Yamaha RD-350 !! What do you think?

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You want an orgasm from riding a bike? My son has one of these and it will give you mutiple orgasms, if you're man enough to open the throttle!

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danman wrote:
You want an orgasm from riding a bike? My son has one of these and it will give you mutiple orgasms, if you're man enough to...
You want an orgasm from riding a bike? My son has one of these and it will give you mutiple orgasms, if you're man enough to open the throttle!

The 1290s are sweet but you can't open them up without getting arrested. The RD/RZ 350/400 you could howl from 1st to 4th, feel like you're doing mach chicken and look down and see 60mph. To me thats more fun than a super fast modern bike. That's why I sold my Z1000
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This is my 350, was given to me in pieces. Love me my 2t!

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danman wrote:
You want an orgasm from riding a bike? My son has one of these and it will give you mutiple orgasms, if you're man enough to...
You want an orgasm from riding a bike? My son has one of these and it will give you mutiple orgasms, if you're man enough to open the throttle!

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The 1290s are sweet but you can't open them up without getting arrested. The RD/RZ 350/400 you could howl from 1st to 4th, feel like you're...
The 1290s are sweet but you can't open them up without getting arrested. The RD/RZ 350/400 you could howl from 1st to 4th, feel like you're doing mach chicken and look down and see 60mph. To me thats more fun than a super fast modern bike. That's why I sold my Z1000
Definitely a problem with all that power, but the 1290's handle so damn good. I've ridden quite a few different types of street bikes over the years and NOTHING comes close to the handling of a 1290. Maybe I need to keep trying bikes, but this one is quite the bike.
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My rgv 250 nsr 250 tzr 250 and my TZM 150 from Thailand.







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Friend of mine who owns a multi line shop can ride whatever he wants and rides the 1290 the most.
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These are some fine bikes, be careful and please enjoy. This is how I rolled back in the last century, nineteen and eighty. I was doin' over a hundred on the 405 freeway chasing my buddy on his CB750F when my 400 seized up!Woohoo


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I'll throw my old smoker in here while we're at it
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I love 2 stroke street bikes! I am working on restoring this right now. Doesn't stop, doesn't turn but goes really fast in a straight line.


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Myke wrote:
I love 2 stroke street bikes! I am working on restoring this right now. Doesn't stop, doesn't turn but goes really fast in a straight line...
I love 2 stroke street bikes! I am working on restoring this right now. Doesn't stop, doesn't turn but goes really fast in a straight line.


Those things are terrifyingly fun to ride
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I like those bikes a lot but an A7 Kawasaki will spank the bejesus out of it.
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Myke wrote:
I love 2 stroke street bikes! I am working on restoring this right now. Doesn't stop, doesn't turn but goes really fast in a straight line...
I love 2 stroke street bikes! I am working on restoring this right now. Doesn't stop, doesn't turn but goes really fast in a straight line.


they can be set up to turn decent for vintage road racing. check out vintage Klemm if you haven't already
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barnett468 wrote:
I like those bikes a lot but an A7 Kawasaki will spank the bejesus out of it.
The A7 would, in a straight line.
They had rotary fuel induction. Looked like a flywheel with a chunk cut out. It would trap the intake like a reed valve. But, they didn't have the disc brake, and were kinda squirmy in the twisties.
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jimmie wrote:
These are some fine bikes, be careful and please enjoy. This is how I rolled back in the last century, nineteen and eighty. I was doin'...
These are some fine bikes, be careful and please enjoy. This is how I rolled back in the last century, nineteen and eighty. I was doin' over a hundred on the 405 freeway chasing my buddy on his CB750F when my 400 seized up!Woohoo


Did someone say CB 750F?

My '79. First year double overhead cam. Original paint. Saved it with $1,000 when I saw it in a guy's garage in pieces, was gonna chop it up and make a cafe racer. Bars and pipe, and a few secret things in the motor are the only changes from stock.


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slowgti wrote:
I’ve got an 84 Rz 350. What’s up?
Had an ‘83. One of the most fun bikes ever. Road Raced it a few times too
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slowgti wrote:
I’ve got an 84 Rz 350. What’s up?
Me too
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barnett468 wrote:
I like those bikes a lot but an A7 Kawasaki will spank the bejesus out of it.
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The A7 would, in a straight line. They had rotary fuel induction. Looked like a flywheel with a chunk cut out. It would trap the intake...
The A7 would, in a straight line.
They had rotary fuel induction. Looked like a flywheel with a chunk cut out. It would trap the intake like a reed valve. But, they didn't have the disc brake, and were kinda squirmy in the twisties.
yeah, I had an A7.

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Here's my 79 750F, not bad for a 39 year old bike...
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My brother had a really nice rd400 Daytona special I use to ride often, fun bike on short rides. We built this 1986 RG 500 a few years ago.



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Woohoo Evil Cool
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clem wrote:
I'll throw my old smoker in here while we're at it [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/07/25/276940/s1200_20171017_075420.jpg[/img]
I'll throw my old smoker in here while we're at it
Good lord. My fav in this thread! Awesome sir!
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bh84 wrote:
My old man collects and races vintage bikes, here's a few smokers for you guys to drool over 1991 RZ350 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/07/25/276921/s1200_IMG_2885_1.jpg[/img] 1983 RZ350 race bike project...
My old man collects and races vintage bikes, here's a few smokers for you guys to drool over


1991 RZ350


1983 RZ350 race bike project


1984 RZ350 Street project


Various TZ250s from the 80s


1985 RZ 500, and you though the 350 was scary, V4 500 2 stroke with power valves!


1985 RG250R



And, saving the best for last
1989 TZ250

Yes you win.
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Myke wrote:
I love 2 stroke street bikes! I am working on restoring this right now. Doesn't stop, doesn't turn but goes really fast in a straight line...
I love 2 stroke street bikes! I am working on restoring this right now. Doesn't stop, doesn't turn but goes really fast in a straight line.


barnett468 wrote:
they can be set up to turn decent for vintage road racing. check out vintage Klemm if you haven't already
Thanks for the tip! I have done a few things like stiffer fork springs with a valving mod, longer rear shocks and a shorter swingarm from an earlier model. This is supposed to help a bit and I know some bracing can be added to the frame but I didn't go that far.
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bh84 wrote:
My old man collects and races vintage bikes, here's a few smokers for you guys to drool over 1991 RZ350 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/07/25/276921/s1200_IMG_2885_1.jpg[/img] 1983 RZ350 race bike project...
My old man collects and races vintage bikes, here's a few smokers for you guys to drool over


1991 RZ350


1983 RZ350 race bike project


1984 RZ350 Street project


Various TZ250s from the 80s


1985 RZ 500, and you though the 350 was scary, V4 500 2 stroke with power valves!


1985 RG250R



And, saving the best for last
1989 TZ250

ktmfun219 wrote:
Yes you win.
That TZ on its own wins. Trickest vintage bike you’ll ever see.

Those sexy TZR250s on the first page are absolutely awesome bikes. They’re the street legal cousin of the TZ250, the TZ nomenclature was what Yamaha used for their GP(race only) bikes. Think of it like a YZ450F vs a WR450 if they were street legal.
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barnett468 wrote:
they can be set up to turn decent for vintage road racing. check out vintage Klemm if you haven't already
They make excellent road racing bikes when set up correctly. Give that thing a port job and some good carbs and it’s a god damn rocket. We are always playing with the fork height depending on the track though
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Myke wrote:
Thanks for the tip! I have done a few things like stiffer fork springs with a valving mod, longer rear shocks and a shorter swingarm from...
Thanks for the tip! I have done a few things like stiffer fork springs with a valving mod, longer rear shocks and a shorter swingarm from an earlier model. This is supposed to help a bit and I know some bracing can be added to the frame but I didn't go that far.
We eventually switched our race bike to Honda cartridge fork internals because the Yami forks just weren’t right for our use. Our street RD350 still has stock(ish) forks.

Gil from Works Performance was a good friend of my dad so we never ran the stock shocks
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Not a 2 stroke but a similar era - my late fathers 1980 Suzuki GSX1100.
Beleive it or not this has covered 83,000 miles. The engine was rebuilt to 1170cc and re painted, and everything was given a thorough clean and polish this past winter.
There's just something about riding an older bike that you don't get with a modern. Really good fun!
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I had a green 76 RD 400 for 26 years, great bike.

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