Reed Block Spacer to de-stuff the crankcase volume / Banshee style balance-tube / carbon fibre reeds / (power valve - but expensive!) pipes designed for midrange torque. All will help but perhaps less FUN!
Lovely video of the awesome RD400 with the sons help, Looks and sounds great with up swept chambers, wonder where can source them. Have a red 77 RD400 that i blew a piston & am waiting to get it back on road.
What a great commentator taking the video. Great job dad! The bike sounds great, reminds me of my high school days smelling that bel rey oil on and off the dirt on 2 strokes.
That bike is one of the best examples of the old rd'S I have seen since the 70s. Fantastic video, those pipes are the only upgrade needed on that fine machine....BRAVO LAKRSBAL...
I feel lucky ....I've owned a 250 a 350 and a 400 all were really good bikes but none of em looked as good as your one ...... but they all went like stink when they were properly tuned ...... thankyou your bike brings back fond memories
Hey I know this guy. He is one cool dude that I met about 22 years ago. At that time he had this turbo-Capri, that was a real sleeper. His first one got wrecked so he bought an older model that was lighter weight and looked like just a grocery getter. So he put his engine and suspension in it. One night we went and raced some rice-burners and really made them look silly. He also had a nice Honda 400-four w/ a header. At the time I had a Yamaha RD200 Electric.
I got into so much trouble with my RD400 - which can be a real hooligan of a bike; easy wheelies. My local little Yamaha dealer said that guys like me kept his parts dept. busy with all the Rd400's running past the limits of traction and rider ability (inability?). Mine was blue and has the long Bassani expansion chambers. Love the sound
Nice Searched YT for RD400 cause I was sitting here remembering the one I owned in the Philippines when I was stationed at Subic Bay Hospital from 77-79 It was a good bike always dependable quick and maneuvered easily through congested traffic. I put air horns on it sounded like Victory Liner buses at that time it help when going through small Provence towns, used to travel Baguio every week end on it loved riding the Zig Zag brought her back in late 79 too bad it was stolen some months later
loved that bike. I had one back in Australia. It was blue, same design. Very good machine it was described as the prince of commuters. Very tractable in fourth you could go from 25 to 100. Stop on a dime give a lot of superbikes a real hard time make them work to win the race. Enjoy.
Yaya yaya yaya yaiii yaaaaaaaa ... So beautifully tuned and that sound is like a classical instrument 😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩😎😎😎 Daddy Son.. preserve your toys at all costs 💗
I had a 1976 RD400 also in green, but those solid disc brakes caused me to wreck the bike on a rain wet road sharp turn. The bike would not slow down into it, went end over end. This led companies to holes being drilled into discs that shed out water to prevent hydroplaning of brake pads when you need them most!
Like tbe polished cylinder head .Mine was blue with alloy wheels .Saddle tail piece.Great power band .ahh i can still smell the 2 strike fumes ....Nice bike you have sir.
Beautiful bike. I test rode one of these in the mid 70's . I was considering buying one of these to more enjoy the twisty turny country roads in the area where I lived about 30 miles west of Boston. On the test ride from the Yamaha dealer that was in Hudson Mass. at the time, basically, it scared me stiff, I couldn't keep the front wheel on the ground in any of first three gears, even in any kind of normal riding. I thought I would make a mistake, run it off a road and get intimately acquainted with a tree someplace. I stayed with my Kawasaki F7 trail bike.
My only problem with the RD400 was fouled plugs, but synthetic 2-cycle oil reduced the problem. With the up swept exhaust/expansion chambers it was a freaking beast. 52 inch wheelbase made turning easy.
Lovely bike ,showing it respect by not trying to open it up till its warmed up ,to many try before there warmed up ,does bike no favours ,.it shall serve you a long time my friend.
Mine was a 77 with Daytona heads and a Daytona seat , rear sets, Bassanis (shortened). It had a Shoei fairing , 30 mill Mikunis , drilled discs, and port (2 mill)and polish . very fast
Beautiful example of an RD400 with DG expansion chambers. I saw very few in the Geneva green paint, mine is the burnt orange that I can’t remember the proper name of.
I had this Bike in the 70s. The Sound, the smell .....great times.
I had the kaw 350 . 2stroke street bikes were everywhere in those days . I miss them so much i have 2stroke bicycles .
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@@billybarr7443 Laddie... stop making a nuisance of ya selvvve
Love the RD400. Also love the father and son camera work. :) Well done guys.
I had the orange rd350 back in the 70s .
I had a hard time keeping the front wheel on the ground. These things had a crazy powerful powerband
Reed Block Spacer to de-stuff the crankcase volume / Banshee style balance-tube / carbon fibre reeds / (power valve - but expensive!) pipes designed for midrange torque.
All will help but perhaps less FUN!
The black mags look awesome! Killer bike.
Lovely video of the awesome RD400 with the sons help, Looks and sounds great with up swept chambers, wonder where can source them. Have a red 77 RD400 that i blew a piston & am waiting to get it back on road.
I had the same bike when I was younger. Same green color, and black pipes. I miss that bike.
Lovely looking and sounding bike! What a production team too! Bring on smelly vision for the two stroke aroma!
Nothing like the smell of 2 stroke rice. This is top of the line. Brings back memories.beautiful.
Except maybe Rotax
What a great commentator taking the video. Great job dad! The bike sounds great, reminds me of my high school days smelling that bel rey oil on and off the dirt on 2 strokes.
My first bike. 77 rd400. Got it in 79. Ft Lauderdale Fla. 16 years old. Red, DG heads. Chambers. Carb work. Lucky I survived it. Quick!
the best cameraman ive seen in a while, so cute. great bike also, love thoes 2stroke machinery
That bike is one of the best examples of the old rd'S I have seen since the 70s. Fantastic video, those pipes are the only upgrade needed on that fine machine....BRAVO LAKRSBAL...
there was a daytona special for sale in atlanta.... some lucky fool has probably already put in in a ditch
Had one of these bikes when i was 18yo... awesome.
Great bike and well done the young bloke behind the video!! ;)
Great job. Thanks for sharing dude.
I feel lucky ....I've owned a 250 a 350 and a 400 all were really good bikes but none of em looked as good as your one ...... but they all went like stink when they were properly tuned ...... thankyou your bike brings back fond memories
Hey I know this guy. He is one cool dude that I met about 22 years ago. At that time he had this turbo-Capri, that was a real sleeper. His first one got wrecked so he bought an older model that was lighter weight and looked like just a grocery getter. So he put his engine and suspension in it. One night we went and raced some rice-burners and really made them look silly. He also had a nice Honda 400-four w/ a header. At the time I had a Yamaha RD200 Electric.
I got into so much trouble with my RD400 - which can be a real hooligan of a bike; easy wheelies. My local little Yamaha dealer said that guys like me kept his parts dept. busy with all the Rd400's running past the limits of traction and rider ability (inability?). Mine was blue and has the long Bassani expansion chambers. Love the sound
You still own it don’t ya.. I can’t get rid of bikes either. I’m 35 and I own 11 dirtbikes so far.
1976 RD400C
So cool! Beautiful bike!
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Nice Searched YT for RD400 cause I was sitting here remembering the one I owned in the Philippines when I was stationed at Subic Bay Hospital from 77-79 It was a good bike always dependable quick and maneuvered easily through congested traffic. I put air horns on it sounded like Victory Liner buses at that time it help when going through small Provence towns, used to travel Baguio every week end on it loved riding the Zig Zag brought her back in late 79 too bad it was stolen some months later
Love that sound !
In the 80's, I had 3 RD 350's and a '79 RD400F Daytona Special.
Would love to own an RD again
I also owned a Daytona special, so nice.
I had a 1978 RD400E back in he day, it was a great little pocket rocket!
loved that bike. I had one back in Australia. It was blue, same design. Very good machine it was described as the prince of commuters. Very tractable in fourth you could go from 25 to 100. Stop on a dime give a lot of superbikes a real hard time make them work to win the race. Enjoy.
Love the old 2 strokes !!!
Beautiful bike, i'm restoring a '78 RD400 and a '86 RZ350, i hope they look as good as yours. Greetings from sunny Jamaica.
i enjoyed seeing your RD , looks a top quality bike and i have never seen that colour scheme before , thanks for the video ...
That is a lovely slow tick-over.
The mark of a well set-up bike.
Que beleza de máquina. Eu não conhecia a RD 400 cc, parabéns, e o garoto fica bobo, pelo ronco dos dois canecos. David .João Pessoa pb.
I had a black one 1976 with mags. Fun bike, quick. I wish I didn’t sell it.
Yaya yaya yaya yaiii yaaaaaaaa ... So beautifully tuned and that sound is like a classical instrument 😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩😎😎😎 Daddy Son.. preserve your toys at all costs 💗
Great bikes. A completely different animal to the RD250. Would love to own one of these.
Nice, have motor n parts in the shed, love the RD's.
I had a 1976 RD400 also in green, but those solid disc brakes caused me to wreck the bike on a rain wet road sharp turn. The bike would not slow down into it, went end over end. This led companies to holes being drilled into discs that shed out water to prevent hydroplaning of brake pads when you need them most!
Like tbe polished cylinder head .Mine was blue with alloy wheels .Saddle tail piece.Great power band .ahh i can still smell the 2 strike fumes ....Nice bike you have sir.
I had a 76 Rd250, we put 350 cylinders and pistons on it.. a sleeper!
Beautiful bike. I test rode one of these in the mid 70's . I was considering buying one of these to more enjoy the twisty turny country roads in the area where I lived about 30 miles west of Boston. On the test ride from the Yamaha dealer that was in Hudson Mass. at the time, basically, it scared me stiff, I couldn't keep the front wheel on the ground in any of first three gears, even in any kind of normal riding. I thought I would make a mistake, run it off a road and get intimately acquainted with a tree someplace. I stayed with my Kawasaki F7 trail bike.
Two nice bikes, specially the Rd400. I had many RD350s! Nice video.
That's a beautiful bike 🆒🤘🤘💪💪🤙🤙🤓👍👍👍
Wow nice clean bike, she sounds very healthy. I have a '77. Very nice bikes.
Well, If he was only going to upload one video in his lifetime. He picked the right machine to film.
I’m drooling while watching this clip.
The seventies sound of a Japanese two stroke gives me a semi 🥴
Faltou aquela acelerada, braaaap!!
On of the great motorcycle ever built!
Good old kick start and two stroke noise Goose bumps
I owned a 1976 model of this bike with the same exact color.
They must have been brothers.
Wow that is beautiful! I just wanna jump on it & ride off into the sunset!!
That Yamaha Sound!
NILES gilbile
Nice fresh out of the 80's showroom
I've never seen one this color looks awesome !!!
Gorgeous bike man! I had a 78 I bought from a friend in 80. He'd bought it new in 79 and only had 500 miles on it when I took it over.
Your child does better video recording than most UA-cam users. haha
Beautiful bike. Really nice job on it.
Asian
geneva Green
kid so Amazing!
Funny mate, I just stopped watching a previous RD video because I was getting neck ache!!
I wish 2 strokes would come back to market. I can only hope!
Well-preserved beautiful bike ! Thanks for Sharing !!
Those long look like Bassani which were a mid-range power design. Good for street cruising but not used for road racing.
Sounds great brother !
Never seen a green RD before.Lovely bike
RD 400 … Also known as DAYTONA 👍👏👏👏 Gd job , well kept. Original with spoke rims
My only problem with the RD400 was fouled plugs, but synthetic 2-cycle oil reduced the problem. With the up swept exhaust/expansion chambers it was a freaking beast. 52 inch wheelbase made turning easy.
I had the same problem with my rd. Always changing plugs . Otherwise I loved my Yamaha.
I had this same bike and it never ever fouled a plug.
Best voice over I ever heard
That RD sounds like from the shop ... very sweet .
What a gorgeous bike, holy crap, it's awesome.
This is my new favorite video.
Amazing bike and sound.
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I was waiting for the son to say "are you sure you know how to ride that thing?". Great vid ☺️
Beautiful. I had a blue one. Never seen green before.
I had a blue one when I was about 19. Wish I still had it.
My favorite color and motorcycle. Gotta love 2t
Oh my good! RD is beautiful
absolutley stunning bike-- its a good un .. mine dint look that good in 1985
Beautiful bike! Love it!
No joke. That bike looks huge next to him .
hey there, your RD looks great! Sounds much nicer than mine! :)
Super RD 400, one of the coolest bikes ever made, originally I thought you where in Japan until I saw you ride on the wrong side of the road!
Lovely bike ,showing it respect by not trying to open it up till its warmed up ,to many try before there warmed up ,does bike no favours ,.it shall serve you a long time my friend.
A lot of motorcycle you had,I am so respectful to you,hope I cant do it like you.
kids are so cool. love the green color, memories man, two stroke memories.
very nice bike the pipes are sounding the best ,but i am getting dizzy from camera shake
i wish MY dad had a mint rd400 stashed in the garage!
We can only dream bro
Beautiful bike, lovely sound 😎
Looks like a nice neighborhood.
Congratulations, perfect bike
beautiful sound,beautiful bike,i want it more than an R1
Awesome looking bike, its in very good condition and sound great!
Show, muito linda, está moto.
beautiful bike sir, sounds absolutely great.
It's beautiful sound :)
A vó da nossa RD 350, a viuvona...top a coroa
Sounds good, I had the RD250 1980 🎼🎵🎵🎵
Obviously no Kawasaki, Honda or Suzuki in the garage! Lovely video, great bike!
very nice I had an RD400 when I was young
Mine was a 77 with Daytona heads and a Daytona seat , rear sets, Bassanis (shortened). It had a Shoei fairing , 30 mill Mikunis , drilled discs, and port (2 mill)and polish . very fast
Music to my ears. I had RD 350 1973 with pipes. I should never sold it
I had one, and it was the first love of my life....
that bike looks sick
Sound is enough to impress millions of heart!
Very nice, my fav bike when I was growing up in the 80's
Looks and sound very nice.
Beautiful example of an RD400 with DG expansion chambers. I saw very few in the Geneva green paint, mine is the burnt orange that I can’t remember the proper name of.
Mine was black with cream / gold
parabens .; bela moto.. douglas konopa made in BRASIL - 20 JUN 2014
just beautiful😍😍😍
super nice Bike, great pipes
esse tiozão ai devia ! devia não é doido ...... rapaz imagina ele com seus 30 e poucos anos ham ham ham .....
Legal nunca tinha visto uma dessas gosto das RDS
She's a beauty!