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Two-Stroke Tuesday

Gallery Three | Favourite Bike Review Two-Stroke Smokers, Yamaha’s RZV500
3 weeks ago

Gallery Three | Favourite Bike Review Two-Stroke Smokers, Yamaha’s RZV500

We love two-strokes at Bike Review. We’ve been publishing 2T articles for a decade, so thought we’d put a gallery series together of our fave 2T’s over the years. Here …
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Throwback Thursday | Carlos Checa’s 2000 Yamaha YZR500 Test
1 month ago

Throwback Thursday | Carlos Checa’s 2000 Yamaha YZR500 Test

Not since 1992, and the last of Wayne Rainey’s hat-trick of World titles, had the Japanese company with the tuning forks badge ruled the roost in Grand Prix racing’s premier …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday | The iconic Yamaha RZ350 YPVS
2 months ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday | The iconic Yamaha RZ350 YPVS

The RZ350 was developed from Yamaha’s RD350LC, which in turn was a direct descendant of the highly successful air-cooled RD350, itself descended from the R5 of the early ’70s. The …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday: Barry Sheene RGB500 Racer Rep
2 months ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday: Barry Sheene RGB500 Racer Rep

This Barry Sheene RGB500 might have been built partly to pay homage to one of the most popular Grand Prix stars but it will not be sitting in silence for …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday | Three Dream 500s… V-Due, Suter, Costin
5 months ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday | Three Dream 500s… V-Due, Suter, Costin

We have a triple treat for you this Two-Stroke Tuesday! Over the years we’ve featured hundreds of strokers here on BikeReview, and back in our Rapid Bikes days. Aside from …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday | The Maxton Dugdale TZ385 Story
5 months ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday | The Maxton Dugdale TZ385 Story

Fifty years ago this year, 1974, saw a momentous transition in 500GP racing, marking the last time a four-stroke – meaning MV Agusta, courtesy of the late Phil Read – …
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YZR500 Yamaha | Rainey Replica, Two-Stroke Tuesday
8 months ago

YZR500 Yamaha | Rainey Replica, Two-Stroke Tuesday

Two-stroke Tuesday time! Any readers over the age of 35-should have fond memories of watching Wayne Rainey make his magic happen on the best looking 500cc Grand Prix bike ever …
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Ronax 500 V4 | Two-Stroke Tuesday
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8 months ago

Ronax 500 V4 | Two-Stroke Tuesday

Ronax announced a V4 500 GP bike for the streets a decade ago in 2014. Anyone who grew up riding two-stroke motorcycles would relate to just how mind-blowing that news …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday Classic Rides: 1977 Yamaha RD250
2 years ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday Classic Rides: 1977 Yamaha RD250

My first love, or rather my first ‘real’ bike, was a brand new 1977 Yamaha RD250. I was 17 at the time and a poor apprentice fitter earning a 34 …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday: 1985 Yamaha RZ125FN, The Forgotten RZ
2 years ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday: 1985 Yamaha RZ125FN, The Forgotten RZ

I’m an absolute Yamaha RZ nut, I’ve ground-up restored an RZV500 for a mate and my first road bike was a RZ250FN. Here is a look at the rare 125, …
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