Brian Catt Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Bikeless of Sunbury seeks recently loved RD350, for constant petting and an occasional thrashing...must be ready to rock 'n roll and ideally unblemished by cosmetic surgery.. I want a cared for RD 350 F2 or maybe YPVS for fun, as original as possible. An Ariel Arrow with a Bonneville's power output in a 300lb bike should be interesting enough for me, and its nice and dirty to offend Blair heads and my mate who thinks 500cc single cyliders were cool - Nah. ............ before I move on to a Fazer or Hornet. So what is the best way to be in line for the nice ones that do become available? Oh, and not getting stiffed by a bad 'un? Advice on avoiding dieing too soon on an RD 350 (vs. any other bike) would also be good. Thanks for all help, I'll even pay a finder's fee if I get a good one. I don't want a "project", I want a bike someone has loved back to good nick that I can appreciate for them and care for. Brian 01932 772731
m3-paul Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 http://www.yamaha-rd.com/ seems to have very nice F2s come up for sale reasonably regular. Also ebay never seems to be without one or two F2s.
wildone Posted March 29, 2009 Posted March 29, 2009 Be prepared / expect to use the brakes again Strokers just don't care if you close the throttle cos they have absolutely no engine braking The more cylinders it has the more prounounced is this interesting characteristic --- V4's or square 4's are all throttle and brakes.(and exciting with it) The truth is if you don't ever use your brakes really hard then perhaps you simply don't go very quick anyway. The school of thought which advocates that you don't need to brake hard if you think ahead are supporters of MPG and not MPH I've digressed but you did ask what to look out for in a F2 (or similar) and in short my answer is "reliance on good brakes" Please enjoy your rides between fuel stops and to hell with the planet
Moderator Cynic Posted April 7, 2009 Moderator Posted April 7, 2009 Bikeless of Sunbury seeks recently loved RD350, for constant petting and an occasional thrashing...must be ready to rock 'n roll and ideally unblemished by cosmetic surgery.. I want a cared for RD 350 F2 or maybe YPVS for fun, as original as possible. An Ariel Arrow with a Bonneville's power output in a 300lb bike should be interesting enough for me, and its nice and dirty to offend Blair heads and my mate who thinks 500cc single cyliders were cool - Nah. ............ before I move on to a Fazer or Hornet. So what is the best way to be in line for the nice ones that do become available? Oh, and not getting stiffed by a bad 'un? Advice on avoiding dieing too soon on an RD 350 (vs. any other bike) would also be good. Thanks for all help, I'll even pay a finder's fee if I get a good one. I don't want a "project", I want a bike someone has loved back to good nick that I can appreciate for them and care for. Brian 01932 772731 Chequerd Flag Extreem Motorcycles The Old Lcw Site 541 Halifax Road Halifax West Yorkshire HX3 8ER Tel: 01422 202665 Fax: 01422 202668 Open Monday-Saturday 9am-8pm Sunday 10.30am-6pm Got loads in all sorts of spec, most fully restored others race tuned, all mint or very nearly and bloody expensive. But if they are as good as they say its prob worth it. Up to you.
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