blackhat250 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Well " after a few exchange of words on facebook, My mate mike, tracked his RD400f , that he sold in 1985, still in great shape, all the mods [ swingarm/ fork-brace/ Lc headlight,] are still on . The bike has a stan stephens tuned engine, Allspeeds . & lockheed front caliper, All were fitted by him , the bike last ran 8 yrs ago, heres some pics, when we got it home,, we only dusted her down , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniff6 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Nice looking bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted January 1, 2012 Moderator Share Posted January 1, 2012 Great result john, over the moon tell him the red paint doesnt do it eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up.yours Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 will we see it at the squires meet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted January 1, 2012 Moderator Share Posted January 1, 2012 wow, that's fortuitous. nice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 Its standard colour for that model, , Yeh and hes over the moon about the find, a bargain at £600. . Exhausts are needing rechromed, , we"l try starting her tomorrow, This was a real giant killer back in the early eighty"s,, the tuned motor , went right off the speedo. mike says he out gunned Z650"s[ exept for top speed] Gs 550"s too, it realy handled [ Lc swinging/ mono-shock. fork brace, striaght bars,] made the swingarm conversion himself, Kev " he has a KR1S 250 in the stable too. gonna be out next year, squires ,,,? ,,, Drewpy did ye get a dictionary for Xmas then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator mervin Posted January 1, 2012 Moderator Share Posted January 1, 2012 Bloody hell £600 result , that would have fetched more on ebay i bet, looks good john, Merv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Pornography 'nuff said, reminds me of the DT... god i miss that swwet-ass DT of mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Yeh foamy" imagine finding your old bike 27 years later, untouched , its exactly as he sold it, ,,,even the tyres, they seller stored it in a basement,, ,, And merv " yip it was cheap,,, just because it was a sentimental thing, it won"t ever be sold again,, I even know the guy that bought it new, in 1981., all this came to light on facebook, amazing story, , i"l find pics of it then 1981 - then 1985 , when all mods were done,, 1981 ,, New ,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator mervin Posted January 2, 2012 Moderator Share Posted January 2, 2012 John I would love to seethe pics. and if tghe guy uses the net maybe he could share his story on the aircooled RD forum please , the guys would love to hear it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CORRIEBOY Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Cracking looking bike in my favourite yamaha colours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up.yours Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 i had the rd250, it had pink wheels, and looked real GAY, it was a girls down the road from me,she had fallen off it and shit her knickers, so me being the gent i am ,jumped in and bought it from her,only thinking of her future health of coarse. well it got sold on and if i had the chance to buy it back i would, but for now the old mellow yellow meets my every need ,and it only cost me five hundred nicka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Wheels Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 A good story Blackie,,,,,,,,, with an even better ending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator YamaHead Posted January 10, 2012 Moderator Share Posted January 10, 2012 Cracking looking bike in my favourite yamaha colours Being a former 400F owner.......those are My sentiments EXACTLY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 Good news is ,, we stripped carbs [,At week end,,] all jets ultrasonic "d . And shes Running like a good un, sounds real crisp,, , will post a video up after weekend, as too dark at nights ,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 Yeh" been down at mikes" the Rd is running great,, got some old photo"s will post them up ,, heres one of his V4 lc ,, 1987 this was,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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