LOVE TWO-STROKES

[misterprofessionality]

that's really gorgeous longranger. what made you want to scrap it? was it the maintenance?

[SportsterDoc]

that's really gorgeous longranger. what made you want to scrap it? was it the maintenance?

Maintenance?

Other than fouling plugs or carbon on pistons/heads, there is not much maintenance.

Beautiful bike, LR!

On a Yamaha single, it only takes maybe 30 minutes to pull head and cylinder, remove piston, skirt the intake side (pre reed valves) and re-assemble.

2 strokes are lighter, fire each revolution (more HP), no valves/cams.

[Labrador12_imp]

I road with z1 guys when I had my GT750. The frame was liquid asyou flogged it. I ran with those guys when I wasn't driving it cross country. I love my CB1100. Those classic bikes were great, but todays bikes, cb1100 is a great machine. I can't believe how hard I ran older bikes. I ride in shorts without a helmet, older bikes scare me sh**less.

[Django]

Been there, done that, never again. My rose-colored goggles got completely fogged up.

Recently sold this one for $3000 and laughed all the way to the bank. The license plate is now on my CB.

Is that a '74?

[Bheezy27403_imp]

I'm guessing '73. I have a '73 and '74 that I want to put back together. My engine guy has had the motor for a year now!

[LongRanger_imp]

It's a '73. It was in excellent cosmetic and running condition with only 18k miles. Autolube pump was intact and still in use. The bike was all-original except for a one-over rebore. HVC Cycle in Lincoln, NE, did the work (highly recommended two-stroke experts).

I loved looking at it but didn't enjoy riding it. Above 50 mph, it was very skittish and unnerving. The suspension was very firm but archaic and the brakes were substandard. Obviously, I'm jaded. As a two-stroke, it begged to be ridden like a dirt bike (i.e. always on the pipe), which got really old, especially around town. I don't miss it.

[peterbaron]

I'm guessing '73. I have a '73 and '74 that I want to put back together. My engine guy has had the motor for a year now!

..is he waiting for parts, or there is something else??
['LongRanger']


This one is lovely!

[Bheezy27403_imp]

Something else. Just can't get him to get to it. If he wasn't a good mechanic that doesn't charge me labor for working on my other bikes I would give him an ear full. As it is I just give him gentle nudges from time to time. It'll happen but I want to be blowing blue smoke now!

[alprider]

you have to drive behind me.......stinking oil burner

[peterbaron]

...here, we are talking about beauty and sound not stinking oil burner...
Alprider, we need some classy pics of 2 strokes done by you, any archive ?
4 strokes burning oil are much worse...was forced to drive behind Mercedes bus lately =