Mr_Dunev
I have no idea what I am doing
[size=14pt] So this is my first build, and I am going to take my sweet time. I have little to no mechanical experience so I am just going to have to learn along the way. Luckily there are tons of people WAY more knowledgeable than I am on this website. Some of you have already been a big help, in answering questions.
So lets get to the build. I picked up my RD350 in December 2012, and it was the first bike I got running with a simple carb clean. So this bike holds a lot of meaning for me. I have had someone offer to buy it, but I love it too much. I have been having some difficulty trying to decide which way to take the build, but think I have decided on a Cafe/Road racer(ish) build. Haven't decided on a color scheme yet, but hopefully it will come to me as I dive into the project.
Two days ago I picked up an RD400, that had lots of parts I could use without having to go out and buy them individually. Hopefully I can sell what I don't need, to pay for some of the parts I have yet to buy. My goal is to do the entire build for less than $2000, which includes the bikes, paint and parts.
So here are a BUNCH of photos showing what I have to work with. Both bikes came with extra parts and I finally got around to going through everything..
Here is the "parts bike" It is probably in better shape than my 350 and It runs "ok" and has a lot of parts that I will swap out to the 350.
So lets get to the build. I picked up my RD350 in December 2012, and it was the first bike I got running with a simple carb clean. So this bike holds a lot of meaning for me. I have had someone offer to buy it, but I love it too much. I have been having some difficulty trying to decide which way to take the build, but think I have decided on a Cafe/Road racer(ish) build. Haven't decided on a color scheme yet, but hopefully it will come to me as I dive into the project.
Two days ago I picked up an RD400, that had lots of parts I could use without having to go out and buy them individually. Hopefully I can sell what I don't need, to pay for some of the parts I have yet to buy. My goal is to do the entire build for less than $2000, which includes the bikes, paint and parts.
So here are a BUNCH of photos showing what I have to work with. Both bikes came with extra parts and I finally got around to going through everything..
Here is the "parts bike" It is probably in better shape than my 350 and It runs "ok" and has a lot of parts that I will swap out to the 350.