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  1. On 2/21/2020 at 9:37 PM, MSerfozo said:

    I had a '76 RD400 for a while.  I have a soft spot for those old 2 smokes.

    My first real street bike was a 77 RD400. I too have a soft spot for 2 smokes and have owned several.  As much as I used to hate pulling 4 carbs,  4 or 6 or 8x to get things right it seems less annoying now. Mellowing in my old age.  Classic M/C are indeed very cool and when ridden, deliver a measure of visceral enjoyment modern bikes can't match...  

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  2. On 4/13/2018 at 9:56 PM, JustinNck1 said:

    Just to fill everyone in, 556 is currently closed, and you cannot get to Beallsville from route 7. 536 had several single lane stop light areas. 260 was severely dirty and that odd chip/seal color where you can't notice the gravel. 26 still has some mud residue from the flooding.

    Update:

    556 open now between Bealsville and Carington. Single lane very uneven large GRAVEL surface for 100 yards while they stabilize the hillside above and below the slip. Otherwise in decent shape and fairly clean as was 145. 9 south of StClairsville sucked to Centerville.  

  3. Welcome to the OR group.  Big KTM fan myself. On my 5th one (08 990 SDR)  Love the RC's  Too tough on my old body though.  Great roads here make up for shorter season. Northern Kentucky has some great roads as well and its in your back yard.  Speed safely.

  4. On 9/3/2017 at 10:53 PM, mello dude said:

    Oh my - wow! OK you owe us a sound clip!... 

    I've managed to get the RGV together after 5 years of restoration. I just may get to go for a ride on it sunday.  I got The carbs on the RZ cleaned and sorted. Sounds MUCH better than when I took delivery.  The requested audio clips of both for you 2smokers :-)

     

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  5. 2 hours ago, Tpoppa said:

    Very cool.  Didn't you have a Gamma back in the day or am I thinking of someone else?

    Yes. I had a 1986 Suzuki RG500. Eventually sold it to keep the marriage intact...   I do remember a guy from Akron having an RG that was in on a few OR rides, prolly around 2003-04.  I had already sold mine by then... made him an offer on his to see if he would bite. :nono:  

  6. Pauly, my understanding is that this was a replica of Yamaha's GP bike,  4 cylinder, V-configuration, twin crankshafts geared together, reed valve induction/exhaust power valves.  My Suzuki RG500 was a replica of their older version of GP bike. 4 cylinder, square 4, twin cranks geared together, disc valve induction, exhaust power valves.  

    I wish I would have kept the RG.   Strangely, it surfaced on the RG500 FB page. The new owner had just purchased it from the guy I sold it to16 years ago.  Looks identical to the day I sold it. At least he took good care of it.

  7. I've always been a fan of the big 2 strokes. I've been looking for one of these for a few years and ran across this one almost 2 months ago. Its taken awhile to get it here from Medford Oregon but it finally showed up last Monday. Engine/suspension all stock(save for the chambers). AirTech fairings, R6 front brakes. I've only had time to take it for 1 (quite illegal) ride and everything works as it should on a 31 year old 2 smoke.  There's nothing quite like the power delivery of a 4 cylinder 2-stroke as it comes on the pipe :D.

     

      

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