Yeagermeister
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WV Cowboy;1043388 said:
I like the color scheme
Any bikers in the Zone?
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I like the color scheme
MapleLeaf
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... A 73 Yamaha RD 350. anyone know anything about this series of bike?
This one needs some work to make it street legal again. I bought it off a farmer who traded it for some cattle feed. It has alot of pep and tends to pop wheelies all the time.
Anyone with some history on this bike?
This one needs some work to make it street legal again. I bought it off a farmer who traded it for some cattle feed. It has alot of pep and tends to pop wheelies all the time.
Anyone with some history on this bike?
roughneck266
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I haven't ever worked on one but from what I have read about that bike you got quite a rocket there! They say those had no trouble dusting bikes of twice that displacement!
Nice article and a little information here:
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/flashback/122_9609_yamaha_rd350/
Nice article and a little information here:
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/flashback/122_9609_yamaha_rd350/
MapleLeaf
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roughneck266;1587252 said:
...I just got through doing a little research on them and found they were quite a surprise.
I paid $100.00 for it, but I realize I will need to spend a considerable amount to get this machine back to street legal. The farmer's sons and daughter used it to ride through the fields and it has been dropped a few times.
There's plenty of evidence of homemade welding repairs on the frame, but I hope to get it back to shape. I like the the look of the older machines.
DallasCowpoke
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My 74 IronHead Sportster (aka Project Back Ache)
We acquired a basket case of parts and brought them home for a cool $900. After sorting through the parts and getting everything categorized, we had our work cut out for us. There were parts missing, A LOT of parts missing. Hardware such as engine bolts, and other misc items were not to be found. I turned to eBay and J&P Cycles for help.
The plan for the project is to make her a hard tail. The engine will remain stock, but will be freshly gone through to make sure she runs and that all the effort is not wasted.
After about 2 years of "when we can" work by my cousin and I, here's the 95% completed bike.
My cousin Matt, who was the mechanical brains behind this bad boy!
We acquired a basket case of parts and brought them home for a cool $900. After sorting through the parts and getting everything categorized, we had our work cut out for us. There were parts missing, A LOT of parts missing. Hardware such as engine bolts, and other misc items were not to be found. I turned to eBay and J&P Cycles for help.
The plan for the project is to make her a hard tail. The engine will remain stock, but will be freshly gone through to make sure she runs and that all the effort is not wasted.
After about 2 years of "when we can" work by my cousin and I, here's the 95% completed bike.
My cousin Matt, who was the mechanical brains behind this bad boy!
roughneck266
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taps that bike is SWEET! I got a buddy in Katy that has a bobbed 74 ironhead too. Truly love the colors!
