motomoron
motomoron HalfDork
8/3/11 10:45 p.m.

I've finally had time to get back into finishing my 1979 RD400 Daytona restoration I started 1-1/2 years ago. I must confess I think it looks pretty badass, even if it is mine...

The chain and sprockets have arrived, and the front brake line is on the way. I'll pick up a jug or 2 of no-10%-ethanol gas at the track this weekend, mix up some premix w/ Castrol A747 (so good smelling) and it'll make smoke and very angry noises next week. Maybe on my birthday...

alex
alex SuperDork
8/3/11 11:00 p.m.

Nice. I need a two smoke in my life.

fasted58
fasted58 Dork
8/3/11 11:06 p.m.

nicely done

RealMiniDriver
RealMiniDriver Dork
8/3/11 11:08 p.m.
alex wrote: Nice. I need a two smoke in my life.

I see what you did there. 8)

4eyes
4eyes HalfDork
8/3/11 11:12 p.m.

Nice

I prefer the older models, but any smoker on the street is a good thing.

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury SuperDork
8/4/11 7:47 a.m.

oh I hart some angry 2 stroke symphony

914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
8/4/11 10:20 a.m.

GLOAT WORTHY !!!

Tom Heath
Tom Heath Web Manager
8/4/11 10:52 a.m.

Absolutely gloat worthy. You sir, deserve a hat tip.

I don't think I've seen one that clean and that nice in more than a decade. Delicious.

motomoron
motomoron HalfDork
8/13/11 9:52 p.m.
Tom Heath wrote: Absolutely gloat worthy. You sir, deserve a hat tip. I don't think I've seen one that clean and that nice in more than a decade. Delicious.

I am speechless. Laughing out loud - yet speechless.

BTW - it's done. I realized I was out of things to do to it. Brakes were filled and bled, all the electrical stuff worked, I'd filled and charged a new battery and nothing made smoke. I disassembled the clutch, unstuck and prelubed the plates and filled the trans w/ new oil. So I mixed a gallon of 32:1 premix, dumped it in, and it ran on the second kick. Took a 1/2 turn of the idle stop screw and ran like it was 2004 when it last ran.

Rides like the 0-miles bike it is, and sounds great.

EvanB
EvanB GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
8/13/11 10:27 p.m.

Fantastic bike, I hope to own one someday.

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon SuperDork
8/14/11 9:33 a.m.

Very nice! That paint scheme (Yamaha's road race colors) was the inspiration for my street tracker.

Xceler8x
Xceler8x GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
8/14/11 7:45 p.m.

Hot man. Hot. Another triple tuning forks rides again!

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