Up for sale due to my bad attitude about the bike. It's a 1979, numbers matching RD400F. Clean title in my name. I "rescued" this bike from cheezy circumstances where the guy who had it was going to do unspeakable things to it. So I paid too much for it up front, and then spend too much getting it together again. The bike is mostly stock but has has the emissions stuff removed, still has stock airbox, and has 80s style Spec II pipes on it. New Bridgestone BT45s front and back, new chain on good sprockets. New fork tubes from Franks along with seals. Rebuilt front caliper with stainless piston, new seals and pads. Everything on the bikes works, horn is a bit weak. Bike has low sperbike bars on it.
Engine has a completely rebuilt crank, 50/50 chance on whether it's the original or a "regular" 400 crank. New top end. Runs pretty well, jetting is close.
The bike itself is fairly clean but the bodywork has a bad rattle can white paint job. No, worse than that. Really bad. The kind you don't want your friends to see. I wasn't going to spend money on paint until the bike earned it. The seat needs a new cover.
I have a bad attitude about it because while out for a ride today, it left me walking. After all I've done for this thing and this is the thanks I get. No idea why it stopped. Just flamed out. Everything I checked on the side of the road was good. I trailered it back home, did more checking found nothing wrong. Then the damn thing started first kick. I've put less than 50 miles on it since the rebuild.
So somebody out there wants a real Daytona, and I have lots of bikes to build waiting on money and room on the bench. I can send pics to anyone interested. Imagine a stock white (no stripes or stickers) Daytona from 20 feet with pipes. That's what it looks like. Sweet!
I can bring it with me to the Deals Gap 2-stroke meet in a couple weeks if someone seriously wants to buy it. Buy it and ride it while there, but remember it's a new motor and should be broken in properly. And hope it is more faithful to you than it is me. Ungrateful bike.
$2800. Such a deal!
pics:
http://s382.photobucket.com/user/mgamar ... %20Special
Mark Badger
mhbadger at Yahoo.com
386-679- six o nine eight. I'm in Chattanooga, TN
I work wacky days and hours so it may take a bit for me to get back to you.
Did your clutch cable make it the rest of the way from top of the overlook? New paint on the Daytona would definitely make her a keeper!