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Yeah, pound sand is the right answer, until USPS gives up on it. He's just trying to get you to 'be a good guy' and cancel the order betting it'll show up in a day or two after he gets his money back. Or he's just a stupid jerk.

In fact, it is a 2-stroke. <snip> Midnight Special.
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Well I'll be dipped... the motor/head had me thinking 2t, but then the exhaust had me thinking otherwise.

I was in 9th or 10th grade when the Midnight Special came out, I remember it well. I was getting Virago vibes from this one

I've never heard of this one, it screams '80's cruiser...almost. Looks like a neat little bike, not mine...

https://lasvegas.craigslist.org/mcy/d/north-las-vegas-1983-yamaha-rx50/7541676828.html

Edit...nevermind, the look of the motor had me thinking it was a 2 stroke, still kinda neat

Thanks Russ, I really appreciate the kind words. Your points mimic mine, people can get a little touchy about what it is... but its just another RD   

I never saw the value in tearing it all the way down and making it super nice, I focused on making it as right as I could, without breaking the bank...

I tried pipes and carbs but learned I wasn't a two-stroke tuner after all, so I decided the Yamaha engineers probably knew what they were doing, and I just made a few minor improvements under the guidance of Chuck Q (where is that guy?! I hope he's OK) and its never run better...

I consider it a 'functional restoration'

I love Daytonas, maybe somewhat of a sentimental thing from college days but the one listed above is too modded for me as well.

Same here, I was ~15 when they came out, loved the looks. 25 years later I got one*. Just listed on Bring a Trailer today, sad to see it go, but my riding days are mostly behind me... knees and traffic.


*wasn't a factory build Daytona, but looked like one, mostly

Hey that's mine!

Yeah, when I get asked what it is I just say 'Daytona Special, sort of' or 'RD400'

Possibly a retirement project in another 10 years.....

I saw that line and chuckled... you've done so much *before* retirement, I can't imaging what you'll do when you have some free time...

A life well lived!

Keep it up!!

https://austin.craigslist.org/mcy/d/round-rock-1971-yamaha-r5-two-stroke/7465863788.html

I used a tubing cutter to lightly score a couple ridges on the OD of the tube, effectively enlarges a bit of the tube, causing a tighter fit.

It's not a 'real' Daytona...it's a long story, but it was assembled in the early '80's using a '77 1A1 donor for motor, suspension, wiring, etc and a Yamaha parts catalog for the Daytona parts. 

Thanks folks, I hadn't thought about cycletrader I'll check it out.

I'm still aiming to sell the RD, I want to avoid the CL yahoos and I try to avoid FB whenever possible. I figured I'd try BaT first since they seem to get silly prices. They accepted the bike but won't let me put a reserve on it. Would you risk it, or should I head over to iconic or ebay?

I think this guy needs to put the crack pipe down, or maybe I'm out of touch, I was hoping for $4K for my 'daytona'

https://austin.craigslist.org/mcy/d/austin-1972-kawasaki-s2-350-triple-very/7452081310.html

Nice bike, some will be disappointed that it's not a real Daytona Special or that it's not an original RD400C.  It will sell for good money anyways.

For sure, I'm going to mention the ability to create a crazy RD-F without cutting up an original as a selling point <eyeroll>

It's nothing special, just a clean, solid RD

Howdy all, I'm still planning on selling this bike, and the weather was nice the other day so I figured I'd do a cold start video. The video starts a little slow, but I left it in for dramatic effect...    And sorry about the brown t-shirt looking like plumbers butt...

The bike was originally built ~1983/84 by a kid working at a local Yamaha dealer. Someone never picked up a '76 or 77 RD400 they'd brought in for repair, he bought it for repair costs ($50) and ordered all the Daytona parts at employee discount then assembled a RD400C/F. He put over 12000 miles on it before life got in the way and he parked it. 20 years later the kid is a mechanical engineer and he hired me as a drafter, I bought it from him ~20 years ago and I still work for him, off and on.

It's time for it's next 20 year owner...