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,...much nicer tone than duals

Sounds pretty good, indeed! Straight pipes are not good for performance, your ears, or neihgbor relations! Serve no good purpose that I know of.

When I turbocharge my bike (hopefully soon) I will allow the turbo unit (2 into one, of course) to be the only muffling or backpressure the pipes have and see how it dyno's out. then throw a little more backpressure with a temprary (maybe) small supertrap hung onto the end and see what happens to the torque and HP curve with another couple of Dyno runs.

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Sounds very nice.

Where to begin.
First bike back in 1977 was a 72 or so Yamaha 350 R5, predecessor to the RD series.
77 KZ650C, followed by 30 or so more bikes over the years.
Most liked, my current 2004 Yamaha YZF R1, followed by the 1985 Suzuki 500 Gamma 2 stroke square 4 engine.
Had a few FZ 750's and a few FZR 1000' Yamaha's also that I liked a lot.

YOU OWN A RG 500?

I really wish I never let this one go..

Nighthawk? Looks like a S type. Maybe '85?

Not a Honda guy at all, but I have to (grudgingly.... ) admit that bike you posted up is SHARP lookin! And looks to be a pretty good handling, fun all arounder.

HAHAHAHA!!!!! THAT one sure got your attention!!!! Mine too. Old two stroker from the 70's, here....

HAHAHAHA!!!!! THAT one sure got your attention!!!! Mine too. Old two stroker from the 70's, here.... [/quote]

lol Two smokers are an odd lot.

Funny, but I came very close to buying an all original 750 Water Buffalo a couple weeks ago, but with the boat stuff, just couldn't. There are only 4 or 5 bikes that I still get all giddy about, and still actively, if casually, search for. '77-'80 KZ 1000/Z1R, '86 GSX-R 1100 and either a RZ500 or preferably a RGV 500 Gamma. I was 5 hours too late when I called about a RZ 500, only an hour away in RI, last year. One of these days before I fade away I *will* own one of the liquid cooled 500 two strokes.

Do you think that will be before or after you harpoon a giant bluefin tuna from the nose of a boat?

It is VERY good to have dreams! Without them, we are slowly perishing though we continue to breathe and eat.

Two smokers sounds like a guy with a tobacco cig in one corner of his mount and a blunt in the other.

Did you perhaps mean to STROKERS? Not being a smartazz, just never heard the term two smokers in relation to MC's. Maybe a Nor'east term?

I was 13 years old when my mom bought me my (new in the crate) 1987 Honda XL 600. It's still at my parents house and I still dream that it's running again..

I don't struggle when it comes to spelling. It's a common term in 2 stroke circles, and a play on words. If you know anything about 2 strokes, you would know they generally emit copious blue smoke.

http://www.pinterest.com/superdave522/2-smokers/

Hey, I learned something. Never heard that term, so thanks. I have had very few (2)2 stroke bikes.

Speaking of spelling, I am still awaiting a reply to my PM's to you about my mis spell error that was mis read and mis characterized. The courtesy of a reply would be much appreciated, and in the best taste. Thank you in advance.

I was and am being quite serious about hoping and rooting FOR you to get that Tuna with a harpoon and one or more of your short list bikes.

I only have one short list bike, and am building it as I can afford to. 3 years so far, probably 1 or two more to go.

LOL, I had one for a couple 3 years. One that I wished I was able to keep. In those days it was one bike at a time.
I've had a love affair with the 2 stroke street bikes. Had several RD350's and RD400's. And of course the RG500, which was the ultimate 2 stroke road bike.
Just got back form a rather quick 101 mile round trip on my 2004 R1.
I've gotta say the maddening rush to the 13750 RPM red line with it's top end power bias makes up for not having 2 stroke.
On my return leg of the trip I had a 'sedan' pass me with gusto. I, ....., returned the favor in spectacular fashion that made my day and I'm sure one they will never forget :-)
( we were the only 2 on the road for literately miles in either direction.)

I hate you. You didn't deserve the RG either. What kind of colossal dumbass, one with a DREAM bike, one that is practically the holy grail of street legal, 2 stroke super high performance bikes that could be raced right out of the bloody crate, one that will stand right up in a one-wheeled salute in 3 gears with the throttle alone with almost no effort, will instead be riding around wheelie-ing the wrong tire?!?

ARGGGGHHHHHHHHH!



Your story is fun. I have a buddy who is an ex-biker, a dedicated old school outlaw HD type, who tells a story about he and three buddies on their way back to the Bean from FL on their scooters some time in the late '80s. It seems that some cat on a decked out rice burner cruised up to the group in the travel lane, and waved. My bud Driftwood and his mob, traveling in unison at better than a hundred, all flipped off the guy on the burner.

Said solo rider apparently fell back behind the four as the biker boys rode two abreast, one pair following the other. Seconds later, solo rider splits both pairs with his machine screaming like a banshee, in a monster wheelie. Drifty swears that the solo guy was going 140+, and accelerating. As he pulled away he lifted his left hand, and without missing a beat or turning around, flipped the bird at the HD bad boys.

Every now and again when we'd ride together, me astride my '87 ZX-10/GpZ 1000/Ninja 1000R and him on one of his many HDs, when the opportunity presented itself, I'd drop back behind him on a straight section and stand the bike up and power past him. I'm not nearly as skilled or brave as to try one-handing a wheelie, so instead I'd bellow "FUGG YOU!" as I went by, the Vance & Hines pipe screaming. We had a lot of fun.

Edit: pics of the actual two bikes I spoke of above.






Note the sign where I parked at (this place):

JTP, did I mention that I hate you?

Wait, did you just offer that your standard of good taste compels me to do as you say?

Apologies, but you'll have to pardon me while I heartily guffaw.