42-Year-Old Twinshock vs Modern Dirt Bike!
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- čas přidán 11. 05. 2022
- We take a super rare 42-Year-Old Twinshock Dirt Bike for a ride, learn about it's history and put it head to head against a modern four-stroke MX machine to see how far the sport of Motocross has come in the past four decades! This is the 2 Stroke time forgot...
This 400cc Two Stroke is a true British Antique and we can't thank Alun Joyce enough for letting us take her for a spin.
A big shoutout goes to everyone that sent in Super Thanks tips on last weeks video. You are helping us to create bigger and better content each and every week! :-)
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You look really good out there on that bike. I rather see you than anyone else testing them. I've never seen a Cotton in the US, only heard of them . I used to race twin shock air cooled machines. You are a cool dude to show your passion for vintage mx bikes.
The 80's Husqvarnas had some the best twin shock suspensions ever put on a motocross bike. That's what you should compare the fc450 against.
Super rare ace. Pete Mathia was a works rider for Cotton i belive. Hard to believe this in direct competition with the YZ465 at the time. I had a Can-Am 400 with same motor & squashed balls.
Interesting video. Thanks for producing it. It looked like shift shaft went through the starter shaft on that bike. Interesting. I remember in the 70s some of the English motors were configured so that when piston is TDC the connecting rod would be almost straight up giving the motor the ability to run backwards sometimes. A person wouldn't know it until he released the clutch and the bike would go backwards.
There are a few videos that have pro riders on old bikes. Amazing how fast they go on antiquated technology. Its the rider not the bike.
Hi Max, nice vid about this old veteran! Another commenter advised a leak test, I submit to that. Back in the day the Rotaxes, also used by other brands, had a reputation to be difficult to dial in smoothly, so anything to improve that should be taken. Another thing is the rear suspension: the springs should be loosened 1 or 2 notches, they are too tight, that is why it tried to kick you over the bars. Then, if it were my bike, I'd flatten the seat to improve handling and not putting you in the same spot all of the time. For the rest: please keep showing us these wonderful pieces of technical history from my late teen and early 20ies?! Thanks Max! Theo from NL.
The problem with big bore twos is it needs to be revved to have power but it has so much torque its hard to rev it much on small tracks without killing yourself. The KX 500 bogged less due to its power valves but it was still a problem you had to either go really fast or really slow it seemed. That and this bike may be running a little rich plus the old pipes like this was mid to top end. Not sure they make a fmf fatty for this .. Old gp tracks had few jumps whoops wasn't a thing more like dirt track racing. If this bike bogs on mid to top end then its jetting otherwise the nature of the beast. No two stroke should bog during the power band the pipe creates outside of it they all bog .
😂😂😂crushed nuts! We’ve all been there! My first MX bike was a 1979 Kawasaki KX80A🔥❤️
Thanks for the vid and part social studies class with the historical side of this bikes life. Love reading about things I’ve never heard of. I guess it all boils down to an engineer / builder who believes they can build something better or of value for all to enjoy. It’s peoples like this we all need to respect and thank for without them and their determination, we’re not moving forward. Final thanks to this channel for the content and continued effort to bring us cool stuff.
Damn that was a great video🔥love the Cotton! Just excellence here🏆great job again Max! No idea how you keep finding these rare gems, but somehow keep it going. A big Thankyou to Allan for allowing it as well🫵just fantastic, no kidding!
Just picked up a 1984 husqvarna 250. Left kick. Dual shock. Liquid cooled. Super cool bike
That Cotton 400 is a beautiful work of art. Over here in the 'Colonies' it would be a celebrity in the pits....
great video i am glad you popped your cherry on a real old school 2 stroke. now you can ride the real fun of a no power valve 2 stroke
Luv the leftside kick start! 👏💪🤙✌️🇨🇦
Hi max 😀 welcome to vintage ☺️☺️😁 twinshock club buddy if it's classic it's fantastic 😊😊 great vlog ID love see u on old 79 twinshock Elsinore 250cc mate to such a cool sounding bike the old cotton is vroom brapp forever
Basically a can-am , that needs a tune up Rotax motors usually don't bog
Great job as always - listening to the bog and lean pop when you chopped the throttle I gotta say it has an air leak. Unsolicited advise is for Alan to do or have done a leak down test - my bet is it is the mag side crank seal. That bike will run much better than it did on this test. Still a great and rare experience to share - Thanks
Great footage and history ,i think that engine was a piston port engine and the problem is they normally have a flat spot midrange so it needed to be on the pipe a bit more .I am sure if you would of had Pete Mathia back on it even at his tender age he would of done it proud .the problem with Pete if he rode a donkey he would fly .
Personally…I really really love the look of this MX bike! It looks fantastic & looks as if it’s a formidable old 2-stroke🔥💪great video as always! Thankyou😊
Great video max, you rode really well on the twin shock, probably gave your bones a good shaking, loving the classic vs modern to show improvements in suspension, braking, handling, still love that video you shot with the cameras angles showing suspension at work on track. top marks again for your videos max.