Brother, please.... Take my advice. I have been a machinist for almost 30 years and PLEASE please wear safety glasses. It only takes one time to get a chip stuck in your eye and it would be a hot one at that without using coolant. Machinery of all types are no joke but especially a lathe! Please be safe and keep both of those peepers in working order.
@@THESLlCK big agree, I love offroad and road riding so they are the best for me. My 1980 xt250 is pretty much stick visually but did allot of engine work and reversible cosmetic changes to have it look sleaker. And for God's sake people need to put real fenders on their scramblers, unless you're a poser who pretends that you ride on dirt
@@seafire820 honestly fenders are kinda mid. So long as you have some kinda basic fairings I think it's a-ok. I'm not mudding with mine and I'd never run through big enough gravel to damage me or the bike. Pebbles are where the buck stops for me.
@@THESLlCK I agree for cafe racers, but if you have a scrambler and you're not doing actual trail riding like you say then you're using it wrong. That's why I made that comment, the majority of scrambler I see don't have fenders and are just posers who don't actually offroad
Using a lathe without safety glasses is inexcusable. You are far too smart and talented to make such a stupid mistake. It's hard to weld if you are blind. Think about it.
With little restoration work that bike would been worth around 3K€. You cant get 125cc version under 1K€ here. So kinda sad see it modified so heavily that you cannot restore it anymore if and when this caferacer trend dies off, but then again glad its not going to smelter.
@@Hellsong89 "when this caferacer trend dies off"? So, when is that gonna be? Because it has been "on" for the last 30 - 40 years. I don't believe he is ever going to sell it, so it doesn't really matter what it could be worth "with little restoration work". He'll always appreciate the work he put into it.
i always wonder why people comment on something without any idea of whats happening? its VERY IMPORTANT to think before you type it somewhere:) a spacer or allignment ring in this setup would have NO effect at all...
I love me some little 2 strokes. Please keep the amazing paint and patina on the gas tank. it has so much character. For the rear suspension, grab a shock off a heavier bike, should do the job there just fine, or move the lower pivot point further back on the swingarm.
Looks like you have an R5, the port induction version of what became the RD. I restore both the R5s and RDs to stock, but I love what you’re doing with this cafe build!
Listen Vasily. I've seen people losing limbs, eyes working on the lathe, because they were not careful, were not respecting the work instructions and were not wearing protection. FO FUCK SAKE MATE! WEAR PROTECTION AND BE CAREFUL!!!!
That rear swingarm with those heim joints joints isn't going to last long. That will be your weak point. Spend a bit of money and buy a custom made swingarm..
I love this build. I owned a 1976 RD 400 and it was one of my favorite bikes. I have owned 28 motorcycles so that is saying something. I don’t want to jump on you but I was a machinist for 46 years and have witnessed a few people getting hot metal shavings in their eyes. It’s not worth it. I love watching your videos and just don’t want to to make a mistake. Thanks for the videos you are a talented guy.
I haven't seen you use any Loctite so far,and any and every fastener on any motorsickle needs @ minimum a drop of blue loctite applied due to vibrations and road conditions causing fasteners to possibly loosen... Actually any build should include Loctites of various strengths for both safety sake as well as trouble free operation...
3 things when are you going to work on the crosskart, will their be any Miata videos, and will you ever make random videos of you driving your builds not just when you are done
Yes their will be Miata vids. They just don't perform. Same thing with the riding vids. Crosskart have plans to knock it out in a few weeks! Just very hot here
Depending on what you mean by stiffing up the shock, we'd need to know what the total travel is? What the rider sag is? And what the free sag is? If the numbers show the spring rate is correct but it blows throw the travel to easily or the rebound is too fast then you have options. 1. Have a suspension shop revalve it for you. 2. DIY stiffen the shim stacks yourself....pretty easy to do. 3. Use a heavier weight oil. Taking the shock apart is fairly simple, same with bleeding and reassembly. Lots of shock TH-cam vids out there, filling the shock with nitrogen can be done at a local shop. If your spring is too soft then that's the first thing you need to change.
I recommend you use an AntiGravity SC-1 4 cell battery. I use one on my Triumph 790cc and it is amazing. never had a problem with it. tiny and easy to hide since I had nowhere to hide a battery on my bare bones America
You need to wear safety glasses just ask Vtuned. Metal saving in your eye hurts as bad if not worse than welding eye burn.You wear a welding helmet when your welding so wear safety glass the rest of time!
I think I would have gone with a aluminum box swing arm (alot stiffer) also I would have tried Dule disk brakes in front. RZ 350 doner 35mm stanction tube instead of the stock 34mm. Cut out the spokes of the mags as well (Make them lighter) Impressave rig so far. see ya ay Dragons run ?
man...that's cool...tho I'm not a super huge fan of a cafe racer you picked a perfect platform...,holy SH** this thing will haul the mail...especially if its the 6 speed model i believe Yamaha had ( i could be wrong) a 5 speed...the 350 i has was 6.....nice clean look showcases the engine which any bike guy/gal should recognize!!
This is a Project that is close to my heart I love RD"s" I used to ride wheelies on the back of 1 back when they first came out in mid seventies. Yours is looking Great so far Vasily keep it Up ! 😎👍👍👍👍. Now what about the riding lawnmower !! Hmmmmmm !! Lol
love the aesthetic you've got going on!! But.... you NEED to brace those swing-arm tubes, front to back and the shock mount locations. When the shocks were piggy-back the mechanical advantage acting on the tube is much less than in the case of a mono shock (Probably Stated Already). I promise you, from experience, you don't want a swing-arm tube to fail at speed..
@@VasilyBuilds I'm running Goodrich on my xr650l,and my zx1100.your brake pull on the levers will b reduced down to about a 1/4 of a pull or so.also,if you have any questions about the rd engines,let me know.i built a rd 350 that would run in the 9's in the 1/4 mile.
That's a nice front brake conversion, a major weakness fixed. Re. the wheels; most people aren't aware that those early cast wheels are heavier than spoked ones (they were actually cheaper to make which was a win-win for manufacturers, kind of "making a virtue of a necessity" in terms of marketing), and on a light bike like the RD it messes up the sprung-to-unsprung mass ratio. Personally, whatever the cost and hassle, I'd always go with spoked wheels, probably even retro-fit them on the RD400 (having to use a rear drum brake instead of the crappy disc is no loss).
Strangely enough me being a rocker I kind of like this Mood Music it's quite Soothing as I watch you do your Replacement Surgery 🇺🇸 I'm just gonna let you know I have absolutely no subscriptions in my Box You're gonna be the 1st one in a long time I want to see the finished product thanks Excellent👍 Job.
and he is, OMG Right! It’s the basics 101, and get a flip shield for over the chuck work area, ugh, Safety first, it’s no joke, accidents happen in less than a second
That's an R5 engine and tank. Piston port engine. RD's have reed valves. Otherwise similar bike but R5 came with front drum brake and no locking gas cap. The engine and gas tank are from a '70-'72. You *can* put an RD 350 reed topend on an R5 but that one is piston port. Fun bike.
RD 350 is just a Yamaha Banshee engine.. (in case you didnt' know.).. They are the same engine; it started out on the bike and then was developed into water cooled cylinders and put onto the Yamaha banshee quad. Which was built for like 25 years or something crazy, without many changes at all, if any. So there should be endless parts on ebay for these things. I'm pretty sure you can upgrade these with the aftermarket upgraded cylinders which can go as big as 700cc.. and some even have a built in power valve. But all that stuff costs thousands. lol.
Best safety squints are clear plastic. Your eyes are no joke. Bike looking great. Can't wait to hear it run. Nice set of spannies coming up? That looks like a set of YR5 barrels rather than RD350 as the RD had reed valves and these appear to be piston ported. If you do go reed then a good tip is to fit the YPVS reed block covers as they allow the connection tube to be fitted. Be sure to space back the filters as well. They prefer the longer tract and it gets rid of some of the torque holes. My 74 350B was barely ten years old when it was my first bike.....
Vas, with your mad skills and tools, I think you could build custom bikes full time, like Roland Sands. You could make cafe racers or bobbers out of older Japanese bikes, British bikes, Sportsters, whatever. I think it's important to use original headstocks, serial numbers, engine cases (not aftermarket) and titles, so they retain their value and legal identity.
Hi Vasily,I used to ride with a lot of guys that rode the RD 350's. Me on the other hand I had an experimental Titan Suzuki 500 with the high low range gearbox, I have not ever seen another one like that bike in particular. I guess I should have kept it because she would probably be worth a fortune right now. I love the way the two strokes would sound when they were all together like a pack of bees coming down the highway. There is no other sound like that anywhere in the world. If ever you get a chance to do a build look for the Titan 500, they were actually a very dependable bike and had very good road racing results. I wanted to tell you thank you for sharing I enjoy watching your videos. Even if I am an old fart. Many blessings to you and your family.
Cool build !! Be sure to always wear your helmet !!!!! I rode most of my life . I had a pretty bad wreck due to a kickstand spring and carelessness (and I didn't have my helmet on) my part. I have a nice heavy black leather riding jacket if you want ?it's yours ( I believe it's your size ) . Give me a shout we will figure out shipping to ya. I'm in SC
Dude, nice! Lots of $$ spent and time! Slick new stanchions and ummm. Looks like Cognito Moto came through with that top clamp. Cafe bikes are always cool!’ 😎
That looked like a lot of oil going into those forks.. the RD I’m working on at the moment only has 150mils in each leg. But love the old two smokers.🤙🏼 but yes you need safety glasses. You can’t grow new eyes
Obviously a crack welder; Young and learning but not afraid to comment when something is new, or done for the first time. I honestly think this guy's vision and courage in attacking this, pretty daunting project is Exemplary (even if the crescent wrench and angle grinder appear a bit too much for my personal liking), good on you, and great to see some young-uns taking the place of the just too many retiring old timers.
Your videos are interesting and very addictive, you have good engineering and mechanical skills, pretty good mig welder too, Your tig welding will get better the more you use it. Just a couple of things l would change if it were my bike, the silencers on the end of the chambers look a little too long, maybe shorten the chambers a couple of inches? Also the rear rotor doesn’t look right, it needs to be changed for a more modern vented rotor like the front. As a biker of the 70’s, Suzuki 250 gt, Kawasaki kh 400, one thing l remember very well they all vibrated big time, so it would be a good idea to ensure the engine is rubber mounted.
The shock supports you welded onto the frame and swingarm look flimsy to me. I was lead to believe that the banshee was water cooled, not air cooled. The water cooled engines have the YPVS exhaust valve, the air cooled do not. Expansion pipes are a must on two strokes and can, to an extent be tuned for the type/style of riding you will be doing. Dependant on the engine tune, the exhausts can be made to give more torque or top end. You should be looking at about 60hp, maybe more. Stay safe!
I knew you had a slight accent together with your name being Vasily suggests immigrant from eastern Europe, but when you said kilograms I knew for sure I wasn't imagining anything. Americans never use kilograms as a weight measurement. Assimilate! ;) j/k
Cool project with this RD. Nice brake upgrade, from which Triumph came that Brembo calliper or what is the product code? Brake disc year specific yamaha fz600 model? The looks of the modern tyres looks great on that aircooled rd
I had an RD400.....one of the few bikes I wish I had kept! Ran the piss out of that thing. K&N filters and stinger pipes. Traded it in for a 76 Kawie 750 2 stroke triple. My fingers are still numb.
"Safety Squints" I love it. But after I saw my friend get one of the wires from a wire wheel stuck in his eyeball I pretty much put something on my eyes whenever grinding or buffing or wire wheeling stuff now. Yikes, that was a little disturbing.
The mounting point on the swingarm is too short. It gives the rear wheel too much leverage for the suspension. Look at a tzr 250 3ma swingarm and try mimic that. It allows the shock to be moved higher up and thus and further back stiffening up the back. You have a great engine there. A little port work will go a long way on that engine. You wont regret it
It's is a shame you couldn't restore the RD350 back to factory, because the value of them are crazy and just to have one would be cool as all hell.. but,all in all it's still bad ass..🤘
I used to have an RD 350 LC and nothing no matter how big and powerful four stroke could touch it in the city you’re going to be very happy with this bike
Looks like I need some tools.. this is awsome. I wana make a bike ...never happy with the looks of things.and in my area it's hard to find cool .reliable things to buy...I know cool and reliable dont usually mix but its ideal
Gonna be a bad ass bike man keep up the good work I can’t wait to here that twin sing 🎶 my dad had an rz 350 when I was just a young grasshopper pretty much a cafe racer stock I remember hearing it from a mile away coming up the hill but my house it had an amazing sound rev so would think the pistons were gonna launch into space
Been following this build and have to say you obviously have good fabrication skills, apart from the disregard of safety specs,. But for me the real hard graft is the cleaning and refurbishing of the engine parts, forks, wheels etc. and it appears you have palmed that off onto others to do for you, and are throwing a bunch of new parts at it. It is what it is and I’m still interested to see how it turns out, but let’s see the the difficult stuff as well.
I sure hope you installed the axle bearing spacer tube inside of the wheel hub because your bearings won't last long if you didn't... You also need to tension the headset bearings to where there is a certain amount of drag force when you turn the bars,otherwise you can and will wind up with handlebar flop at speeds or on ruts or twitch during turns.. Any of which can be painful or even deadly at higher speeds...
Cool build! I think you should reinforce that rear swing axle with some bracing. Look about swing axle reinforcement on monoshock conversions on the internet and you will see what I'm talking about
Shock off of a heavier bike is your best bet, you can also measure your coil spring and look at websites of spring manufacturers for something the same size but heavier.
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When you start leaning and squinting at the lathe, it's time for the eye protection my dude
@Andrey Angere should be wearing it regardless.
Good thing you arent a safety coordinator.
Not nearly as much fun as an eye patch.
@Andrey Angere 5:17 . So are ya blind, or dense?
Safety first
@Andrey Angere Take it from a guy with 9 fingers: Safety is never a joke.
Brother, please.... Take my advice. I have been a machinist for almost 30 years and PLEASE please wear safety glasses. It only takes one time to get a chip stuck in your eye and it would be a hot one at that without using coolant. Machinery of all types are no joke but especially a lathe! Please be safe and keep both of those peepers in working order.
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Im 14 and have used a lathe for 2 years and I got a piece to the eye a month ago and it still hurts
Great camera work, use of music, closeups, editing and inclusion of sounds your hands make while you work. Most impressive!
Cafe racers are like the coolest version of a motorcycle restomod
Meh... I like street moto's too... or Naked 1000cc Sports bikes.
IMO scramblers are cooler
@@THESLlCK big agree, I love offroad and road riding so they are the best for me. My 1980 xt250 is pretty much stick visually but did allot of engine work and reversible cosmetic changes to have it look sleaker. And for God's sake people need to put real fenders on their scramblers, unless you're a poser who pretends that you ride on dirt
@@seafire820 honestly fenders are kinda mid. So long as you have some kinda basic fairings I think it's a-ok. I'm not mudding with mine and I'd never run through big enough gravel to damage me or the bike. Pebbles are where the buck stops for me.
@@THESLlCK I agree for cafe racers, but if you have a scrambler and you're not doing actual trail riding like you say then you're using it wrong. That's why I made that comment, the majority of scrambler I see don't have fenders and are just posers who don't actually offroad
Please dont paint this fuel tank! The colouring and patina looks amazing!
Nice
Using a lathe without safety glasses is inexcusable. You are far too smart and talented to make such a stupid mistake. It's hard to weld if you are blind. Think about it.
Freaking awesome I love those old two-stroke street bikes. Can’t wait to see what it looks like when it’s finished. I’m glad you saved it.
With little restoration work that bike would been worth around 3K€. You cant get 125cc version under 1K€ here. So kinda sad see it modified so heavily that you cannot restore it anymore if and when this caferacer trend dies off, but then again glad its not going to smelter.
@@Hellsong89 "when this caferacer trend dies off"? So, when is that gonna be? Because it has been "on" for the last 30 - 40 years. I don't believe he is ever going to sell it, so it doesn't really matter what it could be worth "with little restoration work". He'll always appreciate the work he put into it.
Owner of RX 100 here kek
@@Hellsong89 The café racer "trend" has been around since the 1950's, in the UK, and still shows no sign of dying out.
Great to see a young guy keeping the 2 stroke road bike alive.
5:55 You need a spacer to make the rotor hub centric and get the forces off the bolts. VERY IMPORTANT.
Maybe that’s why sprockets flew off my child hood minibike every other day😂
Thinking the same
i always wonder why people comment on something without any idea of whats happening? its VERY IMPORTANT to think before you type it somewhere:) a spacer or allignment ring in this setup would have NO effect at all...
Sweet build brother.
Built, Not Bought!
Keep up the good work.
God bless...
Thanks, you too!
@@VasilyBuilds did you start to work out?
Two thumbs up for rebuilding the forks yourself. 👍👍
This project is so sick can’t wait to see it finished
I love me some little 2 strokes.
Please keep the amazing paint and patina on the gas tank. it has so much character.
For the rear suspension, grab a shock off a heavier bike, should do the job there just fine, or move the lower pivot point further back on the swingarm.
Looks like you have an R5, the port induction version of what became the RD. I restore both the R5s and RDs to stock, but I love what you’re doing with this cafe build!
You should wear eye protection when using the lathe
Didn’t even realize till the end that you put on café music 😂 love the build.
Music??????? 😨😨😨😨😨
Dude, just hold on when it hits!😜😁🤘
Listen Vasily.
I've seen people losing limbs, eyes working on the lathe, because they were not careful, were not respecting the work instructions and were not wearing protection.
FO FUCK SAKE MATE! WEAR PROTECTION AND BE CAREFUL!!!!
From building 2t BMX to building 2t cafe racer awesome 👌👏😎
That rear swingarm with those heim joints joints isn't going to last long. That will be your weak point. Spend a bit of money and buy a custom made swingarm..
all the youtube money you make and you cant afford safety glasses? protect your eyes kid! im a 30 year machinist i know what im talking about! js!
Should turn that lathe speed down more, should be around 400~450 rpm with that size and diameter
nope, its casted aluminium, not steel, could even go higher
WOW, that is a Bitchen bike
👍😎🏁
(Come on people, hit the 👍 ) 6000 views only 900 likes. Give the guy some 💜
I've got to complain about your channel... your videos are just too dang short!!!!!
I love this build. I owned a 1976 RD 400 and it was one of my favorite bikes. I have owned 28 motorcycles so that is saying something. I don’t want to jump on you but I was a machinist for 46 years and have witnessed a few people getting hot metal shavings in their eyes. It’s not worth it. I love watching your videos and just don’t want to to make a mistake. Thanks for the videos you are a talented guy.
Dude. This is a great build.
Thank you!
I would pay for a custom bike by Vasily Builds. Great Work
Could u try to make a video where you don't talk or have any music on? Btw love ur vids!
Beautiful bike, nice work
Paint the spring purple or black!!!
Nice work man. That rotor conversion is sweet. Might have to do something like that on my 400 😏
I haven't seen you use any Loctite so far,and any and every fastener on any motorsickle needs @ minimum a drop of blue loctite applied due to vibrations and road conditions causing fasteners to possibly loosen... Actually any build should include Loctites of various strengths for both safety sake as well as trouble free operation...
It's a hack job.
You should turn the auto focus off when it is on the tripod.
I pay 1500 for this setup and it does some crap like that lol
@@VasilyBuilds yeah it takes some time to learn how to use the more expensive stuff sometimes. Anyways love your channel, keep up the good work!
3 things when are you going to work on the crosskart, will their be any Miata videos, and will you ever make random videos of you driving your builds not just when you are done
Yes their will be Miata vids. They just don't perform. Same thing with the riding vids. Crosskart have plans to knock it out in a few weeks! Just very hot here
If you're going to be silly on a lathe at least close 1 👁
Jollymoto for the win. One of the best pipes you can purchase and that's not because I'm spanish 🤭.
It was jim lomas haha sounds close enough
Literally safety squints at the lathe. Nice.
I had a 75 RD350 hugger orange. Your not making any mistakes. Build on!
Me too
Front tire is mounted backwards.
Loving this build, keep it up!
Where can I get to safety squints from lol
Would be nice to see a box section swing arm on the rear end. Definitely a “must have” from the 70’s
Only complaint I have is the color of the rear spring. LoL Stupid I know. Build is looking great.
Depending on what you mean by stiffing up the shock, we'd need to know what the total travel is?
What the rider sag is?
And what the free sag is?
If the numbers show the spring rate is correct but it blows throw the travel to easily or the rebound is too fast then you have options.
1. Have a suspension shop revalve it for you.
2. DIY stiffen the shim stacks yourself....pretty easy to do.
3. Use a heavier weight oil.
Taking the shock apart is fairly simple, same with bleeding and reassembly.
Lots of shock TH-cam vids out there, filling the shock with nitrogen can be done at a local shop.
If your spring is too soft then that's the first thing you need to change.
Doing any engine work?
It looks good man! Love the contrast of the mono shock against the old 70s 2 stroke twin!
This project is really gonna turn heads when u dash down the street leaving a blue trail of smoke 🤣🤣
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As a powder coater,
please remove fork bearings before you get your frame coated, it makes my job so much easier. They're hard to mask.
I recommend you use an AntiGravity SC-1 4 cell battery. I use one on my Triumph 790cc and it is amazing. never had a problem with it. tiny and easy to hide since I had nowhere to hide a battery on my bare bones America
You need to wear safety glasses just ask Vtuned. Metal saving in your eye hurts as bad if not worse than welding eye burn.You wear a welding helmet when your welding so wear safety glass the rest of time!
I think I would have gone with a aluminum box swing arm (alot stiffer)
also I would have tried Dule disk brakes in front. RZ 350 doner 35mm stanction tube
instead of the stock 34mm. Cut out the spokes of the mags as well (Make them lighter)
Impressave rig so far. see ya ay Dragons run ?
man...that's cool...tho I'm not a super huge fan of a cafe racer you picked a perfect platform...,holy SH** this thing will haul the mail...especially if its the 6 speed model i believe Yamaha had ( i could be wrong) a 5 speed...the 350 i has was 6.....nice clean look showcases the engine which any bike guy/gal should recognize!!
This is a Project that is close to my heart I love RD"s" I used to ride wheelies on the back of 1 back when they first came out in mid seventies. Yours is looking Great so far Vasily keep it Up ! 😎👍👍👍👍. Now what about the riding lawnmower !! Hmmmmmm !! Lol
love the aesthetic you've got going on!! But.... you NEED to brace those swing-arm tubes, front to back and the shock mount locations. When the shocks were piggy-back the mechanical advantage acting on the tube is much less than in the case of a mono shock (Probably Stated Already). I promise you, from experience, you don't want a swing-arm tube to fail at speed..
Definitely go with stainless braided brake lines.you won't believe the feel you will get!!
Do you have any recommendations?
@@VasilyBuilds I'm running Goodrich on my xr650l,and my zx1100.your brake pull on the levers will b reduced down to about a 1/4 of a pull or so.also,if you have any questions about the rd engines,let me know.i built a rd 350 that would run in the 9's in the 1/4 mile.
That's a nice front brake conversion, a major weakness fixed. Re. the wheels; most people aren't aware that those early cast wheels are heavier than spoked ones (they were actually cheaper to make which was a win-win for manufacturers, kind of "making a virtue of a necessity" in terms of marketing), and on a light bike like the RD it messes up the sprung-to-unsprung mass ratio. Personally, whatever the cost and hassle, I'd always go with spoked wheels, probably even retro-fit them on the RD400 (having to use a rear drum brake instead of the crappy disc is no loss).
Strangely enough me being a rocker I kind of like this Mood Music it's quite Soothing as I watch you do your Replacement Surgery 🇺🇸 I'm just gonna let you know I have absolutely no subscriptions in my Box You're gonna be the 1st one in a long time I want to see the finished product thanks Excellent👍 Job.
Great work, grab some glasses man, w/o your eyes you can’t ride that baby!!!
You are going to catch hell for no eye protection! ;-)
and he is, OMG Right! It’s the basics 101, and get a flip shield for over the chuck work area, ugh, Safety first, it’s no joke, accidents happen in less than a second
That's an R5 engine and tank. Piston port engine. RD's have reed valves. Otherwise similar bike but R5 came with front drum brake and no locking gas cap. The engine and gas tank are from a '70-'72. You *can* put an RD 350 reed topend on an R5 but that one is piston port. Fun bike.
RD 350 is just a Yamaha Banshee engine.. (in case you didnt' know.).. They are the same engine; it started out on the bike and then was developed into water cooled cylinders and put onto the Yamaha banshee quad. Which was built for like 25 years or something crazy, without many changes at all, if any. So there should be endless parts on ebay for these things. I'm pretty sure you can upgrade these with the aftermarket upgraded cylinders which can go as big as 700cc.. and some even have a built in power valve. But all that stuff costs thousands. lol.
nice and I am building all new cars too....
Awesome skills 👏
You're afraid of nothing..
Now that's a project 👌
Great video very relaxing
Thanks
I prefer the "blocky chunk of mess" triple clamp for the vintage vibe, like the "knuckles" on an old Harley Knucklehead. But I'm old.
Best safety squints are clear plastic. Your eyes are no joke. Bike looking great. Can't wait to hear it run. Nice set of spannies coming up? That looks like a set of YR5 barrels rather than RD350 as the RD had reed valves and these appear to be piston ported. If you do go reed then a good tip is to fit the YPVS reed block covers as they allow the connection tube to be fitted. Be sure to space back the filters as well. They prefer the longer tract and it gets rid of some of the torque holes. My 74 350B was barely ten years old when it was my first bike.....
Vas, with your mad skills and tools, I think you could build custom bikes full time, like Roland Sands. You could make cafe racers or bobbers out of older Japanese bikes, British bikes, Sportsters, whatever. I think it's important to use original headstocks, serial numbers, engine cases (not aftermarket) and titles, so they retain their value and legal identity.
Hi Vasily,I used to ride with a lot of guys that rode the RD 350's. Me on the other hand I had an experimental Titan Suzuki 500 with the high low range gearbox, I have not ever seen another one like that bike in particular. I guess I should have kept it because she would probably be worth a fortune right now. I love the way the two strokes would sound when they were all together like a pack of bees coming down the highway. There is no other sound like that anywhere in the world. If ever you get a chance to do a build look for the Titan 500, they were actually a very dependable bike and had very good road racing results. I wanted to tell you thank you for sharing I enjoy watching your videos. Even if I am an old fart. Many blessings to you and your family.
Cool build !! Be sure to always wear your helmet !!!!! I rode most of my life . I had a pretty bad wreck due to a kickstand spring and carelessness (and I didn't have my helmet on) my part. I have a nice heavy black leather riding jacket if you want ?it's yours ( I believe it's your size ) . Give me a shout we will figure out shipping to ya. I'm in SC
Dude, nice! Lots of $$ spent and time! Slick new stanchions and ummm. Looks like Cognito Moto came through with that top clamp. Cafe bikes are always cool!’ 😎
That looked like a lot of oil going into those forks.. the RD I’m working on at the moment only has 150mils in each leg. But love the old two smokers.🤙🏼 but yes you need safety glasses. You can’t grow new eyes
That is gonna be bad ass...! Don't ever part with that. That'll always be a bad ass bike to go out on a rip... especially a twin 2-Stroke....👍🏁🏁
Obviously a crack welder; Young and learning but not afraid to comment when something is new, or done for the first time. I honestly think this guy's vision and courage in attacking this, pretty daunting project is Exemplary (even if the crescent wrench and angle grinder appear a bit too much for my personal liking), good on you, and great to see some young-uns taking the place of the just too many retiring old timers.
Your videos are interesting and very addictive, you have good engineering and mechanical skills, pretty good mig welder too,
Your tig welding will get better the more you use it.
Just a couple of things l would change if it were my bike, the silencers on the end of the chambers look a little too long, maybe shorten the chambers a couple of inches?
Also the rear rotor doesn’t look right, it needs to be changed for a more modern vented rotor like the front.
As a biker of the 70’s, Suzuki 250 gt, Kawasaki kh 400, one thing l remember very well they all vibrated big time, so it would be a good idea to ensure the engine is rubber mounted.
The shock supports you welded onto the frame and swingarm look flimsy to me. I was lead to believe that the banshee was water cooled, not air cooled. The water cooled engines have the YPVS exhaust valve, the air cooled do not. Expansion pipes are a must on two strokes and can, to an extent be tuned for the type/style of riding you will be doing. Dependant on the engine tune, the exhausts can be made to give more torque or top end. You should be looking at about 60hp, maybe more. Stay safe!
I am building 2 bikes, 1 for me, the other for my son. Both 1974 suzuki gt250 bikes. Cafe racers.
Took a KZ900, made a set of rear shifter and pegs, clip on handle bars, did a couple more things to her.
That was in 1982...
I knew you had a slight accent together with your name being Vasily suggests immigrant from eastern Europe, but when you said kilograms I knew for sure I wasn't imagining anything. Americans never use kilograms as a weight measurement. Assimilate!
;) j/k
Stupid advert for a CCM maverick£10,000 for a dirt bike what a joke........LOL
Cool project with this RD. Nice brake upgrade, from which Triumph came that Brembo calliper or what is the product code? Brake disc year specific yamaha fz600 model? The looks of the modern tyres looks great on that aircooled rd
Do you ever sell your projects or fabricate things for people? You should get into making mini bike frames that'll take a 200cc engine
I had an RD400.....one of the few bikes I wish I had kept! Ran the piss out of that thing. K&N filters and stinger pipes. Traded it in for a 76 Kawie 750 2 stroke triple. My fingers are still numb.
"Safety Squints" I love it. But after I saw my friend get one of the wires from a wire wheel stuck in his eyeball I pretty much put something on my eyes whenever grinding or buffing or wire wheeling stuff now. Yikes, that was a little disturbing.
Get a steel sprocket on hand. That aluminum sprocket won't last long at all. Maybe 1000 miles if that. I don't recommend them for street use.
The mounting point on the swingarm is too short. It gives the rear wheel too much leverage for the suspension. Look at a tzr 250 3ma swingarm and try mimic that. It allows the shock to be moved higher up and thus and further back stiffening up the back. You have a great engine there. A little port work will go a long way on that engine. You wont regret it
It's is a shame you couldn't restore the RD350 back to factory, because the value of them are crazy and just to have one would be cool as all hell.. but,all in all it's still bad ass..🤘
I used to have an RD 350 LC and nothing no matter how big and powerful four stroke could touch it in the city you’re going to be very happy with this bike
Looks like I need some tools.. this is awsome. I wana make a bike ...never happy with the looks of things.and in my area it's hard to find cool .reliable things to buy...I know cool and reliable dont usually mix but its ideal
Could it be possible for you to give the blueprints and schematics of the bike,?
amazing job you have done..
Gonna be a bad ass bike man keep up the good work I can’t wait to here that twin sing 🎶 my dad had an rz 350 when I was just a young grasshopper pretty much a cafe racer stock I remember hearing it from a mile away coming up the hill but my house it had an amazing sound rev so would think the pistons were gonna launch into space
It's all fun and games till a hot piece of metal embeds in your eyeball. Just some advice from an old machinist....
Nice 350 resurrection nearly turning to nothin more than rusty dust and alka seltzer great production Killin it. Liked subbed
Been following this build and have to say you obviously have good fabrication skills, apart from the disregard of safety specs,. But for me the real hard graft is the cleaning and refurbishing of the engine parts, forks, wheels etc. and it appears you have palmed that off onto others to do for you, and are throwing a bunch of new parts at it. It is what it is and I’m still interested to see how it turns out, but let’s see the the difficult stuff as well.
I wish I had your money , I have a 1976 suzuki GT380 triple 2-stroke just waiting to be fixed up
I sure hope you installed the axle bearing spacer tube inside of the wheel hub because your bearings won't last long if you didn't... You also need to tension the headset bearings to where there is a certain amount of drag force when you turn the bars,otherwise you can and will wind up with handlebar flop at speeds or on ruts or twitch during turns.. Any of which can be painful or even deadly at higher speeds...
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls God Bless Y'alls 🙌 🙏
Cool build! I think you should reinforce that rear swing axle with some bracing. Look about swing axle reinforcement on monoshock conversions on the internet and you will see what I'm talking about
Someone needs a bearing packer or learn how to hand pack roller bearings BEFORE installing them...
Awesome work brother on this build and all others, but that is not how you pack bearing. Inadequate amount of grease and coverage.
Shock off of a heavier bike is your best bet, you can also measure your coil spring and look at websites of spring manufacturers for something the same size but heavier.
That tank is just too beatiful. This thing is gonna be awesome!
Is that a stock RD tank? If not where did it come from? Love the patina!