Mo®ten`s Yamaha RD 350 1973 reborn as a racer.

Mo®ten at 22h20
25
Oct
2010
Mo®ten`s Yamaha RD 350 1973 reborn as a racer.

I would like to share my way from frame, engine and wheels to something that looks like a real cafe racer.
With my own twist of course.... and with all the trouble and pain that follows when you dont use "bolt-on" parts......
The plan is to stretch the Yamaha R5 tank, and build my own front fender and seat.


First the base........

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