dead (or wished I was). Ive been hunting for a new job and finally got one, thus the utterly pathetic lack of posts. I apologize in advance. I wish someone would comment, even to say "Your a tool! Two strokes are dead! Get a life you oil huffing freak!" or something along those lines...

I always lamented the loss (and utter failure) of the bimota vdue. It seemed a bike with so much potential. Take for example the pics included above of the Evoluzione Corsa 2001/2003. This was the pinnacle of bimota two-stroke goodness, a 135 bhp firebreathing freak weighing in at 330.6 pounds (150kg) dry. Thats pretty much fast enough to tear your head from your shoulders when the powerband struck. Attached also are the specs (in italian - sorry). Of course, you werent supposed to ride this on the street - but the addition of two duct taped mag lights and trailer flashers could trick even the most astute fun destroying copper.

Even though this bikes electronic ignition system was a sack of soldered up poo, and the bike itself was a bullet to the brain of one of my favorite all time companies... i still like it. Just look at it, come on now.

Now, Im gonna start saving up for that Vdue - one dollar at a time... then ill buy one from vdue usa and put it in my living room until my wife kills me.

Its been a while...

...but I bring you tidings of great joy. Some bloke in merry old England decided to stuff a RD500 motor in a TZR250 chassis. I think its a fantastic idea - and I think youll agree. I usually use my kitchen for mixing drinks, burning things and washing my hair. This guy, uses his to create recipies of delectible two-stroke delight. Check out this page, I hope he updates it more frequently than I do this blog...TZR-RD500 Just click the "perspiration" link if you want to be astonished, and have a new appreciation for what you can cook up in the kitchen.

Yo Quiero - Yagiva

Are you sitting at home confused and troubled over your predicament? On one hand, you love your Cagiva Mito, lets say - your one of the true blue Americans who appreciates Cagiva cycles. You await the arrival of the Cagiva 500 Mito as if it were the coming of the messiah. Alas, you soon find that your beloved Cagiva is NOT a two-stroke road missile, but a husquevarna single equipped italian oddity. Sadness and despair quickly begin to set in - the questions race through your mind. "A single? Isnt that a incredibly simple design? Isn't there less stuff to break? Aren't they highly reliable?" The answers are all yes, and point to a extremely boring time. What you really need to do, is take that RZ350 motor you bought from your drunken friend when he crashed his Banshee into a tree --- and put it --- in your Cagiva! Its a mad scientist type experiment, and I applaud all the Dr. Frankenstiens who have taken the initiative to make this craziness happen. One company in the fervent iceland of Norway specializes in such kits, both for the 125 and 500 Mito. The kit supposedly works on all generations of Mitos and makes the fitment much, much less of a painfull affair. You must still do a wee bit of welding, but dont be afraid. Im sure you can find a welder to fit it up no problemo. Check out the mad Norweigan website for more info. Under the "products" tab is where youll find the kit. Yeah, it works on 125 Mito's too. Prepare to pollute in style, as never before.

The Bestest RG500?

I think so. I mean, come on - does your RG500 have a full carbon fiber frame, make 131 bhp, weigh 253lbs dry, and have a inverted White Power (woah - talk about a non-politically correct name for a company) suspension setup? No? Well, I dont even HAVE a RG500 - so your already cooler than me. The bike Im talking about is the Heron Suzuki XR70RV RG500. A bad mutha-shut-yo-mouth of a RG raced by Heron Suzuki of Croydon, England in 1985-1986 (one of the first suzuki importers in the UK). Their primo race maniac was Paul Lewis - an aussie bloke. Paul never really got to shoot champagne fountains at his friends, he placed a 25th in 1985, with just one point to his name in the 500 Championship. Still though, that is one point more than I will ever have. This bike just looks so fantastic with the full carbon frame and Skoal colors - a love it to pieces. Im gonna go buy some Skoal, and take a dip in the tobacco laden can of fun times. Im not doing it for myself though - Im doing it in memory of this great machine.