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Listing of Club Events, other Two-Stroke Activities and Favorite Links


For more information on any club event, or to let us know of other two-stroke related activities, send an e-mail to Tom Fortune.

  • Clubmember James Hunter has announced his company, Extreme Moto Imports, has become the exclusive Australian distributor for Jim Lomas Exhaust and their range of two-stroke retro pipes for the RZ/RD500 and other two-stroke models. For more information, drop James an email at extrememotoimports@hotmail.com.

  • The RZV500R Owners Club of Japan hosted the RZV500R 20th Anniversary Event on November 27th, 2004 at presentation rooms of YAMAHA COMMUNICATION PLAZA, near Yamaha Motor Headquarters in Japan.

    Intrepid clubmember Dan Austin attended the event and created a nice photo essay of his time at Yamaha. Click Here for his full report. CAUTION: There are LOTS of pictures, so 56k dialup users beware!

  • Jim Lomas of Jim Lomas Exhausts in the Czech Republic has announced his company now makes pipes in mild steel and stainless steel for the RZ/RD500. Prices are very competitive and craftmanship is excellent. For more technical information and ordering info visit their web site at: www.jl-jimlomas.com

  • ElectroSport A website featuring the availablity of Yamaha streetbike stators and regulator/rectifiers (a good source for these aging parts on our ever-aging machines!) Visit them at www.electrosport.com.
Here is the newest product offering from Mad Beaver. This is a tried and true static balancer design, but with a couple of nice features incorporated from experience.

The stand is constructed of lightweight aluminum instead of the old-school steel type and has adjustable feet for leveling. The rod is stainless steel and the bearing cones are CNC-machined aluminum. Paint is powdercoat "Toolbox Red." The bearings are standard issue 6300's so if replacement is ever necessary it will be very inexpensive.

The really trick feature is that instead of being welded together, the uprights are bolted in place. What this means is that in less than two minutes it can be disassembled for tight packing.

Click on the picture for more photos and e-mail M-Bike directly with questions or to order a stand (or call 613-345-0354). List price is $279.95CDN (about $215US as of this date). All club members get a flat price of $250CDN (plus applicable taxes for CDN customers).

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