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Started by quocle603, September 17, 2020, 10:32:28 AM

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quocle603

I posted about my recent build of my 1975 RD350. It's nothing special but its an extremely meaningful bike to me. I went to my usual bike night and someone snapped a sweet photo of my bike next to a 95 Canadian RZ350. We swapped bikes and had some fun. I think mine had a slight advantage over his, but it also was running out of fuel. I am glad that I was able to test ride an RZ350, it made me realize that I don't really want to own one.

Do not underestimate the power of a two-stroke.

1975 Yamaha RD350 (modified), 1973 Yamaha RD350 (stock), 1971 Suzuki T500, 1981 Yamaha XS650 HS2, 1982 Honda MB5, 1980 Puch Maxi, 1979 Puch Magnum, 1993 Tomos Bullet, 2003 Malaguti Firefox F15 LC

Hawaii-Mike

RZ's are very nice bikes.  However at my (boomer) age, I am only into air cooled two-strokes.

m in sc

i got bored with my rz. it was really good, i mean really good. but still have 3 aircooled rds. its a preference thing.

pdxjim

On the contrary, I tried to get back in to aircooleds with my KH400 last year, but just couldn't get into it.

LC all the way, no looking back!
Wasting time on 2T forums since the dawn of the internet. '89 TDR250, '13 300xcw, '19 690smcr, '56 Porsche 356A

m in sc

I dont own any more triples either. just fyi.


pdxjim

Quote from: m in sc on September 17, 2020, 05:27:41 PM
I dont own any more triples either. just fyi.

Yup.  They look cool and sound 'kin awesome, but that's just about where my enthusiasm ends.


Wasting time on 2T forums since the dawn of the internet. '89 TDR250, '13 300xcw, '19 690smcr, '56 Porsche 356A

quocle603

Here is another snap of it.

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind having one but I am not looking for one like I was before.
Do not underestimate the power of a two-stroke.

1975 Yamaha RD350 (modified), 1973 Yamaha RD350 (stock), 1971 Suzuki T500, 1981 Yamaha XS650 HS2, 1982 Honda MB5, 1980 Puch Maxi, 1979 Puch Magnum, 1993 Tomos Bullet, 2003 Malaguti Firefox F15 LC

rodneya

When you say your aircooled had a slight advantage on the RZ do you mean it was faster?
If so that RZ is in serious need of some work.

pdxjim

Quote from: rodneya on September 17, 2020, 09:36:17 PM
When you say your aircooled had a slight advantage on the RZ do you mean it was faster?
If so that RZ is in serious need of some work.

Word!

Stock RZ should make around 50hp at the wheel and RD350B more like 35.

*or something like that, but whatever the actual numbers are it's waay more.
Wasting time on 2T forums since the dawn of the internet. '89 TDR250, '13 300xcw, '19 690smcr, '56 Porsche 356A

m in sc

stock rzs are more like 45-47 @rw. still, should always be faster than an aircooled in the long run. my lc is faster than my rz was, but its also had a shit ton more work done to it.

Czakky

Interesting when your heroes are a let down... Either way the ac looks better know matter what anybody says.

Evans Ward

That RZ must have been a dying dog in need of major work and/ or your AC 350 is a fire breathing dragon.

Really surprised of all the non- love for the RZ.....  :umm: Absolutely love mine.
1984 Yamaha RZ350
1976 Suzuki GT750
1972 Kawasaki H2 750 Mach IV

Czakky

I'm surprised too Evans, having never ridden one it seems like a great all rounder. Though seriously love my wild RD...

m in sc

its a great bike when sorted well. ive ridden some really fast ones for sure, better in pretty much every way than an air-cooled.

however.

I never found it as fun. I always felt like the 390 ktm i had was basically comparable performance wise, and handled way better, which kinda killed it for me.  I had mine like 7 years, I really had no complaints just lost interest. was kinda 'too good' and refined.

Ive also ridden some really poorly sorted ones and they are terrible when not done right. the air-cooled bikes seem to have more leeway when they aren't 100%. rz, not so much.  i don't know why. just my personal impression.

I don't really miss mine.


Czakky

I believe it's the phrase Guzzi riders try to tell BMW riders... Character. Though I think 2t folks are a bit more calculated and scientific.