https://charlotte.craigslist.org/mcy/d/troutman-1973-yamaha-rd-stroke/7476803199.html
Not mine, but seller says it runs and rides. Seems like a good deal if so.
oh, no.
go get it matt! I have parts!
:olaf:
:whistle: :toot:
I guess somebody got it.
Yep. It was me. :olaf:
and i can finally unload some of those stock parts i've had for like.. a decade. :toot:
It's gonna be a humble daily rider, but it'll be solid for sure. Good contrast to the 400E when it's done.
Nice score Matt :patriot: :patriot:
This one went to see m in sc on Saturday and took along its lucky donuts. A lot of good things to work with here for sure!
:whoop:
was a great day
then the typical sticky 'its been sitting forever' clutch. solid base though. Wife (Angie) was filming, which i didn't know at the time.
Score !!
Everyone should have a neighbor like Mark!
Well, we do live in different towns, but I've known him since 7th grade... and his mom likes me best, so there that. :dawg:
Quote from: m in sc on June 12, 2022, 08:12:28 PM
:whoop:
was a great day
then the typical sticky 'its been sitting forever' clutch. solid base though. Wife (Angie) was filming, which i didn't know at the time.
I got lucky after a 1 day round trip in a rental truck from Atlanta to Southern Illinois to get my '74 RD350...
After cleaning it up, replacing fluids, rebuilding carbs the clutch was sticky,.
Fortunately I have a mildly steep hill one way and a steep hill on my corner lot so I pulled in the clutch in neutral, started it rolling and pulled in the clutch, selected 2nd and let go the clutch lever and voila!
yeah it can be tricky . luckily it released and seems just fine, 99% sure its been replaced before. we took heads off, theres been some home... porting.. but nothing too terrible, it ran pretty strong.
weirdest thing on that bike is the v force3 reeds with stock pipes.