BIKES OF THE 2019 RED BULL STRAIGHT RHYTHM: 90's 2 stroke bliss

The 2019 Red Bull Straight Rhythm is all two-stroke machines and paying homage to the ’90s. Some of the sports top athletes like Ken Roczen, Cooper Webb, Jason Anderson, Cole Seeley, Travis Pastrana, Tyler Bowers, Ryan Villopoto, Ryan Sipes and Ronnie Mac himself will be doing battle but there won’t be a four-stroke within miles for the course. They will all be riding two-stroke machines. Some new, some old, some factory level machines with unobtainable parts and some being held together by safety wire.

Thanks to the always brilliant Dirt Bike Magazine:
https://dirtbikemagazine.com/bikes-of-the-2019-red-bull-straight-rhythm-2-strokes-only/

Kawasaki Zephyr 400, Japan style

In good company here with some bigger friends

and a few more 400's for variety....

Rick Carmichael's 2001 KX250, from RACER Magazine (Jap)

Kawasaki Ninja RR150 engine in a twin shock MX frame

Great pairing of a 2 stroke road engine in a dirt frame with a handmade pipe. Love the way the radiator is mounted and the neat tank cutaways.

1994 KX250 Hot Wheels Splitfire Body Panels (engine shrouds) on Ebay - the future was here !

Acerbis and UFO both made these in the mid 90's. Engine shrouds (or 'billboards' as they were called) did wonders for.... not much really. I can find a few old ads for them but were rarely used professionally. Here's a set on Ebay !
ebay link

 Here's a green set of UFO's that went for fifty bucks on VitalMX

I think i prefer the previous year's cleaner lines mysself... and besides, I don't think those shrouds will fit my Combat Wombat.

Super tidy Knight Framed Kawasaki Flat Tracker on eBay

Wowie zowie, and only a few suburbs away... here's the ebay link for the full guff: kwaka Knight Frame

Kawasaki Knight Framed Flat Tracker  Factory 250cc motor RH Shift Kosman adjustable triples, Marzocchi Forks,  Works shocks, Sun rim, K&N super bars,Bates pegs,  Bills pipe,Krause flowed and ported,  spare head and barrel                          "ALL THE BEST STUFF"

Most expensive Motocross Bike ever, or clowns on eBay ? Chad Reed 2005 KX250

Here's the ebay listing - no doubt it will be re-listed due to the final bidder not forking out the UD$250'000- plus.....

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/321684608324?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Kawasaki 500 H1R '69 - '71

In the Spring of 1969 Kawasaki announced the launch of an all new 500cc road bike. This was to be a two-stroke triple endowed with 60bhp and a 3 second 0 – 60 time, figures which instantly attracted the attention of the tuning and racing fraternity, whose orders prompted the factory to develop a Grand Prix version. In the 1970 World Championship Kiwi Ginger Molloy scored a fine second overall behind Agostini “straight out of the box”. The bike’s power was never in doubt, but it was seen as being a hand full to get the best out of and somewhat “fragile” at times. For the 1971 season, improvements were made and Dave Simmonds rode one to a win, a second and a third, but it had already been eclipsed by Suzuki’s Titan Daytona.

Kawa 250TR Customs from WM Production Team Japan

Discovered this crowd recently looking for custom seats. They do an array of parts for all the usual midweight Japanese suspects. The TR's are one of my faves.