RD 350 LC frame code help needed.

[cc rider]

Hi ya

I've got a customer trying to find manufacture year for his frame.

I can't find anything with our system. His frame is only 9 alfa/numeric long.

Is there any online charts available?

Any help appreciated :)

Cheers

[FJRider]

Hi ya

I've got a customer trying to find manufacture year for his frame.

I can't find anything with our system. His frame is only 9 alfa/numeric long.

Is there any online charts available?

Any help appreciated :)

Cheers

This maybe ...

http://www.rd350lc.net/pageIDENTIFICATION.htm

or

http://www.rd350lc.net/RD_RZ_250_350%20VIN%20list.pdf

or

https://www.motorcyclespareparts.eu/yamaha-parts/yamaha-model-prefix-motorcycles-1970-1994.aspx

The bike in question probably has a 9-digit VIN# which the internet decoders don't recognize. You need the full VIN number.

This may help ... or not.

http://viragotechforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=35708

This lot may help (hope it does) ... but I tried .. :blank:

[cc rider]

Thanks Trev
Will give custy the links tomorrow at work.
He may just have the serial number.

Funny thing, an hour later I was chatting with another customer who mentioned racing a RD500LC (RZ500 here) in the day.
He has spare 250/350 parts to sell. Hooked them up.
Do I get an agents fee :shifty:

[F5 Dave]

Check the brake hoses, often the wheels. Date code of manufacture.

[cc rider]

Check the brake hoses, often the wheels. Date code of manufacture.:whistle:

Is a frame on it's own pretty much, Dave. Though I will let him know.

[F5 Dave]

Ahh, that might make a restoration project somewhat problematic.

[cc rider]

Definitely from the ground up.

[F5 Dave]

Without a donor bike - that's a fool's errand. All parts for Elsies have reached silly level. Building from parts would be several times the cost.
Trust me, I've done it from 2 incomplete wrecks which is almost as stoopid and that was on a 125. :crazy:

[cc rider]

Yeah not sure on what he has plamned. He just wanted the year so then he could start buying parts though me.
The guy I linked him with has some parts.

[Intruder VS]

Yeah not sure on what he has plamned. He just wanted the year so then he could start buying parts though me.
The guy I linked him with has some parts.

I’ve discovered is there are parts out there it’s just trying to get people to part with them that’s the bloody hard and expensive part.

Gutted at the mo as someone I know just found a complete 250LC barn find locally only paid $500 for it, I made a offer which would have been a good quick profit for him but no not even tempted he is just going to hide it away with his other bikes.

[FJRider]

Thanks Trev
Will give custy the links tomorrow at work.
He may just have the serial number.

Funny thing, an hour later I was chatting with another customer who mentioned racing a RD500LC (RZ500 here) in the day.
He has spare 250/350 parts to sell. Hooked them up.
Do I get an agents fee :shifty:

10% .......

[cc rider]

10% ....... .
I make 5% commish on any parts etc I sell him. Better then nothing :rolleyes:

[cc rider]

I’ve discovered is there are parts out there it’s just trying to get people to part with them that’s the bloody hard and expensive part.

Gutted at the mo as someone I know just found a complete 250LC barn find locally only paid $500 for it, I made a offer which would have been a good quick profit for him but no not even tempted he is just going to hide it away with his other bikes.Yep can be a sellers market. Is a shame you couldn't score it.
Was a fluke for me connecting 2 guys up with the same bike model.

I have a hoard of ancient trumpy parts.

[F5 Dave]

Must be hard to tell the repros from the originals. Aside from the quality I guess.
Nasty Indian shite would stand out as superior.
Actually I did a search and low and behold a lot of LC parts are available from India?! Surely never on sale there.
My Triumph was proudly made in Thailand.

[FJRider]

Must be hard to tell the repros from the originals. Aside from the quality I guess.
Nasty Indian shite would stand out as superior.
Actually I did a search and low and behold a lot of LC parts are available from India?! Surely never on sale there.
My Triumph was proudly made in Thailand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Yamaha_Motor

https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=Yamaha+motorcycle+parts+INDIA&oq=Yamaha+motorcycle+parts+INDIA&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l2.24072j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[F5 Dave]

No shit. The air cooled 350 was made for decades. Didn't think they did the LC.

[jasonu]

Ahh, that might make a restoration project somewhat problematic.

Not sure you can call a bare frame a 'restoration'.

[cc rider]

Not worth over thinking.
A guy just rang up wanting a fame year.
Thanks for help everyone :niceone:

[george formby]

Must be hard to tell the repros from the originals. Aside from the quality I guess.
Nasty Indian shite would stand out as superior.
Actually I did a search and low and behold a lot of LC parts are available from India?! Surely never on sale there.
My Triumph was proudly made in Thailand.

IIRC the Elsies continued production in Brazil for quite some time.

Could be talking cobblers, though.

[FJRider]

Not worth over thinking.
A guy just rang up wanting a fame year.
Thanks for help everyone :niceone:

A change from the norm then ... usually NO thought goes into (m)any of posts on KB ... :cool:

[FJRider]

IIRC the Elsies continued production in Brazil for quite some time.

Could be talking cobblers, though.

Could be ... no mention of that being the case here ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Honda_assembly_plants

[george formby]

Could be ... no mention of that being the case here ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Honda_assembly_plants


The "Honda" part gives it away..

http://www.rd350lc.net/pageBRAZIL.htm

[F5 Dave]

RZs in Brazil (although some markets still called them RD) not 4LO LCs

They apparently were a little ropey.