"Money pit"...LOL!! My how times have changed! I grew up on RDs and Kawasaki Triples and made it through the 70s and 80s without ever paying over $500 for a string of nice, beautiful, capable, low-mileage, like-new motorcycles that were as fast as anything on the road at the time. Man, I miss 'em now. There is nothing quite like a highly-tuned two-stroke blowing smoke rings out the back of a set of chrome expansion chambers to get the adrenaline pumping. Considering the prices they command today, I wish I had kept every one of them too.
Superb sound, brings me back to my youth. Had a 1979 T reg RD250, same coffin shaped tank in red and white, loved it. Went to the 1979 British Grand Prix on it with my brother and some mates to watch the great Sheene, Roberts race but in the September of that year wrote it off. Unfortunately for me a mini gt 1275,drifted on to my side of the road and smashed into me and my girlfriend at the time. Putting us both in hospital, her with a broken leg and me with two broken wrists. Wish I could have kept it, thoroughly enjoyed my time while I did. Happy days. 😋
Don't forget Waynne Gardner another legend. Yeah had the same bike RD250E in Silver not sure of year but it was a W reg, till some twat in Leeds had it away.
I was pillion on an RD400 back in 1982 and we crashed. I got concussion, torn spleen and punctured lung. Bought a GS550 with the compensation. RDs are ace!
LOL, I had an H2 Kawasaki. They are 2 strokes, they barely have any parts. I rebuilt the 3 cyl model in 4 hours for a cost of $200 in parts. A 4 cycle inline 4 is a money pit.
Like the wheel conversion. My cousin has an RD250C with 350 barrels and TZ carbs and allspeeds. Cannot beat a good 2 stroke. Like a prat switched to 4 strokes many years back but always had more fun on on my X7 and my mates 350 LC. Rare beasts these days and worth a lot more than when they were new.
Who mentioned FZR400's. Your video is of an RD400 so don't know whether you have more than bike video on here which has confused matters. I have a mint 1989 FZR1000 Exup sat in the garage and have owned GPZ Kwaks and a ZX9R over the past 35 odd years but always enjoyed riding two strokes more. Live not far from the Micron factory so always had spannies Great bikes but hardly see on the roads these days.
"Money pit"...LOL!! My how times have changed! I grew up on RDs and Kawasaki Triples and made it through the 70s and 80s without ever paying over $500 for a string of nice, beautiful, capable, low-mileage, like-new motorcycles that were as fast as anything on the road at the time. Man, I miss 'em now. There is nothing quite like a highly-tuned two-stroke blowing smoke rings out the back of a set of chrome expansion chambers to get the adrenaline pumping. Considering the prices they command today, I wish I had kept every one of them too.
Same here..not forgetting my X7...
Tasteful : that is exactly right.
Some very nice touches, and nothing overdone.
Superb sound, brings me back to my youth. Had a 1979 T reg RD250, same coffin shaped tank in red and white, loved it. Went to the 1979 British Grand Prix on it with my brother and some mates to watch the great Sheene, Roberts race but in the September of that year wrote it off. Unfortunately for me a mini gt 1275,drifted on to my side of the road and smashed into me and my girlfriend at the time. Putting us both in hospital, her with a broken leg and me with two broken wrists. Wish I could have kept it, thoroughly enjoyed my time while I did. Happy days. 😋
Don't forget Waynne Gardner another legend.
Yeah had the same bike RD250E in Silver not sure of year but it was a W reg, till some twat in Leeds had it away.
Those Air Cooled RD's are in my opinion the best looking bikes of all time.
Lovely, makes me wish I'd never sold mine.
Just love the tone on tick over.
I was pillion on an RD400 back in 1982 and we crashed. I got concussion, torn spleen and punctured lung. Bought a GS550 with the compensation. RDs are ace!
woderfully tasteful build there, mate! Love how the bike shakes when you get on the throttle :)
looks/sounds amazing. wish my RD400 sounded this good !
LOL, I had an H2 Kawasaki. They are 2 strokes, they barely have any parts. I rebuilt the 3 cyl model in 4 hours for a cost of $200 in parts. A 4 cycle inline 4 is a money pit.
Yamaha RD 400 a mais bonita que já vi Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷
Beautiful job!Meanest Rd I've seen yet,Thankyou for posting this
sounds great.. what kinda pipes are those. love the deep throaty sound
Stunning 💗
what a Beaut. Look great but sounds even better.
Looks great sounds sweet love those Yamaha racing stripes we never get them in the U.S.A.!!
Weird given its Kenny Roberts scheme
Well kept machine. Great😎
Like the wheel conversion. My cousin has an RD250C with 350 barrels and TZ carbs and allspeeds. Cannot beat a good 2 stroke. Like a prat switched to 4 strokes many years back but always had more fun on on my X7 and my mates 350 LC. Rare beasts these days and worth a lot more than when they were new.
Fzr 400 I think. This one is long gone.
Still got 2 strokes though. No four bangers in this garage.
Who mentioned FZR400's. Your video is of an RD400 so don't know whether you have more than bike video on here which has confused matters. I have a mint 1989 FZR1000 Exup sat in the garage and have owned GPZ Kwaks and a ZX9R over the past 35 odd years but always enjoyed riding two strokes more. Live not far from the Micron factory so always had spannies Great bikes but hardly see on the roads these days.
@@topcat4759 the wheel conversion. Wheels are Fzr
Looks like you got the front fender off from an MT-07 ??
Yep thats a fine ol aircooled
one of the nicest ive seen
Yamaha makes beautiful bikes and my SR 400 1983 is still going strong
looks and sounds great tony, bet you wish it was summer thought!
cheers, Tony (Bridlad)
Anthony, very cool RD. I want to set mine up like that can you tell me how you did it?Thanks
very nice 1 o my favs as a child
How thrilled the neighbors must be!
Ha ha.
I’ve replaced it with louder 😂😂
2stroke of course 👌
wow you're on lucky ................
nice rd bro,less smoke than a 5 year old audi !
In my experience unless you are in the know restoration is always an expensive business. A money pit for sure. :)
What about the performance of this bike ?
Was it comparable to Kawa 400 or Suzuki 380
on the 1/4 mile ?
What pipes are those ?
sounds good
is your name Karl Pilkington?
They're only a money pit if you don't keep them 100% stock.
is the bike for sale?
that's pretty delish. lol
Haha My brother owns one of these and when i seen the title i thought... yep
Its getting to much air
sweet
Nice throughty tone. (never heard before)so low). But the pistons are slapping something fearce. Saddddd
What you on about? its air cooled.
Not piston slap. Sounds perfect.
Beatification on wheels
Money pit? Buy a boat those are money pits. Good bike build can be fast and reliable for less than used toyota camry lol
blow the rods out of it. You loke that!!!!!
Scrap!
That bike had a stolen engine i it
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What makes you say that?? Billy
bike looks killer!