My RD 350 HT 1984 Monsters

vinzrox · 10th July 2008, 22:24

Both the Bikes are Sexy. The Modded One Looks Mean...Mean machines...

BIKeINSTEIN · 13th July 2008, 22:04

Okies- you finally put up the beasties while my net was down- MTNL ki jai.

Insaneroller- here is a little tale from 7-8 years back or a bit more.

I was waiting at a small junction, just a signal or 2 before the Khar Tel exchange one, from the Juhu end.
It's the same signal all had to stop once while heading to Bandra.
Had taken a left turn as there wasn't a U-Turn there and was waiting for the right turn back to Linking road.

One RD comes rolling from Juhu side, a white one, looking fully-restored, chrome gleaming at the right places and stops at the signal.
And i tell my pal sitting pillion- that's the way an RD should look- clean, gleaming.

Along comes a deep Blue/navy-blue RD, a bit dirty maybe, not looking clean or done up.
Cannot see much as it's beyond the white one and traffic has piled up a bit.
And i am like a bit sad.
Not expecting it to perform great.
The blue one is 2-up, white one is solo.

Signal turns green and the blue one shmokes the white one- a dozen odd sewing machines singing together at full blast.

Moral of the story- never judge a bike, esp an RD by its looks. :P

Old tale but any chance that was you on the blue bike?

insaneroller · 19th July 2008, 15:51

@BIKeINSTEIN, sorry for the late response. No dude, that wasnt me. Dont rip from red lights to show off he power of my RD. Unless some guys really overdo the scene

then there's no stopping. The Mod RD will surely get ruined by my blue one any day. But top speed it'll catch up due to the extensive mods.

v12 · 20th July 2008, 20:34

Nice bike insaneroller. I had seen ur bike at Sachins place when it was being built and never guessed it would turn out so good. At first I thought "why do this to an RD"

. But then I was told you have another RD, so .....

Anyways to each his own. Enjoy ur ride.

veyron1 · 21st July 2008, 20:57

Nice. I see that a lot of money has gone into the black RD, what with USD forks, monocross rear, 180 section rear and petal disc to mount.

Questions.

I don't see the master cylinder or reservoir for the front brakes. Where's it mounted at?

The tank. Seems strikingly familiar. done-up CBZ, or...?

I'm guessing the front tyre's a 120 section one. Overkill?

Overall, nicely modded. I shudder to think of the moolah gone into this one. Northwards of 1.3L, I presume....!

The ZX 14 is fast. The RD has a nice kick at the top end...but...I wouldn't call it, erm, fast....quick, yes, but not fast....IMHO...

straight6 · 21st July 2008, 21:47

Is the blue bike tuned or not now?

insaneroller · 23rd July 2008, 10:16

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Originally Posted by straight6

Is the blue bike tuned or not now?

Very much tuned & ready for a nice rip.

Moolah spent on black is around 1.6, after a while I'll be changing the uselessly (poser points) long swing arm. Then she's going to be faster than my Blue Monster. But First, wana keep this for a while.

straight6 · 23rd July 2008, 16:38

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Originally Posted by insaneroller

Very much tuned & ready for a nice rip.

Chalo then, lets make that trip happen asap. Its not even raining these days.

insaneroller · 23rd July 2008, 17:22

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Originally Posted by straight6

Chalo then, lets make that trip happen asap. Its not even raining these days.

True. Usually I dont let any1 touch my bikes, but as long as u can handle her, i guess its cool. But u need to get used to her dude. Aint a normal stock RD. Let me know, I'm game for saturday morning

straight6 · 23rd July 2008, 17:56

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Originally Posted by insaneroller

True. Usually I dont let any1 touch my bikes, but as long as u can handle her, i guess its cool. But u need to get used to her dude. Aint a normal stock RD. Let me know, I'm game for saturday morning

Lets go to town first so I can get a feel of the bike.

turbo_v12 · 29th July 2008, 21:34

Great stuff there Roller...

Are your brutes running on points or CDi? Also, are the exhausts on the black one calibrated? The end pipes look strangely similar to the stock ones...

Who is you mechanic? Maybe you also can bump into us sometime...Quite a few of us have tinkered around with our RDs too...

insaneroller · 30th July 2008, 17:54

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Originally Posted by turbo_v12

Great stuff there Roller...

Are your brutes running on points or CDi? Also, are the exhausts on the black one calibrated? The end pipes look strangely similar to the stock ones...

Who is you mechanic? Maybe you also can bump into us sometime...Quite a few of us have tinkered around with our RDs too...

Thanks mate. Cant run both these beasts on points. Both on CDI. Both have expansion chambers - & bloody good ones. If & when we meet, you'll know from the firing that both, specially the Blue one are monsters. My mech is andheri west based. Let me know if u need his contact. But alot of stuff was put by me via direct purchase from Ron Chinoy's killa products.

turbo_v12 · 31st July 2008, 10:20

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Originally Posted by insaneroller

But alot of stuff was put by me via direct purchase from Ron Chinoy's killa products.

Oh....So you are running the RDD CDi? Awesome man...So the expansion chambers must be from him also...

insaneroller · 31st July 2008, 12:18

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Originally Posted by turbo_v12

Oh....So you are running the RDD CDi? Awesome man...So the expansion chambers must be from him also...

Expansions are not from RDD. The UNI & Digi III CDI are RDD.

insaneroller · 27th October 2008, 10:24

well guys this is how my Modified RD looks now

10th July 2008, 22:24	#16
vinzrox BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hyd-Blr Posts: 113 Thanked: 24 Times	Both the Bikes are Sexy. The Modded One Looks Mean...Mean machines...
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13th July 2008, 22:04	#17
BIKeINSTEIN BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 101 Thanked: Once	Okies- you finally put up the beasties while my net was down- MTNL ki jai. Insaneroller- here is a little tale from 7-8 years back or a bit more. I was waiting at a small junction, just a signal or 2 before the Khar Tel exchange one, from the Juhu end. It's the same signal all had to stop once while heading to Bandra. Had taken a left turn as there wasn't a U-Turn there and was waiting for the right turn back to Linking road. One RD comes rolling from Juhu side, a white one, looking fully-restored, chrome gleaming at the right places and stops at the signal. And i tell my pal sitting pillion- that's the way an RD should look- clean, gleaming. Along comes a deep Blue/navy-blue RD, a bit dirty maybe, not looking clean or done up. Cannot see much as it's beyond the white one and traffic has piled up a bit. And i am like a bit sad. Not expecting it to perform great. The blue one is 2-up, white one is solo. Signal turns green and the blue one shmokes the white one- a dozen odd sewing machines singing together at full blast. Moral of the story- never judge a bike, esp an RD by its looks. :P Old tale but any chance that was you on the blue bike?
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19th July 2008, 15:51	#18
insaneroller BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 541 Thanked: 320 Times	@BIKeINSTEIN, sorry for the late response. No dude, that wasnt me. Dont rip from red lights to show off he power of my RD. Unless some guys really overdo the scene then there's no stopping. The Mod RD will surely get ruined by my blue one any day. But top speed it'll catch up due to the extensive mods.
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20th July 2008, 20:34	#19
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,739 Thanked: 7,213 Times View My Garage	Nice bike insaneroller. I had seen ur bike at Sachins place when it was being built and never guessed it would turn out so good. At first I thought "why do this to an RD" . But then I was told you have another RD, so ..... Anyways to each his own. Enjoy ur ride.
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21st July 2008, 20:57	#20
veyron1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,424 Thanked: 52 Times View My Garage	Nice. I see that a lot of money has gone into the black RD, what with USD forks, monocross rear, 180 section rear and petal disc to mount. Questions. I don't see the master cylinder or reservoir for the front brakes. Where's it mounted at? The tank. Seems strikingly familiar. done-up CBZ, or...? I'm guessing the front tyre's a 120 section one. Overkill? Overall, nicely modded. I shudder to think of the moolah gone into this one. Northwards of 1.3L, I presume....! The ZX 14 is fast. The RD has a nice kick at the top end...but...I wouldn't call it, erm, fast....quick, yes, but not fast....IMHO...
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21st July 2008, 21:47	#21
straight6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,548 Thanked: 296 Times	Is the blue bike tuned or not now?
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29th July 2008, 21:34	#26
turbo_v12 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thane Posts: 457 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Great stuff there Roller... Are your brutes running on points or CDi? Also, are the exhausts on the black one calibrated? The end pipes look strangely similar to the stock ones... Who is you mechanic? Maybe you also can bump into us sometime...Quite a few of us have tinkered around with our RDs too... Last edited by turbo_v12 : 29th July 2008 at 21:35.
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27th October 2008, 10:24	#30
insaneroller BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 541 Thanked: 320 Times	well guys this is how my Modified RD looks now Attached Thumbnails
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