Yamaha Rd350a. Yamaha RD350 Gallery Classic Motorbikes Yamaha RD350 Years produced: 1973-1975 Claimed power: 39hp @ 7,500rpm (claimed) Top speed: 95mph (period test) Engine type: 347cc air-cooled, 2-stroke parallel twin Weight: (wet) 352lb (160kg) Price then: $1,071 (1975) Price now: $1,500-$4,000 MPG: 35-40 Due to its lighter design, this motorbike, although costing only around $908, beat motorbikes of other popular brands with price tags ranging from $2,000 to $3,000.
Evolving from the Yamaha R5—a 350cc, 5-speed bike with a piston port engine and front drum brakes—the RD350 introduced a 6-speed, air-cooled. If the plugs are new, they function okay for a while
If the plugs are new, they function okay for a while Yamaha RD350 History: From 1970s Classic to Modern Legend Introduction to the Yamaha RD350 Two-Stroke Motorcycle If the plugs are new, they function okay for a while
Yamaha RD350A 1973. [3]The engine is an air-cooled, parallel twin, six-speed (in some markets, such as the UK, the first model was sold in five-speed form), reed valve-equipped intake tract two-stroke engine. Yamaha RD350 Years produced: 1973-1975 Claimed power: 39hp @ 7,500rpm (claimed) Top speed: 95mph (period test) Engine type: 347cc air-cooled, 2-stroke parallel twin Weight: (wet) 352lb (160kg) Price then: $1,071 (1975) Price now: $1,500-$4,000 MPG: 35-40
1972 Yamaha RD350A Classic Japanese Bike for Sale Motorcycles Unlimited. But after a day's normal cruising, enough deposits built up on the plugs to cause the had misfire when the rider downshifts to make a full-throttle pass. I'm an over-the-hill rider (and writer, let's get the homophonic joke out of the way early) preaching to all seven of you who might listen to chatter about now-irrelevant Yamaha two-strokes.