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New 2 stroke street bike

Discussion in 'General' started by Banditracer, Jan 15, 2022.

  1. Banditracer

    Banditracer Dogs - because people suck

    Just saw this, too bad they can't come here.

     
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  2. dave3593

    dave3593 What I know about opera I learned from Bugs Bunny

    Looks fun.
     
  3. motoracer1100

    motoracer1100 Well-Known Member

    Looks interesting.. but for $ 29,000. USD they can go pound Sand ….
    Don’t they know a two stroke needs to be at least 500cc and a 750 cc engine is more desirable, and what we really want is a 1000cc two stroke .. they need to get their shit together.. :D
     
  4. CharlieY

    CharlieY Well-Known Member

    I liked the bike, but HOLY CRAP 29K?
     
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  5. nigel smith

    nigel smith Well-Known Member

    Kawasaki needs to bring back the 750 triple. I'll probably never buy another new bike, but I would camp out in the dealer's parking lot for that.
     
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  6. CBRRRRR999

    CBRRRRR999 Well-Known Member

    Did I see 52 hp? You'd think in 40 years they could at least develop more horsepower than a cat restricted US model RZ.
     
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  7. Sabre699

    Sabre699 Wait...hold my beer.

    Needs white wheels.
     
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  8. Banditracer

    Banditracer Dogs - because people suck

    I didn't see the price, looks like fun but not for that kinda coin.
     
  9. evakat

    evakat Well-Known Member

    Yep... looks super cool and neat. But at $29k... just priced themselves out of business. A few will be built for collections.
     
  10. Rdrace42

    Rdrace42 Almost Cheddar

    Ironically, at the end of the video, a link for an Allen Millyard video came up. He's known for building crazy engined stuff. Come to think of it....I wonder how hard it would be to graft the gearbox for the KTM300 to a billet crankcase, with 2 cylinders.... I know I can build the crankcase, so it's just down to how to get the power to the wheels. Building a gearbox is way above my capabilities. So a 100hp 600 twin would be fun.
     
  11. Ducati89

    Ducati89 Ticketing Melka's dirtybike

    Why cant they come here?:D
     
  12. SuddenBraking

    SuddenBraking The Iron Price

    I'd just get a plated KTM 300 TPI and have a bit more horsepower. Throw some 17" wheels on it and get the suspension setup and you're $15K ahead.
     
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  13. motoracer1100

    motoracer1100 Well-Known Member

    I like to follow most of these kinda stories .. back around 2012 some guy was building a twin jug CR 500 V twin engine .. but it appears it was never finished , then another with a custom built 1000cc twin two stroke .. same thing .. never saw a completion . I have a 99 R1 waiting for such transplant .. but it doesn’t look like it will happen in my lifetime ..
     
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  14. Kurlon

    Kurlon Well-Known Member

    BRC will have a twin that drops into an R6 chassis eventually. They've come through on all their other announced engines.
     
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  15. Boman Forklift

    Boman Forklift Well-Known Member

    That one seemed pretty cool.
     
  16. motion

    motion Nihilistic Member

    Lets build one and store it in your 6 car garage so I can race it!
     
  17. motoracer1100

    motoracer1100 Well-Known Member

    Interesting.. but very vague with spec’s other than parallel twin with 120 HP and up to 150 HP . No mention of actual size in CC’s they have a section on website to order , but no mention of cost , so it seems more like a feeler ad to determine possible interest.. but I will send them my info to see what kinda response I receive from them …,
     
  18. motoracer1100

    motoracer1100 Well-Known Member

    If it actually comes to market , and it’s not a million dollar kit , I would build one .. and store it in my 60x40 barn … but when “ we” are not racing it , we might have to talk about 914’s … :crackup:
     
  19. Boman Forklift

    Boman Forklift Well-Known Member

    Sure you build me a 6 car and you can store it here.
     
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  20. This old Rz

    This old Rz Well-Known Member

    Well none of could come close to building the same bike for that price.
    It's a enthusiast bike, no doubt.

    It would easily cost about 15-20+k to rebuild and restmod a Uber trick RD400 /o Triple or a RZ350. Easily exceeding 20 k if your paying a fabricator and all labor....
    On the 500s; RZ/Gammas your looking art 7+k just for a motor.
    Used 30 year old in great condition RGs, NSR, TZR 250s are 15k..that's before restoring one too.
    In a world where new stock GSXRs are 20k, RSV4s & Ducatis are 25k ...then one adds 10k of go fast goodies and engine work...A trick true hand built, Craftsmen bike starts to make a lil sense to probably enough people to make it a viable lil enterprise.?
     

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