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Tastefully Modified Smoker: 1993 Suzuki RGV250Γ VJ22 for Sale

SuzukiBy Tad Diemer October 29, 2019 2 Comments

Two-stroke sportbikes of the late 1980s and early 1990s followed a very similar format: aluminum beam frame, full fairing, racy ergonomics, and a small two-stroke powerplants packing cutting-edge technology and serious power per cubic inch. But the formula wasn’t really the result of a lack of imagination, it was convergent evolution: the class was ruthlessly…

Featured Listing: 1990 Kawasaki KR-1S C2 for Sale

KawasakiBy Tad Diemer May 11, 2019

As rare as the 250cc two-stroke sportbikes are on these shores, the Kawasaki KR1-S is the rarest of them all, limited edition models of bikes like the NSR250R SP aside. Considering Kawasaki made some of the hairiest two-stroke sportbikes of the 1970s, it’s surprising that Kawasaki seemed largely uncommitted to the class, making just enough…