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Finally Bringing my Yamaha RD 250 Daytona Special Home

17th October 2024, 14:15 by Kanad Kalasur

Back home only my wife knew about the bike and mother had an idea that some new bike is on the way.

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Daytona finally comes home

As the family was home including my father I decided 12th Oct Dusshera day would be the perfect time to get the Daytona home. Back home only my wife knew about the bike and mother had an idea that some new bike is on the way. My sister and her family were home too so the pretext under which I told them they have to come down was that I plan to do a pooja of all the bikes on the occasion of Dusshera. Wifey made a few calls to a few cousins who stay close by and they were informed that a new bike is coming home but they can’t tell anyone at home about it. So at around 10 am I set off to get the bike from my friend’s place and the first thing I had to get done was a sticker to be applied in the front for the registration number. Once that was done I set off for home and wanted to make another stop at the fuel pump to top up the tank. We had already transferred 7 litres of fuel earlier and with all the usage a little over 11 litres went in further which costed 1200.

Now, I wanted my family to see me ride the bike so I reached my building and called my wife to ensure everyone had come down. That’s when she informed me that Dad already went down and saw all the bikes were still under the cover so he knew something was not right and then when I got the confirmation that everyone is down I rode up towards them. My family was in such a shock that my sister asked me to go back down and come again so that she could record me ride back up again and focus more on the bike . As none of them had no idea about the Daytona my brother in law started asking me if I have modified one of my bikes and my father was like whose bike is it and then my wife finally told them that this is his 40th birthday gift to himself and it is his bike No.6 now. My father was used to this bike addition drama and was more keen on knowing which bike is it this time as he had never seen one as well. When I made them aware of it’s rarity and that this particular motorcycle is still original and just the way it came from the factory almost 45 years back is when they got really curious and started examining the bike and it’s details closely. My father was so curious that he himself got on the bike started it and rode it around the compound. He doesn’t prefer disc brakes and uses only the drum brake at the rear on the RX but that wasn’t an option on the Daytona. In the end everyone was impressed by the Daytona and they indeed found it to be something really special.

Some pictures…

Got a picture clicked with the Daytona while we were getting the front registration number stickers done. So many people stopped and clicked pictures of the bike. The colour really pops under the sunlight. Don’t miss my T shirt one I had bought and preserved for this day.

Clicking some pictures while I wait in my building for my family members to come down

The decal all lined up

Captured by my wife. Father’s face says it all. He was full of????

My cousin who is just crazy about bikes as me congratulating my father who is like how come you’re here? You knew about the bike? Truth is he knew a bike is coming not which one.

Beauty…

Candid captures

One with me as well

My wife and my niece getting some pictures clicked with the Daytona

All smiles…

Doing my part of the welcome rituals

Little one is ready for her first bike pooja

Youngest one in the family welcoming the 2nd oldest bike in the collection. My RD 125 is a 1979 model as well but the Daytona is a December manufactured model.