Ah the blue smoke 2 stroke. I've watched this a few times so I put my headphones on and just listened . . amazing . great great bike. . This guy knows what he's at for sure. . I'd even love to be pillion for this one. . savage stuff
one word priceless!!! Best place in the world to feel true freedom if only for a few minutes across the mountain between crashes!! Go and experience it while you can. Respect to you Agos great ride and respect to the old man for building such a great bike
@@1998TDM i have 2 of them at 62 years old. when i ride i feel 19 ,nothing else hits the spot.ok a bit slow nowadays but still the best buzz, or will be again when i stop throwing money at them.f this i am going out to the shed. great vid
this run took me way back. when we were all riding our first bikes back in the start of the 70's which were mainly trophys, saints, bonnies and beeza's , one mate stepped right outside of the box by buying one of the first RDs to come into the country after trading an early 60s beeza 500 single.. we never saw him again. just his blue stroke trail. not long after i bought the new J model waterbus in candy lavender(crimson), the last one on the shelf at the time. the best bike ive ever owned. I rode my mates RD a few times and it was deadly. in the day there was nothing that couild beat it. nothing and my gt had no chance.
Sitting on a office chair i was leaning over each side watching that, hands sweating. This is why I love the LC's and YPVS , so maneuverable and powerful, certainly give bigger bikes a run for the money. Thank you
If not seen them on You Tube TEAM COLLINS AND RUSSELL CLASSIC TT 2014 may put you on till rolls around and just for the "DEEK" @ 1-10 ish ! CLASSIC TT LAP OF HONOUR START UP GATE 2013 checked your site hope one the 4 bikes is the Bantam RG500 that i want to see close up
great riding and thaaaat ripping sound. i rode my rd350f2 around the island several times. surprised many bigger bikes. but my stock suspension was terrifying, hit a bump mid corner and it was all over the place. had to sell it before it killed me, get it in the power band and it was addictive couldnt stop for anyone, overtaking on blind bends, taking one, two, three a whole line of cars because the buzz couldnt be let go. 20mpg when it did 70 boggling around town, a bike with split personality. ive ridden much more powerful bikes and they were boooring, power without effort, handling without excitement. i swapped it for a friends CBR600 and found myself doing 100+mph to get the same thrills. he got off the RD and said 'can i keep it?' its twice as much fun as the CBR. my reactions arent good enough now. great memories. thanks.
Why all the jerking of the throttle? You'd be much smoother and faster if you kept the throttle open. You're asking for the crank to shatter with all the shock loading.
Yes everyone says what a great rider but I say it's all show jerking the engine like that to foul the people everyone else is just cruising the bike is tuned to run like stock that's all
Jeez, reminds me of my RD30F2 on the island in the mid90s. All those sections. Wheelying out of the Gooseneck. Flat out on Sulby Straight and Cronk y Voddy. That amazing scream of the engine like tearing silk, and the slingshot acceleration between 30 and 80. Problem was it didnt always go where you pointed it. This one has uprated suspension and swinging arm to do that on the mountain, mine was all over the place but it always felt really fast and got past bikes twice its size. When I had a go on a CBR600 I was going twice as fast after the RD. Nothing like as exciting. Poor old bike has been in the garage with a busted engine for ten years now. I really should pass it on because I'm not mad enough to ride it properly anymore.
6:04 matey heard that unmistakable sound of 2 stroke screaming up behind him lol. Racing round the Isle of Man on a sunny day on a RD350.......does it get any better??
an they OUTLAW'd them, but way before I had an RD350, yeah thats a familar sound takes me back cos as a teen i drove it like that everywhere i went. thank u angels.
Absolutely awesome....my #1 fantasy....The IOM TT was the original "Extreme Sport". I had a highly modified RZ350 here in Los Angeles but stupidly sold it years ago... Would you mind telling us what modifications you had done to the bike? What about wider swing arm and rear tire?? Fantastic video...thank you!!!
Try on You Tube for BRIAN REID ON BIKE TT 1993 YAMAHA TZ250 JUNIOR PRACTICE back in the days of early morning practice pre 7am maybe light but a dull cold flat one !
When your dead your dead says Guy Martin !!! Do it while your still here , you've only got one shot at life ! New rings aren't what this guy is worried about ! Him having a good day out . Bloody good show what what !!!
I wonder what a good running YVPS bike with chambers...with a true professional ace on it, would circulate the isle at? Would anyone guess 95mph average ??
why the snapping of the throttle mid bend like that? Is there a legit reason you do that, like to keep the engine clear or something? Seems a pretty dangerous thing to do if you don't need to.
Feckin awesome Rd mate!! :p really inspires me to make my new back to the road bike build an RD 350 ypvs! I had an N2 back in the day, but a custom trick Rd Lc/ Rgv hybrid with a tuned ypvs engine has always been a wet dream of mine! Might have to make it happen Asap :p.
That overtake at the end was absolutely reckless, if he wants to kill himself fine but he nearly took out the other rider. Overtaking someone who was also overtaking. Absolute Moron
Awesome awesome ..... the sounds and that gorgeous acceleration rate .... only thing missing sat at the PC is the smell of two stroke . Massive thumbs up :) \m/
Wow that takes big balls or madness ! A truly insane ride . Today's bikes could never exite me like these 2 strokes I grew up with I'll say that and anyone can see and hear why .
@David Miatke read carefully, "excite me like the two strokes" he means the two stroke are exciting without going at 15 million miles per hour, the 2 stroke is more fun at lower speeds
Hey, apologies I forgot the login details. I will be honest I borrowed it from my Dad! He built it, its a heavily modded YPVS with RGV forks, swingarm, etc. I have changed the profile pic so you can see it. I will upload a video of it if anyone is interested.
F'n Awesome !! , You wouldn't go that fast if you built it yourself , lol !! That bike's a rocket !! Well done Dad ! I'm sticking an LC together at the mo' . Can't wait to hear it !!
Beautiful driving at high speed, realized the dream of many riders in the world, especially the RD350 owners like me. Thanks for the ride. Detail: No one has surpassed you, was the fastest.
And I can remember an old man (mr jones) who lived 4 doors down actually bought his 350ypvs for his daily commute to work & back and fitted an upright screen on it!!
I was expecting at any second the crank was going to grenade; you must have welded it. I have a built RZ350 YPVS, 85 I tuned for racing 25 years ago. Full on stage 3 port and polish, milled head, Spec2 pipes, boysen reeds, opened TZ750 blocks, block spacer, 32 mm carbs, welded crank, ported crankcase transfer ports, 1 tooth down in the front, port matched pistons, gold valve emulators, EBC rotors, telefix brace, tuned KYB rear shock, steering dampener. Makes about 70 hp at the wheel...goes like stink. Next rebuild I think I'm going to put some Athena barrels (485 cc) and stroker crank and try to get 100 HP out of it. It will pull 10500 rpm in top (~130mph) The one bike I'll never get rid of, kids will get it when I'm gone. Ride safe
I'm gutted sick I sold mine, that engine sound with the exhaust note is pretty unmistakable, mine was fairly standard apart from the microns and I put a pair of renthal bars on it, I've had two 125s a 250 and the ypvs350n and they all took a lot of punishment without the engine going tits up although the carbs on the 250 were the Bain of my life, I could never get them right and as a result my second 125 with a 180 kit, micron and a really good carb was as quick as the 250, I'll never put pod filters on a two stroke ever again if I can help it especially as I live in quite a wet climate
I had loads of issues getting an n2 (U.K. spec) as fast as an earlier 350 ypvs (bikini original model). The two different power specs that came out cross continents were not known much about until much later but the slower one was 55hp vs 63. This difference included a bigger air jet and different main in the carbs for full power which it seems could not be main jetted for (which you have negated) as well as better looking but slower exhausts (did another 6mpg, the peak power reflection was set for ~ 9500 rpm) but the 63 hp model (silencer looking exhausts) needed an extra tooth on the front, not one less.-It would do 125+ mph stock @ over 10k rpm in 6th. I think you will find with barrel and head work, exhausts etc the ignition unit is fighting against you trying to run at 40 Mpg.. That bike should be pulling like a loco to ~ 11000, not meakly hitting 130 at 10500 (with lower gearing). I'm guessing it is retarding the ignition timing so far past about 9700 rpm you are losing 7bhp and a lot of torque. I struggled with this problem for ages , I had Towcester tuning stage 2 the top end, put allspeeds on it, .. I never got it going bananas 130mph+ so traded up to an RG 500.
Back in the 80's I was in the military in Southern California. I bought my first street bike and it was a 1985 Yamaha RZ350. I lived on that bike. The only other motorcycles I've owned that had as much "fun factor" were my two R1's (1998 & 2004). I know what you mean about missing it. I wish I still had mine just to take out once in a while and reminisce.
I had an '83 RZ350 here in Canada. That video brought back some truly great memories. Mine wasn't heavily modified, but it certainly could embarrass many with much larger displacement engines. Would love to find another just like it someday...
I felt like I had my virtual reality set on and I was riding that was so cool.Reminds me of way back in 1980 when I went to the tt on my x7. I filled the tank at Ramsey 3.3 gallons and after one lap I hit reserve that's about 15mpg riding in the red everywhere but it was such a rush.That,s what two strokes do to you.Many thanks for letting me relive my youth.
Ooohhhh Yeah ! From my "often visited" file again and will not be the last time. Man, what a ride. Be Panigales, MTs, H2RS and other shit others', just gimme this bike...
watched again this morning, Agos. This vid makes my day. Checked your profile and I was disappointed that this is the only one. Anyway, worths hundreds of vids. That nerwous buzz of that crazy machine... keep safe, take care... now it's time to post the link to my friends.
Outstanding 👏 What a show ! Obviously part of your daily routine - it looked like your daily commute to work when being a tad late , but a perfect opportunity to embarrass some talentless show offs 😅👍
My late brother raced 2 stroke twins from the late sixties throughout the 70s and this video is the best memory of the sound of his bad ass rd 400 ! I remember the day he bought that bike brand new in 76 , rode it home and we started tearing it down and heavily modifying the engine . he was so knowledgeable making expansion Chambers for race bikes. He used to scare the living shit out of anyone who dared to ride on back. I thought for sure the racing would have taken his life but ALS did. I'm sure Swenson is in heaven doing this all day long.....miss you Terry ....godspeed my brother!
