re: Got gifted a Yamaha RD350. EDIT: Restoration completed Quote:
Originally Posted by SnS_12 Hey Pramod, amazing thread and respect your commitment and dedication to get the bike back to life and that too all by yourself. ![Clapping](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/Clapping.gif) |
Thanks a lot for your kind words, my level documentation is inspired a lot by your threads. Quote:
Originally Posted by SnS_12 Not sure how I missed out this thread as I normally follow all two stroke threads and especially the RD threads. It was an amazing journey from finding and getting the bike all the way from Delhi. It was like, it was waiting for you to come and pick her up all those years it was lying idle in that industrial compound. It reminded me of the days and months I spent on my 200 acquisition. ![Big Grin](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.png) |
This is the very same bike Yusha used to scare the living daylights out of me once when he bought this to office, never thought it will be mine one day. Quote:
Originally Posted by SnS_12 So how is the bike doing now? Electricals and carbs issues are sorted? . |
The electricals were sought out very early, I chose to start assisting an electrician on my weekends, this helped me a great deal to understand the wiring better, after that I have wired all my bikes myself, including using connectors for every connections
The carbs are one part that goes wrong in these bikes very easily. most carbs have a lot of wear and tear and that usually go very wrong when RDs riding experience is concerned. Presently the carbs are in one of its best tune, I had a flat spot at 3k RPM, which I was able to fix with adjusting the needle height. But to get the full biking experience from this I am planning to upgrade to Mikuni TM 28s or Kehins. Lets see how finances help me in getting this dream fulfilled. Quote:
Originally Posted by SnS_12 With regards to the pulsar fork setup have you tried lowering it down on the T bracket? Would recommend trying it out before going back to the original setup as pulsar parts are cheaper and easier to source, which I am sure you know by now. |
I have tried lowering it, It improved the ride height as well as handling a lot but the overall stance of the bike is not right, plus I have found some really great disk installs which made me think why not go that direction. Pulsar parts are actually quite cheaper, but I feel like every RD owner, the bike needs to look close to factory finish. and that cannot be achieved with the P220 front end, I cannot fit the RD mudguard as well. This decision is an outcome of a lot of thought.
I have ordered some goodies from the good old US of A, a complete generator side cover a CBR clutch slave, a new chain guard an NOS main stand. Hoping to get it in the first week of Sep.
I will keep the thread posted.
Pramod |