Reinventing Speed: A Yard-Find Yamaha RD400 Reborn for Vintage Racing

[weeksy]

https://www.bikeexif.com/yamaha-rd400-vintage-racer

[Mr. Dazzle]

First impression is that it looks shite, but given teh builder is blind I'm actually quite impressed.

[Count Steer]

Think it looks pretty tidy myself. Not overdone or blinged up just tidy.

I am puzzled by the crash bobbins at the top of the shocks though. Is that a thing? Never seen/noticed that before.

[Pirahna]

I am puzzled by the crash bobbins at the top of the shocks though. Is that a thing?

It is if you're blind.

[mangocrazy]

I'd take this all day long over the blinged-up pseudo flat tracker RD350 that popped up a few days ago. It's single-minded, proper and will do the job it's intended to without needing loads of expensive Motogadget flim-flammery. Proper tyres, as well.

Nice one.

[Taipan]

Hideous!

[Bigjawa]

Lovely!

[roadster]

I hope it gets ridden. It will look even better when screaming around a track. The locking wire may be OTT especially when it comes to track-side repairs or adjustments.