39 BHP yamaha RD350 1983 | fastest bike in the club| enjoy the start up
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 พ.ย. 2018
- Headphones advisable for better sound of the beast.
Complete US spec ...
Rider : Rajan
Owner ; Murali Yadav.
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@chainsprocket
I roadraced RDs for eight years. I won six championships, two national championships, on the original crankshaft, clutch, and I used the oil injection system. They’re happier with the 16 tooth countershaft sprocket. On an 85° day, my RD would do 111 miles an hour by the speedometer down the front straightaway of Summit point Raceway. On the first lap. But on the 15th lap, it would be lucky to be doing 99.
The fastest 350 back in the 70s was the Kawasaki triples. The S1 & S2..Their problem was, they could not survive race track crashes because of the engine width...the oil pump was vulnerable on one side, and the engine cases were not strong enough to protect the crankshaft on the other side.It was a shame because the S2 was actually faster than the RD. it handled just as well. I had both. But my RD and many RDs were tossed on the asphalt many times, and you just couldn’t damage the motor, it was nice and narrow. The RD 350 would not rev past 8500, but the S2 I think pulled past 11,000. The S1 had a drum brake in the front, the S2 had a disc in the front. The S1 had a weakness, it only had four main bearings, which allowed the crankshaft to flex and burn the thrust washers on the drive side connecting rod. The S2 has six main bearings and did not suffer from crank flex. But the RD was king of the race tracks. But I believe that Bridgestone would have been the king of the two stroke 350s. Except for the dock strike in the late 60s, the ships loaded with bridge stones would not be unloaded by the striking longshoreman, and that put Bridgestone out of business. I think that those ships were not unloaded for months, and they missed the selling season I think in 1968 or 69. I had a 350 Bridge stone. It had a six speed, dry clutch, the cylinder bores were chromed, it was a rotary valve twin, it would start in any gear if you pull the clutch in, and it would start without a battery.. and had a clever design, the alternator was mounted behind the cylinders, ithe air intake Drew air down over the alternator to keep it cool. I don’t know if that was better, I think cool air makes more power, but it was pretty slick..The Bridgestone shift shaft came out on both sides of the engine so you could put the shifter on the left side or the right side of the machine and move the brake to the right or the left side of the machine..That was before all the factories got together and made it a rule that all brakes are on the right, and all shifting is on the left.
RDs were great bikes. I raced in the late 70s into the 80s. Now in 2018, I still have my old race bike, and many many parts, cylinders, engines, pistons, crankshafts..Maybe someday, I’ll throw one together
Harry Lime you are a legend my friend.. its nice to hear u won so many championship on RD 350 . hats off
Dont just throw them give them to someone who khows the true value and respect the legacy.
Again, what a great post. This things should not be in the comments section, deserves a completely new post by itself.
I had a Kawasaki 250 triple & a Mach 3. A friend had a Bridgestone 350 that could beat my Honda 450 black bomber quite easily.
Graeme Williams
I never had a 450 Honda myself, but I was a service mechanic at a Honda dealership, and I remember changing the head gasket on a450 Honda for the first time. I was stunned, I’ll repeat, I was shocked to discover that a 450 Honda did not have coil valve springs. I remember the other mechanics laughing at me as I stood there with my mouth opened.. I said out loud, “this thing doesn’t have any valve springs?“
I’m not surprised that Your Bridgestone 350 was faster than your 450 Honda. A 350 Bridgestone was the second fastest of the 350 2-strokes..
The fastest 350 in my opinion was the Kawasaki A7ss avenger.. I had one. It was a two cylinder rotary valve twin. I believe they had 42 hp, and an RD 350 had 38 hp. I don’t know what the Bridgestone’s horse power rating was, but the Bridgestone was more Advanced than any of The air cooled 2-strokes..The bores inside the cylinders were chromed..It had a dry clutch, which is an advantage because you’re not spinning the entire clutch in oil which is a hell of a drag. It had a six speed transmission, and that was in 1967 or 68. Yamaha didn’t put a six speed in their machine till 1973.. actually they put a six speed in a Yamaha in 19 72 1/2.. it had R5 piston port cylinders, but it had a six speed transmission. Yamaha had to put 200 Street versions of that machine out in the public for a race bike with an engine from that line of machines to be legal to race at Daytona that year. It was basically an R5 with an RD transmission.
The 450 Honda was not known for being a fast machine, neither was the 500“T “that it became later. But they sure did rev. According to the tachometer, I have seen 450 rev past 12,000 RPMs
I have many boxes of old motorcycle magazines from the 50s 60s 70s up until about five years ago when I stopped getting the magazines, because they just don’t dig into the machines the way they used to. They used to take the engine apart and spend three or four pages with many photographs of the engine , They would comment on how easy it was to service it, they would show what it was like to adjust the valves or to replace pistons on a two stroke. Today, they’ll have one or two photographs, in about 300 words on a new machine. I stopped getting Magazines A few years ago. No wonder motorcycle sales are dropping...
in one of those old magazines, I remember reading a road test, of a 450 Honda when they first came out. The writer/tester for the magazine actually said, that motorcycles are getting too fast, and they could possibly affect your vision because of the acceleration. I was amazed then, today, I’m more amazed.. because, about five years ago, a good friend of mine who is also a motorcycle junkie picked up a very clean low mileage 450. I took it for a ride. I could not believe how slow it is..I said to my buddy“my aching ass this thing is slow”. He laughed and said, I know, how did we ever think these things were fast.
Along those same lines, I remember when the 750 Honda first appeared, those same magazines said that we were reaching the limits of physics because of all the power that thing makes. I think it made 59 hp on a good day. I believe the 600s today are well over 100 horse power, and Moto GP engines are approaching 300 hp.
My aching ass, how fast will they be in 20 years?
One of the best sounding 2 stroke twins ever made ❤️
Its not just a 2 stroke but its the Lord of 2 strokes 😘
@@JR-yy8cp true
The rd500 is
I love your comment
Rx 100 jai asli
Lord of 2 Strokes in India.
Suddenly he disappeared and suddenly he arrived 🤣🤣🤣 there was no time to observe 😂. What a legendary machine 💪👌👌👌
Super maga...
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What is super and maga? 😂😂 you are killing language
Fantastic Restoration of Yamaha Rd350, DG heads, with front US spec rd350, Hats of to the owner and the restorer beautiful
Everybody thinks they would love to have a brand new 1973 RD 350. Trust me, you would not be happy with it after riding something modern.
In 2006 I found a 1974 RD with 6000 miles on it That was kept in a heated garagesince new..I raced the exact same machine for eight years back in the 70s and 80s. I still have parts to keep one running for the next hundred years. They are so simple. I had it running within three hours. I put the koni shocks on it from my race bike which I still have ..I threw in new points and condenser’s, which I had, I pulled the top and off, and the cylinders still had the crosshatch Hone swirl marks.. I check the timing marks to see if they were accurate with a dial indicator, I set the oil pump ,I thoroughly clean the carburetors, I replaced the fuel lines, cleaned out the petcock, change the fork oil, change the transmission oil, bled the oil pump, checked for air leaks, replaced your original paper air filter with another paper air filter.I did everything I should.
When I took the machine out on the road, I wondered how the hell I used to think this thing was fast. I am used to riding modern machines with power, and real suspensions, and real brakes and fork tubes that don’t flex, and frames that don’t flex, and shocks that actually work right off the showroom floor.i ride a Guzzi on the street now and have been riding them for almost 40 years, so I’m used to instantaneous Torque at 1000 rpm.. I have had many other machines also.
I have very fond memories of the RDs. They were the best of their day, but their day has passed. I would prefer they would bring back the RZ 350, the only thing wrong with that machine was it needed better fork tubes,And fuel injection.I had one, it was much better than an RD
Yamaha needs to come back with a 54 mm stroke water cooled parallel twin, possibly a V twin, possibly a V 4..Fuel injection, aluminum frame, single-sided swingarm, two-stroke of course. With a single front disc brake, and a drum brake in the rear, you don’t need a 250 horse power brake in the rear Of a 350 pound machine. Why have that added weight and complexity and that Gyro when you don’t need it. I realize that it would be more difficult for companies to have ABS brakes on a machine with drum brakes in the rear. But I dislike ABS and traction control anyway, both have gotten me into trouble in the past.. traction control almost got me run over by a gasoline truck one snowy day in my company jeep.
I know they can make two strokes that are EPA compliant. I hope it’s just a matter of time until we start seeing them again. Can you imagine not having cam chains, and cam chain tensioner‘s, and chain driven counterbalancers, and added complexity and weight and added cost of electric starters.. my point is, why go back to Stone Age air cooled carbureted technology when technology that is decades more advanced is available now.
Don’t get me wrong. I love RDs, but I don’t want Yamaha to start making them again the way they were. I expect better because better is available. I just want them to get off of top dead center and start doing something about it
Harry Lime as I said you are legend .. it's nice to read your comments with your specifications and all your memories.
Harry Lime, this was a treat to read. Can't agree with you more!
Yamaha seriously needs this legendary bike come back if they want to dominate the market and to break the record of royal Enfield
we all wish that happens
If only here in the uk anti pollution laws have banned 2 strokes.
I'm keep coming back to this video for that sound at 1:10.. ♥️
I love it...
Thanks for watching it buddy..
I am using rx 100 for long time.... My dream bike is rd 350.....
Eldho Alias .. every once dream bike is Rd 350.. hope u get one soon ..
@@chainsprocket yes...i will buy..
My dream bike is rd 500 :)
Robol Moto it's hard to find ... but I appreciate your dreams
Thats why its a dream :) or Rg 500...
The sound of a good RD is still intoxicating. What a bike!
He got scared with its accelaration so he immediately parked it & switched off.It is a beast.true yamaha
Lol
Yea😂 .. Legendary bike mann 🔥
Yeah it's a motherfucking bike.yamaha made a crap out of it,😂😂😂
Exactly he raised his leg from ground after some time .scary bike😅😅
😃😃😃
Dad i wish you were here seeing this bike makes me feel like crying
It's ok bro...i feel u😔
@@FaisalKhan-jl5hq ppĺp
hey man .. i love you
He knows ❤️
God bless you bro
I'm just 18,it's not from my generation,but still it's my dream bike 😍😍😍😍
Sometimes classic vintage legends are far better than computer operated bikes
Bro dream big think big, don’t limit your dreams to this shits...you have more better options for your age and go for that. These scraps will get banned after some years
@@AshokKumar-zr7pi yes actually that makes sense. Even if we buy this it will be no use as it will worndown Over time.
@@AshokKumar-zr7pi wow ,you really a Ashok Kumar,like a old Indian Hindi movie actor. Old soul
I was one of only 3 owners of RD400’s bought new in ‘76(my cousin was another) from our dealership in Montreal. Previous year I drove a ‘72 Kawasaki 350 triple. I can tell you one thing…. The 350 was no match for the 400, by my feel. That RD was a true “Giant Killer”, many 750’s in the area fell victim to the smell of a 2 stroke leaving them behind. The only bike I got wasted by was the new Kawasaki Z-1 900, a true beast of a machine.
What motorcycle do you owe currently? Montreal Canada??
Sweet sound of 2 Stroke twin engine. I have grown up riding 2 Stroke motorbikes - Yamaha RX 100, Suzuki Supra, Suzuki Shogun, Yezdi Road King. Even though motorbikes these days make more BHP but the power delivery is linear so you don't feel the sudden rush. Yamaha RD 350 is a pure adrenaline rush. Kudos to all those people who still owns and maintain this legendary machine.
Sukhbir Grewal awesome bro
Those people rode RD350 .they better know the test. Fantastic
If blindfolded and one of these beauties fired up you know straight away RD..2 stroke heaven.
The best bike I have ever ridden ,nothing can march this unique machine..
Just pollution s bad
That frightening growl! ♥
Kya gaadi hai yaro!
This is my favourite bike..! Yamaha please revive it again..!
WOW THE EXHAUST NOTE IS ON 🔥
Two stroke Forever 😊
Thanks buddy .. I like your videos too .. very informative
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This is priceless. South Indians take a lot of pride in antique vintage stuff. The fact that they still rock the lunghis is proof.
Dream bike ♥️
Still remember the day I rode RD350 for the 1st time. The beast was actually riding me...
Ganesh Sivaprasad the thrill u will never get in any bike
Ah.. I'm jealous 😇
If u know kannada watch the amazing entry of rd 350 Indian motorcyling histoy and share it with others 😎 th-cam.com/video/whCC3x6_39I/w-d-xo.html
Such an old horse yet the sound of the engine remains unmatched till date. The original superbike of India.
LoL
I have ridden this bike . It just feels awesome I love the sound and raw power in it... My dads friend owns a rd350
Rd 350 is Immortal to the bike lovers all over the world, she is just like a fine tuned derby horse cld immortality who won the indian derby recently in mumbai..
1:10 thank me Later
Thanks☺
Thanks
Fuck you
Thanks!
Rider was not actually RD enthusiast..
So let it be bro
agar eshi bike fir se market mai aaye to mai jarur kharidu ga🤲🤟
Hats off to the owner for maintaining it well. Pristine!
I have a 1979 import and a 1983 HT. For 17 yrs now. The bikes still scare the crap out of me today
I need rd 350. I love it 😞😞😞
That exhaust sound was just phenomenal.....Got my hair standing.....I have got a Ninja Baby whihc has a nice whistling sound and Rx135 with it's trademark grunt..... ಭಯಾನಕ ಸೌಂಡ್ ಗುರು
Hemanth Rao thanks maga
@@chainsprocket Looks like this was at the RD meet @ Konark Hotel??..If yes, I'm going to be coming there..My friend owns a RD and he goes there for meet and rides
Hemanth Rao u are always welcome.. it doesn't mean that u should have Rd n come to the club.. if u have any bike u can come to the club..
@@chainsprocketThank you for the invite and will meet up with you guys soon..😃😃
Plz let me know next meet where it happen I'll join with my Shogun and RX
Is that a bike or rocket 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳
Disappeared like a jet........😍😍♥️
Best fool of our auto industry in india is undoubtedly Yamaha. Now RE Jawa and BSA are about to sell their products in high volume, even after seeing and witnessing them, still Yamaha has no plans to bring back their RD & RX. What a fool? Learn!
Chez Rit 20 100 very true..
Chez Rit 20 100 No one will go for the four stroke engine.And two stroke is officially banned in India for production.Even if they relaunch RD they have to come up with the four stroke version and it will be similar to that of any four stroke bike of that power.
u r right bro
Chez Rit 20 100 bro even thou if they launch it will be 4stroke bike not 2 stroke and you can’t expect exhaust note like this okay and I’m sure you will be disappointed 100%...
You are correct but these bikes could not deliver as much performance as before becoz of the updation of their engines from 2 stroke to 4 stroke
Oh dear God, that was pure JOY to my ears and heart and soul :)
I would LOVE to see this bike in real life.
Any RD owners in bangalore =o) ? I promise I will not ask u to let me ride it. Being around it and discussing it with u is enough :)
I have an RX 100 and an RX 135 and a duke 390 :)
My favorite bike RD350 😍
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻KILLING SOUND 👌👌👌
Damn..!! Worth the wait to hear the exhaust pipes play the sound..
You should listen with denco chambers on RD350 that will blow your mind
LEGEND BIKE RD350 ❤🏅👍
A senior in High School in '75 and reading all the motorcycle mags in library I dreamed about owning the '75 RD350B. Finally the day I graduated I went to Yamaha dealer 100 miles away "Just to Look" I ended up driving home on the new RD350B. Absolutely loved that bike. At time I had a 1967 YR1 350 Grand Prix loved it too. Hoping to find another MINT RD350B but recently bought a MINT YR1 it has only 3600 mi on it. Couple vids on my channel.
The Bike mags said 14.5 quarter mile. I ran 14.0's with mine and one day ran 5 14.0's during eliminations at the strip. Wanted to hit the 13.99 but never did.
Legend never dies...
vaibhavi chavan true
Awesome!!!
Quick pick up than today's pulsar or KTM.
Wow....................what a man.....love u RD
Aaah.. the sound of an RD350 starting is better than porn...
What kind of porn you watch??
@@6345T5 the worst kind... ROFL 😂😂😂😂
@@niknun8678 what..??? Yo emdu nebere.??
Gay porn?
@@binodmenahihu8104 faiz is saying stop watching Fart porns.
People said this bike sound is a noise pollution but for me this a music in my head❤😘🥰 i want to own you💔
🔥🔥🔥🔥once a king... forever the king!!
I deal in pre-owned superbikes and have ridden most of the superbikes from hayabusa to mv Augusta and Triumph Rocket. Im yet to see any bike that suddenly scares me with its initial pick up as the RD 350! I can predict every other bikes accelaration but not the Rd's.
The 86' 87' rx 100 is very special too.
Wow..that sound 😍😙
It’s like gone in 5 seconds...🤔The legendary bike 🙏🙏🙏
Bro I have completely genuine 86 ( HT ) model. But just sitting in store from 20001. In 98 as 15 years old I learned to drive from yazdi 250 and Yamaha RD 350. I really love that bike and Yazdi roadking also. Sadly I don't have Roadking now .My father sold that long time ago. But still have rd 350. All genuine same colour . all the meter , indicators , mudguard , genuine steaker. But shame as I went abroad for study . And its been just sitting in store full with dust . But after long time seen this video. I'm gonna servicing it and engine tuning ..after that corona shit will settle. But till then I don't have patience ;). Your bike is beautifull and wow that sound. I love it .Bro ... Hatts to you . From Haryana
1986 college hostel days Chennai my friend had one RD350,enormous pickup 2 stroke, twin cylinder, twin carburetor, milage 25 kmpl, 25 bhp. Nostalgia.
Raghu Nilakandan wow sounds great
hostel days are awesome memories
Lt or Ht
Sounds ungodly even today! Beautiful machine
Sweetest bike sound
Looks like a 1975 RD350. I purchased mine from a dealer in October of that year and sold it 5 years later for a Honda CB750F. I wish I still had both.
Goosebumps when hearing that roaring sound
Reminds me of my dad early days😭!!!
Am i the only one who love the smell of oil+petrol in the morning
No your not the only one .. include me too ..
Me too
I am proud to be owner of yezdi b type
Superb pickup.like rocket
OMG. sounds amazing with the stock exhaust
Wow...What a Exhaust Note... Symphony on Wheels...🎼🎧
This bike is going to be rarer than any BSA Norton or matchless after a period riding rd is like having superbike from that era where bullets or any other bike were just the back seater i remember back in day all i could hear was rd on the roads and then shit happened with plastic toys on road please keep these treasure forever running on roads because in midst of average wife this hottie catches the glance from average people making them wet in their dream lol.put more videos also can i know where these clubs are located.
Angrymonk 94 absolutely correct ..
Gazab
I'm wating the legend rd 350 is back
Ultimate no words awesome
Legendry twin 😍
Mannn... I just got this Bike.. RD250 with RD350 internals ... im glad
Best bike sound... Yamaha should think of relaunching these bikes in India..
39hp with drum breaks is like calling death now but at that time people can handle that power even with poor breaks
In no of cities it was banned due to high speed.
RD350 is father of Duke 390
U grandfather wt u talking😆😆😁😆😁😆😁
It's true..
Lol
Wt you smoking brooo??
Shahbaz Alam its two stroke bro..what do u expect🙄
Pure music from a classy bike .
Shiiiiitttt. That thing is quick. Damn....😍😍😍 I'm in love😍❤️❤️
Absolutely awesome...pure raw power...
Kya sound hi yaar jabarjast
RD 350 is a beast..it's one of the greatest engineering marvels of Yamaha....it will tame a Duke 390 easily
Sounds a dream 👍
I love 3 things in this viedo
1)kannada😍
2)rd350😍
3)that KA board😍
yes true
Pls confirm if it's Bangalore...
Same feelings... It feels home with right amount of many good things in video..😅
Joe Bengalorie yes it's Bangalore
Not made in Karnataka
I own a 1986 Japanese Rx 100 & my dream is to own this beast
Rikhil Vijayan I wish your dream comes true
Whoom ... that sound like a superbike
Finally rd is parked beside blue honda cb400.
I had cb400 back in 2010.
Ultimate reliable machine.
RD 350 the legend 😁😁😁
My Respect to Yamaha RD350
I had one during my university days.. A dream bike. Would love to buy one now
Woooooow I luv u RD 350
One of the best bike in india
RAJDOOT 350
I Think, Like JAWA isko bhi company ko re launch karna chahiye
Osm
I love this bike Yamaha RD 350 👌 kiraak
My word that sound ♥️
That sound, 😍
LEGEN.....wait for it to start.. DARY...!!
this was my first bike, from 1981-1982 - at this time damn fast acceleration but also very high fuel consumption.....
Awesome exhaust sound no one can beat till date.
Samir Ansari true
This is my dream bike but my father did not allow it to buy😭😭
Very true this goes to me also but you have to chase your dreams so bought it
You have to be the luckiest man to have got a chance to restore it
Brilliant engine Sound and downshifting through the gears....
I love this rd 350 Indian model...
My father had one in his college time,👍😊
Hi Anu,
I had one Yamaha RD 350 in 1989. Convey my regards to your father. Like from Kerala. 🙏
YAMAHA RD 350👌
Revs like 4 cylinders... 😍😍😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
I like. Yamaha 350rd. Very much. In1983 Yamaha lunch in Delhi