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1976 Yamaha RD400 Restoration Project


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alright, forgot the camera once again, but i will at least WRITE the update. after ice storms, business trips and another snow storm, i FINALLY made it down to the shop today to make some progress. I put the swing arm on the frame, complete with my new brass bushings (replaced the stock, flexible plastic bushings) installed the new shocks and then turned my attention to painting. I got the lower fork legs cleaned up, primed and painted (black) also got the triple trees done and the battery box. Tomorrow i am going to sand out some runs that i created (nobody is perfect!) and hopefully get the pipes stripped and painted before i have to call it quits. Next week i am hoping to have the motor together and painted and in the frame, then i can focus on some fab and custom wiring work i have to do on the bike. right now i am shooting for having it together before the end of april...but we'll see. the more i get in a hurry, the less nice the bike will be, so im trying to keep myself from rushing it along. pics will be up if i can remember the cam!

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Alright guys...i have a few pics this time! I got a LOT done this weekend. I got the wheels assembled with tires and tubes mounted (no pics of that...sorry) and i got the pipes stripped and sitting in primer (ran out of paint) the jugs and heads are painted, triple trees are installed and handlebars are mounted. This pic is from when i showed up at the shop saturday morning

 

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and this is me being a normal goon

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Latest update...i got the exhaust packed and painted, the motor is together, though i still have some more detailing to do on the cases before it goes in the frame. i spent most of the weekend working on my s-10, so i didnt get a whole lot done. right now im waiting on my cousin to glass bead a bunch of parts before i start putting anything else on...but here are the update pics!

 

I decided against painting the wheels after i thought they looked too cool blasted. then i whipped out the tire pen on them

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My Pipes

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Motor

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Another shot of the motor

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ITS A ROLLER!!! we got enough stuff on it this weekend to push it around the shop! the forks are now rebuilt, and i finished cleaning up the motor today. this week my cousin is going to get the carbs back together and get the brakes on it i think. I have the engine covers all painted up and ready to go back on. We also mounted the steering stabilizer. Here's the pics!

 

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