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Gosh I remember the posts from the old forum about this build. Love it!! Might be blasphemy, and I wouldn't do it, but what about drilling some holes in the head fins? Might get some of that added weight back.

Sheesh that was close! Thankful you are ok!

Glad to hear you figured it out!

Are they mounted to that upper rubber mount?

My DGs are from the 70's and are bolted on the foot pegs.

I have to ask, what are javelins going for these days? seems like anything in the vintage car market has been sky high for the past 5-8 years.  I ask because its an 'odd' model. I've seen them really cheap, or way high, but fairly rare over all.

amc related, i did stumble on this a few weeks ago. a legit sst convertible rebel languishing in a salvage yard in sc.

I've seen anywhere from 4-30k. Not sure if I want to go lower end of the price spectrum or not yet. Low end of price range is fine for me. I love building cars so I don't want something that's already done. I also want to drive the shit out of it, so I really don't require a gorgeous paint job. Every time I've painted something it's hard seeing every chip and scratch.

Honestly I may end up in the $12-15k range unless I get lucky on a nice survivor car around $7000.

Thanks for the input everyone!! 

I'll take this into consideration if I actually choose to list. I sold the original fender and tail because I figured it wouldn't add value and was tired of storing stuff.

I also don't want to end up burned in the craigslist watch section for overpricing. In the last 5 years I tend to do that as I get attached to my toys and refuse to ask too little. The aforementioned Javelins were pretty much given away when sold on ebay. I should have set a higher reserve.

 

Needs a wash. I have other pictures but I'm having some difficulty posting.

How about some pictures?

Considering  selling my baby. 74 RD350. I used to have a '71 and '73 Javelin and want to get back into one someday. Any ideas on what this would be worth? 14,900 miles and original paint with some scratches

64.5mm ProX pistons, RZ crossover intakes, 3mm intake spacers, TDR reeds,  Dave F mod, individual UNI pods, rebuild injection pump (always ran Amsoil Dominator), stainless laser cut brake stay and motor mounts, HVC engine harness boot/cover, GSXR LED integrated tail/brake/signal, bronze swingarm bushings, Vesra brake shoes, Avon Road Rider tires, AGM battery, Emgo H4 headlamp with LED, LED front signals, Racetech front springs, fork boots and seals, DG chambers (GM V6 T-stat gaskets and ultra black RTV sealant) from the '70s, 520 chain conversion, and Vape ignition. Also modified foot peg bracket and new front brake master cylinder.

Factory air box converted to storage. Includes extra jets, center stand, Haynes Manual and miscellaneous extras. Also have magazine ads from the 70s, a vintage RD350 patch and late 60's Yamaha patch.

I put one in my Amazon cart this morning because of past posts about the Auxito.

I am running the Emgo replacement headlamp from Economy. Hopeful it will fit no problem. Maybe it's the same modification I already do to the regular Halogen.

Thanks for the confirmation on the battery. I'll get one ordered.

Just installed a Vape on my RD350 and now my headlight bulbs keep dying. Another bit of information is that I parked my bike last May due to a charging issue and it has a 5ah AGM scooter battery dated 2020. I noticed after installing the ignition the battery drops to 10.8 volts after the bike is shut off.

Maybe my battery is bad?

The bulbs last a few days. I've been shutting the lights off before killing it and turning on after starting to hopefully make the bulbs last longer.

Thinking of switching to an LED bulb since my signals and tail are already LED. The only thing stopping me is frying a new LED right away.

Almost done with the install. Been using Chuck's writeup as a guide and definitely adding lock tite. The adapter to base plate bolts actually had some type of lock tite already, but the three bolts holding the coil were not real tight. Glad this forum still exists.

Lesson learned! Dig into issues as far as I can!

I was lazy (and busy) about diagnosing my charging issue. Bought a Vape and now I'm pretty sure I know the root cause of the problem. A screw is completely gone from the rotor and another next to it was wedged partially out and scraping on the stator housing.

Such a cool find. Never heard of these before. Excited to see the end result!!