I eventually did get a cool bike a Yamaha RD400 AL, bought on 4th December 1976 brand new for the princely sum of £738, £200 deposit and £32.95 for 24 months it was the first time I had ever got into debt but must say I enjoyed every minute of it.
It was a great experience buying Japanese, everything worked! I do remember having the fork tubes replaced under warranty as they were rusting but that was it. After the A10 the performance was amazing and quite addictive.
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| Yamaha RD400 - camping trip in Wales |
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| My mum was very understanding :) |
I remember my brother had an RD400 the same colour. I remember taking it out for a ride and thinking it was so fast!!..I think Queens University in Belfast did the development work for Yamaha as they had a great mechanical engineering reputation.
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DeleteEverything may have worked but it I bet it didn't go around corners like my Duke 450 !!!
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