I like two strokes!

[Seeker]

Two strokes are loud, frequently rattly, often unreliable and are an environmental nightmare, but I like them.

I've never owned a Kawasaki triple but always wanted an H1E (the first to have a rubber mounted engine).

The 750 (H2) was meaner - if you put your cutlery into your tumble drier, that's what the engine sounded like.

I'm not a fan of custom bikes generally but this one I like:

http://kickstart.bikeexif.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kawasaki-cafe-racer-1.jpg

https://rideapart.com/articles/bike-week-kamikaze-h2

The noise must be incredible - 3 expansion chambers, no airbox.

My friends H1A used to do 22 mpg - I'm guessing this H2 will be worse, but fun though.

[littleoldman2]

Me too. I love them.

[Craig380]

Nice, that. Needs skinnier tyres though.

Another stroker lover here: I had a GT380 for 17 years before getting the SV (hence my username). It had some very rare period J&R spannies on it, the noise would make your hair stand on end - not especially loud but pure music.

Unfortunately, I holed the left piston giving it some rice (the left-hand crank seal was always a little suspect, and it sucked a little too much air that time) and blew molten ally all around the big end and mains.

By the time I'd priced up a crank rebuild, then a rebore and new pistons, then a gearbox inspection .... and the frame needed repainting .... and the chrome on the wheels was getting a bit dodgy .... I decided to flog it as a project and got an SV instead.

I don't regret selling it, but there's nothing quite like the feeling of a stroker coming on the pipe, as the exhaust note sharpens from a drone to a wail :D

[shiftin_gear98]

That does look like fun, loud fun.

[Fula28]

Proper two stoke. My Rs250 Gpbike missile 160mph. Tried to kill me alot! Sold it to pay for my wedding. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180414/dc01c0e16427c65f85b5bc1bbe57a611.jpg

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[Craig380]

@Fula28 - hi and welcome. Now an RS250 is a SERIOUS stroker :D

[Fula28]

@Fula28 - hi and welcome. Now an RS250 is a SERIOUS stroker :DYes it was started on rgv250 -zxrs--nc30- ended up on Rs250 bought it from Mark hodgeson Niels Dad. Good times and survived to tell the tail.
Thanks for the welcome.

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[Biker Biggles]

Three cylinder two stroke? Bloody amateurs. Theres a place near here where you can see the real deal-----a 48 cylinder version of the Kwak stroker. Now that is proper insanity.

[Talking Heads]

Passed my test on a 2 stroke 250 CanAm army bike, before that had a TS185 then GT185
After test got an LC350.
Last 2 stroke I had was an MZ TS150 winter hack which was a whole lot more fun than you might think.
Love 2 strokes, haven't had one in years, my next one will probably be a Vespa.

[Craig380]

This is my old 380 about 8/9 years ago, just after I fitted the J&R spannies. If you put your ear to the screen, you might just be able to hear them ;):D

http://gt380.ktforever.co.uk/Suzuki-GT380/Pics/Craig%203.jpg

[squirrel_hunter]

I quite like them as well. Might explain why I have this (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=189543) and this (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=225013). Which reminds me I need to crack on with the YSR, but I need to build the workshop first...

[mep]

Had a GT250 back in the day. What a blast. A decent power band to boot. Unfortunately I don't have any photo's, just the memories.