YAMAHA RZ500 V4 2 STROKE

[monsterkxf]

Man, when I was a teenager the RZ500, RG500, NS500 were all dreams! Fantastic bike 🤘🤘

[markserpa]

This guy has been 35 years old twice.
Proving it with bike choice.Respect.

[chriscadman]

I have had my 500 for twenty years and it still makes me grin. Love that rush when it comes onto the pipes.

[bones]

Feeding competitors parts - what more could you say about this man’s character. Thanks for mentioning that Billy - always restores faith in humanity when you hear something like that.

[bradleyyounger]

Man.. I absolutely love 2 stroke street bikes. Even the 125s are a blast to ride

[MichaelandCathy]

I still get chills when I remember the day I bought my first new motorcycle, the 1976 Yamaha RD 400. In Canadian colours of Black, White and Gold. Beautiful machine. Really miss it. 😢

[eastonsailer]

As a 19 year old it’s cool to see someone making videos of the older bikes so younger people like me can learn about bikes we never knew existed!

[FarmerDrew]

I'm a farmer and a contractor and I hear a lot of the Oldtimers tell me that they remember when they could move as fast as me and work as hard, and it motivates me alright to stay fit and limber, but then the Captain uploads a video of these Jack LaLanne types and I'm set in my goal to either 1) stay fit forever or 2) install wheels and motors where my legs once were

[EinarLerschen]

That is one cool Marlboro jacket! Takes me back to more relaxed days.

[E_]

Back in the summer of 1990 I was hauling ass up a curvy mountain road in Northern Maine heading to Moncton New Brunswick for our summer vacation on my 1988 BMW R100GS at a pace I thought could not be matched. I heard a screeching two-stroke coming and pass us like we were sitting still. A Canadian couple on an RZ500 passed at unimaginable speed. I continued for miles hammering the GS occasionally smelling two stroke oil and catching the occasional glimpse of the screeching RZ, but we never caught up. Bucket list bike 10 out of 10. Great memories thanks for sharing.

[danielnelson]

What a rare piece. Really amazing. Now we have electric bicycles and all sorts of goofy battery powered junk that will never replace the sights and sounds of a two-stroke motorcycle.

[spartan]

The rz 500 was one of my favorites and one of the fastest 500 bikes of its time and I hope this guy rides another 20 years God bless

[wayno]

I've spent a few hours on one, back in the day they had the same acceleration as the 1000cc 4 stroke sport bikes. Great video captain 👍

[metalgeniusjoe]

Incredible, Ken. There is no debating you have the best job on the planet!

[Kickstart]

A crisp sunny fall day and the music of a vintage two stroke.. that’s a life’s good kinda day!

[Eric--zsum]

I remember the shoot-out between RZ 500 and the RG 500 Gama back in the day.
Love them 2 strokes. Holy grail

[joshuaross]

I remember drooling 🤤 over these back in 84 & 85 at my local YAMAHA dealers

[andrewSUN]

Sik! Another fave of mine!!! V4 and the suspension! 2 strokes forever!!! Let the smell live on!!!

[queenslander]

RZ500 won the 6 Hour Production Race in Australia, 1983/84 against all the big 1000’cc bikes.
I think Mick Doohan was riding.

[BraapEffex]

80s & 90s were prime for 2 smokes. These 2 stroke sport bikes were golden! I would love to get/import a 90s Honda NSR 250. Thx for sharing this classic 500 2 stroke sport Yamaha!