Even by today’s standards, the numbers are impressive… a claimed 95hp to go with a dry weight of just 340lbs would have this little 500 hanging right with the best of the modern 600s. And they don’t sound nearly this cool! The RG500 or “Gamma” was a legitimate monster back in it’s day. Yamaha had…
In celebration of Two Stroke Week, RSBFS proudly brings you the second round of our Dutch Masters series – this time highlighting the exploits of GP Racer Wil Hartog. If you missed the first volume of this series, you can check it out here: Dutch Masters Volume 1. Wil Hartog was born in Holland, the…
2005 Suzuki GSX750R Barry Sheene Replica 8,749 KM Middlesex, UK This one is really fun because Barry Sheene Replicas never came to the states, so bear with me as I attempt to describe what sits here before us. I felt especially compelled on this one as I love racing history (Barry Sheene – ’76 &…
Two Stroke Glory Days: 1980 Yamaha TZ500H Ah, the days of the customer race bike. How times have changed. Two strokes have been killed, customer race bikes are a thing of the past and racing, well is hurting. I know the economy has put a hurt on everything but I think some of the decisions made…
Just the name “Magnum” alone signifies this is a rare find indeed. Harris is a small performance specialist shop in the UK, producing frame kits for different engines, resulting in many unique specials over the years. In any case, this 1980 Magnum 2 frame kit listed on the Chicago Craigslist will fit a Kawasaki Z1…