I dont know how old you guys are but when I was young two strokes didnt have reed valves and you would crack the throttle and the RPMs would slowly build and then suddenly BAM! the thing just comes uncorked.

 

I rode a KX 500 one time and the only way to describe it is INSANE! But the bike I always wanted to ride is the YamahaRZ 350. It is a two cylinder two stroke street bike That was discontinued in the early 80sdue to emissions. The motor found it's way into the Yamaha banshee. Most people don't know that motor came from a street bike.They say it was faster than the 750s of it day and could easily out handle them.

 

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I remember when the RZ's came out. Two friends of mine got some and they were fast. Not by today's standards but they were quick. They sounded like bumble bees leaving white smoke all down the road when they would take off. Yamaha also had a TZ 750 two stroke that was a beast! I know a collector who has a mint RZ 350 that I have been trying to get a ride on for years but never had a chance to do it.

I had several small smokers including a YZ 125 that was fast but it would foul plugs every time I rode it! It was like it was stuck in the mud from low RPM take offs then when the power band kicked in HOLD ON! You really had to keep the R's up or it was awful. Deffently not good for slow technical trails.

 

Here is the 750!