Yamaha RD400D – 1978 Full Nut and Bolt Restoration SOLD
A stunning UK bike, part of my private collection with a no expense spared meticulous nut and bolt restoration. Work was started on the bike in 2013 and was completed 2016 and updated again in 2023. Lots of paperwork and bills with the bike, also fitted with a New Tronic Electronic Ignition System, New JL Expansion Chambers and Tyres. A matching No's, 3 previous owners and 2 keys that fit all locks. Original tool kit, and many new parts including new front and rear mudguards, new wiring loom and all new electrical components. Professionally respray in stunning Yamaha White from the original log book colour of Red. The carbs have been refurbished using genuine Mikuni needles and jets which are becoming very scarce. Full professional engine rebuilt by Armstrong’s Engineering using genuine Yamaha parts for the rebuild. The barrels have been rebored 0.5 with new pistons and rings fitted. Speedo at rebuild registered 16402. The bike is now registering just 17541. She is running on 1.50 fully synthetic premix. The bike runs perfectly and is mechanically quiet as would be expected using genuine Yamaha parts. No MOT required and ULEZ friendly.
Remember this is a Complete Nut and Bolt Restoration with no expense spared. This is trouble free Classis Motorcycling that takes away the worry of expensive rebuilds over the coming years.
Open to sensible Offers .... also willing to deliver within a sensible distance from me….
The RD400 is side stand only because of the JL expansion chambers but has all the brackets if you want to fit a centre stand, the oil pump has also been removed but all the cables to the pump are still there and in perfect working order .. I haven't a lot of trust in the Yamaha RD oil pumps and have been running the bike on 1:50 pre mix. The fly Screen can also be removed if required as its attached to the headlight brackets, no holes have been drilled for fitment.
The
Yamaha RD400 had a relatively short lifespan and was produced between 1976-1979
having been first introduced in the Summer of 1975.
The
RD line can be directly traced to the Yamaha R5 which was the first Yamaha
350 available to the biking public. The R5 was replaced in 1972 by the RD350
which itself was later replaced by the RD350LC in 1980 which took the world by
storm as one of the leading two-stroke motorcycles of the 80s.
The
RD400 wasn’t just an over-bored RD350, the stroke was increased, and
this required Yamaha to produce new crankcases for the new model.
It
was a whole new machine produced to capitalize on the success of its
predecessor while bringing something new to the table and it has become an icon
within its own right.
The
RD400 was born into an era in the UK particularly where it was the Queen’s
Silver Jubilee, pop music was running the charts and frankly the young and
reckless were just a little bored with everything.
Enter
the Sex Pistols ushering in a wave of punk music and “Anarchy in the
U.K.”
Enter
the Yamaha RD400 and what you have is a motorcycle to scratch the itch for
young motorcyclists that want to replicate their rebellious lifestyles into
their riding lives.
The Yamaha RD400 was the first
production motorcycle to feature cast wheels.
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Two-Stroke, Twin
Cylinder, Reed-Valve, Tor que Induction
·
398cc
·
Air-Cooled
·
Bore x Stroke –
64 x 64mm
·
Compression Ratio
– 6.2:1
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Induction – 2 x
28mm Mikuni Carburetors
·
Kick Start
·
Max Power – 44
horsepower at 7,500rpm
·
Max Torque – 41.1
Nm at 7,000rpm
·
Clutch – Wet
Multiplate
·
Transmission – 6
Speed
·
Final Drive –
Chain
·
Front Suspension
– Telescopic Forks
·
Rear Suspension –
Swingarm with Dual Shocks
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Front Brakes –
Single 267mm Disc
·
Rear Brakes –
Single Disc
·
Length – 1995mm
·
Width – 760mm
·
Height – 1060mm
·
Wheelbase –
1320mm
·
Seat Height –
800mm
·
Ground Clearance
– 150mm
·
Dry Weight –
165.5kg
·
Wet Weight –
171kg
·
Fuel Capacity –
16.5 litres