RD400D 1977 Resto

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Fario

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Location
Blouberg
Bike
KTM 950 Adventure
So, I saw this bargain on Facebook... :biggrin

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Bought her and shipped it to Cape Town - gave it a quick wash

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I do'nt mess around, so I sent the tank and other red bits to Lionel at LC Customs for respraying. A week later this arrived

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Whilst Lionel was doing his thing, I decided to tackle the carbs...

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Aquablasting and ultrasonically cleaning yielded this..

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Wheels were stripped and measured

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Also put in my Yambits order which arrived today...R26K later mind you :'(

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Will open the parcel later and post some pics...and here they are

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Also collected buts from the Aquablasters and the plating company, Metallica

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As can be seen form the first photo, the seat was FUBAR, so a new Yambits seat was called for..

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One of the best buys one can make on an old bike is a brand new wiring harness....saves a lot of frustration later on

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Other activities happening at the moment:

1. Crank is being rebuilt by Tim Bosson
2. Rebore at TBR
3. fork stanchions are being hardchromed and reground at Eagle Hardchrome - they were badly pitted and rusted
4. Frame, swingarm, footrest, sidestand, headlight bowl and triple clamps are with Jaco at Area Powdercoating for blasting and coating.
5. i have stripped the generator/stator assembly but this FUBAR so another ebay order has gone in..

that's all for today folks - i will try and document the assembly a bit better :biggrin:

 
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