Wanted RD350LC

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by A.J.B, Dec 2, 2003.

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  1. A.J.B

    Pip Luscher Guest

    Aah, could be useful 'cos I've got a pair of 250LC wheels and I think
    there's a box of assorted jets & sprockets floating around somewhere.
     
    Pip Luscher, Dec 4, 2003
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    Lozzo Guest

    Gyp said....
    You might well be right you know. I do know the RD250 and 400 have
    different primary drive ratios, cos I put a 250 clutch basket and
    primary pinion gear in my 400 when the basket fucked itself. The 250 one
    gave much better acceleration on standard 400 chain and sprockets.
     
    Lozzo, Dec 4, 2003
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  3. A.J.B

    Lozzo Guest

    The Older Gentleman said....
    I think not, they may well have had cast iron embossed into them, but
    they were most certainly alloy. I think we should take a hacksaw to
    Ash's RD200's wheels just to make sure.

    I'll take a file with me next time I visit my daughter, she has a 1981
    RD125 twin with cast wheels, and the rims are definitely highly polished
    alloy.
     
    Lozzo, Dec 4, 2003
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  4. A.J.B

    Zymurgy Guest

    Lozzo wrote
    Call me a philistine, but I hated your RD I rode [1] almost as much as
    the Armstrong MT500 I rode a few months back.

    I'm preparing to hate my CB250N just as much BTW ;-)

    Cheers,

    Paul.

    [1] Sorry and all that, it just wasn't 'me', on several levels .....
     
    Zymurgy, Dec 4, 2003
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  5. A.J.B

    Lozzo Guest

    Zymurgy said....
    But that was an RD350LC F2, not a *proper* air-cooled RD, like a 400.
    RDs are a 'luv 'em or hate 'em' thing.
     
    Lozzo, Dec 4, 2003
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  6. A.J.B

    The Older Gentleman Guest

    Didn't know the RD125 twin ever had alloy wheels, to be honest.

    No, honest, the RD200 (some models, anyway) had "cast iron" embossed on
    the wheels. Amazing.
     
    The Older Gentleman, Dec 4, 2003
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    Steve Parry Guest

    ? I'm confused Loz ... how could anyone (except a tasteless X7 / GT250
    owner) hate an RD ... whats there to hate? :eek:)

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    http://wrexhamseals.tripod.com
     
    Steve Parry, Dec 4, 2003
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    Lozzo Guest

    The Older Gentleman said....
    The very late ones did. I've known the history of my daughter's one from
    when it was first registered. It was given to me by a mate who'd owned
    it from new. It is as factory with cast wheels. I know of another from
    the same group of lads which also had cast wheels.
    I'll take a peek at the wheels on Caz's next time I'm up there, and
    report back :)
     
    Lozzo, Dec 4, 2003
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  9. A.J.B

    Lozzo Guest

    Steve Parry said....
    I dunno, but some strange people do. I had a GT250, and an X7, hated
    both of them with a passion. I was actually very pleased when the X7 was
    stolen.
     
    Lozzo, Dec 4, 2003
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  10. A.J.B

    Steve Parry Guest

    I never had either (thankfully)

    but had mucho fun with

    RD250B
    RD350B
    RD400DX
    RD250LC
    RD350LC

    always hankered after an RD500 (or even just a go on one) but slithered
    into the seedy world of UJM's ....

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    Steve Parry

    http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

    http://wrexhamseals.tripod.com
     
    Steve Parry, Dec 4, 2003
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  11. A.J.B

    Lozzo Guest

    Steve Parry said....
    ^
    SLAP!
     
    Lozzo, Dec 4, 2003
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  12. A.J.B

    Steve Parry Guest

    Steve Parry, Dec 4, 2003
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  13. A.J.B

    Lozzo Guest

    Steve Parry said....
    No such thing as a RD250 or 400DX
     
    Lozzo, Dec 4, 2003
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  14. A.J.B

    Steve Parry Guest

    .... D .... seem to recall they were out at the same time as yamaha named
    the rd125's and rd200's "DX" which is I think why they often got
    misnamed ... The 400 and the 350 B where my faves .. although the LC's
    are much "prettier"

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    Steve Parry

    http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

    http://wrexhamseals.tripod.com
     
    Steve Parry, Dec 4, 2003
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    Hog Guest

    <slap>
    read this thread from the beginning
     
    Hog, Dec 4, 2003
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  16. A.J.B

    Steve Parry Guest

    In
    today...

    Must admit I converted all the 250LC's I owned to twin disk....


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    http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

    http://wrexhamseals.tripod.com
     
    Steve Parry, Dec 5, 2003
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    Zymurgy Guest

    I wanted to love it, as it was one of those bikes when I was in my mid
    teens that all my school mates (on their AP50's and FS1E's) were
    raving about [1].

    Unfortunately 3+ years of litrebike ownership has jaded those rose
    tinted expectations somewhat, and I just felt it was a bit shit.

    Cheers,

    Paul.

    [1] With it's embarrassment [2] of power
    [2] In a good way
     
    Zymurgy, Dec 5, 2003
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