@@brockdehler2796 Allen head are ugly and are super easy to over torque. You can stick a heavy, 10" Vassel JIS driver into a JIS case cover screw and it will stay there parallel to the ground without you holding it there. Even allen head has more slop than that. JIS is superior, just order new ones and then use a proper JIS driver.
@@johngalt97 That's usually more of a crappy tools problem than an inherent screw drive problem. A properly and snug fitting, ground hex key will stick parallel even in a rounded head and can very often still drive heads completely rounded and unusable with sloppy tools for ages without problem. Most of these problems simply won't ever happen with good tools, ground tip or special non-hex profile both work great. Somehow even people with rather good tools often buy the cheapest crap when it comes to Allen keys, and that comes with a vengeance of constant annoyance. Usually we can't just freely choose what bolt is used, so proper tools are a good idea anyway.
8:48 .. next try enlarging those piston windows, certainly make them taller. A 2 stroke with a good Pipe, will pull through the reeds even near the bottom of the piston stroke. Your cylinder porting looks awesome, don't stave them. Great build series you are doing, keep it up!!
The decrease in rotating mass is at the expense of crankcase volume. The increased crankcase volume will actually slow down air flow and reduce the density of the air charge.
That's only partially right. For maximum efficiency at higher rpm in resonance you often want a higher crankcase volume and less pre-compression. That's why boring out crankcases is a thing. The pre-compression is only really important as long as the engine isn't on the pipe yet afaik. As for if it's actually of any benefit in this case - I don't have a clue. But it can make for a very noticeable improvement in certain cases. We had the crankcase bored out to increased the volume again, after using a full web crank or whatever it's called in englisch on our plastic racing scooter a decade ago, and it was definitely worth the work.
At road race RPM crankcase volume isn’t a big deal. Proper intake diameter and length and proper expansion chamber development is what matters. The timing of sonic waves thru the engine is very important. F1 NA engines, even tho they are four strokes rely on finite wave activity for cylinder emptying and filling. 3 litre NA spinning 20,000 RPM. Making over 900 HP.
@@copisetic1104 Unless he makes some serious changes to the gearing, I doubt it'll ever see rpm's above 9k. You never know what you left on the table when you finish a build like this. We're talking about 34hp. He's not going to loose any power, only going to change where it comes on. I'm sure it will be a lot of fun when it's all done.
Hey Vasily, Just so you know, these bikes don't have philips screws, they have JIS, which looks like philips but a philips bit will strip out at any opportunity. Do yourself a favor and pick up some JIS screwdrivers if you're gonna work on old japanese motorcycles. Or replace every JIS screw with allen or torx. That said i love this project, 2 strokes are the best.
Very nice build. I had a 73 RD350 back in 77. Used to really get the guys on 1000's mad when the little 2 stroke smoked them up to about 4th gear then they would start to pull away. Stop light to stop light they couldn't touch it. Have fun and be safe.
Similar story, someone left an RD400 parked in front of my office, like forever . . . so I wheeled inside and investigated. No title . . . wrong plate . . . so, I had a title search and new title done and tried to fix it, but the landlord wouldn't let me bring it into my office/workshop . . . so, I had to sell it. I love two-strokes, but not the best motor for mountainous travel . . . too much change in air pressure. So, I sold it . . . loved living the resto vicariously through your video. You are an excellent mechanic.
I put that exact CDI and tiny flywheel on my 1976 RD400 because I wanted to get rid of the points that I didnt really trust and they are fussy to set.. CDI set it and forget it is so much better. There is also an ignition curve (well mine had one in it) and I loved the extra midrage power I got. My bike is completely stock so not a high rever.. I use the bike for bombing around town and weekend rides.. non desire to be revving the piss out of it to get any power. However... I took it off and spend the cash on a system from economycycle with a proper flywheel... and it makes 180watts of juice. I did this because the tiny flywheel required me to really have it idle high to prevent from stalling. The bike smoked enough at stop lights but now it was twice as bad. I like a nice relaxed idle. I am actually in the process of adding a Microsquirt EFI to it that will also control the spark timing. I will add my own spark curve.. once its running good I will set about fuel injecting it with some R6 throttle bodies i got from fleabay. Your bike project is awesome.. good job on rebuilding it all properly... you seem to know what youre doing. Personally I wouldnt go this route as with porting and those Lomas pipes you are gonna have to rev that thing to make any decent power... and it'll be crackly loud! If you do aftermarket intake it will be even louder with a mind numbing drone when you open the throttle. I'm 52 now lol... i like my stock pipes and intake and low-mid power. My bike wont even rev past 7500rpm but low and mid pull good. I can keep it in 6th and slow right down for a 90 degree corner and just feed it some throttle and it'll pull itself back to speed limit without a complaint. Good luck, am following your build.
@@VasilyBuilds Yes, it's the VAPE I went with however, it does not come with an ignition curve. If you want that its even more hundreds to buy a programmer. Not a cheap system but I needed the flywheel weight and also the 180wattts to run lights etc... and eventually an efi fuel pump.
Im not sure if anyone else has said this or if you're aware of this, but those Japanese bikes use JIS screws. They look like regular phillips heads but a regular phillips head screwdriver will cam out of them and strip them out. The JIS screwdriver won't though. Amazing job on the bike btw.
I loved my 1967 Yamaha YM-1 305cc piston-port twin so much that when the 1973 RD-350 came out I bought one and later bought two new 1975 RD-350's for $895 each; one for me and one for my younger brother. They were little rockets, we rode wheelies through the first 3 gears.
The screw you stripped was not a Phillips. A lot of people are unaware that Japanese bikes use a similar screw that takes a different tip. It's called J.I.S. which stands for, Japanese industry standard. A Phillips tip doesn't fit correctly and will easily strip the screw. If you get the correct screwdriver, easily available on the internet, suddenly those crappy, soft Japanese screws become much easier to deal with.
Nice to see this project back.....BTW these screws are not Philips.....they are JIS and thats why you see a lot of fasteners are striped on these old Japanese bikes.
I mean no disrespect, JIS screws require a different pitch driver that are not as deep as Phillips that is why the centre of the screw gets stripped out
I always read the Comments.This time I was looking for someone to ask about your cam.LOL.Totally Sweet build Vasily ! Looks awesome,and I know it's going to smoke that tire.Please be very careful.May HE continue to bless you too.
I wonder if the Honda CR500 engine would fit in that frame?? Maybe that can be your NEXT cafe racer bike project. You gotta DO something with that motor, boy!
Nice build man. I had a Yamaha Banshee a few years back and regret selling it. Having that motor in a bike (basically what you have there) would be a riot to ride.
After a rebuild of the top end I would definitely check the squish size between the piston and the head. The air cooled RD is my favourite two stroke twin motor. Fantastic to see you making a good gob of it.
He'll have plenty on that motor mate... Im building one now and those copper gaskets are about 2mm thick, the piston rim is flush with the bottom of the copper ring with a standard base gasket... Ive done away with the copper rings and planed the barrels flush where they used to sit and now use RD400 copper gaskets... Ive also made my own heads with removable combustion chambers... I think i measured about 4mm of squish when it was all totaly standard.. Im using Wiseco pistons bought and imported from the States cheaper than what i could get them for here in the UK..! I'll make a video of the build when i get around to it.... Take care Mr Down..
Yet again a brilliant video bro, you’ve done a cracking bit of work on the RD my friend. I can’t wait to hear and see this one run as I love the old 2 strokes.
Aloha Vasily. I especially enjoy these videos that involve early Japanese 2-strokes. I grew up when these bikes were still being sold, and one of my dream bikes was a Yamaha RD 400, or a Kawasaki Mach III H1 500 Triple. Nice to see these old motors shown some appreciation. I hope one day you locate a Kawasaki triple to rebuild. Keep up the great work! Mahalo nui. 🤙
There's an English "bloke" named Alan Millyard who does amazing, outlandish, brilliant things with H1 and other Kawi engines, as well as Honda 50 and 90cc engines turned into V twins, inline 6s turned into V12s, and other madness. And they LOOK 100% authentic, factory built! All with not much more than a band saw, Tig welder, lathe, endless patience, and innovation.
I recently took apart a junk Yamaha V4 outboard motor. It was seized and heavily corroded due to salt water. I know NOTHING about 2 strokes, so it was all quite foreign to me. I wondered what the heck those things were, but now I know they're called "reeds". What do they do? 🤔 EDIT: that was meant for Vasily, I just put it in the wrong f*****g place. 😡
@@jeffrykopis5468 Iʻm a long time subscriber to Allen Millyard, and he never fails to amaze me with his creations all basically done in his rural backyard shed. Iʻm still surprised he uses a hand operated hacksaw when cutting engine blocks. Another amazing engine builder from the opposite end of the world is Le Dan in Thailand. He creates all sorts of multi cylinder motors from single cylinders.
@@krotchlickmeugh627 😂 That's for damn sure! I'm a scrapper, I salvage the aluminum. You can sell boat motors complete or incomplete for about 20 cents/lb, and it's about 300 lbs. I just wanted to see what was inside, lol. I've never been inside a 2 stroke. It was very foreign to me!
Get yourself a set of Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) screwdrivers. They are way less likely to strip out those Philips-looking (but not actually philips) screws.
Come on Guys !!!? Vasily deserves a workshop like Cars&Cameras and Junkyard Diggs . . .he does all his stuff alone on primitive benches and on the floor . . .this guy needs a proper Quad/ATV and bike lift . . .please shout out to somebody to sponsor/donate this guy a workshop/lift/tools . . .he builds way more awesome stuff than other TH-cam Channels !!!
One of the differences from r5to rd cases is the crank seal on the right side. R5 case doesn’t have the groove in it to hold the seal in place. With a little machine work, you can install it.
Oh Lordy lord what a jaw dropping mind popping motorcycle it is absolutely gorgeous I'd of been so tempted to use the 400cc engine but never the less it's still 100% Beautiful, well done my man you must very proud of it, if it were mine I'd keep it in my front room and spend every spare moment polishing and fettling it 👍💯👌❤️
Hey man great job on this bike, I love it. I think to finish the build you should put a DG head on it with lectron carbs. It will finish the modern look you seek. Bigger fin = less heat = more powaaaaa baby keep going man
One day in 1981, I decide to go road racing in the AFM . So, I bought a highly modified (940cc) 750 Honda K model from a AMA superbike rider named, Bernd Koegler, out of Union City, Ca. The bike ran 10.9 at 120 mph at Fremont Drag strip ..in spite of the road race slicks. Having so much power and torque made keeping the front tire on the ground a real challenge on road courses. ..is why I didn't win my first race until 1982 at Laguna Seca. My Point is: In 1983 I rode a friends ported RD400, (AFM had a huge 400 class) I really just wanted to give a word to the wise about grabbing a handful of throttle or a handful of front break.. USE CAUTION
@4:46 I've seen one of these motors scream with stock internals and I just can't wrap my head around losing that much rotating mass INSIDE THE CASE'S😂😂😂 Gonna be a FUGGIN ripper🔥🔥🔥
Hey Vasily, at around 9:12 I noticed that your gasket under the jugs is upside down. I hope you turned it off camera. Otherwise it will disturb flow in the transfer. Keep up the good work. I like to follow your projects. Can't wait to hear this one run. Greetings from Belgium.
Excellent! Great yo see this back. You did measure the squish clearance right? 0.9mm? The pipes would be better if you reset the stingers into the chamber bellies. Then the silencers would fit right on the end of the chamber rather than hanging out beyond the rear wheel.
Man I used to have so many 2strokes always wanted this engine. I once ride a I think.it was a yamaha dt 350. That was terrifying. Lifted the front in third gear.
Thanks for the support! **I am aware of JIS screws!
Shame on you! You'll not strip JIS unless its been buggered up by a Phillips driver.
Best thing is to order a stainless engine bolt kit with allen heads
@@brockdehler2796 Allen head are ugly and are super easy to over torque. You can stick a heavy, 10" Vassel JIS driver into a JIS case cover screw and it will stay there parallel to the ground without you holding it there. Even allen head has more slop than that. JIS is superior, just order new ones and then use a proper JIS driver.
@@johngalt97
That's usually more of a crappy tools problem than an inherent screw drive problem.
A properly and snug fitting, ground hex key will stick parallel even in a rounded head and can very often still drive heads completely rounded and unusable with sloppy tools for ages without problem.
Most of these problems simply won't ever happen with good tools, ground tip or special non-hex profile both work great. Somehow even people with rather good tools often buy the cheapest crap when it comes to Allen keys, and that comes with a vengeance of constant annoyance.
Usually we can't just freely choose what bolt is used, so proper tools are a good idea anyway.
8:48 .. next try enlarging those piston windows, certainly make them taller. A 2 stroke with a good Pipe, will pull through the reeds even near the bottom of the piston stroke. Your cylinder porting looks awesome, don't stave them. Great build series you are doing, keep it up!!
I’m so glad it’s back one of my favorite projects!
Same
You and me both
10:08 There are rubber dampers inside the assembly. It is not a loose bushing. Good idea to go with a billet basket though.
The decrease in rotating mass is at the expense of crankcase volume. The increased crankcase volume will actually slow down air flow and reduce the density of the air charge.
That's only partially right.
For maximum efficiency at higher rpm in resonance you often want a higher crankcase volume and less pre-compression. That's why boring out crankcases is a thing.
The pre-compression is only really important as long as the engine isn't on the pipe yet afaik.
As for if it's actually of any benefit in this case - I don't have a clue. But it can make for a very noticeable improvement in certain cases.
We had the crankcase bored out to increased the volume again, after using a full web crank or whatever it's called in englisch on our plastic racing scooter a decade ago, and it was definitely worth the work.
At road race RPM crankcase volume isn’t a big deal. Proper intake diameter and length and proper expansion chamber development is what matters. The timing of sonic waves thru the engine is very important. F1 NA engines, even tho they are four strokes rely on finite wave activity for cylinder emptying and filling. 3 litre NA spinning 20,000 RPM. Making over 900 HP.
@@copisetic1104 Unless he makes some serious changes to the gearing, I doubt it'll ever see rpm's above 9k. You never know what you left on the table when you finish a build like this. We're talking about 34hp. He's not going to loose any power, only going to change where it comes on. I'm sure it will be a lot of fun when it's all done.
Hey Vasily, Just so you know, these bikes don't have philips screws, they have JIS, which looks like philips but a philips bit will strip out at any opportunity. Do yourself a favor and pick up some JIS screwdrivers if you're gonna work on old japanese motorcycles. Or replace every JIS screw with allen or torx.
That said i love this project, 2 strokes are the best.
I came to the comments to say exactly this.
Thought the same would guess he knows.
Very nice build. I had a 73 RD350 back in 77. Used to really get the guys on 1000's mad when the little 2 stroke smoked them up to about 4th gear then they would start to pull away. Stop light to stop light they couldn't touch it. Have fun and be safe.
Similar story, someone left an RD400 parked in front of my office, like forever . . . so I wheeled inside and investigated. No title . . . wrong plate . . . so, I had a title search and new title done and tried to fix it, but the landlord wouldn't let me bring it into my office/workshop . . . so, I had to sell it. I love two-strokes, but not the best motor for mountainous travel . . . too much change in air pressure. So, I sold it . . . loved living the resto vicariously through your video. You are an excellent mechanic.
I put that exact CDI and tiny flywheel on my 1976 RD400 because I wanted to get rid of the points that I didnt really trust and they are fussy to set.. CDI set it and forget it is so much better. There is also an ignition curve (well mine had one in it) and I loved the extra midrage power I got. My bike is completely stock so not a high rever.. I use the bike for bombing around town and weekend rides.. non desire to be revving the piss out of it to get any power. However... I took it off and spend the cash on a system from economycycle with a proper flywheel... and it makes 180watts of juice. I did this because the tiny flywheel required me to really have it idle high to prevent from stalling. The bike smoked enough at stop lights but now it was twice as bad. I like a nice relaxed idle. I am actually in the process of adding a Microsquirt EFI to it that will also control the spark timing. I will add my own spark curve.. once its running good I will set about fuel injecting it with some R6 throttle bodies i got from fleabay. Your bike project is awesome.. good job on rebuilding it all properly... you seem to know what youre doing. Personally I wouldnt go this route as with porting and those Lomas pipes you are gonna have to rev that thing to make any decent power... and it'll be crackly loud! If you do aftermarket intake it will be even louder with a mind numbing drone when you open the throttle. I'm 52 now lol... i like my stock pipes and intake and low-mid power. My bike wont even rev past 7500rpm but low and mid pull good. I can keep it in 6th and slow right down for a 90 degree corner and just feed it some throttle and it'll pull itself back to speed limit without a complaint. Good luck, am following your build.
Sounds good. Did you go vape cdi? because the hpi cdi is a hassle. But for me I want it to be peaky it's what gives me the thrill
@@VasilyBuilds Yes, it's the VAPE I went with however, it does not come with an ignition curve. If you want that its even more hundreds to buy a programmer. Not a cheap system but I needed the flywheel weight and also the 180wattts to run lights etc... and eventually an efi fuel pump.
How do you plan to sense crank position? I'm doin something similar in a Xr650r turbo...
Cant wait to see this thing ripp!!!!
Looks amazing.
That thing sick!! Keep it up.
Getting there. Leave the tank as is. The vintage patina is nice. As Always, May God Bless you and yours!
Thanks, you too!
@@VasilyBuilds I truly believe a big part of your success has been the "God Bless" you have included in the outros. It comes back to you for sure!
@@CLCIII Are you fucking kidding me? This man did this all own his own, some magic man in the sky had nothing to do with it. Grow up!
I had a 250 Yamaha street 2 cycle and it wouldn’t go over 55 on the highway. First bike never forget how much I loved it. Thank you
Your bike either desperately needed a an exhaust port & exhaust system decoke or needed a rebore.
@@CZ350tuner I put new rings in it but that didn’t help. I was and am 6’2’’ and was way to heavy for it
Im not sure if anyone else has said this or if you're aware of this, but those Japanese bikes use JIS screws. They look like regular phillips heads but a regular phillips head screwdriver will cam out of them and strip them out. The JIS screwdriver won't though. Amazing job on the bike btw.
That bike looks so good. I'd love to ride it. It so simple, clean, you have built it so nice. Love it!!
MORE!!!! Great job Vasily 😁
16% lighter, better oiling, and all new....sounds like a heck of a win with that crank
Once the added case volume is accounted for though this crank will probably not perform as perceived
I loved my 1967 Yamaha YM-1 305cc piston-port twin so much that when the 1973 RD-350 came out I bought one and later bought two new 1975 RD-350's for $895 each; one for me and one for my younger brother. They were little rockets, we rode wheelies through the first 3 gears.
Keeping the 2 stroke alive love it . Your a very talented young man enjoy seeing it come together. I see some wheelies in your future hahaha.
The screw you stripped was not a Phillips. A lot of people are unaware that Japanese bikes use a similar screw that takes a different tip.
It's called J.I.S. which stands for, Japanese industry standard. A Phillips tip doesn't fit correctly and will easily strip the screw.
If you get the correct screwdriver, easily available on the internet, suddenly those crappy, soft Japanese screws become much easier to deal with.
Nice to see this project back.....BTW these screws are not Philips.....they are JIS and thats why you see a lot of fasteners are striped on these old Japanese bikes.
It’s definitely called a Phillips head. 🤦♂️
I mean no disrespect, JIS screws require a different pitch driver that are not as deep as Phillips that is why the centre of the screw gets stripped out
Very nice bike it’s been a while for the RD350, looking forward to the next video. Ride safe out there.
That's going to be fast.
I always read the Comments.This time I was looking for someone to ask about your cam.LOL.Totally Sweet build Vasily ! Looks awesome,and I know it's going to smoke that tire.Please be very careful.May HE continue to bless you too.
Great build I could watch many of these builds.
Thanks!
@@VasilyBuilds I gotcha bro. Stay safe.
I wonder if the Honda CR500 engine would fit in that frame?? Maybe that can be your NEXT cafe racer bike project. You gotta DO something with that motor, boy!
That bike is awesome
Still in love with this bike. I have my eyes peeled for one in my area that I can pick up. Great work V 👌🏼
Love this build.
Inspires me to do something.
Those pipe's look great !
Keep on building 🔧😎👍
Yes they look great
The Banshee Bike!!! They were a BLAST! At least the one I rode that was modded a bit.
Vas your channel is booming 💯👏🏾👏🏾 love all the content.
Nice build man. I had a Yamaha Banshee a few years back and regret selling it. Having that motor in a bike (basically what you have there) would be a riot to ride.
After a rebuild of the top end I would definitely check the squish size between the piston and the head. The air cooled RD is my favourite two stroke twin motor. Fantastic to see you making a good gob of it.
He'll have plenty on that motor mate... Im building one now and those copper gaskets are about 2mm thick, the piston rim is flush with the bottom of the copper ring with a standard base gasket...
Ive done away with the copper rings and planed the barrels flush where they used to sit and now use RD400 copper gaskets... Ive also made my own heads with removable combustion chambers...
I think i measured about 4mm of squish when it was all totaly standard..
Im using Wiseco pistons bought and imported from the States cheaper than what i could get them for here in the UK..!
I'll make a video of the build when i get around to it....
Take care Mr Down..
@@griffspeed sweet. I'll look forward to watching it. Many thanks
I can't wait to see how fast this thing accelerates. Definitely one of my favorite builds.
Nice build!
Awesome beautiful workmanship
Yet again a brilliant video bro, you’ve done a cracking bit of work on the RD my friend.
I can’t wait to hear and see this one run as I love the old 2 strokes.
Keep up the good work VB
Aloha Vasily. I especially enjoy these videos that involve early Japanese 2-strokes. I grew up when these bikes were still being sold, and one of my dream bikes was a Yamaha RD 400, or a Kawasaki Mach III H1 500 Triple. Nice to see these old motors shown some appreciation. I hope one day you locate a Kawasaki triple to rebuild. Keep up the great work! Mahalo nui. 🤙
There's an English "bloke" named Alan Millyard who does amazing, outlandish, brilliant things with H1 and other Kawi engines, as well as Honda 50 and 90cc engines turned into V twins, inline 6s turned into V12s, and other madness. And they LOOK 100% authentic, factory built! All with not much more than a band saw, Tig welder, lathe, endless patience, and innovation.
I recently took apart a junk Yamaha V4 outboard motor. It was seized and heavily corroded due to salt water. I know NOTHING about 2 strokes, so it was all quite foreign to me. I wondered what the heck those things were, but now I know they're called "reeds". What do they do? 🤔 EDIT: that was meant for Vasily, I just put it in the wrong f*****g place. 😡
@@jeffrykopis5468 Iʻm a long time subscriber to Allen Millyard, and he never fails to amaze me with his creations all basically done in his rural backyard shed. Iʻm still surprised he uses a hand operated hacksaw when cutting engine blocks. Another amazing engine builder from the opposite end of the world is Le Dan in Thailand. He creates all sorts of multi cylinder motors from single cylinders.
@@jif.6821 You're right, Allen DOES use a hacksaw, not a band saw! The patience of Job.
@@krotchlickmeugh627 😂 That's for damn sure! I'm a scrapper, I salvage the aluminum. You can sell boat motors complete or incomplete for about 20 cents/lb, and it's about 300 lbs. I just wanted to see what was inside, lol. I've never been inside a 2 stroke. It was very foreign to me!
This is so sick! Let's see some more motorcycle builds / rides !
Looks killer!
Get yourself a set of Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) screwdrivers. They are way less likely to strip out those Philips-looking (but not actually philips) screws.
6:28 The case bolts around the crank should have been snugged down first. Please tell me you torqued those case bolts!!!
This thing is already a masterpiece! Beautiful work! Can't wait to see it rip!
Man those pipes look sweet
You’ve got the stamp of approval. Very nice
Nice work fella 👍
Very nice 👍 thank you
Wow that’s engine looks sick!
Can’t wait to see it ride.
Come on Guys !!!? Vasily deserves a workshop like Cars&Cameras and Junkyard Diggs . . .he does all his stuff alone on primitive benches and on the floor . . .this guy needs a proper Quad/ATV and bike lift . . .please shout out to somebody to sponsor/donate this guy a workshop/lift/tools . . .he builds way more awesome stuff than other TH-cam Channels !!!
...and his builds are a lot more professional !
Def enjoyed the video man for a 12 min engine rebuild this was on point haha
I’m gone love seeing two or three videos a week
Look into figuring out some form of case stuffing for that crank!
Love your work mate, great stuff, frequent bids are good! Would love a complete time lapse of the builds maybe as a standalone video when done?
One of the differences from r5to rd cases is the crank seal on the right side. R5 case doesn’t have the groove in it to hold the seal in place. With a little machine work, you can install it.
That bike is going to be awesome ! More video sounds good !
This vs banshee would be a Helluva sight
Back in the 80s I had a TZ250G with an RD400 engine that I used to commute to work on. Still have an MT125R2.
Oh Lordy lord what a jaw dropping mind popping motorcycle it is absolutely gorgeous I'd of been so tempted to use the 400cc engine but never the less it's still 100% Beautiful, well done my man you must very proud of it, if it were mine I'd keep it in my front room and spend every spare moment polishing and fettling it 👍💯👌❤️
Everyone loves 2 strokes especially twin cylinder ones 😍
Maybe look into getting some J.I.S Tools,reason being there are some differences in fasteners on many of the Japanese engines
I learnt the hard way with my "vintage" 1983 yamaha yz125,i stripped many many screws out,
Very nice!!
Hey man great job on this bike, I love it. I think to finish the build you should put a DG head on it with lectron carbs. It will finish the modern look you seek. Bigger fin = less heat = more powaaaaa baby
keep going man
I've ran clutches with the loose ring gear.. It doesn't hurt anything.
That brings back alot of memories. Sooooooo jealous...
Can’t wait to hear it 👌🏼
Lookin good that ol 350 is going to be a hot rod!
Love this build. So amazing! Make sure u upgrade the bearings
Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to some pulls!
You made us waiting a lot for this machine 🙂
Ooooow dem pipes😍
One day in 1981, I decide to go road racing in the AFM . So, I bought a highly modified (940cc) 750 Honda K model from a AMA superbike rider named, Bernd Koegler, out of Union City, Ca. The bike ran 10.9 at 120 mph at Fremont Drag strip ..in spite of the road race slicks. Having so much power and torque made keeping the front tire on the ground a real challenge on road courses. ..is why I didn't win my first race until 1982 at Laguna Seca.
My Point is: In 1983 I rode a friends ported RD400, (AFM had a huge 400 class) I really just wanted to give a word to the wise about grabbing a handful of throttle or a handful of front break..
USE CAUTION
Can't wait to see how it turns out and the test drive. Wheelies in that power band. Nice porting and that crank. Its gonna scream.
Such a beautiful build!
@4:46 I've seen one of these motors scream with stock internals and I just can't wrap my head around losing that much rotating mass INSIDE THE CASE'S😂😂😂 Gonna be a FUGGIN ripper🔥🔥🔥
So stoked on this build!!!
Looks awesome so far.
Hey Vasily, at around 9:12 I noticed that your gasket under the jugs is upside down. I hope you turned it off camera. Otherwise it will disturb flow in the transfer. Keep up the good work. I like to follow your projects. Can't wait to hear this one run. Greetings from Belgium.
It’s looking so good!
Awesome port job
I can’t wait to hear this thing .. should spin around 9500 rpm
Excellent! Great yo see this back. You did measure the squish clearance right? 0.9mm? The pipes would be better if you reset the stingers into the chamber bellies. Then the silencers would fit right on the end of the chamber rather than hanging out beyond the rear wheel.
Amazing work!
Two stroke legend
My first road bike r5, the rd was much improved,
Finally my favourite episode have come 😍😍😍
Dude such an epic build
Dang son can't wait to see this running on its own power...😎😎😎
This build is badazz. Love the color and it being a 2 stroke makes it more epic....
bustin off a clutch nut 🤣
You definitely know good brakes when you see them 👍
2:20 “So I’m just busting off the clutch nut” 🤣🤣 great vids bro keep ‘em coming!
I can’t wait to see what you do with this one 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Very nice build!
Beautiful bike.
Man I used to have so many 2strokes always wanted this engine. I once ride a I think.it was a yamaha dt 350. That was terrifying. Lifted the front in third gear.
You do a great job every time 👍
Gotta get you some lectron carbs for that bad boy
Try getting a shake and break. Works wonders on stuck hardware.
Coming along great! Love your builds man!
No ifs ands or buts I just love that bike! Excellent job bud!!!❤️