loved that bike. I had one back in Australia. It was blue, same design. Very good machine it was described as the prince of commuters. Very tractable in fourth you could go from 25 to 100. Stop on a dime give a lot of superbikes a real hard time make them work to win the race. Enjoy.
Yaya yaya yaya yaiii yaaaaaaaa ... So beautifully tuned and that sound is like a classical instrument 😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩😎😎😎 Daddy Son.. preserve your toys at all costs 💗
Reed Block Spacer to de-stuff the crankcase volume / Banshee style balance-tube / carbon fibre reeds / (power valve - but expensive!) pipes designed for midrange torque. All will help but perhaps less FUN!
What a great commentator taking the video. Great job dad! The bike sounds great, reminds me of my high school days smelling that bel rey oil on and off the dirt on 2 strokes.
Man I really like your seat. Is that from a website or what? I'm kinda short and could use a cut down seat like that. It's got a really neat retro look. Will you tell us where you got it?
I got into so much trouble with my RD400 - which can be a real hooligan of a bike; easy wheelies. My local little Yamaha dealer said that guys like me kept his parts dept. busy with all the Rd400's running past the limits of traction and rider ability (inability?). Mine was blue and has the long Bassani expansion chambers. Love the sound
Lovely video of the awesome RD400 with the sons help, Looks and sounds great with up swept chambers, wonder where can source them. Have a red 77 RD400 that i blew a piston & am waiting to get it back on road.
Nice Searched YT for RD400 cause I was sitting here remembering the one I owned in the Philippines when I was stationed at Subic Bay Hospital from 77-79 It was a good bike always dependable quick and maneuvered easily through congested traffic. I put air horns on it sounded like Victory Liner buses at that time it help when going through small Provence towns, used to travel Baguio every week end on it loved riding the Zig Zag brought her back in late 79 too bad it was stolen some months later
I feel lucky ....I've owned a 250 a 350 and a 400 all were really good bikes but none of em looked as good as your one ...... but they all went like stink when they were properly tuned ...... thankyou your bike brings back fond memories
That bike is one of the best examples of the old rd'S I have seen since the 70s. Fantastic video, those pipes are the only upgrade needed on that fine machine....BRAVO LAKRSBAL...
Like tbe polished cylinder head .Mine was blue with alloy wheels .Saddle tail piece.Great power band .ahh i can still smell the 2 strike fumes ....Nice bike you have sir.
Lovely bike ,showing it respect by not trying to open it up till its warmed up ,to many try before there warmed up ,does bike no favours ,.it shall serve you a long time my friend.
My only problem with the RD400 was fouled plugs, but synthetic 2-cycle oil reduced the problem. With the up swept exhaust/expansion chambers it was a freaking beast. 52 inch wheelbase made turning easy.
Hey I know this guy. He is one cool dude that I met about 22 years ago. At that time he had this turbo-Capri, that was a real sleeper. His first one got wrecked so he bought an older model that was lighter weight and looked like just a grocery getter. So he put his engine and suspension in it. One night we went and raced some rice-burners and really made them look silly. He also had a nice Honda 400-four w/ a header. At the time I had a Yamaha RD200 Electric.
hey my friend pretty much their 400 rd when I was younger I worked in a shop here in my town and we worked only with these bikes. what city / state do you live? thank you
Nice to see Historic RD's like this Loved like the Way you love your bikes. Is that Olive Green a Yamaha Factory Color for this Year of bike ? What's the blue & White Enduro Year & Model Single Thumper X750cc ?
Rarecat: I think the green came out in '77. But it may have been avail in green in '76 too. The Yam dealer where lived had only red in '76, and red, and blue in '77. Maybe that dealer just didn't order it in green in '76/'77. As far i can remember, in '78 it was avail in silver only with a small add-on piece to the back of the seat. The bike in this vid has an aftermarket seat cover on it. I lived near Tampa, FL, so have no info on colors for other countries or parts of the USA. I do remember a guy who had a green one in FL but don't know where he bought it.
Beautiful example of an RD400 with DG expansion chambers. I saw very few in the Geneva green paint, mine is the burnt orange that I can’t remember the proper name of.
I had a 1976 RD400 also in green, but those solid disc brakes caused me to wreck the bike on a rain wet road sharp turn. The bike would not slow down into it, went end over end. This led companies to holes being drilled into discs that shed out water to prevent hydroplaning of brake pads when you need them most!
I want to jump on that bike and wind it open on a long country road, twist that throttle untill it pops a wheelie and change gears on the back wheel, just like i used to do on my RD 350, maybe ride the clutch a little if i wasn't sat far enough back on the seat....... n cheat :)
Lucky, you didn't own any of the older piston-port Yamaha 2-strokes. you'd be cleaning your plugs every other day, if you wanted to stay on top. A pair of 12v Bosch Blue coils from an early VW usually helped take care of fouling so much.
Lovely looking and sounding bike! What a production team too! Bring on smelly vision for the two stroke aroma!
Love the RD400. Also love the father and son camera work. :) Well done guys.
I had this Bike in the 70s. The Sound, the smell .....great times.
I had the kaw 350 . 2stroke street bikes were everywhere in those days . I miss them so much i have 2stroke bicycles .
Stop telling lies lad
@Dyson McKenna no I haven't stop telling lies lad
@Dyson McKenna ha ha lad
@@billybarr7443 Laddie... stop making a nuisance of ya selvvve
That is a lovely slow tick-over.
The mark of a well set-up bike.
loved that bike. I had one back in Australia. It was blue, same design. Very good machine it was described as the prince of commuters. Very tractable in fourth you could go from 25 to 100. Stop on a dime give a lot of superbikes a real hard time make them work to win the race. Enjoy.
Beautiful bike, i'm restoring a '78 RD400 and a '86 RZ350, i hope they look as good as yours. Greetings from sunny Jamaica.
Love the old 2 strokes !!!
I've never seen one this color looks awesome !!!
Yaya yaya yaya yaiii yaaaaaaaa ... So beautifully tuned and that sound is like a classical instrument 😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩😎😎😎 Daddy Son.. preserve your toys at all costs 💗
The black mags look awesome! Killer bike.
Your child does better video recording than most TH-cam users. haha
Beautiful bike. Really nice job on it.
Asian
geneva Green
kid so Amazing!
Funny mate, I just stopped watching a previous RD video because I was getting neck ache!!
Well, If he was only going to upload one video in his lifetime. He picked the right machine to film.
Nice fresh out of the 80's showroom
I had the orange rd350 back in the 70s .
I had a hard time keeping the front wheel on the ground. These things had a crazy powerful powerband
Reed Block Spacer to de-stuff the crankcase volume / Banshee style balance-tube / carbon fibre reeds / (power valve - but expensive!) pipes designed for midrange torque.
All will help but perhaps less FUN!
i wish MY dad had a mint rd400 stashed in the garage!
We can only dream bro
No joke. That bike looks huge next to him .
What a great commentator taking the video. Great job dad! The bike sounds great, reminds me of my high school days smelling that bel rey oil on and off the dirt on 2 strokes.
Music to my ears. I had RD 350 1973 with pipes. I should never sold it
Had one of these bikes when i was 18yo... awesome.
Great bike and well done the young bloke behind the video!! ;)
Great job. Thanks for sharing dude.
the best cameraman ive seen in a while, so cute. great bike also, love thoes 2stroke machinery
esse tiozão ai devia ! devia não é doido ...... rapaz imagina ele com seus 30 e poucos anos ham ham ham .....
parabens .; bela moto.. douglas konopa made in BRASIL - 20 JUN 2014
hey there, your RD looks great! Sounds much nicer than mine! :)
Very nice, my fav bike when I was growing up in the 80's
That bike got me drooling like Bubba over shrimp!
I’m drooling while watching this clip.
The seventies sound of a Japanese two stroke gives me a semi 🥴
That Yamaha Sound!
NILES gilbile
i'll like the video just because the kiddo ran like that to keep up. I wish i could've recorded my dad like this.
Wow that is beautiful! I just wanna jump on it & ride off into the sunset!!
I had the same bike when I was younger. Same green color, and black pipes. I miss that bike.
On of the great motorcycle ever built!
Congratulations, perfect bike
very nice bike the pipes are sounding the best ,but i am getting dizzy from camera shake
Oh my good! RD is beautiful
It's beautiful sound :)
Man I really like your seat. Is that from a website or what? I'm kinda short and could use a cut down seat like that. It's got a really neat retro look. Will you tell us where you got it?
1976 RD400C
So cool! Beautiful bike!
Fast ",
I had a black one 1976 with mags. Fun bike, quick. I wish I didn’t sell it.
I got into so much trouble with my RD400 - which can be a real hooligan of a bike; easy wheelies. My local little Yamaha dealer said that guys like me kept his parts dept. busy with all the Rd400's running past the limits of traction and rider ability (inability?). Mine was blue and has the long Bassani expansion chambers. Love the sound
You still own it don’t ya.. I can’t get rid of bikes either. I’m 35 and I own 11 dirtbikes so far.
What a legend of a bike
Lovely video of the awesome RD400 with the sons help, Looks and sounds great with up swept chambers, wonder where can source them. Have a red 77 RD400 that i blew a piston & am waiting to get it back on road.
Well-preserved beautiful bike ! Thanks for Sharing !!
Beautiful bike! Love it!
Nice Searched YT for RD400 cause I was sitting here remembering the one I owned in the Philippines when I was stationed at Subic Bay Hospital from 77-79 It was a good bike always dependable quick and maneuvered easily through congested traffic. I put air horns on it sounded like Victory Liner buses at that time it help when going through small Provence towns, used to travel Baguio every week end on it loved riding the Zig Zag brought her back in late 79 too bad it was stolen some months later
I feel lucky ....I've owned a 250 a 350 and a 400 all were really good bikes but none of em looked as good as your one ...... but they all went like stink when they were properly tuned ...... thankyou your bike brings back fond memories
Two nice bikes, specially the Rd400. I had many RD350s! Nice video.
omg! Awesome sound!
Kewl. How fast is it with those power exhaust pipes? B-) I've got an R5, coming alive after 20 year sleep.
Sounds great brother !
Nice to watch thanks for posting.
Best voice over I ever heard
2T for ever !!
oh...its a beautiful bike!
Nota 1000
That bike is one of the best examples of the old rd'S I have seen since the 70s. Fantastic video, those pipes are the only upgrade needed on that fine machine....BRAVO LAKRSBAL...
there was a daytona special for sale in atlanta.... some lucky fool has probably already put in in a ditch
I had a 1970 RD350 purple and white tear
That's a beautiful bike 🆒🤘🤘💪💪🤙🤙🤓👍👍👍
I had a 76 Rd250, we put 350 cylinders and pistons on it.. a sleeper!
Oh God! I'm droolin'!!
Muito linda RD!!1 Yaehhh
i enjoyed seeing your RD , looks a top quality bike and i have never seen that colour scheme before , thanks for the video ...
Good old kick start and two stroke noise Goose bumps
Show, muito linda, está moto.
Like tbe polished cylinder head .Mine was blue with alloy wheels .Saddle tail piece.Great power band .ahh i can still smell the 2 strike fumes ....Nice bike you have sir.
Lovely bike ,showing it respect by not trying to open it up till its warmed up ,to many try before there warmed up ,does bike no favours ,.it shall serve you a long time my friend.
Very nice bike..
My only problem with the RD400 was fouled plugs, but synthetic 2-cycle oil reduced the problem. With the up swept exhaust/expansion chambers it was a freaking beast. 52 inch wheelbase made turning easy.
I had the same problem with my rd. Always changing plugs . Otherwise I loved my Yamaha.
I had this same bike and it never ever fouled a plug.
linda moto,Yamaha é a melhor montadora de motos do mundo.
Love that sound !
In the 80's, I had 3 RD 350's and a '79 RD400F Daytona Special.
Would love to own an RD again
I also owned a Daytona special, so nice.
“Go SLOW”...😂. “Oh, darn it, I lost him!” 😂. Love your kid’s effort!
masterclass! great Kid!
Hey I know this guy. He is one cool dude that I met about 22 years ago. At that time he had this turbo-Capri, that was a real sleeper. His first one got wrecked so he bought an older model that was lighter weight and looked like just a grocery getter. So he put his engine and suspension in it. One night we went and raced some rice-burners and really made them look silly. He also had a nice Honda 400-four w/ a header. At the time I had a Yamaha RD200 Electric.
Nice bike.
very nice condition,what tires are you using? they look good,i have a 77 that I just bought.
RD400 DX?
Thanks for posting :)
nice bike!
He started recording after 50 second. Is he bigger now.
hey my friend pretty much their 400 rd
when I was younger I worked in a shop here in my town and we worked only with these bikes. what city / state do you live? thank you
Que beleza de máquina. Eu não conhecia a RD 400 cc, parabéns, e o garoto fica bobo, pelo ronco dos dois canecos. David .João Pessoa pb.
Nice to see Historic RD's like this Loved like the Way you love your bikes. Is that Olive Green a Yamaha Factory Color for this Year of bike ? What's the blue & White Enduro Year & Model Single Thumper X750cc ?
Rarecat: I think the green came out in '77. But it may have been avail in green in '76 too. The Yam dealer where lived had only red in '76, and red, and blue in '77. Maybe that dealer just didn't order it in green in '76/'77. As far i can remember, in '78 it was avail in silver only with a small add-on piece to the back of the seat. The bike in this vid has an aftermarket seat cover on it. I lived near Tampa, FL, so have no info on colors for other countries or parts of the USA. I do remember a guy who had a green one in FL but don't know where he bought it.
Faltou aquela acelerada, braaaap!!
They look like DG pipes
pretty sure those are DG pipes.
Beautiful example of an RD400 with DG expansion chambers. I saw very few in the Geneva green paint, mine is the burnt orange that I can’t remember the proper name of.
Mine was black with cream / gold
Great bikes. A completely different animal to the RD250. Would love to own one of these.
What was the bike that you do not got the garage?
I had a 1976 RD400 also in green, but those solid disc brakes caused me to wreck the bike on a rain wet road sharp turn. The bike would not slow down into it, went end over end. This led companies to holes being drilled into discs that shed out water to prevent hydroplaning of brake pads when you need them most!
what size main jets are you using with the dg pipes? thanks
thank you
had stock 77 model
I want to jump on that bike and wind it open on a long country road, twist that throttle untill it pops a wheelie and change gears on the back wheel, just like i used to do on my RD 350, maybe ride the clutch a little if i wasn't sat far enough back on the seat....... n cheat :)
Wow, sweet RD400! It sounds awesome. Are there many of these late model RD's out there on the market for sale?
Nice RD!!, I had a Blue RD400 with DG pipes, are those Bassani chambers?, my friend Gary Stewart had a pair on his RD400
Wow nice clean bike, she sounds very healthy. I have a '77. Very nice bikes.
Sound is awesome
Espetacular !!!!!!
RD 400 … Also known as DAYTONA 👍👏👏👏 Gd job , well kept. Original with spoke rims
absolutley stunning bike-- its a good un .. mine dint look that good in 1985
I had a 1978 RD400E back in he day, it was a great little pocket rocket!
Lucky, you didn't own any of the older piston-port Yamaha 2-strokes. you'd be cleaning your plugs every other day, if you wanted to stay on top. A pair of 12v Bosch Blue coils from an early VW usually helped take care of fouling so much.
Those long look like Bassani which were a mid-range power design. Good for street cruising but not used for road racing.
beautiful sound,beautiful bike,i want it more than an R1