1977 Yamaha RD400 Restoration Project - $925 - Arizona

[Yamanatic]

Probably worth more parts - no title:
1977 Yamaha RD400 Restoration Project - $925

Warren

[RDnuTZ]

"Was told previous owner "enhanced" carburetor" that resulted in hole being burn through the piston."

Those enhanced carbs will get you every time 

Love the homemade rearsets too! Quite the fabricator there.

[SoCal250]

That thing has had a rough life. Not much left that's even usable.
Someone even repainted the tank without removing or masking the petcock. With that kind of mechanical skill and care it's no wonder the thing blew up.

[Yamanatic]

At least it's not rusty ... you know how troublesome those bare petcocks are!
A racer/rider friend bought a 400 bone rougher than this one (a SouthEastern rust bucket), and sold the gearbox and crank/cylinders specifically to a vintage racer for more than he paid for the whole bike.

WW