MY Yamaha RD 350 pictures

v1p3r · 4th July 2007, 00:56

Ok, seems like Michelins are the way to go. Any idea on imported Bridgestones, Metzeler, etc?

I wonder why people get anal about stock looks. I like anything that goes fast. Who cares if your indicators are RX, RD or CBZ. As long as it looks good, and still rockets past anything else made in India, do you really care?

hillram · 23rd August 2007, 12:20

Hi Nfs
I recently acquired an RD 350 in Hyderabad..What are ur tips/advise/Dos and Donts for this machine...How do i maintain this bike.
Please let me know

devarshi84 · 24th August 2007, 17:37

I am looking for an RD350. I have heard prices of 25-35K. But everyone is scaring me telling I need to get it repaired every few months.

I have also looked at a 5-speed disc brake RX-Z which is 1.5 years old for 25K.

what to do?

hillram · 24th August 2007, 17:39

Hi NFS, Nice pics..I have an RD 250 too..im looking for the Headlight Windsheild Casing which comes for RD as an accessory.Where can i get it?

chetanhanda · 24th August 2007, 19:25

hey nice RD ..I always wanted a RD when I was in college

junkishya · 25th August 2007, 14:25

Hillram,

Where did U get the RD from ? Where are you getting it serviced ? I had RD for more than 10 years, and for last 7 years,I'm not able to find a decent RD mechanic in Hyderabad !! I've finally sold it off to my close friends ..

Most of the RD mechanics in Hyderabad are useless. They can give you all the cosmetic changes you want, but if you tell them to lift the Block Heads, they get ****-scared.

Some of the known Mechanics in Hyderabad:
1) Micheal - Expensive, I did not like his work.
2) Janakiram @ RTC X-roads, I had used his services only once. Did not go back to him again.
3) Sanjay - Behind ESI Hospital - He is good and very reasonable and reliable.
4) Javed - Near Marriot Hotel - No idea on this work.

devarshi84 · 31st August 2007, 00:18

Is it true that RD today needs to get seviced and tuned every 1000kms?

I am confused between my cousins new RX-Z version and a 84HT RD350. please help.

hillram · 3rd September 2007, 14:04

Hi Junkishya,
I have got my RD 350 from aknown mechanic calle Yusuf near SD Hospital,Mehdipatnam..i know him for some time now and he did a very nice job on my Rajdoot Baobby GTS.Lets organise a RD 350 meet in Hyderabad.
Also where can i find a Headlight Visor cover for RD 350 in Hyd?

junkishya · 5th September 2007, 23:31

Okie .. I know that Mech .. he maintains 2-3 very very nice RDs. I guess Ur's is one of them !!

There are a couple of shops where you can try :

1) Universal Scooter : Ram Koti : He's expensive as compared to Mumbai shops, but he can get some parts thru his contacts in Bangalore.

There's another shop right on the RamKoti signal. I don't remember the shop's name. When coming from Universal Scooters to Ram Koti, the building on the left hand corner has some shops in the basement. He too gets genuine stuff.

Keep both shops' phone numbers handy and call him before going to him or Universal. Hyderabadis will always ask you to come back in 2 days, but will never get a part in less than 15 days !!

sachinwadhwani · 11th September 2007, 00:05

pic of my rd

milindajp · 28th May 2009, 19:06

Really nice bike. Well maintained. I am also looking for a RD350. Do you have any contact from where I can buy one of if you know anyone willing to sell his, can you please PM his details.

james · 29th May 2009, 06:39

Lovely! Its so nice to see such well maintained RD's.

@Sachin: nice Zma wheel mods on ur bike.. how much did the whole setup cost you? including the disc setup.

trammway · 29th May 2009, 07:10

here my RD pics

hillram · 29th May 2009, 09:23

@Tramway..Awesome collection of pristine RDs.
I noticed that the mud guards of all the three are not original.The first pic with group of RDs shows a chrome mud guard,but the basement pic has a non-original one.
Please restore the chrome ones.

Gansan · 29th May 2009, 10:01

The bike was launched when I started working (83 - 84) and I very much wanted to buy one. But a senior colleague who already owned one advised against it as he felt the brakes were dangerous. Disc brakes were extremely rare and very expensive those days, and he sold the bike off. I still remember the "Torque Induction" stickers on the sides and thought them very cool!

BTW if they were badged as Yamaha they would have sold in decent numbers. Escorts even changed the name of the hugely successful Yamaha RX 100 as "Escorts 100" and the sales immediately dried up. They had to hurriedly bring back the Yamaha badging.

Some people never learn!

4th July 2007, 00:56	#46
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,356 Thanked: 7,300 Times View My Garage	Ok, seems like Michelins are the way to go. Any idea on imported Bridgestones, Metzeler, etc? I wonder why people get anal about stock looks. I like anything that goes fast. Who cares if your indicators are RX, RD or CBZ. As long as it looks good, and still rockets past anything else made in India, do you really care?
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23rd August 2007, 12:20	#47
hillram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 2,942 Thanked: 1,326 Times View My Garage	Hi Nfs I recently acquired an RD 350 in Hyderabad..What are ur tips/advise/Dos and Donts for this machine...How do i maintain this bike. Please let me know
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24th August 2007, 17:37	#48
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 212 Times View My Garage	I am looking for an RD350. I have heard prices of 25-35K. But everyone is scaring me telling I need to get it repaired every few months. I have also looked at a 5-speed disc brake RX-Z which is 1.5 years old for 25K. what to do?
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24th August 2007, 17:39	#49
hillram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 2,942 Thanked: 1,326 Times View My Garage	Hi NFS, Nice pics..I have an RD 250 too..im looking for the Headlight Windsheild Casing which comes for RD as an accessory.Where can i get it?
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24th August 2007, 19:25	#50
chetanhanda BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 887 Thanked: 49 Times View My Garage	hey nice RD ..I always wanted a RD when I was in college
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25th August 2007, 14:25	#51
junkishya BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 153 Thanked: 74 Times View My Garage	Hillram, Where did U get the RD from ? Where are you getting it serviced ? I had RD for more than 10 years, and for last 7 years,I'm not able to find a decent RD mechanic in Hyderabad !! I've finally sold it off to my close friends .. Most of the RD mechanics in Hyderabad are useless. They can give you all the cosmetic changes you want, but if you tell them to lift the Block Heads, they get ****-scared. Some of the known Mechanics in Hyderabad: 1) Micheal - Expensive, I did not like his work. 2) Janakiram @ RTC X-roads, I had used his services only once. Did not go back to him again. 3) Sanjay - Behind ESI Hospital - He is good and very reasonable and reliable. 4) Javed - Near Marriot Hotel - No idea on this work.
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31st August 2007, 00:18	#52
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 212 Times View My Garage	Is it true that RD today needs to get seviced and tuned every 1000kms? I am confused between my cousins new RX-Z version and a 84HT RD350. please help.
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3rd September 2007, 14:04	#53
hillram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 2,942 Thanked: 1,326 Times View My Garage	Hi Junkishya, I have got my RD 350 from aknown mechanic calle Yusuf near SD Hospital,Mehdipatnam..i know him for some time now and he did a very nice job on my Rajdoot Baobby GTS.Lets organise a RD 350 meet in Hyderabad. Also where can i find a Headlight Visor cover for RD 350 in Hyd?
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5th September 2007, 23:31	#54
junkishya BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 153 Thanked: 74 Times View My Garage	Okie .. I know that Mech .. he maintains 2-3 very very nice RDs. I guess Ur's is one of them !! There are a couple of shops where you can try : 1) Universal Scooter : Ram Koti : He's expensive as compared to Mumbai shops, but he can get some parts thru his contacts in Bangalore. There's another shop right on the RamKoti signal. I don't remember the shop's name. When coming from Universal Scooters to Ram Koti, the building on the left hand corner has some shops in the basement. He too gets genuine stuff. Keep both shops' phone numbers handy and call him before going to him or Universal. Hyderabadis will always ask you to come back in 2 days, but will never get a part in less than 15 days !!
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11th September 2007, 00:05	#55
sachinwadhwani BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 77 Thanked: 42 Times	pic of my rd
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28th May 2009, 19:06	#56
milindajp BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Highway Posts: 213 Thanked: 206 Times	Really nice bike. Well maintained. I am also looking for a RD350. Do you have any contact from where I can buy one of if you know anyone willing to sell his, can you please PM his details.
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29th May 2009, 06:39	#57
james BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mangalore Posts: 597 Thanked: 648 Times	Lovely! Its so nice to see such well maintained RD's. @Sachin: nice Zma wheel mods on ur bike.. how much did the whole setup cost you? including the disc setup. Last edited by james : 29th May 2009 at 06:42.
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29th May 2009, 07:10	#58
trammway Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bridgewater USA Posts: 1,150 Thanked: 479 Times View My Garage	Red RD is mine here my RD pics
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29th May 2009, 09:23	#59
hillram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 2,942 Thanked: 1,326 Times View My Garage	@Tramway..Awesome collection of pristine RDs. I noticed that the mud guards of all the three are not original.The first pic with group of RDs shows a chrome mud guard,but the basement pic has a non-original one. Please restore the chrome ones.
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29th May 2009, 10:01	#60
Gansan Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 4,580 Thanked: 5,726 Times	The bike was launched when I started working (83 - 84) and I very much wanted to buy one. But a senior colleague who already owned one advised against it as he felt the brakes were dangerous. Disc brakes were extremely rare and very expensive those days, and he sold the bike off. I still remember the "Torque Induction" stickers on the sides and thought them very cool! BTW if they were badged as Yamaha they would have sold in decent numbers. Escorts even changed the name of the hugely successful Yamaha RX 100 as "Escorts 100" and the sales immediately dried up. They had to hurriedly bring back the Yamaha badging. Some people never learn!
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