Passing the tinkering torch

concours

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My 33yo Neighbor is a moto junkie, as well as a talented mechanic. Helping him with the RD350 resurrection..
Passing the tinkering torch
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Passing the tinkering torch
Passing the tinkering torch
 
Out with the old, in with the new. (The forums convinced the lad that, unless he spent $600 on electronic ignition, he could never enjoy 2-stroke bliss)
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Lol, Derek, are we like the Red Green show that had the gas can on the woodstove??
 
Sadly, the bike needs crank seals. I had hoped to get it running for him to play this Summer. That'll teach him to wait till APRIL to start thinking of bike engine repairs, lol
 
Cool, keeping it alive. I would love to have an RD-350 or 400 in the stable. My
father had a 350, it was surprisingly quick and nimble, reliable, and DAMN FUN !
My old 75 DT-250 satisfies my 2 stroke cravings though. There's just somethin' bout that
fragrance that's so appealing to my "smell buds."
 
Cool, keeping it alive. I would love to have an RD-350 or 400 in the stable. My
father had a 350, it was surprisingly quick and nimble, reliable, and DAMN FUN !
My old 75 DT-250 satisfies my 2 stroke cravings though. There's just somethin' bout that
fragrance that's so appealing to my "smell buds."
....I use a Lawn-Boy mower for just such reasons:cool:
 
Cool, keeping it alive. I would love to have an RD-350 or 400 in the stable. My
father had a 350, it was surprisingly quick and nimble, reliable, and DAMN FUN !
My old 75 DT-250 satisfies my 2 stroke cravings though. There's just somethin' bout that
fragrance that's so appealing to my "smell buds."
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Since he is busy dropping money hope he fits a pair of quality rear shocks on that bike. Back in the day that small detail brought me to a few inches of a wall at 85 on a curve. Great bike but the handling was not up to british standards.
 
I made quite a bit of money in my teens for 3 or 4 summers with a Lawn Boy, one
year I had 15 yards, granted, alot of them were small, in town residential yards.
The only real maintenance required was the removal of the muffler to de-carbonize
it and the exhaust port. Concours, You are fortunate to own a 400, appears to be
a '75 or '76, mine is the red, white and black 250 version from '75.
 
It takes a lot of dedication and time to get involved in working on a friends project and seeing it through...good on you Concourse.

The little one below now wants to go out to the shop and "fix my motorcycle" most every time she visits. She is now 6, knows how to pull every wrench out of the cabinet drawers and lay them out on the floor...in order. As well she understands the difference between phillips and flat blade along with knowing how and where to read wrench sizes when I ask her for a specific size.
They are never too young to learn.

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Cool Lineslinger, maybe she will be the one to take over ownership one day !
 
I made quite a bit of money in my teens for 3 or 4 summers with a Lawn Boy, one
year I had 15 yards, granted, alot of them were small, in town residential yards.
The only real maintenance required was the removal of the muffler to de-carbonize
it and the exhaust port. Concours, You are fortunate to own a 400, appears to be
a '75 or '76, mine is the red, white and black 250 version from '75.
 
Since he is busy dropping money hope he fits a pair of quality rear shocks on that bike. Back in the day that small detail brought me to a few inches of a wall at 85 on a curve. Great bike but the handling was not up to british standards.
Yeah, my buddy bought one that had put the previous owner in a wheelchair for life. Google maps smooths it out with the depiction of a flowing curve. It's actually a nasty little 20mph dogleg in a 50-60mph road that dates back to ox cart days.
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It takes a lot of dedication and time to get involved in working on a friends project and seeing it through...good on you Concourse.

The little one below now wants to go out to the shop and "fix my motorcycle" most every time she visits. She is now 6, knows how to pull every wrench out of the cabinet drawers and lay them out on the floor...in order. As well she understands the difference between phillips and flat blade along with knowing how and where to read wrench sizes when I ask her for a specific size.
They are never too young to learn.

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Amen. Start 'em young.
 
Probably a little late but you should have raised the exhaust port the width of a nickel, cut the heads .040, enlarge the windows in piston and hang on!
 
...it is never too late with a two stroke to pull the jugs....easy peasy...
 
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