Intro 77' RD400

[Dofin]

Hi and hope I can meet some folks with like interests. I have had my RD sence 1981. I baught it from my friend and was with him when he purchased it new in 1976 in Montgomery, AL USA. It has pretty much been on the road every sence then up until 1999 when I put it in storage in the hopes of completely rebuilding it. Well time flys and it is finally time to get the gal back on the road!

I have been emailing Ron Chinoy from Indianwebworks and now Im waiting for a responce. Anxious and hoping for some word soon.

My plans are to have the engine overhauled get stage one porting done, get an upgrade on the clutch, slap on some tune pipes, new intakes with boost bottle, of course a digital CDI (if I hear from Ron?), update the front forks, rebuild the original brake calipers/master cylinder, some nice clip ons and a sharp fairing.

Pullling the engine tomarrow to ship off for the start on rebuild. Thanks and any suggestions or help is most appriciated!!! Dofin

[vinay_rx135]

welcome and enjoy your stay here..!!

[PhantomLord]

Welcome to RDD Dofin...

You might want to check 'Customer Support' Forum

[satyajitmenon]

Welcome aboard, Dofin. Do keep us posted on the rebuild.

[chinoy]

This is where the last stand for two strokes is being fought out.
We are trying to give the two strokes all the benefits and techonology that the manufacturers refused to give the two strokes and instead pumped into the Dissels.

Two strokes rule.
Two Strokes for ever.
Jai Hind.

Welcome on board.

[Dofin]

Thanks I will let all know how I am doing. I plan on doing pictures along the way. Just located a nice stash of engines, frame parts ect to help. I scored a cool set of rims!! and front fork, dual disk front end! I am on my way but still need to get on track with Mr. Chinoy hope I hear from him soon so I can get my want list in gear? I will try the customer help side, thanks for the suggestion, but I know Ron is BUSY so I dont want to get on his bad side by being to ANXIOUS! LOL I am sure it will happen in good time.

[Dofin]

Oh oh yea I forgot. any suggestion of a good place to get some good tuned exhausts? I have been researching and kind of settleing on Moto Carrera but looking for input as well. i will be getting a Stag One porting on my eingine to keep it lightly worked. waiting for input!

Cant wait to pull up next to one of those new 4 bangers and leave um smelling 2stroke oil!!!!!!!!! Like the good ol days!

[sven]

proflow is in pensicola. go to usa2strokes. there is a guy on the kawi tripple page the makes custom chamber that rip. tomcat. if you contact him and he is willing to do a set for a rd400 i to am game so as to make it worth his time to do a couple of sets. p,m, me i am in sarasota. cheers sven

[Zloyd]

Tsk tsk u have a 400 awww tell u what send me all ur stuff and ill ship u a mint 86 350 !!!!!

GODDAMIT WHY DONT THEY MAKE 400's in INDIA !!!!

Anyways best of luck with your build man and hey lets see some pics ... take your time and do her right the first time and welcome to the site again yo.

[crazydiablo]

hey man...welcome aboard....have fun....

you will surely meet lke minded people here...

[chinoy]

Hey Dofin I responded to your e-mail on the 7th
I re-sent it last night again.

[Dofin]

Thanks Ron, The email was a bit confusing but I got the hang of it and so everyone know I have my order in for a Digital CDI!! yippeeee! I started taking the bike apart and have some parts on order from Ron. Got lucky and baught a whole bunch of RD400 stuff! two frames, tanks, and two rebuildable engines as well as two other parts engine. My wife is having a fit!!!! I have some pictures but cant figure out how to submit them. Oh and Sven thanks for the tune pipe hhints!