This bike was the one that made me a guy in love with two wheels, here in Brazil it is known as the black widow! Many people died in accidents with this motorcycle in the 90's, oh the nickname, sensational motorcycle!
Driving them is better. At idle and off throttle the sound is out standing. But 4 strokes with big cams are too. Up in the revs 4t strokes multicylinders scream better.
Pretty fast for a 350. I had an older air cooled RD about 40 years ago and it was a basket case even back then. Put some new carbs, new pistons, new tires on it and a pair of expansion chambers and had a lot of fun for a couple of years. It was pretty finicky about things like elevation and low rev around town riding. Got tired of it. This water cooled one kind of makes me want one again.
Ya gotta love a ‘Valve’ incredible bang for buck and the like of them will never be ween again. So glad I managed to grab myself an F2 before prices got too crazy.
Had one in the 80’s and it felt like a bullet at the time………fast forward 35 yrs and I followed one,when he stopped he told me he was giving it everything and I thought he was just cruising…….how times change
A lot of people have no clue how to ride these, the red line is merely a suggestion, stay at it or above it and brake late, throw it into the turn and apply power early coming out of it. They will get left behind on the straights but they are amazing at reeling in large bikes in the twisties.
I love the fact it has 73,000 on the clock and still runs beautifully I had a GT380 with 43,000 on the std pistons if you look after them they will go on forever
As a lobg time lover of yam stinkwheels, owned 3 350LC's and a TDR250, I can tell you, that motor is sweet as a nut, so crisp a clean through out the rev range. Deffo a lucky bugger to use one as your daily driver.
Wunderbar! Guter Mann, geiles Video! Erinnert mich an viele schnelle Kilometer auf meiner damaligen RGV-250 Suzi... 😊 2-Takt-Power for ever!! (leicht & schnell...). Herrlicher Duft und Gänsehautsound... 🙃 Danke und auch weiterhin viel Freude und gute Fahrt!
Bin damals auch mal die RD 350Ypvs als auch die TZR250 von einem Freund gefahren. Gab diese beiden Moppeds dann aber schnell wieder zurück, denn damit hätte ich mich umgebracht. Tja, über 30 Jahre her und ich fahre weiter BMW und lebe noch ohne größere Blessuren.
Me and my freind used to have a banshee with this engine in when we were 15 fair to say it threw us about like a empty tracksuit with the pair of us riding it these are brutal old skool marvels❤
Nice clean bike, engine sound real strong. I used to have one 30 years ago, it was my first motorcycle. I wish i still had it. The frame and brakes were not not good imo, but the engine was great. Real wide powerband for a 2 stroke. After that i owned a honda ns400r and an aprilia rs250. I still love the 2 stroke racers. Unfortunately they've become real expensive.
The red on the tach means danger, too high rpm, just incase you weren't aware. I had ten of these bikes in the 1980s in California. Best times of my life screaming around on 2strokers
Read the discription. Engine is highly modified with high-power crank, forged pistons etc. Never had piston-meltdown, extreme piston wear, programmable ignition and power valve control. Used it on the track without problems, rev limiter @ 11200 RPM.
Back in the day I had a 350LC that was ported, skimmed head, expansion chambers, all the usual stuff, it had a 'nasty' powerband that would only start at 9.5k, the engine then revved to 11.5k RPM. It needed a lot of work to keep the engine in one piece! The YPVS certainly helps give the bike in the video a better spread of power. Really when running the LC or the YPVS up above 10k you are wise to fit TZ big end bearings, they have silver coated cages and are very light so they help prevent the needles from skidding on the big end crank pin.
Took my 350 two stroke out yesterday. Was able to put the shopping in the sidecar. my Jawa 350TS redlines at 5750RPM but the factory expansion boxes sound lovely.
It blows my mind how this motorcycle keeps being called an rd350, while here in the states it was only imported a couple of years and only available in two colors schemes, one for each year, known only as the RZ 350 with the Yamaha power valve system. I know because I owned several and raced them.
@Away in a Ranger Please be a bit more polite and settle down a bit before answering next time, we are all friends here, right? Anyway: Nope, I am not from the US. Methinks you read my post above bit too fast, to say the least. I have never said its not known as an RD 350 in the UK, just that its known as an RD 350 elsewhere as well, the rest of europe for example. Its all there in the text. I was mistaken about intent because the way you typed it, that was exactly the meaning it had taken on. No biggie, no one is perfect. Now you know why I thought that was it. Cheers mate.
@@snakeman9902 That seem the most likely in hindshight, though with the wording he used, the answer I gave is what would be expected. English can be hard to use sometimes and take on different meaning just by shifting the words around a tiny bit. He should have typed: "In the UK, its only known as the RD (350), not RZ (350)" for it to take on the meaning you said, which is exactly the way you typed it. Cheers mate.
I can't believe that back in the day when I had the opportunity to buy new - I chose a Honda Super Dream over this! To be fair, the SD was the only shit Honda I had, but the RD's were the real street-villains of their time!
Cara você não morre de inveja más certamente mata muita gente, parabéns pelo excelente estado de conservação das motos e também pela pilotagem,tens meu respeito e admiração 🙏🏼🇧🇷🤝 Cesar aqui,sou entusiasta das motos2T
Grins..😁! Vielen Dank für das Super Video der RD 350 YPS...🤗Das hat mich an meine/die "guten alten Zeiten" erinnert..! Als Motorräder noch Motorräder waren und die Jungs noch selber fahren konnten..😂 Ohne das ganze elektronische Gedöns, Traktionskontrollen und diese Helferleins.. Es ist schade das es solche Kräder nicht mehr gibt und die gebrauchten RD 350/500 langsam unbezahlbar werden..😪Mehr Motorrad als eine RD 350 brauch man(n) nicht!😎 Mit Bikergruss Wilfried🏍
@@tommerlin6579 Hallo Tom! Stimmt...🤗! Diese RD 500,die RG500 und von Honda gabs noch eine NSR 400 waren echt tolle "Mopeds"🏍! Ich hatte damals leider nicht die Kohle dafür..🤷♂️und heute sind diese Kräder erst recht unbezahlbar geworden..🤔 Ich Dir damals Suzuki GT 250 und diverse Yamaha RD 250/350 Luft-und zum Schluss Wassergekühlt..😏 Das wäre tolle und Problemlose Motorräder!🤗 Ich wünsche Dir stets eine gute, Bruchfreie Fahrt 😉und viele Bikergrüsse .. Wilfried🏍
Got my 350 YPVS after turning 18 and being able to upgrade from 80cc. Sold it a few weeks later, as I knew, I would kill myself with it. The guy, I sold the bike to, crashed it after two weeks, ripped the tank open, bike burned out. He fortunately survived, with just a big road pizza on his bum....
Alter Falter, die geht ja mal richtig gut vorwärts. Ich hatte auch 3 Stück davon, hab nie so hoch gedreht und trotzdem bei zweien einen Kolbenklemmer gehabt... Tolles bike!
My top faired and belly panned RZ350 would just clip 195kph- but you had to get through the 170kph death wobble that I was later told was cased by that fairing configuration.
Ein Bulle sagte Mal zur mir,sie haben 3 Autos in der Kurve überholt,darauf ich,sie konnten mich doch gar nicht sehen 🤔Sehen nicht,aber gehört haben wir sie 😜🤘Der geile 2 Takt Sound des Yamaha Power Valve System hatte mich verraten🙃😉✌️Shit Happens 💩
Quando enchi o tanque da minha CB 360CC de Metanol, em 74, dei dois paus na RD 350. O motor da minha moto ficou destruído mas, valeu a pena. Ganhei da viúva negra e fui dormir feliz,tinha 17 anos. Hoje com 67 tenho uma Interceptor 650cc...
Hello Alan, the crank isn't the weak stock part which bends at higher revs. This one is welded and can't lenghten like the Stock one dies. Bearings are from Koyo in C3 and originally used in the 2005 TZ250. The crank works in this engine since seven years and nearly 18000 Km without any signs of wearing.
Sweet RD350《☆》Watching the Tach is quite impressive even with the clutch slip👍🔥🔊I had to convert 190kph into 118mph bcoz it seemed much faster..I imagine its even faster with better clutch springs🖖😎☮
This bike was the one that made me a guy in love with two wheels, here in Brazil it is known as the black widow! Many people died in accidents with this motorcycle in the 90's, oh the nickname, sensational motorcycle!
Esta não é a viuva negra. FAKE NEWS. A viuva negra rd 350 era da década de 70. O pessoal não aprende!
Do you Brazilian?
@@kennedysabin2014 yes
@@malachiasnonato1307 os br tão na porra toda kkk
@@kennedysabin2014 Desenha que não entendi.
I Am 62.5 Years OLD, I Remember Those Days, IT Fires Me UP !!! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!
The sound is beautiful and that smell of rock oil petrol mix back in the day delight for the senses.
Yes, that smell of synthetic oil was just so damn good.
Love that sound man nothing can beat the sound of 2 stroke
Yeah nah just a 4 stroke.
Driving them is better.
At idle and off throttle the sound is out standing. But 4 strokes with big cams are too. Up in the revs 4t strokes multicylinders scream better.
A 1 stroke does.
Delicate power delivery is for cornering not straight roads.
@@skinnydipper3493 La direfencia esque la 4T es para fuerza, la 2T es oara velocidad
exacto@@User_EH
O cara tem duas RD 350 na garagem, é um homem realizado na vida
This is a bike that give 4-strokers a run for their money !
I can smell the 2 stroke watching this..... brings back memories
I’m 58. My first bike was a sweet tricked out RD 400. What a great transition from motocross bikes. I really miss it
I had a RD 400 f great bike my nephew ruined it. I should have never let him near it.
I had a Yamaha RD 350 in South Africa in 1984 . That was the best bike ever . Seriously 👍
Nada se compara a esse barulho dessa lenda imortal que é a Yamaha RD 350.
Simplesmente é imortal.
Yo diria mortal🤔
Maravilloso
Tive o privilégio, de ter uma 89 em 93, se eh loko.😂😂
Have 2 rd 350's .....air cooled versions....want to own this one and rd 500 now. Life is incomplete without these 2 bikes.
This is what i love about these two stokes.. all the meters will travel to their limit..no bs
Pretty fast for a 350. I had an older air cooled RD about 40 years ago and it was a basket case even back then. Put some new carbs, new pistons, new tires on it and a pair of expansion chambers and had a lot of fun for a couple of years. It was pretty finicky about things like elevation and low rev around town riding. Got tired of it. This water cooled one kind of makes me want one again.
Same. I had an air cooled 350 in 1978, with mods, it would top out at 160k's. Loved the sound and the power-band ... but it needed frequent work.
Brings back memories from 40 years ago. Growing up I owned an 81 RD350, two 82 RD350s, and 85 RZ350 and 85 RZ500. Miss those days.
Me voló la cabeza la aceleración, reacción, estabilidad, todo. Que gran máquina !
Es geht nix über Zweitakter 👍🏻 der Sound ist Gänsehaut pur!
Ya gotta love a ‘Valve’ incredible bang for buck and the like of them will never be ween again. So glad I managed to grab myself an F2 before prices got too crazy.
took me 40 years in the past, I had one of this 31k, unforgatable.
350ypvs probably the best bike of its time … oh i miss that pull and it’s slaughter of 90’s super bikes when tuned.
Had one in the 80’s and it felt like a bullet at the time………fast forward 35 yrs and I followed one,when he stopped he told me he was giving it everything and I thought he was just cruising…….how times change
And there we have it, life is sooo much better when lived at a slower pace. 👍🏻
I miss my old L.C.
A lot of people have no clue how to ride these, the red line is merely a suggestion, stay at it or above it and brake late, throw it into the turn and apply power early coming out of it. They will get left behind on the straights but they are amazing at reeling in large bikes in the twisties.
I had a 3 ypvs……….compared to a modern sports bike they are dog shite with no brakes,handling or power
Brings back so many memories
I always wanted a Yam 350 power valve when I was younger. Such a great bike.
Bro outstanding work,that power valve at 9.50/10.000is insane,she held the bends well as well ,sounds ☺,very nice bike sir indeed 😎
Thanks 👍
...wie geil.....suuuuper!! Das war mein erstes Bike nach Führerscheinerhalt Ende der 70er....nur mit der Vollverkleidung. Was ein krasses Gerät...top!
Bellissima ripresa . Il mio stile di guida che usavo sulla mia moto. La rd 350 è stata e resterà per sempre una moto da veri intenditori.
I love the smell….the power and is like hitting boost….PLEASE BRING BACK 2 STROKE
BRAVO , NICE JOB , AMAZING MACHINE , RESPECT
Great bike the Yamaha RD350. Sounds great and goes like hell for the 80s
I've got a 250 apprillia...not running tho...you just given me inspiration to get this two stroke up n running... Nice nice bike!
I had RD 125 Middle School , RD 250 High School Stolen Pissed Me Off still waiting I will get it back til then looking for a RD 350 Badass Dream Bike
I love the fact it has 73,000 on the clock and still runs beautifully I had a GT380 with 43,000 on the std pistons if you look after them they will go on forever
125mph from a tiny 350 is impressive
As a lobg time lover of yam stinkwheels, owned 3 350LC's and a TDR250, I can tell you, that motor is sweet as a nut, so crisp a clean through out the rev range. Deffo a lucky bugger to use one as your daily driver.
"the widowmakers" my favourite bikes. 10500 rpm on red zone and going on up
Gas a fondo!!!👏👏👏👍 Saludos desde Almería (España)
I love this bike and know every component of the engine by heart, lol. I had 3 and still miss each of these, either 4LO or 31k.
I sold my FJ 1200 to pay off my mortgage in 2006. I miss it every summer.
L'ho avuta anch'io, identica a questa, e confermo tutto. Il miglior 2 tempi messo su strada!!!
Wunderbar! Guter Mann, geiles Video! Erinnert mich an viele schnelle Kilometer auf meiner damaligen RGV-250 Suzi... 😊 2-Takt-Power for ever!!
(leicht & schnell...).
Herrlicher Duft und Gänsehautsound... 🙃
Danke und auch weiterhin viel Freude und gute Fahrt!
Bin damals auch mal die RD 350Ypvs als auch die TZR250 von einem Freund gefahren.
Gab diese beiden Moppeds dann aber schnell wieder zurück, denn damit hätte ich mich umgebracht.
Tja, über 30 Jahre her und ich fahre weiter BMW und lebe noch ohne größere Blessuren.
Me and my freind used to have a banshee with this engine in when we were 15 fair to say it threw us about like a empty tracksuit with the pair of us riding it these are brutal old skool marvels❤
I love the sound of these rds especially on the power band
Veramente notevole!....Ho sempre adorato questa Moto!!
A200 en un abrir y cerrar de ojos! Una máquina en2024 los 80 y para siempre❤❤❤
Nice clean bike, engine sound real strong.
I used to have one 30 years ago, it was my first motorcycle.
I wish i still had it.
The frame and brakes were not not good imo, but the engine was great.
Real wide powerband for a 2 stroke.
After that i owned a honda ns400r and an aprilia rs250.
I still love the 2 stroke racers.
Unfortunately they've become real expensive.
We all have had motorcycle's we wish we still had.
Beautful máquina !!
Bravo!!
Excellent !!
2 tempos na veia..
Rj Brasil
Please bring back the lightweight two stroke street bikes!!! They would crush in sales.
The red on the tach means danger, too high rpm, just incase you weren't aware. I had ten of these bikes in the 1980s in California. Best times of my life screaming around on 2strokers
Read the discription. Engine is highly modified with high-power crank, forged pistons etc. Never had piston-meltdown, extreme piston wear, programmable ignition and power valve control. Used it on the track without problems, rev limiter @ 11200 RPM.
Back in the day I had a 350LC that was ported, skimmed head, expansion chambers, all the usual stuff, it had a 'nasty' powerband that would only start at 9.5k, the engine then revved to 11.5k RPM. It needed a lot of work to keep the engine in one piece! The YPVS certainly helps give the bike in the video a better spread of power. Really when running the LC or the YPVS up above 10k you are wise to fit TZ big end bearings, they have silver coated cages and are very light so they help prevent the needles from skidding on the big end crank pin.
Amazing how it ignores the redline. Wish I bought one back in the day!
It's the bollox !!! Long live the 2 strokes
Took my 350 two stroke out yesterday. Was able to put the shopping in the sidecar.
my Jawa 350TS redlines at 5750RPM but the factory expansion boxes sound lovely.
Los 80, 90 fueron los mejores tiempos. Desde luego.
It blows my mind how this motorcycle keeps being called an rd350, while here in the states it was only imported a couple of years and only available in two colors schemes, one for each year, known only as the RZ 350 with the Yamaha power valve system. I know because I owned several and raced them.
@Away in a Ranger Nope, some other places as well, like all of europe...
@@GoldenCroc I think he means, in the UK its only known as the RD..
Not that UK is the only country where its known as the RD.
@Away in a Ranger No worries 🤘 👍
@Away in a Ranger Please be a bit more polite and settle down a bit before answering next time, we are all friends here, right?
Anyway: Nope, I am not from the US. Methinks you read my post above bit too fast, to say the least. I have never said its not known as an RD 350 in the UK, just that its known as an RD 350 elsewhere as well, the rest of europe for example. Its all there in the text.
I was mistaken about intent because the way you typed it, that was exactly the meaning it had taken on. No biggie, no one is perfect. Now you know why I thought that was it.
Cheers mate.
@@snakeman9902 That seem the most likely in hindshight, though with the wording he used, the answer I gave is what would be expected. English can be hard to use sometimes and take on different meaning just by shifting the words around a tiny bit.
He should have typed: "In the UK, its only known as the RD (350), not RZ (350)" for it to take on the meaning you said, which is exactly the way you typed it.
Cheers mate.
I can't believe that back in the day when I had the opportunity to buy new - I chose a Honda Super Dream over this!
To be fair, the SD was the only shit Honda I had, but the RD's were the real street-villains of their time!
Cara você não morre de inveja más certamente mata muita gente, parabéns pelo excelente estado de conservação das motos e também pela pilotagem,tens meu respeito e admiração 🙏🏼🇧🇷🤝 Cesar aqui,sou entusiasta das motos2T
😊😊
What a bike!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember those! lol brings back good times.
Thanks! Just the sound makes me smile!
I had one in my 20s left many a 750 sitting,brilliant machine
Loved riding the 350lc. Nothing, nothing, nothing, shit, everything, woohoo, nothing. Made me smile all day long.
Grins..😁! Vielen Dank für das Super Video der RD 350 YPS...🤗Das hat mich an meine/die "guten alten Zeiten" erinnert..! Als Motorräder noch Motorräder waren und die Jungs noch selber fahren konnten..😂 Ohne das ganze elektronische Gedöns, Traktionskontrollen und diese Helferleins..
Es ist schade das es solche Kräder nicht mehr gibt und die gebrauchten RD 350/500 langsam unbezahlbar werden..😪Mehr Motorrad als eine RD 350 brauch man(n) nicht!😎
Mit Bikergruss
Wilfried🏍
Exakt. RG500 Gamma war auch so ein Geschoss.
@@tommerlin6579 Hallo Tom!
Stimmt...🤗! Diese RD 500,die RG500 und von Honda gabs noch eine NSR 400 waren echt tolle "Mopeds"🏍! Ich hatte damals leider nicht die Kohle dafür..🤷♂️und heute sind diese Kräder erst recht unbezahlbar geworden..🤔
Ich Dir damals Suzuki GT 250 und diverse Yamaha RD 250/350 Luft-und zum Schluss Wassergekühlt..😏
Das wäre tolle und Problemlose Motorräder!🤗
Ich wünsche Dir stets eine gute, Bruchfreie Fahrt 😉und viele Bikergrüsse ..
Wilfried🏍
Goooose bumps.im 52and are my favourite bikes
Nice.
That's an eargasm there.
Got my 350 YPVS after turning 18 and being able to upgrade from 80cc.
Sold it a few weeks later, as I knew, I would kill myself with it. The guy, I sold the bike to, crashed it after two weeks, ripped the tank open, bike burned out. He fortunately survived, with just a big road pizza on his bum....
Alter Falter, die geht ja mal richtig gut vorwärts. Ich hatte auch 3 Stück davon, hab nie so hoch gedreht und trotzdem bei zweien einen Kolbenklemmer gehabt... Tolles bike!
This is how my tuned Pannonia P21 pulled. Mine even more explosive. My 4 cyl. 750 Kawasaki was slow ín comparison. A true rocket.
My top faired and belly panned RZ350 would just clip 195kph- but you had to get through the 170kph death wobble that I was later told was cased by that fairing configuration.
Die hängt am Gas. Klasse. Kompliment.
Beautiful. Had an rs 125 and one of this came past and knew I had to get one
Love the two strokes like the H2 750 on chambers.
Вот так и становятся фаршем...
Supercool, utmost respect!! I've drive the rd 350 (YPVS) once and it was a blast!!
Damn! That is one healthy engine. What a rocket.👍🏻
Umas das melhores já existentes no mundo 🌎. Show....
That's a snappy lil pup
Holy crap! 10 grand redline pulls to 11. 200 kph = 124 freakin mph! Nice
Einfach nur geil! 💕 Ich liebe diese Motoren
What a beauty, highly addictive even to watch
very juicy and revs very nice...great surroundings also
Wonderful; can damn near smell it.
My dream bike. To bad theire nowhere to find anymore. Reminds me of being 16 racing all weekend long
Salut dejas belle machine moi j'ai une tzr 80rr, j'adore tout ces deux temp
Je suis un grand passionné de ces machines
I miss 2strokes had a apprilla rs 250 would stink of two stroke getting off it but loved it.
Ah souvenirs... souvenirs..... que de bons moments avec la mienne...😢
Ein Bulle sagte Mal zur mir,sie haben 3 Autos in der Kurve überholt,darauf ich,sie konnten mich doch gar nicht sehen 🤔Sehen nicht,aber gehört haben wir sie 😜🤘Der geile 2 Takt Sound des Yamaha Power Valve System hatte mich verraten🙃😉✌️Shit Happens 💩
From one of the same displacement we get 180 km/h. Greetings from Uruguay
Loved my 250/350 LCs and bought a brand new 350 ypvs …. Loved my Suzuki RGV250s as well 😊
Guude!
Diese Strecke kommt mir bekannt vor, Mosel ?
Stay on Gas
Martin
30 mph to 120 ISH in 15ish seconds,
F##k I loved these .
Quando enchi o tanque da minha CB 360CC de Metanol, em 74, dei dois paus na RD 350. O motor da minha moto ficou destruído mas, valeu a pena. Ganhei da viúva negra e fui dormir feliz,tinha 17 anos. Hoje com 67 tenho uma Interceptor 650cc...
Menuda máquina me encantan los 2 tiempos
What a beautiful sound not to mention the smell. 🙂
Everyone needs to ride a 2 stroke at least once.Power bands and power valves.Bit like a turbo car on boost.
2 Stroke Power 👊🏻. When i was 22 i had one too.
Beautiful….crank won’t last at those revs !
Hello Alan, the crank isn't the weak stock part which bends at higher revs. This one is welded and can't lenghten like the Stock one dies. Bearings are from Koyo in C3 and originally used in the 2005 TZ250. The crank works in this engine since seven years and nearly 18000 Km without any signs of wearing.
@@Motomotfan ok now I understand …strengthening does help !
I have two 4DP yams which can run up to 2500 + Kms
メッチャ調子のいいRZですね！
普段のメンテナンスのよさが伝わります！
Schönes Bike mit Rennauspuff und reichlich Power 🙄👍
My first driving bike was RZ250R in japan
What a beauty look after her😃👍
Sweet RD350《☆》Watching the Tach is quite impressive even with the clutch slip👍🔥🔊I had to convert 190kph into 118mph bcoz it seemed much faster..I imagine its even faster with better clutch springs🖖😎☮
Beautiful, wish I still had mine.