Casper Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/blacksidedown/new-uncrated-yamaha-rd400f-sold.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawlins87 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Yep crazy was watching it on eBay when it sold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Badass and highly collectible motorcycle. Still wouldn't give $21,000 for it but cool bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictly Street Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JStump Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Anyone know where you can find pics of the bike uncrated after the sale? Or is it going to be left in the box like an old toy, never to be touched or played with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowdog Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 My last name is already on the box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Man, I hope the engine's ok. Wonder if it had OIL in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 .... there could be a pile of bricks inside..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnone Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 This extends beyond my motorcycle knowledge. What's so special about a 400cc late 70's yamaha?Biggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 This extends beyond my motorcycle knowledge. What's so special about a 400cc late 70's yamaha?BiggieVery popular 2 stroke. Yamahas answer to the Kawasaki 500 triple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictly Street Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 (edited) This extends beyond my motorcycle knowledge. What's so special about a 400cc late 70's yamaha?Very agile two stroke that could out run bikes twice its size.With the right rider it couldn't be caught. Except in a straight line on the highway where bigger displacement would catch up after 90 -110 mph.Was referred to as a "Get away" bike. On a twisty road, forget about it, it's gone.Oh yea, did I mention wheelies? :wheeliezx10: In those days there were a lot of smaller bikes. 250’s, 350’s, 450’s, 550’s. People rode 185’s on the street all the time. A 650 was a big bike. Most people rode the smaller bikes like the CB 350, a very popular model. And then there were the Triumphs and Harleys and the Euro bikes, Beamers and the like. After Harley bought themselves back from AMF they got a law passed for a tariff which pretty much killed them off. The EPA got in on it too and killed off two-strokes so it was the end of an era. I’m sure sentimental value has something to do with it as well. Edited December 17, 2012 by Strictly Street Added history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent2406 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Hopefully they uncrate it. Pretty anxious to so what kind of shape it's in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollnhot Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Very popular 2 stroke. Yamahas answer to the Kawasaki 500 triple.Except the RD handled, the KH 500 cornered like it had an 100 lb. anvil for a front fender. My older brother has owned two RD 350s which was faster than the 400s, the EPA killed the 400s power. The Daytona 400 was a beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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