Tango Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 11 hours ago, Grace (BikeHedonia) said: Why is this all memories? Are you guys still allowed to run two-strokes in the UK/europe as long as they're vintage? I realise they would heartily fail all emissions standards There are still some small capacity 2-stroke bikes available here, but the bigger ones are mostly older and people want silly money for them now. Saw a Suzuki 250 Hustler for sale on a selling site here recently and it wasn't priced too bad, but getting parts for a 50 year old bike could be a challenge! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 11 hours ago, Grace (BikeHedonia) said: Why is this all memories? Are you guys still allowed to run two-strokes in the UK/europe as long as they're vintage? I realise they would heartily fail all emissions standards Yes they are , we have two 2-stroke racers in our workshop, A TZ250 and a RG500 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace (BikeHedonia) Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Tango said: There are still some small capacity 2-stroke bikes available here, but the bigger ones are mostly older and people want silly money for them now. Saw a Suzuki 250 Hustler for sale on a selling site here recently and it wasn't priced too bad, but getting parts for a 50 year old bike could be a challenge! I am just going to take a moment to appreciate the glory which is naming a motorcycle "Hustler". Ah yes. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Stunt Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 11 hours ago, Grace (BikeHedonia) said: Why is this all memories? Are you guys still allowed to run two-strokes in the UK/europe as long as they're vintage? I realise they would heartily fail all emissions standards They're impractical really, even the auto mix bikes like the CRM, you can't always trust the mix and they use nearly twice as much fuel so you can't have a route that doesn't include nearby fuel stops They are great fun and give max power for minimum weight, my GasGas EC300 was a monster on power, I got it up to nearly 80mph over the rocks on Sarn Helen coming back down towards the gate :), it's capable of higher speeds not not with me on it over rocks , my two CRM's were awesome too and I remember my old RD250LC was quite a beast in it's day 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 9 minutes ago, Tango said: The H1 500 Kwak also had that reputation. They were more peaky than the 750......on-off power switch! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 My 500 titan was mr mellow. Seemed like she;d do it forever...last time a suzuki ever gaveme that warm and fuzzy feeling tbh. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace (BikeHedonia) Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Cupid Stunt said: They're impractical really, even the auto mix bikes like the CRM, you can't always trust the mix and they use nearly twice as much fuel so you can't have a route that doesn't include nearby fuel stops They are great fun and give max power for minimum weight, my GasGas EC300 was a monster on power, I got it up to nearly 80mph over the rocks on Sarn Helen coming back down towards the gate :), it's capable of higher speeds not not with me on it over rocks , my two CRM's were awesome too and I remember my old RD250LC was quite a beast in it's day I know what you mean about mixing fuel for EC300s and how they go like the clappers... I forgive them everything, including the inconvenience, just for the power-to-weight ratio. My friends over here are all getting around on KLX250s, no power and I can't lift the damn things. Still, sometimes EC300s get sleepy too... 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Grace (BikeHedonia) said: I know what you mean about mixing fuel for EC300s and how they go like the clappers... I forgive them everything, including the inconvenience, just for the power-to-weight ratio. My friends over here are all getting around on KLX250s, no power and I can't lift the damn things. Still, sometimes EC300s get sleepy too... So damn cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 8 hours ago, XTreme said: They were more peaky than the 750......on-off power switch! which one was the widow maker ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 1 minute ago, skyrider said: which one was the widow maker ? The 750 usually got that label. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, XTreme said: The 750 usually got that label. thought so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 On 09/11/2021 at 23:34, Grace (BikeHedonia) said: Why is this all memories? Are you guys still allowed to run two-strokes in the UK/europe as long as they're vintage? I realise they would heartily fail all emissions standards Yup you can still get new 2 strokes here but mostly dirt bikes rather than road bikes, this one is road legal but prefer the four strokes to 2 stroke though. Here's mine out with a mate last Sunday 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace (BikeHedonia) Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share Posted November 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Yup you can still get new 2 strokes here but mostly dirt bikes rather than road bikes, this one is road legal but prefer the four strokes to 2 stroke though. Here's mine out with a mate last Sunday I can't help it, ever since I got on a two stroke for the first time earlier this year, I have been lost to the dark side... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofia Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 On 09/11/2021 at 23:34, Grace (BikeHedonia) said: Why is this all memories? Are you guys still allowed to run two-strokes in the UK/europe as long as they're vintage? I realise they would heartily fail all emissions standards there are lots in Portugal, big revival! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace (BikeHedonia) Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share Posted November 11, 2021 12 hours ago, Sofia said: there are lots in Portugal, big revival! Oh really, that's awesome news! Post us some pics next time you spot some good ones 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 One of my last ones. This one almost killed me ones. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 On 10/11/2021 at 10:57, Cupid Stunt said: They're impractical really, even the auto mix bikes like the CRM, you can't always trust the mix and they use nearly twice as much fuel so you can't have a route that doesn't include nearby fuel stops They are great fun and give max power for minimum weight, my GasGas EC300 was a monster on power, I got it up to nearly 80mph over the rocks on Sarn Helen coming back down towards the gate :), it's capable of higher speeds not not with me on it over rocks , my two CRM's were awesome too and I remember my old RD250LC was quite a beast in it's day used to have 2 350lc's and they would excelerate quite swiftly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 20 hours ago, Tammy said: One of my last ones. This one almost killed me ones. Neat job, who built that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 1 hour ago, boboneleg said: Neat job, who built that ? I did back in 83 84 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 22 hours ago, Tammy said: One of my last ones. This one almost killed me ones. that's an implant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Just now, skyrider said: that's an implant the 550 was a popular model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 23 minutes ago, skyrider said: the 550 was a popular model 74 h2b 750 Body was GPZ 550 sidecovers and fairing Z1000st seat and tail GPZ 1100 tank Front fender I found in the dealer I was a tech at. Frame welding was done by my brother and all motor work and wiring was done by me. This was after this 74 almost killed me. But before I went overboard with the motor. Now I just play in the woods when I need to get crazy but I have ended up in the hospital more off road than on.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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