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ROKON COBRA 340 MX FACTORY RACER #63 0f 70 MADE

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KAPLAN AMERICA

KAPLAN AMERICA

Күн бұрын

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@Sladep123
@Sladep123 2 жыл бұрын
When my '75 Penton 250's swingarm was broken and I was awaiting parts, the shop I worked in which sold Rokons had an RT340 shop bike. They let me take it for the harescrambles that weekend. While the enduro version was really heavy, it had very good acceleration and power, and no engine braking but excellent brakes. The dead engine start standing ba kward over the front fender was tough with the pull starter which faced backward. Over the two hour race, I got into the lead in the open expert class, endoed at high speed going downhill and split open my chin when the bars hit me, got back on and got the win. Would never have guess that bike could do that.
@randallburgess46
@randallburgess46 9 ай бұрын
Looks and sounds amazing! It really belongs in the museum,maybe a historian will buy it for you to keep in your museum! That would be a great blessing!
@patrickdickey1083
@patrickdickey1083 2 жыл бұрын
Brings back the good old days back when we all Road two-stroke dirt bikes.
@H43339
@H43339 2 жыл бұрын
Yes when I was a kid we used to race almost every Saturday, We had Bulltaco,AJS,CZ,Yamaha,Honda,Penton& Sachs all racing against each other, The Good Old Days.
@jgraham8248
@jgraham8248 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome bike. I grew up riding Rokon Trailbrakers! It has been suggested that these wheels were inspired by Mongoose Motomags.....I have several of those and the wheels do look similar. Thanks!
@jeff40
@jeff40 2 жыл бұрын
The wheels do look exactly like the Mongoose wheels!
@jerrygriffin7629
@jerrygriffin7629 2 жыл бұрын
These Rokon 340's always got the hole shot in their day.
@DetroitFettyghost
@DetroitFettyghost 2 жыл бұрын
I've always found it really hard not to be impressed by pictures of these let alone I'm seeing one in the flesh (via video lol....but still!!!)- looks like a fun bike-
@earl6969
@earl6969 Жыл бұрын
Those old chambers sound so sweet...paired with the smell of Castrol mix...and that new tire smell... Valhalla!!
@bigdadgigachad3042
@bigdadgigachad3042 2 жыл бұрын
Should send this to bikes and beards channel as I bet Sean will buy it.
@mickeymouse9823
@mickeymouse9823 2 жыл бұрын
Sean would break it 😂
@mickeymouse9823
@mickeymouse9823 2 жыл бұрын
Sean would break it 😂
@Howie3
@Howie3 2 жыл бұрын
God damn I love this channel. Please keep this rolling. Man I always either see or learn about dirt bikes! God Bless from Las Vegas! Braaaapppppp
@MasterSumai
@MasterSumai 5 ай бұрын
You say GOD BLESS after you say GOD'S NAME IN VAIN ? 🤔
@markcdeyoung3118
@markcdeyoung3118 2 жыл бұрын
She's definitely a unique bike .. on so many different levels !
@HowardianMotoVlog
@HowardianMotoVlog 2 жыл бұрын
what an amazing piece of history. :) I've heard that MX division was the downfall of one of the iterations of Rokon.
@donniebaker5984
@donniebaker5984 2 жыл бұрын
Kaplan got your ears on? In about 1952 was the first annual Beer Can Derby .it was always an outlaw race held on thanksgiving day south of terre haute ..the course would start on the east bank of the wabash at the darwin ferry we ran some times 2 laps some times 3 laps of river bank and river bottoms of a total with 3 laps 135 miles start to finish depending on how deep the river bottoms was flooded and how cold it was as some years the flood waters were frozen over .and ice screws were permitted that you wanted in your tires year round as we road the trails all year beside the Beer Can ..so it got packet hard under miles of shaded trails of huge 800 year old never cut forest the trails got so slick they were shinny and ice screws was a game changer ,,it was the farm land of around 2000 acers that was the Hale farm ,,we usually had on an average of around 400 entries show up and from 7 different countries ..it might have been 1973 as word had already got out a few days before there 3 factory team riders on their way with 3 brand new 340 Rokons that every one noticed the mag wheels and the disk brakes as there was no other bike with disk brakes for another 10 years ..and something came up and i didnt make down to the bottoms to see them run but if i remember right out of the unusual 400 riders of about half DNF . The team Rokon cleaned our clocks with a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd overall with no one around to even give them a fair chase ..the suspension is probable and inch longer than the average ..in the wabash bottoms you will have 100 to 200 acer fields and then low areas that always left as naturel forest not farmed to control run off and erosion ..so you got 20 to 40 acer woods that one second later you are running down harvested corn rows that are cut using combines with straw choppers one the back that works like a tree trimers shredder ..so there are no corn stalks cause the combines shredded everything so the corn rows are clay sand and ground up a and the Rokon top out ahead of the big bores ..you are hooked up with the right people ask them about winning the Beer Can Derby. Terre Haute in around 1973
@codymitchell6238
@codymitchell6238 2 жыл бұрын
Most racers, including the factory guys ran spoked wheels. The spokers were actually lighter then the mags.
@sonnyseabury4051
@sonnyseabury4051 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds Beautiful!! I, too love the smell of 2 cycle oil, love the sound of 2 strokes, and Love Those Adrenaline Fueled Powerbands! My RZ 350 2 stroke that I just bought from Y'all runs like a Striped Ass Ape..Bad To The Bone! Appreciate Y'all Brother. I'm telling everybody about my amazing business transaction with Y'all.
@matiaspetroselli5592
@matiaspetroselli5592 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, a very curious bike.
@smokeyou812
@smokeyou812 2 жыл бұрын
Wow!....Just WOW! Look at those wheels, that case saver, and a pull start!?!
@MitzvosGolem1
@MitzvosGolem1 2 жыл бұрын
Husqvarna made automatic transmission 4 spds no engine braking. Rare to find 360 auto models. I tried one almost went into trees no engine braking freewheeled when off gas. Honda and Husq and Rokon only ones with Automatic transmission? Rokon used snowmobile belt CVT
@larrynorsworthy8582
@larrynorsworthy8582 2 жыл бұрын
There was a small kawasaki dealership in macon ga that had unique bikes. Rokon was one. It was different and I will never forget it.
@yamaharaptor01able
@yamaharaptor01able 2 жыл бұрын
Wow...what a sick friggin bike. Mag wheels!!! Awesome!!!!
@davidmuse1351
@davidmuse1351 2 жыл бұрын
Now this is an interesting item -- it's also got the Domokos-grade rear sprocket!
@MrColdwatercanyon
@MrColdwatercanyon 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome ! Just to hear it a rare bird
@blackhawkbryan
@blackhawkbryan Жыл бұрын
You have the best “job” in the world!
@kenlane8484
@kenlane8484 2 жыл бұрын
I remember that bike was along side me in on starting line inD-6 mx race at motor meca pa.1975
@ianmangham4570
@ianmangham4570 2 жыл бұрын
So very rare and unique, a working piece of art, totally UNOBTANIUM 🇬🇧🙏❤👍💪
@rcclassiccrawlers4368
@rcclassiccrawlers4368 Жыл бұрын
Wow! I never knew Rokon ever made something that cool. It’s got a nice crisp sound too. The only thing I don’t particularly care for are the rims.
@darren_clark
@darren_clark 2 жыл бұрын
Those wheels! I love all the odd bikes you share, thanks bud.
@kirby5554
@kirby5554 Жыл бұрын
I've ridden an RT-340 quite a bit and its totally amazing once you understand how it works. Those enduro bikes had 21" front wheels which were better suited for off-road use.
@tomn1026
@tomn1026 2 жыл бұрын
NICE VINTAGE MX BIKE !!!
@douglashundley6777
@douglashundley6777 2 жыл бұрын
Dude that is the loudest 2 stroke I have ever heard it has no muffler
@nobody617
@nobody617 2 жыл бұрын
Seams like without a clutch it's tough to wheelie maybe....?
@davisworth5114
@davisworth5114 2 жыл бұрын
"You can tell a Rokon man by the blood dripping from his glove."
@idiot-983
@idiot-983 2 жыл бұрын
I have a friend that races one of those almost every weekend and is always at MVD Him and the bike are Both Badass. Sorry have to edit his is not the factory racer bike.
@daffyduck9901
@daffyduck9901 2 жыл бұрын
Now I heard that about Keene New Hampshire but at one point I could have sworn it was the Rhode Island racer. Might have something to do with the Enduros that they ran I don't know but I was just a kid going to races in Rhode Island I don't know correct me if I'm wrong. If I may reply like a true New Englander. Wicked cool bike bro👍
@davidholcomb9961
@davidholcomb9961 2 жыл бұрын
That bike is amazing!!
@keithhawkins7039
@keithhawkins7039 2 жыл бұрын
That idle is bad ass sounding .
@mikestowe6136
@mikestowe6136 2 жыл бұрын
cool looing bike definitly on the loud side
@palombomair_p
@palombomair_p 2 жыл бұрын
Dans les années 70 il y avait une husquevarna automatique aussi elle avait le réservoir vert
@billbright1755
@billbright1755 7 ай бұрын
ROKON ! 📣
@markparker5451
@markparker5451 2 жыл бұрын
cool factor 10...
@jordanmatte1144
@jordanmatte1144 2 жыл бұрын
That's wild...
@bobg3034
@bobg3034 2 жыл бұрын
WOW!
@dogtownbrogers2796
@dogtownbrogers2796 2 жыл бұрын
Rokon Don Kudalski is still around, I’ll bet he could give some insight on that one.
@Craiglife777
@Craiglife777 2 жыл бұрын
Preston Petty front fender👍
@kevincreech3729
@kevincreech3729 2 жыл бұрын
So like I committed before my dad had one . So did he have one of the race bikes or did they make bikes for sale . Wish he was still around so I could give him a hard time 😂
@cb_swift
@cb_swift 2 жыл бұрын
It sounds so weird to not hear any shifting.
@DetroitFettyghost
@DetroitFettyghost 2 жыл бұрын
Lol yes!
@1970sRacing
@1970sRacing 2 жыл бұрын
WOW
@Ianzandvoort
@Ianzandvoort 2 жыл бұрын
the noise it makes brrrreeeeeeeeeeehhhhh 😀😀😀😀😀
@bhoktongchannel9334
@bhoktongchannel9334 2 жыл бұрын
awesome👍
@rkirschner7175
@rkirschner7175 2 жыл бұрын
Great wheels. 🙀
@bobg1219
@bobg1219 2 жыл бұрын
This things almost as rare as hens teeth!
@gabrielholmossimoes8550
@gabrielholmossimoes8550 2 жыл бұрын
👏🏻🤙🏻💫
@mickeymouse9823
@mickeymouse9823 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see a bikes and beards collab with you guys ! I’m sure your in the same state or close? I think there based in Pennsylvania ? Excuse my knowledge or American geography I’m from the uk
@hurstshiftin9873
@hurstshiftin9873 2 жыл бұрын
Lmao I can only see a Suzuki jr 50 on roids when I look at it hahah it's cool, but not to lol I don't know on this one lol
@tommymoto83
@tommymoto83 2 жыл бұрын
How's about a silencer!
@motoguy1314
@motoguy1314 Жыл бұрын
Didn't know they leaked fluid (gas/trans?). I'm sure you fixed this problem before you listed on EBAY....yes?
@KaplanCycles
@KaplanCycles Жыл бұрын
Of course
@romper4444
@romper4444 2 жыл бұрын
Is that one too rare for a wheelie ken! 😎
@derbimac
@derbimac 2 жыл бұрын
The first automatic bike was the Simplex Servicycle,I think you have the frame for one.
@randomprecisionmotors3130
@randomprecisionmotors3130 Жыл бұрын
Pull Start?? Imagine if it "pulled back"?
@tylerseabook9423
@tylerseabook9423 7 ай бұрын
There was 400 of them produced not 70. According to rokon
@MrAntonis0
@MrAntonis0 2 жыл бұрын
hear air leak, crank seal, intake...
@beaumont9072
@beaumont9072 2 жыл бұрын
America 🇺🇸💪🏼🤙🏼🔧🔩
@dennisyoung4631
@dennisyoung4631 2 жыл бұрын
What engine is that?
@ianmangham4570
@ianmangham4570 2 жыл бұрын
Rotax
@kirby5554
@kirby5554 Жыл бұрын
Its a Sachs snowmobile engine.
@idiot-983
@idiot-983 2 жыл бұрын
GBA !
@AaaBbb-qo7un
@AaaBbb-qo7un 2 жыл бұрын
The 2stroke sound too loud !
@MasterSumai
@MasterSumai 5 ай бұрын
Not loud enough for me 😊
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