Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

1974 Yamaha RD350 $2500 CO

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

    1974 Yamaha RD350 $2500 CO

    Here's a nice RD350 with 16K on the West slope of Colorado. Looks like a nice survivor with good paint & chrome not mine. I was thinking about looking at it then my plans changed with the arrival of the GPZ550. Wonder which is the better back road pocket rocket



    Last edited by srsupertrap; 10-04-2013, 08:11 PM.
    1979 GS1000E (44 Yrs), 1981 GPz550
    Departed: 1970 Yamaha R5A, 1971 R5B, 1975 Honda XL250, 1983 Suzuki PE175, 1983 CB1100F, 1983 BMW R100RS, 1992 ST1100

    #2
    That bike would be 3k to 4k in Kanada.

    If it was closer to me I would look at it. So long as the wife didn"t find out.

    Chris
    1983 750 Katana
    1982 750 Katana (parts use)
    1983 RZ350

    Comment


      #3
      Nice looking RD. Well worth the price if the mechanicals are okay. Good investment too, IMO. Both bikes would be a blast on the back roads. Tough choice. Good luck.
      Common sense has become so uncommon that I consider it a super power.


      Present Stable includes:
      '74 GT750 Resto-mod I've owned since '79
      '83 GS1100E (The best E I've ever enjoyed, Joe Nardy's former bike)
      '82 GS1100G Resto project

      Comment


        #4
        Originally posted by srsupertrap View Post
        Wonder which is the better back road pocket rocket
        The RD will smoke the 550. They would both be a hoot but I'd take the 350 in a heartbeat.


        Life is too short to ride an L.

        Comment


          #5
          Originally posted by tkent02 View Post
          The RD will smoke the 550. They would both be a hoot but I'd take the 350 in a heartbeat.
          Not stock they won't.

          I had one just like that. I put Factory Pipe Products chambers, pods, rearsets on it, and cut the seat down for my wife. She didn't like the unintended power wheelies. I have photos of it somewhere, but not on Photobucket, apparently.
          sigpic Too old, too many bikes, too many cars, too many things

          Comment


            #6
            My two strokes never stay stock.


            Life is too short to ride an L.

            Comment


              #7
              Originally posted by tkent02 View Post
              My two strokes never stay stock.
              In road tests, 14.12 at 93 is the quickest I have seen.

              Early GPZ550 12.7 at 103. Big Big difference, stock.
              Last edited by 850 Combat; 10-05-2013, 01:00 PM.
              sigpic Too old, too many bikes, too many cars, too many things

              Comment


                #8
                Originally posted by 850 Combat View Post
                In road tests, 14.12 at 93 is the quickest I have seen.

                Early GPZ550 12.7 at 103. Big Big difference, stock.
                The question was, which is the better back road pocket rocket.
                1/4 mile times have little to do with it.
                Find some 1/8 mile times. Find some twisty road times. Find some wheelie per minute numbers.
                And for a few hundred bucks and a few hours with a dremel and a welder you can double the horsepower on the 350.
                Like I said, my two strokes never stay stock.
                Last edited by tkent02; 10-05-2013, 04:23 PM.


                Life is too short to ride an L.

                Comment


                  #9
                  Gpz550 is a really nice bike. It will smoke that 350. You will have to goodly mod the 350 to stay with a stock 550. A modded 550 will say goodbye. 550 handles great too.
                  Ed

                  To measure is to know.

                  Mikuni O-ring Kits For Sale...https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ts#post1703182

                  Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

                  Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

                  KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

                  Comment


                    #10
                    They woud both be fun.
                    I'd take the 350. Goodly mods I like.
                    You can have the other one.


                    Life is too short to ride an L.

                    Comment


                      #11
                      My first RD 350. I sold it to buy my 78 GS 750, which was nice but I hated the (lack of) throttle response. Sold the GS and bought my second RD 350, a 73. Didn't like the flashy paint job, but the traffic light response was just as awesome. Still miss those little pocket rockets.

                      Comment

                      Working...
                      X