I have a bone stock RG500 that I have owned since 1991. I am happy to say that this bike is absolutely comfortable (remember the wonderful 80's sport bike's sit up position?). Since that time, it never once fouled a plug nor left me on the side of the road. I put oil in one hole and gas in the other, oil the chain, check water levels and tire pressure and just ride! Below 7k RPM (with the power valves) it is so very civil, smooth, agile, with good brakes. It even gets 50mpg and will act like a perfect gentleman like this all day with no complaints. But it is also the perfect partner when you give it some juice and let it sing from 7k - 10,500 RPM the front gets light, and everything gets blurry around the edges pretty quickly! Any decent 600 today will spank this old bike, but nothing for sale comes close to the exhilaration and sound of this grand magical machine. I own 34 Suzuki's (maybe subconsciously a tribute to the great Kevin Schwantz?) - mostly 2-strokes, and no less than 8 of which are Suzuki RG's! The RG500 was my first RG and it started my addiction to collecting almost the whole family: RG50, RG125, RG150, RG200, RG250 Walter Wolf, RGV-250 VJ21, RGV-250 VJ22, and the RG500). My overall collection includes Suzuki's from the 60's to the 2000's and I will tell you this one is hands down my favorite. Unlike many bikes that are remembered more fondly than they actually were, this bike is still to this day a total pleasure to own and ride everyday. I have ridden some 300 mile days on this bike, and at the end of the day, you still just park it, and look at it in awe and immense appreciation of this amazing bike... I wish I could shake the hands of the engineers that made this magic happen, and to Suzuki for deciding to build the bike in the first place... I raise my glass of sake towards Hamamatsu... Cheers!

RG500 was one of God`s best tools. Watching this, I could smell the 2 stroke exhaust emission. I`m too old now but I still want my old RG500 back for a last bit of lunacy. Bloody marvellous!!!!.

Hands down the best thing on 2 wheels. For those who were not blessed enough to ride this machine it was my all time favourite. I rode gsxr 1100, gsxr 750, gs1150e, fzr1000, interceptor 1000, fz750, ninja 900, rz500, rz350 as well as dirt bikes of all sizes. Nothing compares to the Gamma. I would give my left nut to get back on one. 1986 gamma rg 500 = 4 lbs per hp wet weight 2016 gsxr 600 = 4 lbs per hp wet weight. Not a lot of difference in 30 years. gamma was and still is the cats ass of bikes.

Lovely to hear a well-jetted RG being fed some berries. Contrary to popular opinion, they were no widow maker. With decent tyres and suspension, they are a safe, fun and comfy motorbike at speed.

this guy is not scared of the red. love it.

I found an original untouched one owner 85 model RG 500 with 4000 km on the clock in Sydney Australia back in 1995 , it took me a few weeks of reminding the owner of this just how dangerous this bike was and that he should never ride it again before he sold it to me for $3800 , on the way home I pulled up at the first set of traffic lights and when let the clutch out nothing happened so I gave it some more throttle and I was still sitting there not moving, thought the clutch had let go but when I looked around I could see that the 10 year old tyre on the rear was the only thing that had let go , that thing was smoking up good n proper I just kept winding it on until it finally got some traction and launched ,I have ridden bikes from the 40s ,50s,60s,70s,80s,90s through to 2018 but 500cc two strokes of the mid 80s are the hardest to ride well and produce the biggest smiles and loudest laughs when mastered ,this also applies to all the 500cc two stroke single cylinder mx bikes from this era, you just had to have both , sadly no longer available

A young mans dream bike back the late 1980's

I was only lucky enough to ride one of these once but what an amazing ride. Love the vid, just as I remember, crazy power delivery, nothing delivers like a 2 stroke.

Best 2 stroke motorcycle ever made. I wish they had made a whole line up of similar bikes.

Thank you for this. Two strokes rule. Only owned one, an RD250DX from 1980 but best bike ever, that razor-thin power band and the easy wheelies... love it wish they still made them!

I've got the original suzuki brochure from 1985 featuring this bike and all the gammas and Gsxr's, which were new out in that year in the uk. I actually kept it mint from picking it up at the bike shop 32 years ago. Very nostalgic!

2 stroke for EVER !!!

I can hear the commentator yelling, " Look at Kevin Schwantz powering up and lifting the front wheel!", as he exit's the last turn at Laguna Seca after passing Wayne Rainey...

Kevin I still own my stock (save replacement of the rear monoshock with a rebuildable Fox unit with remote reservoir) RG500 Gamma bought new in early 1986. In late '86 I had the opportunity to have it speed tested by Police radar. Suzuki spec a top speed of 245mph. Recorded top speed of mine was 247kph. I weighed 72KG at the time. Linear to 200, diminishing curve to 225, slower curve to 235, tuck and wind up to 247. Does it with ease. With perf mods, this is a 280~300kph bike..

Wish i was a kid again...with more money! Never rode a Gamma, but loved my RD. :-)

Now thats a full bore 500 beast

Wonderful machine! Made in a time when motorcycles had personality all their own. I'll own a Gamma one of these days...

Thank you for a blast back to the past, I've been watching several videos on the RG500 and yours is the only one with someone who knows how to ride a 2 stroke; the others were just a fouled plug waiting to happen.

Best sounding bike ever. I remember the 250 and the 500 on the showroom floor at our local Suzuki dealer.

I used to have one of these. Wouldnt power stand in 3rd however. Thanks for the ride and the memories...

Beautiful. ;) A big thanks for taking me back :)

Beautiful. I would love one of those.

I used to have one with swarbrick race pipes.sounded like four cracklers coming up the road at once.,lol.hope to see more vids in the future keep the memories alive for me.i get my kicks out of an audi rs4 b7 now.v8 versus powerband.....mmm slip that clutch fella ha ha.

Pretty sick throttle control.

3:05 is the best bit. What a bike

Whenever i miss my youth, my RD250LC and my NSR250PROSPEC i'm here!!!!!

Sounds like an angry chainsaw, love it! !

I second this motion. I've ridden one of these. The speed achieved by the top end of third gear should be restricted to untraveled backroads only. That being said, awesome fun. Awesome bike. Glad to see another one in such great shape. Nothing quite like the sound that thing makes when the power valves rotate and you hit the powerband.....Keep the shinny side up!

Fantastic! I think there was a 4th gear wheelie or two. Would be great to see it with the new stabilized GoPro cameras too. Cheers - Kirb

i remember them. a friend had one. used to beat almost anything back in the day.

2T PoRn MasteR!!!!!+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Well Done my fRiend!Racing GRettings fRom GReece...

That was FUN ! Thanks for the RIDE !!! Will

We call it the widowmaker in the u.k,as you can understand.beautiful machine.

Ring-a-ding-ding-ding! I love it! I'm absolutely GOING to put my H2 back on the road this year. Been waiting for me too long. I wish they made bikes this cool today.

Remember dropping the front back down in third many times and you get chirp and smoke. What a classic beast it was.

10k rpm glorious sound

2 stroke for life!

I would love a slightly toned down standard version street bike with this wonderful engine design.

C’était de vraies motos! Merci!

Back in the late 80's those bikes were the shi* here. My buddy had the RZ500 amd I had a ZX6-R

Bella e la piu' potente due tempi di serie inpenna con tutte le marce favolosa!

That's with stock expansion chambers. With competition chambers ,jetting and porting this bike gained so much horsepower it was almost unrideable by anyone less than a professional. The top end on this bike was so scary it was like being shot out of cannon. It reminded me of current electric vehicles, but way worse because the acceleration was so hard at 80 mph that you actually had to really concentrate to just hold on. These bikes came to Canada detuned severely and needed jetting to widen the powerband immediately. The stock chambers were off also and needed to be replaced to get the revs in the stratosphere.

THE ultimate machine

Great Bike, Great Video! LOVED every minute of it...............

That sound! Reminds me of my friend's gamma 250 (the one with the exhausts om both sides of the bike, not one side), with gold anodized cans and Schwantz lucky strike paint job. Mind you, that was about 15 years ago.

this is the power of a two stroke engine...awesome

You can see the scenery hit the power band, lol

I just love that bike..........

Dude that thing is sick. I just got my license and am looking at RD's. Maybe I can get one of these some day. Thanks for the video

Me: i wonder if this bike is powerfull. Also bike: whellies in third gear withouth any effort

Wild and brutal...like a 500 RG!!

Love to see a short shift at 10 grand

What a beast. I bet this is even scarier to drive than an RN01

Road one 2 different days. 1st day the new owner DIDNT fully clean the carbs. Engine leaned out on me I hit the choke and reserve and it seized. I pulled the engine apart for him and cleaned the carbs. Reassembled the engine Then had my 2nd ride. Oh the sound of those Jolly Moto pipes and that wonderful 500 cc 2 stroke. Loved the weight, power and of course the SOUND! before they created Viagra they made this motorcycle.

I remember test riding one of a mates, jepus from around 9000rpm to 13000 rpm in any gear was like hitting power band on a dirt bike. Got the old knees a wobbling. Great bike glad I got the privilege to ride one👍🏼

俺は知っている。500のフル加速を。学生の時の後輩の500を借りて合コンに行く。その振られた帰りだ。３速100でウィリーしたよね。人生の宝物。あれから30年さ。

Thanks for the memories .

I miss my old beast. Only bike i ever had the police didnt even bother chasing back in the day

1000 ème like pour 2018 cool la vidéo 😉😁

That's the way.... give 'em heaps of revs..and hang on!

Awesome bikes. Had one in 89 and 90. Some prick stole it.

Whoever wrote eargasm nailed it! Thanks for not putting lame music over that sweet motor. Just keeps nailin that beeotch, bless his heart, not a one and done wussy rider.Friggen hero status!!! One of best videos ever!! Thanks for sharing! Side question; how many miles can one expect outta a RG motor ?

Lovely little grocery getter. Buddy your supposed to shift while its still up. Bet it was blowing some nice smoke rings out the pipes after that little clean out

Hey, thank you for your answer. i'm on the way to get an rg500. Regards, Kevin

Awsome bike fella ,definately the all time greatest

Makes me want my flying Pepsi can back again!

Incredible machine. I really want an 80's 2 stroke for my next bike.

Brill bike lots of fun apart from 75 miles then it hits reserve😂 smiles per miles ! Miss my 1986 gamma

Whoa, acceleration !!

0:01 wowowow волшебник)

I grinned all trough this :)

Thanks for the video. I had one for a number of years. Everyone loved to test ride it. However it was a terrible street motorcycle. Great for flogging but honestly nothing else. Drive it like this and it was happy and would use 20L/100 gas. On a hot day in town your a$$ would roast off. Rings every season, 6mm screw heads and barrels too weak, prone to strip. If you didn't drive it hard it would cake up with oil. Wheelie 1st gear shift into 2nd and you're at 80kmh.

This is so awesome.....got my heart rate up just watching...so sick! Sounds amazing.

Cool Spider !

I own one, built by lance gamma of Marshall NC . This bike is awesome, and will power wheelie easily in second gear. I only weigh 142 lbs.

Andy, it's a 2 stroke, they blow up from engine braking so it's advisable to clutch in decel @ Emtildeath: have you ever ridden an RG? didn't think so, that is a power wheelie all the way!

Con questo video ho goduto!! Very impressive.

Wish I still had mine. You just cant beat a Gamma

That sounds beautiful, i love two strokes. Keep your hand near the clutch lever though!!!!!

It's a good thing I could never afford one one of these bikes when they were around.

F##kin love the smell of 2pokers awesome bike

The only real motorcycles - two strokes! And this was the king of two strokes. At least until the Bimota V Due came along, and who can afford a V Due?

RG 500 was everything the RD500 should have been imho

Nice Power Wheelies 👍

Bad ass I am the same way when it out tac it out.great Job !!! I am putting the same engine in a quad

I use to ride my cousins. Very fun bike. Light!! 340 pounds wet.

now imagine the Grand Prix version with twice as much power

Bellissima l'impennata in 3a!!

Those were the days 😂 I had a rd500 lc and my best friend had a rg500 we were crazy

3:33 is very much a clutch up wheelie.

That's how to ride a two-stroke 👍

Fantastic sound, amazing 😍

These things were weapons back in the day.

Awesome I've always wanted one , but there like £12,000 to £16000 in the uk

Che spettacolo!!!

awesome.

just love 2 strokes,,,,,

trop bon... de France...

Indeed.

Beautiful BIKE :o)