nice 400 custom spotted locally by a friend

[m in sc]

this somebody on here? said it was spotted ad the brit bike breakfast.



well done indeed, i dig it. i have zero info on it. 

[svgarage]

https://motorelic.com/grey-rd400/

This bike is all over the Internet. I've seen it's pictures tons of times, trying to come up with design solutions for my bike.

[suey1958]

Wow ! Very nicely done.

[m in sc]

nice work, must have been whoever bought it or had it built. the boutique shop stuff isn't really my thing, but the quality of the build is very good.

[RDryan]

There's a lot I like about this bike build but what I like the most is the paint job/graphics. Inspiring...mines stock and it's got that 44 year old patina that only a 75' living in real world conditions can achieve. However when ever I think about a repaint I tend to want to paint it a different color other than the stock colors. I even like the idea of getting rid of most of the chrome starting with the fenders and tail light bracket.

That's kinda the thing I experienced with my RD250. It's a bike that invites the owner to tune and remodel. Although stock is nice they respond well to mods. 

[pdxjim]

That front tire sucks.

[Pravin]

Great looking build  :)

I only feel doubtful on the front end .. looks fat ... is it good to have such for a street ride ?

Cheers
Pravin Dalvi

[Organicjedi]

I've seen pics of this bike before. Overall, I like the look of the bike. The colors and the tail are high points. The headlight works well. Nice brake conversion.

I get the aesthetic of the balloon tires but those things are going to compromise handling and feel which to me is way more important. 

[Organicjedi]

accidental double post...

[m in sc]

I AGREE. THE TIRES SUCK. but thats an easy fix. you can always tell the boutique builds with intent to resell, because they usually stuff plain jane dgs and pretty heads on them. parts bin stuff. no technical detail on motor work, performance, or anything funky or really original in that department.

MY  opinion is its a good base build, cosmetically, to make run really well. stuff one of chucks monster topends on there, get some legit performance pipes, good set of proper sized avons, etc, and really have a pretty screamer.

[Organicjedi]

I AGREE. THE TIRES SUCK. but thats an easy fix. you can always tell the boutique builds with intent to resell, because they usually stuff plain jane dgs and pretty heads on them. parts bin stuff. no technical detail on motor work, performance, or anything funky or really original in that department.

MY  opinion is its a good base build, cosmetically, to make run really well. stuff one of chucks monster topends on there, get some legit performance pipes, good set of proper sized avons, etc, and really have a pretty screamer.

[motodreams]

Looks nice.  Big fan of that tail.

[Frank B]

Here's some more pics that I had of it, no info tho...

[Jspooner]

The DG pipes actually look really good on that bike.

[SUPERTUNE]

Yeah like Mark said...pretty anemic with performance setup.
Fast from the Past rearsets need modifying too... they don't shift well out of the box!
Chuck