Restoration of a 74 RD350

[Last Chance]

Glad to see you back and well. Looking forward to seeing what you do with this nice little scoot

Thanks, I am itching to get back working on the RD350

 

[teazer]

Why does that remind me of a certain Monty Python sketch - tis but a scratch. Hope you are OK now and good luck with the RD

 

[ridesolo]

Glad you are back and still going at it.

 

[Rider52]

Good to see your return.

 

[Last Chance]

When taking the exhaust off. The whole underside of each exhaust was covered with oily grime. Also the foot peg bracket was covered in oil. Any ideas where the oil is coming from? I know once I remove the engine. I will find the leak. Just thought if you all could possibly know. It would give me a idea what I have coming my way.

 

[irk miller]

The oil is coming from you exhaust. Just collecting and combining with the soot from burnt fuel, so looks like black oil sludge.

 

[Last Chance]

Hi guys, still here. Been going through some health problems but still tinkering on the bike. I noticed that the tank on the bike. Has a bracket to what I am assuming. Is to mount a Yamaha emblem to. My other tank is all decal.
Does anyone know what year and model this tank is for?

 

[Rider52]

A pure wild ass guess is 1973 RD250/350. Sometime in 74 (early/late?) they started using the decals. 72 was the R5350 which also had a screw on emblem but I think the emblem was higher on the tank.

 

[Rider52]

By the way, it is good to see you back!

 

[Last Chance]

By the way, it is good to see you back!

Thanks, I have a problem with the arteries going from my heart to my lungs. Plus the lower half of my right lung is heavily scared so it doesn't work. All in all I easily get pneumonia. So I usually end up in the hospital 2 or 3 times a yr.
I want to figure out which tank it is. So I can paint it the proper color. Then I will sell it.

 

[Luugo86]

That tank is in great shape

 

[Last Chance]

It

That tank is in great shape

It is in good shape. I am just not sure what bike it goes to. I have this tank with the original paint. All 350RD's I have seen have a Yamaha decal not a screw on emblem.

 

[Last Chance]

Is there a particular carburetor rebuilding kit. That is preferred over other kits?

 

[Luugo86]

Is there a particular carburetor rebuilding kit. That is preferred over other kits?

As long as the kit is for your particular model/size carb you should be good to go. You might be able to get one from your local yamaha dealer

 

[adventurco]

I recommend replacing only the rubber/paper gaskets and cleaning & reusing the brass parts. Typically the jets that come in those rebuild kits are junk.