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RD350R - caught speeding at 122.5mph?


Matthew Duncan
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now i dont know much about these bikes, so would someone please enlighten me :

was looking at this website http://www.speed-trap.co.uk/Accused_Home/SpeedVSFines/SpeedVSFines.htm

if you scroll down about a quarter of the way you will see "uk Prosecution Examples" and when looking at the types of vehicles came across the rd350r,

that seems fast for a 350?

whats the top speed of them ? i want one .. . . haha

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1993 RD350R "estimated" at 120mph. Several I know have exceeded this without mods, including a couple I know well enough to believe. Extra mods can get you even more, supposedly.

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sounds like a beast of a machine ! there was a suzuki RGV250k doing over 100 aswell, im lucky if my xj600n does that ! haha

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A good one will do it. Not for long though.

The TZR can better that by 10mph and the v and reverse cylinder bikes can do a bit more still with the full potato homogolation bikes good for more on that.

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Yeh matt" for little CC"s , the twostroke engine punches above its weight, howz about The KR1s , 250cc 60bhp, [ thats 240bhp per litre ] top whack 137mph, i rode one 2 years ago, it sounds like a moto Gp 250, awsome,,,

hers my mate in 1986 ,,, on the fastest 2 stroke LC 500 ,,,

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i think im goign to keeep my eye out for one of these,

sounds like there fun, think my Xj's getting a bit tired so its time for something new soon!

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Yeh matt" for little CC"s , the twostroke engine punches above its weight, howz about The KR1s , 250cc 60bhp, [ thats 240bhp per litre ] top whack 137mph, i rode one 2 years ago, it sounds like a moto Gp 250, awsome,,,

hers my mate in 1986 ,,, on the fastest 2 stroke LC 500 ,,,

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must be the 1980`s

SPOT THE WHITE SOCKS

terry towelling or tube socks :jossun:

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I've only ever taken my standard 350 up to just over 100 but know it had more in it and as I say thats standard. Just have a look through Classic Motorcycle mechanics sometime and you'll see the modded ones. They are around 58bhp standard and once stan stephens has stage 3 tuned it, some upgraded carbs fitted and some tarty pipes, I'm sure 122mph isnt a problem. They claimed 120 top speed standard after all.

My dream is to own an rd500. It will happen one day!

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as 2 stroke fans will know RD's of any engine size go for phone number money now... a really top notch 500LC getting oin for £6000 and a really good 350LC about 3000... As Blackhat will confirm theres a lot of the lads on the 2 stroke forum have LC's as well as the race rep TZR, RGV, NSR etc and Garry building his RGV500 V4... you best get saving fella :D

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...Can anyone find me one to restore?

+1 :)

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as 2 stroke fans will know RD's of any engine size go for phone number money now... a really top notch 500LC getting oin for £6000 and a really good 350LC about 3000... As Blackhat will confirm theres a lot of the lads on the 2 stroke forum have LC's as well as the race rep TZR, RGV, NSR etc and Garry building his RGV500 V4... you best get saving fella :D

Eh hem..... And where is the TDR in that list. You have all the dainty racers but foget the Vinny Jones of 2 strokes......

No cheaper though. Minters are fetching 3500 now.. Sack of spanners with an mot can be a grand.

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id like a tzr. friend of mine had one years ago. fast little thing that was.

i remember it with the faring off i had never seen a frame like that before at the time. things like that stick in your memory.

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An early crank killer (had one of those belive me its true) F1 with the bikini fairing and pan. or one of the later bikes

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Nope tis an F2 , 26000 on the clock and looks like it never been apart he reckons, someone on the Honda trailie forum was selling it. he got it £950 in reasonable nick, he has pulled it apart had frame etc coated and engine is stripped gonna have crank rebuilt and rebored while he is at it

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