Rebuilding my Yamaha RZ 350: The Journey, Parts and Final Reveal

Waiting for its first long ride and the big reveal to the family who have no idea its already parked down

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It’s a wrap (99.9%)

A journey which began in May the buying part and then the second journey of rebuilding the RZ 350 which started in September when the bikes were moved to my friends place. These past few months have really been a challenging but fun rebuild. Researching and sourcing of parts has been the biggest challenge as this is the first time ever that I have rebuilt a bike to the exact factory spec both cosmetically and mechanically. The final missing bits the plastic cover for the horn bracket and the chain guard arrived few days back and were sourced via Eddie. I got them shipped directly to India and this time got charged customs as well. But, this is what happens with such rebuilds where no matter how much you plan you still end up ordering more parts. Now, the only part left to go on the bike is the rear grab rail, which should hopefully be carried back to Mumbai next month.

Some pictures…

Package arrives from UK

The small different mounting points. That is why only OE stuff looks good

Another mounting point

Front view

Back view

Inside view

Horn bracket

Warmup time for the Daytona and getting the 848 ready for its annual service

Chain guard fitted on the bike

Looks great

No splashing of oil on the rims now

From the other side

Horn bracket goes on as well

Two different twin cylinders

Believe it or not the amount the RZ has costed me to buy and do it up is enough to buy me two EVO’s and a R15

My four bikes in one frame. Three different RD’s

Time to visit the seat doctor

Don’t miss the tool tray just behind the tank

Condition of the seat

44 years of history on this

View of a shiny bike

An orange reflector for now as for some reason there were no red ones available

What a key tag. Just Love it…

Checking the fitment before the cover goes on

Seat cover goes on

A good seat can elevate the look of the bike totally

Top view

Comes home finally

With it’s forever garage mates

Waiting for its first long ride and the big reveal to the family who have no idea its already parked down

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