Elsie is here

**sels1** · 12th September 2006, 15:57

Originally Posted by Mr Sensible

Very nice. Brings back a few memories of when was a young fella and the RDs wee the bees knees.

I was going to say that....

**MyGSXF:Me** · 12th September 2006, 23:33

And of course her number will be 99....ah she is a darling to ride too

You GO girl...!!!

**scumdog** · 13th September 2006, 01:21

Explain to those who don't know jack-shit about Jap bikes what one of those IS - like who made it etc??

(sheesh, and I thought a FXDX Harley was a tough one to decypher!!)

**dangerous** · 13th September 2006, 06:26

Originally Posted by scumdog

Explain to those who don't know jack-shit about Jap bikes what one of those IS - like who made it etc??

Gezzz man, YAMAHA RD... 2 stroke twin, came in 250 and 350cc IIRC the 1st of the Liquid Cooled (LC) 2 strokes, hence they were more cominly knowen as the LC rather than RD.
Any one that was a pimple faced teenager in the early eightys will remember them being reliced... 1st easy as to wheelie 250, a sound and style all of there own

http://www.250ccbikes.com/yamaha-rd250lc.html

**miSTa** · 13th September 2006, 07:08

I believe that the LCs are still being made in Brazil or at least they were up until very recently.

**Kickaha** · 13th September 2006, 18:55

Originally Posted by Mr Sensible

I believe that the LCs are still being made in Brazil or at least they were up until very recently.

They were what was known here as the RZ (called RD in most markets)

**ZorsT** · 13th September 2006, 20:02

I thought the RZ had fairings, rather than the nakedness of the RD?

**miSTa** · 13th September 2006, 23:09

This place here looks to be the definitive website: http://www.rd350lc.net on all things RD/RZ.

They talk about the faired 350 here http://www.rd350lc.net/pageFAIRING.htm and I'm sure I do remember a fully faired RD350LC but it looked nothing like those one's at the bottom of the page. Buggered if I know, looks like I'll have to surrender to old age and say that it was too long ago for me to be sure now.

**yorkshirelard** · 13th September 2006, 23:25

heres the one I used to race. this was taken at mallory park uk 1995

**dangerous** · 14th September 2006, 06:34

Originally Posted by Mr Sensible

I'm sure I do remember a fully faired RD350LC but it looked nothing like those one's at the bottom of the page. Buggered if I know, looks like I'll have to surrender to old age and say that it was too long ago for me to be sure now.

In NZ the bike started as a RD... (no fairings no YPVS) then came the RZ (remained RD over seas) which came with a small fairing and belly pan.
The last of the RZ's (RD's elswere) was the RR with full fairing and proper expansion chambers.