RD 350 after complete re-build.

glomus123 · 7th April 2011, 12:02

Uploading photos of my best friend's YD 350. It was found as a total scrap from Rajasthan, and some parts from Delhi; re-built in Kochi. Somebody here may be knowing this machine too.

Mods: Please move if this can be merged with any other thread.
With thanks and regards

Edit: Typo in title, its RD 350

Mr.Boss · 7th April 2011, 12:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by glomus123

Uploading photos of my best friend's YD 350. It was found as a total scrap from Rajasthan, and some parts from Delhi; re-built in Kochi.

Wow! Thats great man.

BTW very eager to hear about the restoration, right from the scrap condtion to this new avatar.

Ajaybiz · 7th April 2011, 12:51

Beautiful, what's the engine spec I mean to say what size pistons they are running.

invincible7 · 7th April 2011, 14:47

Beauuuutifullll..... Please share the journey, how the parts were sourced, what has got into the bike, how much time it took for the rebuild, who worked on it, what goodies are running on it.

nomadabhi · 7th April 2011, 15:00

A perfect match of beauty and beast. Happy riding.
Riding/Owning RD is like blood on tiger's mouth.
I Respect your time and dedication to bring this beast to life.
May you and RD see endless KMs getting crunched under its wheel.

mayankk · 7th April 2011, 15:02

A million thumb-up to you sir!
that looks fanta-awesome(seriously, that effort deserved a word not used before!)

Please the full story of the build as well?
intrerim stages?

One thinsg for sure.
when you do stuff like this, you know that the machine will be loved for life, and it aint going nowhere ever!

Ajaybiz · 7th April 2011, 15:34

Can see "Delhi" made fuel tap, be careful of these taps they cant supply enough fuel for the twin carb setup, many other things are there to make sure it will run for longer miles, start with basics of fuel supply.

yamdoot · 7th April 2011, 17:24

RD always looks the best in red. Good job on the restoration. Do post some more pics of the restoration and some info on the parts gone into it.
The US spec pipes are like icing on the cake!

Gill · 7th April 2011, 19:02

congratulations to your friend! Bike looks good!

glomus123 · 7th April 2011, 19:27

Thanks a lot everyone for the appreciation. Either me or my friend are not in India, during vacation we use this beast for a couple of hundred KMs. The restoration was not done under our supervision.

Regarding the engine and spares, most of the parts were procured from Delhi and a lot of work also was done there, but not completely. Later the bike was moved to Cochin and completely worked again.
Engine is HT, running on second or third oversize, IIRC. Everything is perfect. Mileage is around 16 KMs. The bike runs like a dream.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ajaybiz

Can see "Delhi" made fuel tap, be careful of these taps they cant supply enough fuel for the twin carb setup, many other things are there to make sure it will run for longer miles, start with basics of fuel supply.

Spot on Ajay!! Recently my friend was in India and he complained about a bit of fuel issues, it may even due to this thing.

@ mayankk,
Thanks a lot for the great words friend, but neither me or he was not present through out the restoration. But whatever information I have, I will do share here. Front disk is of TVS Apache.
With thanks and regards

aruncheloor · 8th April 2011, 12:25

Anil's Bike.

Had a chat with him last week. The 'story' is long is long for sure. He he..

bigron · 8th April 2011, 21:00

The bike looks nice, Clean pipes. Run it in well and take care of the 2T oil and it will ride like a dream. What year was it again did you say ?

piyush350 · 8th April 2011, 21:10

nice 1.
congrats.
please get us some nice pics as well.
get RDD CDI for the bike.
My bike has a similar story and same color too!
I picked it up from Jaipur in 2006 auction bike turned out to be really clean running on STD bore.

cheers
Piyush.

Jaggu · 8th April 2011, 23:37

Congratz! Its a great restoration! and everytime i see the pictures reminds me of my old bike. Still cant forgive myself for letting her go :(

sam_sant2005 · 9th April 2011, 08:57

Looks great dude. this is one bike which I die to ride but always eludes me :(

7th April 2011, 12:02	#1
glomus123 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: India Posts: 179 Thanked: 67 Times View My Garage	RD 350 after complete re-build. Uploading photos of my best friend's YD 350. It was found as a total scrap from Rajasthan, and some parts from Delhi; re-built in Kochi. Somebody here may be knowing this machine too. Mods: Please move if this can be merged with any other thread. With thanks and regards Edit: Typo in title, its RD 350 Attached Thumbnails Last edited by glomus123 : 7th April 2011 at 12:05.
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Ajaybiz BANNED Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,440 Thanked: 320 Times View My Garage	re: RD 350 after complete re-build. Beautiful, what's the engine spec I mean to say what size pistons they are running.
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invincible7 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Delhi NCR Posts: 665 Thanked: 173 Times	re: RD 350 after complete re-build. Beauuuutifullll..... Please share the journey, how the parts were sourced, what has got into the bike, how much time it took for the rebuild, who worked on it, what goodies are running on it.
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nomadabhi BHPian Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mumbai Posts: 352 Thanked: 105 Times View My Garage	Re: RD 350 after complete re-build. A perfect match of beauty and beast. Happy riding. Riding/Owning RD is like blood on tiger's mouth. I Respect your time and dedication to bring this beast to life. May you and RD see endless KMs getting crunched under its wheel.
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mayankk Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Delhi Posts: 5,148 Thanked: 8,168 Times View My Garage	Re: RD 350 after complete re-build. A million thumb-up to you sir! that looks fanta-awesome(seriously, that effort deserved a word not used before!) Please the full story of the build as well? intrerim stages? One thinsg for sure. when you do stuff like this, you know that the machine will be loved for life, and it aint going nowhere ever!
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7th April 2011, 15:34	#7
Ajaybiz BANNED Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,440 Thanked: 320 Times View My Garage	Re: RD 350 after complete re-build. Can see "Delhi" made fuel tap, be careful of these taps they cant supply enough fuel for the twin carb setup, many other things are there to make sure it will run for longer miles, start with basics of fuel supply.
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7th April 2011, 17:24	#8
yamdoot BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Indore/ Mumbai, Posts: 68 Thanked: 15 Times	Re: RD 350 after complete re-build. RD always looks the best in red. Good job on the restoration. Do post some more pics of the restoration and some info on the parts gone into it. The US spec pipes are like icing on the cake!
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7th April 2011, 19:02	#9
Gill BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mohali Posts: 701 Thanked: 16 Times	Re: RD 350 after complete re-build. congratulations to your friend! Bike looks good!
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8th April 2011, 12:25	#11
aruncheloor BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Trichur, Kerala Posts: 231 Thanked: 216 Times	Re: RD 350 after complete re-build. Anil's Bike. Had a chat with him last week. The 'story' is long is long for sure. He he..
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8th April 2011, 21:00	#12
bigron Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NSEW Posts: 1,309 Thanked: 2,706 Times	Re: RD 350 after complete re-build. The bike looks nice, Clean pipes. Run it in well and take care of the 2T oil and it will ride like a dream. What year was it again did you say ?
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8th April 2011, 21:10	#13
piyush350 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Dehradun and Nottingham Posts: 26 Thanked: 31 Times	Re: RD 350 after complete re-build. nice 1. congrats. please get us some nice pics as well. get RDD CDI for the bike. My bike has a similar story and same color too! I picked it up from Jaipur in 2006 auction bike turned out to be really clean running on STD bore. cheers Piyush.
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8th April 2011, 23:37	#14
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,902 Times	Re: RD 350 after complete re-build. Congratz! Its a great restoration! and everytime i see the pictures reminds me of my old bike. Still cant forgive myself for letting her go :(
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9th April 2011, 08:57	#15
sam_sant2005 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 531 Thanked: 274 Times	Re: RD 350 after complete re-build. Looks great dude. this is one bike which I die to ride but always eludes me :(
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