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Two-Stroke Tuesday

Throwback Thursday | The Back Story of the Alex Criville 1989 JJ-Cobas TB5 125
2 weeks ago

Throwback Thursday | The Back Story of the Alex Criville 1989 JJ-Cobas TB5 125

Alex Criville’s story to becoming a MotoGP icon is a brilliant one. As a bike mad teenager, he basically made it all happen himself and with raw talent, sheer guts …
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Gallery Three | Favourite Bike Review Two-Stroke Smokers, Yamaha’s RZV500
6 months 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
6 months 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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Gallery One | Favourite Bike Review Two-Stroke Smokers
7 months ago

Gallery One | Favourite Bike Review Two-Stroke Smokers

We love two-strokes here at Bike Review. We’ve been publishing 2T articles for almost a decade now, so thought we should put a gallery together of our favourite Suzuki RG500, …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday | The iconic Yamaha RZ350 YPVS
7 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
7 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
9 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
10 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
1 year 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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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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