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Nothing as involving as a 2 Stroke coming on pipe, totally addictive.

I would like to see some benelli's on The daily Rider leaderboard. Maybe start with the TNT 135 anyone who wants to see that. Feel free to give this comment a thumbs up.

My RZ, with a few mods, was my favourite canyon carving weapon ever. Guys on 750s struggling to keep up. Those were the days. First bike I ever dragged knee on, and first bike that I lifted the front wheel in a corner. Crazy powerband. Loved that bike. Thanks for the memories!

In Malaysia.. If You Ride With This Bike.. You More Famous Rider More Than People Ride Ducati.. Old Bike Like 500cc , 350cc , 250 cc 125 cc.. Always Be Hunting.. Not Just Old Man.. Man Age 21 Also Wan This 2t Old Bike... I Hope.. One Day I Will Get My Dream Bike Aprilia 250 RS...

I miss that 2 stroke sound and smell. It was everywhere in the 70s!

We used to endurance race those things in the early mid eighties. Imagine a two stroke running flat out for 8 hours and no issues. Pretty cool little bike.

I doubt you giggle like that when riding an MT03...2-strokes are pure fun, can't be measured, just experienced.

Zack giggled every time it hit 7,000 RPM. That’s the best way to tell that it’s definitely a fun bike.

Here in Europe two strokes were still common even in the 2000s. When I was a kid in the 90s and the 2000s you could see everything from two stroke sports bikes (Aprilia RS50, RS125 and RS250, Cagiva Mito 50 and 125, Yamaha TZR50 and TZR125, Honda NSR125 and NSR250, Kawasaki KR1S, Suzuki RGV250, Derbi GPR50 and GPR125, etc.), to cruisers (Aprilia Red Rose and Red Rose Classic, Gilera Eaglet, Cagiva Roadster, Laverda Custom 125, etc.), to dirt bikes, to scooters and mopeds on the streets over here. In fact,my first and still current motorcycle is a two stroke,a 1994 Aprilia Red Rose Classic.

This Yam stroker just looks so much cooler than the BMW 1250GS or the Ducati Multistrada V4. Turn up at a bikers Cafe on a weekend and I know what would get the most attention.

I think you underestimated the 'cool' rating for this bike.

Could listen to that thing coming on to the pipe all day. Maybe it’s my age, but I’m a sucker for a 2T

I owned an RZ and later a Yamaha TDR250. Riding a two stroke motorcycle is such a sensory experience. It commands all of your attention and does not disappoint in thrilling you every time you twist the throttle.

What a nostalgia kick! I got the RD350LC when they came out here in ‘81. Got the YPVS in ‘85. Got a couple of scars from both. These bikes were just awesome and part of the fabric of my youth.

I love where this is headed. You definitely should test out more cool, classic bikes.

This for me is the most fun "Daily Rider" so far.

I had a RD350 F2(UK model name), loved it, regret selling to this day. Mine was race tuned, and you could bury the speedometer as far as it would go, 120MPH, if you tucked in behind the bubble. The smell of Castrol R and the sound of power valves cycling when you turned the ignition, awesome. Front end would get lively at speed, so I had a steering damper fitted.

I had one of these in 1987 when I was 17. That sound! Thank you for the memories!

The RZ was one of the best two strokes ever made, no doubt, but of course it was not without faults.