New bike

[Kickstart]

Hi

Fancied one for a while in blue, but found one last weekend and picked it up today:-

https://www.alfa-pages.co.uk/TempPicture/Rd350/RD350YPVS_1.JPG

With Rob Fzs finding a bike on Gumtree on last weekend it got me to look on Gumtree. Found this one. Not perfect but not bad. Recent respray (although I don't think it was blue originally). Finding a few minor problems with it. Forks feel like someone has built them up using 60W oil in them (like a pile driver). The front brake hose is poorly routed. Bit of play in the steering head bearings. Clutch cable isn't right (switch gear is stopping the clutch lever pulling fully in). And the throttle cable needs routing properly; it had a massive amount of play and I adjusted some of that out but after riding for a bit it has removed all the play in the cable.

Rode it back from York via Squires (they had a 2 stroke day today). Felt like it ran onto reserve in the middle of the peaks which worried me (expected a long walk or a long wait), but when I filled it up it had only used 1.5 gallons so not sure what happened there. Might need the tank and any fuel filters cleaning out.

And with the matching bikes

https://www.alfa-pages.co.uk/TempPicture/Rd350/RdYsrTzr_2.JPG

Daddy bike, Mummy bike and Baby bike.

All the best

Keith
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[nowhere.elysium]

They're bikes, not pokémon, Kickstart

Nice find, and it looks properly tidy for a bike of that age. Glad the mechanical issues are relatively minor, too.
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[N cee thirty]

simply amazing, hope you have many smokey hours together
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[Drake]

you jammy git
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[Rob W]

Nice mate, very nice.

Be sure to post in the Workshop if you get any problems, I know your not that great with maintenance, .


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[U_W v2.0]

so that last link.

one for baby bear, mother bear and father bear?
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[Frost]

If you're lacking in garage space i can store a few at mine. Just make sure you leave the keys

[Frost]

Also didn't you have a blue & yellow 125 too?

[Howling Terror]

Keith you have GAS, real bad.

Gear Acquisition Syndrome
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[ZaphodBeeble]

That's a great collection you got going.
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[Polarbear]

I love that little one
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[WannaBeDude]

What are the three blue bikes
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[kiddakidda]

Nice collection - all look in good nick as well.
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[pinkyfloyd]

Aww isnt that cute, its like baby mommy and daddy bikes.
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