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  • motomoron

    April 1, 2010 10:35 p.m. motomoron Reader

    I bought yet another supermoto last fall and needed room in the garage 'til I could sell a couple bikes. As it's been on the not-running list for ages the RD400 Daytona moved into the basement shop. Out of boredom and due to it being marginally warmer in the shop I started disassembling over the winter and as usual one thing leads to another. I've never owned a bike long enough to restore it except thing one which I've had for about 25 years, so it's earned it.

    Plus now I can afford to buy every last bit for it from HVC Cycles.

    Details of the sordid affair are on a photo album on Facebook here:

    http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=140154&id=692828323&l=55388d44db

    Have a look. Y'all are the kind of sick people who like this sort of thing.

  • stroker

    April 2, 2010 12:37 a.m. stroker Reader

    There will be a place for you in Paradise, my son, for you are truly doing the Lord's work...

  • wheelsmithy

    April 2, 2010 6:40 a.m. wheelsmithy Reader

    I had an RD 400 back in the day. X-race bike, converted to street. Yosh shocks, steering damper, factory pipe products pipes, shaved heads, and double gaskets under the jugs. A truly awesome bike-until a beretta separated us. Man, that Special's gonna be NICE.

  • grinch77

    April 3, 2010 10:49 p.m. grinch77 Reader

    Check out caferacer.net if you haven't yet there is a guy over there by the screen name retrotony that restores RD's he does some incredible work.Thats going to be one sexy bike when you finish it.

  • 4eyes

    April 4, 2010 12:02 a.m. 4eyes Reader

    That's one of my "bucket list" bikes.

 
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