RD400 Drag Bike

**Richard** · 26th August 2005, 23:02

Hi
Just joined and wanted to say gidday.
If you are into TwoStrokes check out my web site.
http://rrracing.co.nz/
My bike should be running at Meremere this coming season.
Richard

**Motu** · 26th August 2005, 23:15

Waspy....with nasty stingers,bet it sounds like one too.Nice,I like....cept for the cyl heads,get those seen to please.

**Madmax** · 22nd May 2006, 19:53

mate of mine eric sheppard ran an
H2 tripple drag bike but he moved down to the
south Island and i lost contact with him
good luck

**bladez** · 22nd May 2006, 19:55

bloody nice bike there mate looks the bizz

**Richard** · 4th July 2006, 12:29

Hi
I have updated my web site.
http://rrracing.co.nz/
There is info in there for you two stroke guys and some pics of the
Suzuki GS1200SS that I won the National Championship on.
Thanks
Richard

**TLDV8** · 4th August 2006, 14:49

Originally Posted by Madmax

mate of mine eric sheppard ran an
H2 tripple drag bike but he moved down to the
south Island and i lost contact with him
good luck

He's in Oamaru ..fwiw ......... I still have the yellow painted Tacho off his bike tucked away somewhere.

H2 Trivia..The Worlds quickest Kawasaki H2 750 run's 7.70 ET / 170 mph,it might have got even quicker lately.

**Richard** · 4th August 2006, 23:42

Hi
Yes I met Eric Shepherd at the 2003 Nationals.It was the first year I ran my original RD400 Drag bike.
Didn't actually know who he was back then but he sure smelt that Castrol R and came looking.
Here is a link to his H2 Triple.
http://kawtriple.com/mraxl/articles/psychadelic750.htm
I have since realized who it was I was talking to that year and have know Ken Stoplman...one of NZ Drag bike racings true gentalmen...since then.
Also saw a video of that H2 do the 7.70 run...stunning

Will try hard to get the RD running for the end of the season...Meremere needs to have that Castrol R smell back !!!

Thanks
Richard

P.S..I have always wanted to build a triple engined Drag bike...3 x RD400 motors = 1200cc pure 2 Stroke...It will happen one day!!!

**Madmax** · 22nd August 2006, 13:13

I donated the S1 tripple forks,
and rember the first time we fired it up
in his drive was fuckin awsome
(we had to push it)
Have always looked at putting RD400 cyls on an H1 tripple
Making a tripple engined bike would need a lot of time on
a mill but could be done
There was a tripple engined tripple 3XH2
ran 8.2 on pump gas
a lot of the bits eric had were done by
Fast By Gast in the states

**TLDV8** · 24th August 2006, 16:44

Originally Posted by Madmax

I donated the S1 tripple forks,
and rember the first time we fired it up
in his drive was fuckin awsome
(we had to push it)
Have always looked at putting RD400 cyls on an H1 tripple
Making a tripple engined bike would need a lot of time on
a mill but could be done
There was a tripple engined tripple 3XH2
ran 8.2 on pump gas
a lot of the bits eric had were done by
Fast By Gast in the states

I think i gave Eric a H2C clutch activator once... When he went to the Dyna ignition i got a bunch of the stock H2 electronic parts he had for a "very" reasonable price.
I think the quickest RD400 is running somewhere in the 9's... The record was first held by the same folk who did the 7.7 H2 but may have been beaten by a Brit based RD later on.?

The Denco Triple Triple

**Mr. Peanut** · 24th August 2006, 18:20

Originally Posted by Richard

Hi
Just joined and wanted to say gidday.
If you are into TwoStrokes check out my web site.
http://rrracing.co.nz/
My bike should be running at Meremere this coming season.
Richard

You're not gonna pass a warrant with those pipes mate.

**Madmax** · 25th August 2006, 12:55

Originally Posted by Richard

Hi
Yes I met Eric Shepherd at the 2003 Nationals.It was the first year I ran my original RD400 Drag bike.
Didn't actually know who he was back then but he sure smelt that Castrol R and came looking.
Here is a link to his H2 Triple.
http://kawtriple.com/mraxl/articles/psychadelic750.htm
I have since realized who it was I was talking to that year and have know Ken Stoplman...one of NZ Drag bike racings true gentalmen...since then.
Also saw a video of that H2 do the 7.70 run...stunning

Will try hard to get the RD running for the end of the season...Meremere needs to have that Castrol R smell back !!!

Thanks
Richard

may be able to help with machine time
would be good fun, but i dont think the
400 box would take it (ps thanks for the denco pics you lot)

P.S..I have always wanted to build a triple engined Drag bike...3 x RD400 motors = 1200cc pure 2 Stroke...It will happen one day!!!

may be able to help with machine time
would be good fun, but i dont think the
400 box would take it (ps thanks for the denco pics you lot)

**Richard** · 25th August 2006, 19:31

Hi
Mr Peanut...Why...you think they might be a tad loud ?
No warrant need as it will be racing as a D/PRO bike.
Tech inspected bikes dont need warrants to race.

Mamax...thanks for the offer.It will ages before I look at
doing the triple.By then I will most likly have some other sort of
gearbox sorted.
Thanks
Richard