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This post is for the 1979 Yamaha Daytona Special RD-400F 2VO only.
Please post up yours, comments and tips, tricks and all related to the last of the Air Cooled RD Twins here.
From Motorcycleclassics.com:
The Yamaha RD400F Daytona Special was the last hurrah of a long line of sporty midsized 2-strokes. Although Yamaha intended the Daytona to commemorate its racing successes of the previous year, this bike ended up as a monument to the 2-stoke motorcycles that defined an era. The Daytona Special was the last air-cooled street 2-stroke sold in the United States.
Read more: http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/c...ytona-special-zmsz13jazbea.aspx#ixzz2x0shtjzF
Here's a couple shots of mine:
There are many iconic bits in the 2VO. But it really does represent something special of the era Yamaha built with air cooled twin 2T's. If you had an RD in High School in the 70's, it was a pretty cool. But to have a Daytona Special, that was the ultimate.
Please post up your 2VO's well. Long live the 400-F. :thumbup
(Pictures above © 2014 and courtesy of Papi's Bike Shop - Morgan Hill, California)
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Please post up yours, comments and tips, tricks and all related to the last of the Air Cooled RD Twins here.
From Motorcycleclassics.com:
The Yamaha RD400F Daytona Special was the last hurrah of a long line of sporty midsized 2-strokes. Although Yamaha intended the Daytona to commemorate its racing successes of the previous year, this bike ended up as a monument to the 2-stoke motorcycles that defined an era. The Daytona Special was the last air-cooled street 2-stroke sold in the United States.
Read more: http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/c...ytona-special-zmsz13jazbea.aspx#ixzz2x0shtjzF
Here's a couple shots of mine:
There are many iconic bits in the 2VO. But it really does represent something special of the era Yamaha built with air cooled twin 2T's. If you had an RD in High School in the 70's, it was a pretty cool. But to have a Daytona Special, that was the ultimate.
Please post up your 2VO's well. Long live the 400-F. :thumbup
(Pictures above © 2014 and courtesy of Papi's Bike Shop - Morgan Hill, California)
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