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Superdel


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There is some model confusion for the RD range.

Here is a 70's guide to the range that we had in the UK and Europe..

1970/71/72
Yamaha 350 YR5........(Picture from one of my orignal sales brochures)
 

1973
Yamaha RD350........ (My picture from 2009 RD Rally)


1974
Yamaha RD350A ...(Picture from one of my orignal sales brochures)


1975
Yamaha RD350B........ (My picture from 2009 RD Rally)
In the UK this bike was mostly silver


1976
Yamaha RD400C.... Very early models had wire spoke wheels

My 400 is a 1976 RD400C with the USA graphic design.

1977
Yamaha RD400D... some call it the RD400DX
(Picture from one of my orignal sales brochures)


1978
Yamaha RD400E.... This bike has electronic ignition as standard.
(Picture from one of my orignal sales brochures)


1979
Yamaha RD400F
(Picture from one of my orignal sales brochures)


1980
Yamaha RD350LC was introduced.


In the UK and Europe - we never had the Daytona model

The RD250 range was identicle except they came in different colours

-- Edited by Superdel on Tuesday 29th of December 2009 07:55:05 AM

-- Edited by Superdel on Tuesday 29th of December 2009 07:56:55 AM

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superdel, how about the RD250/400 daytona special?
do you have some pic or story?

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superdel enjoy watching this clip video......
it was a legendary movie in malaysia since 1984.... (AZURA)
then can you tell me, is that cbx1000 in this clip?




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BOB wrote:

superdel, how about the RD250/400 daytona special?
do you have some pic or story?


I dod have a couple of Sales Brochures with the Daytona on. I got those brochure from America. As I said above.

The DAYTONA was never an official model imported into Europe. There are a few in the UK which have been imported in the last few years.

I have a mate who has a brand new one.

Looking at the video - its hard to see the detail but I don't think there was a CBX1000 in it.

I had a closer look and paused picture - NO CBX1000 in the video 



-- Edited by Superdel on Wednesday 30th of December 2009 12:29:33 AM

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BOB wrote:

superdel enjoy watching this clip video......
it was a legendary movie in malaysia since 1984.... (AZURA)
then can you tell me, is that cbx1000 in this clip?

del,,, fyi
becoz of this movie... the 80's bikes here are glamour until now.  

 



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BOB wrote:

superdel enjoy watching this clip video......
it was a legendary movie in malaysia since 1984.... (AZURA)
then can you tell me, is that cbx1000 in this clip?


Yep you can't see one in this movie cause that bike was never used during the shooting of this movie.An actual CBX would look something like this

 

As I've mentioned earlier most of this bikes was being kept as private collection so you cant really see one on the road.That bike in that movie is actually a Suzuki GSX750(if not my mistaken)



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Not even sure about that - when I paused the film I could only see two exhaust downpipes.

The film is such bad quality its hard to tell wot the bike was but you can definately see its not a six cylinder.

Wot do you call the disco dance the two chaps did in the middle of the clip?

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I took this photo of my mate on his in 1980.



I had the pleasure of riding this one a few times.

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Found a pic of my mate that I took in 2008....



Parked up by my 400...



-- Edited by Superdel on Wednesday 30th of December 2009 05:37:32 PM

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Otai31k wrote:

 

BOB wrote:

superdel enjoy watching this clip video......
it was a legendary movie in malaysia since 1984.... (AZURA)
then can you tell me, is that cbx1000 in this clip?


Yep you can't see one in this movie cause that bike was never used during the shooting of this movie.An actual CBX would look something like this



As I've mentioned earlier most of this bikes was being kept as private collection so you cant really see one on the road.That bike in that movie is actually a Suzuki GSX750(if not my mistaken)

owh i see.... tq mr ramesh@otai31k




Looking at the video - its hard to see the detail but I don't think there was a CBX1000 in it.

I had a closer look and paused picture - NO CBX1000 in the video

ya this video clip very low quality... anyway thanks del.



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Otai31k wrote:
That bike in that movie is actually a Suzuki GSX750(if not my mistaken)


It looks like a Suzuki GSX750 to me, look at this other clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93GO3hEkaTM


-- Edited by MK4S on Saturday 2nd of January 2010 08:46:25 AM

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