Yamaha RD350 YPVS 80’s Classic 2 stroke ride... Oh and an RD500 !

[@motormuis1963]

I first rode the RD 50 then the RD 80 and then the RD 350 YPVS and then the VF1000R. I always say the RD 350 YPVs taught me how to ride a motorcycle.

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah they definitely taught people how to ride , awesome bikes still today , my mate had an RD80 :)

[@cavscout62]

These 2 and an RG500 all uncorked and properly tuned and I would die in a delirious state of absolute Ecstasy! 🤪 Back to the insane days of my youth indeed!

[@ProjectMoto]

Ha , yeah they would be perfect , they are all solicitors cool bikes , crazy that we used to ride these bikes as teenagers :)

[@robertreasor7522]

Always wanted a Gamma but I never could find the right bike for the right money. We didn't sell Suzuki's but I would have rode it to work on nice days anyway! Best street 2 stroke imho

[@paulklingler2620]

❤

[@BIGGGESTAL]

RD500 the thing is mental, how we rode stuff like this is beyond me. I had a few widowmakers and survived.

[@ProjectMoto]

Ha and the word survived these bikes is perfect , it is crazy when you look back at these bikes now with the power/handling and stopping power.. well lock of stopping power 😂

[@manoo422]

I seem to remember they were a huge flop when originally released and very few were sold.

[@nicolasetherton2534]

Brilliant mate, after my 350lc bit the dust I bought a brand new TZR 250 and my brother got a RD 350 F2 ypvs, we used to swap bikes and ride like hooligans, which is what these things were for.

[@ProjectMoto]

Ha thanks , appreciate it, it was like though , you used to just swap bikes and ride them like you stoke them😂 they definitely turn you into a hooligan :)

[@hallmichael132]

Both are gorgeous. I had a 500LC in 1999 and sold it for £1,500. Makes me weep even today.

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah I bet .. if only we knew back then what all these bikes would worth , still at the time you don’t know and just move on to your next bike I guess.. they are awesome though

[@clivebroad9542]

I totally get it . The RD 500 is probably the one bike that I regret selling , with hindsight, I owned one in the early 2000’s and even then was almost afraid to ride it because of its value . I sold it for £7500 back then , if only you knew what you know now 😂

[@Scott-ph2yk]

Great bike. I have one in my garage. They are fun little bikes. Easy to work on, good parts availability. The YPVS is very refined for a two stroke. Smooth power delivery and stable handling. The older air cooled RD's are more primitive, but I like their ornery personality; they like to be ridden hard, keeping the revs high. They are not happy riding slow through town. The YPVS is more Jekyll and Hyde. Calm, but tractable when ridden sedately through town, but fully capable hooligan mode when you call upon Mr . Hyde! The best of both worlds. We never had the LC in the US. We had to envy you guys in the UK. Thank God Yamaha gave us the YPVS!!!! Enjoy the bike. Ride safe.

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah agree mate , very smooth , you could ride the the YPVS everyday , round town, down the twist’s , that must of been hard not having the the LC as there was a bit of a jump from the older RD’s

[@Scott-ph2yk]

@@ProjectMoto Yeah, it was a strange period from 1980 to 84. Amongst the RD boys at the time, we all thought the '79 RD400 was the end of the line. Along comes the LC, but not for the US. We were like kids lusting after some movie starlet. Across the border 🇨🇦 they had the LC, so we would see one once in a while. It just made us crazy. Forbidden fruit stuff. Yamaha USA did a great job with the marketing launch for the YPVS. They kept it quiet at first, then hinted at it before the announcement. When the bikes began to arrive, we finally dared to believe we had been given a 2nd chance with the hot girl! I sold my RD, saved my money and bought a new '85. Still own it. Great bike. Everything you said about the YPVS is true. In nearly 40 years, I have had so much fun riding and now restoring her with my son. Over that time, I have seen the image of the YPVS evolve: 80's were 😎 90's were passe 00's were really passe 10's were 😎 again, with a twist. Everyone wanted to buy your bike, cheap. 20's still 😎 but no cheap buyers. My son is waiting patiently to roll the YPVS into his garage.

[@UrbanoModa]

awwww the teenage years all came back, Phill Colins, Simple Minds, Depeche Mode and rope swings and a 20 pack of Embassy number 6. hahaha. Can''t believe how smooth, wtf.

[@ProjectMoto]

😂😂 embassy no.6 😂😂 yep there’s always something that takes you right back and the RD350 is one of them, crazy how smooth it is after all these years and miles :)

[@veeken777]

This one says it all about Number 6 lmao kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2enm3WbrZKnisk

[@veeken777]

@@ProjectMoto This one says it all about Number 6 lmao kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2enm3WbrZKnisk

[@MeYou-yz2yz]

Phil Collins ?😂😂😂. It was Iron Maiden and Motorhead. Players no.6 not Embassy.

[@TheScortUK]

Bit before my time, but a lovely motor - Paul really has a love of these classics; and they're in such pristine condition. Lovely to have Project Moto back too 😎

[@ProjectMoto]

It’s still so crisp to ride , enjoyed it so much , yeah Paul and his mate Cliff have an awesome collection that I am very privileged to get to ride , thanks mate, appreciate it :)

[@RT22-pb2pp]

These mid 80s were my nirvana as i was 22 in 85 loe the RZ had ninja 600 buddy had rz350 we would swap bikes for the day he liked my top end i craved 2 stroke pull. grew up on cr and kx 125's I love 2 strokes

[@P.h.i.l.65]

I have 2 RD YPVS bikes since 1984/85❤❤❤❤❤❤ The wheeley monsters

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah they are just so cool , still great to ride all these years later 😎

[@marciocarvalho8975]

Those colours ,that decoration was the Yamaha ID . Even the small RZ 50 use that set of colours

[@ProjectMoto]

@@marciocarvalho8975 yeah and what an awesome colour scheme it was

[@debenhamdave4314]

Great content as always, thanks Martin, Paul and the gang.

[@ProjectMoto]

Thanks , appreciate it , will pass on your thanks to the guys and girls :)

[@MrSimonfoz]

They felt rapid back in the day love the sound !

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah they did mate for sure, was still awesome to ride, I mean they are not slow… but I had just been out before it on a Streetfighter V4s… maybe that’s why it felt a little slower 😂

[@papasmurf159]

First time touching the ton....ish on my RD250 LC

[@mellowr1]

I;ve got a 350 YPVS, and an RD125LC YPVS, And a DT 125 LC YPVS. They are still great fun👍😎

[@ProjectMoto]

Awesome nice Collection.. used to ride all those bikes , I Actually like a 125 2stroke, my mate has an RD125.. maybe il borrow it :)

[@mellowr1]

@@ProjectMoto you should. Love my 125, small light fun and fast👍😁

[@2wheels6strings8]

Never had a YPVS, went from a 250LC to a KR1-S. You are a lucky man to still get to ride this stuff!

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah I am very lucky indeed, for me the the RD350 was where there was a change in how these 2 strokes handled and delivered the power, the RD350 was the stepping stone between like the older Rd250/400 to the 90’s 250’s that I love , I have a KR1S & RGV now, just got a couple of things to do on the KR1S and build my RGV before I can start doing videos on them

[@2wheels6strings8]

@@ProjectMoto Looking forward to seeing those. Keep up the great work on content. Love seeing the Essex roads of my youth too.

[@philiplong989]

Nice one, the sound of them took me right back to the eighties. 👍

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah that’s what they do every time you start them up, awesome :)

[@satchitysatch]

The 500 sounds like a cement mixer full of bricks, in a word epic!

[@ProjectMoto]

😂😂 yeah exactly, it’s all these things that make them so good :)

[@User1rond3xt3r]

Uma das maneiras de 'voltar no tempo', é a lembrança desse som inesquecível, e a sensação de prazer de acelerar essas 'máquinas maravilhosas do tempo' ... Parabéns!

[@ProjectMoto]

That is exactly what hearing one of these does, takes you straight back in time , still such a great bike all these years later 😎

[@paulklingler2620]

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[@reidspeed77]

Nice one In Oz this is an RZ ,6 SPEED ARK OF THE COVENANT always wanted the Kenny Rogers 350 in yellow with the black 70s Yamy sash ,💎Lucy in the sky with diamonds 🏁

[@ProjectMoto]

Thanks .. yeah a lot places they are RZ’s… the other bits a bit long though 😂 the KR yellow and black does look cool :)

[@markmyra-cn7rd]

My rz 350 is being rebuilt. It looks like a gp bike with the airtec bodywork. It will be yellow and black. I put over 30.000 miIes on it. So it needs some love. I also own a 84 vw rabbit, golf gti that was owned by the son of that Evil Kin Evil? Anyway. The gti has way more power than it should. I wouldn't mind having one of those HD xr750s evil used to crash all the time. Motorsports too expensive. I raced bicycles. The rz is more fun on the street than my rc51. Rc is not built for going slow. So I ride the rz and a beta 500 supermoto. The rc sits in the den.

[@nickmilbourn7679]

Super video! Paul has some bostin bikes Looking forward to seeing the RGV!

[@ProjectMoto]

Thanks appreciate it, yeah Paul has an awesome collection with his mate …I’m very lucky to get to ride them … I finally have the shock and forks for my RGV so hopefully we can start getting it back together now.. if we can remember how 😂

[@veeken777]

Ever take your Bobber down the Bridgenorth Cafe? Hi fellow YamYam!!!!!!!

[@jonathanlaw6888]

Got one in 83. Looked great then, looks great now. They were properly quick. It was the done thing to pop a wheelie whenever you passed another RD. 40 years on I still have the scars to remind me 😂

[@ProjectMoto]

Ha Awesome , Yeah mate they still look and sound so good .. and still so much fun to ride all the years later :)

[@TT.Hell.]

The power wheelies they did when the power came was such an awesome feeling!

[@imranmoosagie4901]

Had one in the 80 s flippin fun machine . Those were the good days. Very temperamental machines

[@ProjectMoto]

Everyone seems to have great memories about them and yeah an old 2 stroke can be temperamental for sure , it’s part of the fun though not knowing what’s gonna happen when your out 😂

[@Brettall65]

Bought one brand new in oct 83 ,what fun for an 18yr old it was loved the fact you could get to the speedo stop in 5th and then click into 6th

[@ProjectMoto]

Ha yeah 😂 what an amazing bike to have as a teenager, new riders these days just don’t get awesome bikes like these now

[@LloydGrace1]

Nice one Martin on another fantastic trip down memory lane. I remember when Paul had the 500 the first time around. The traffic on uk roads is just mental! So don’t miss that

[@ProjectMoto]

Thanks… always glad to take people down that lane !! I don’t know what’s going on with all these cars lately it’s crazy.. shame he don’t still have the 500 now

[@LloydGrace1]

@@ProjectMoto Yeah the traffic is mental there. Last time I was over on bike I couldn’t believe how bad it was. I bet he feels same!

[@bubbadog9145]

Love this channel. Looks a great place to work. Paul is a legend

[@ProjectMoto]

Ha thanks … it’s alright , it’s still work I guess, otherwise we would just be on holiday 😂 yeah he’s OK… il let him know, maybe ..

[@BIGGGESTAL]

The RD 350 sounds gorgeous someone has fettled that perfectly. Jealous from Essex

[@ProjectMoto]

It sounds so good and runs perfect :)

[@markhobson3219]

Great vid boys, takes me back to my 2 stroke days, really shows you how modern bikes have come on, especially the Brakes!!

[@ProjectMoto]

Thanks , yeah it does and modern bikes are so good now…but some days a bit of sun and an RD350 is all you need in life :)

[@robertreasor7522]

It's so funny how time changes everything. I remember we couldn't give our new Honda CBX'S away and now they are the bike most of the collectors really want. The two stroke bikes were the same. When the riding public decided they didn't like the sound and smoke the whole deal of having the 2 cycle engine just went out of favor. No matter what we did we could not change peoples minds. Now like the Honda CBX the 2 stroke bikes are hot as hell now. Go figure!

[@nickmurray721]

Glad you enjoyed the bike I sold to Paul!

[@ProjectMoto]

Mate I’ve enjoyed the Bike since we came and picked it up .. I had fun just following him home that day ! awesome bike :)

[@lepod]

We are thoroughly spoilt with modern brakes. I rode my s3 kwaka for the first time recently after getting it recommissioned - the brakes on that are a real wake up call i can tell you.

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah we are for sure spoilt nowadays and it’s only when you go back to the older bikes you really notice it…. Wonder how we did what we did on bikes when we were young !!

[@jeffgreen983]

Ive owned a 1972 Yamaha R5 350 [Precursor to the RDs] RD250LC, RZ250FN ['85], RZ500 sweet, sweet memories

[@ProjectMoto]

Awesome , you’ve had some nice bikes .. and great fun and memories

[@Winstonchurchill-t5i]

Very nice bikes, the sound the smell…. Lovely ! Greetings Portsmouth England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah they are both are so cool 😎 the smell, the sound , the ride.. just great , thanks :)

[@JohnHonda101]

I had a 86 350 F2 and my RD 500 was Black/Red, both great bikes back when I was young.

[@ProjectMoto]

Awesome , and all these years later they are still great bikes :)

[@nomorokay]

Man, the sound of the 500! That, and the way is passes so effortlessly. Just roll on a bit, and the cars seem to be in first gear. I raced an RZ500 in the 24 Hours of Nelson, in northern Ohio, in 1985, and it was so much fun. One of my rivals, Randy Rhem, put together a team, and we finished 6th overall and 2nd in class (Middleweight Superbike). And the RZ350 is great, too. I raced them in 1983 and ‘84, and had some success. So much fun to beat the 750s on tight tracks.

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah still sounds so cool.. mate that sounds awesome .. I will look up about the 24hrs of Nelson for sure , love finding out about things like that :)

[@carltreurnich8482]

Please post another video without traffic...i love this bike

[@ProjectMoto]

Mate I would love it if there wasn’t any traffic… I don’t know what these people are doing all the time just driving about… just imagine if they were all on bikes though .. would be awesome :)

[@grahamgray2421]

I had the RD350F YPVS it was rapid ,before that a Kenny Roberts 350 LC ,great memories

[@ProjectMoto]

Awesome, very nice bikes you’ve had .. love looking back at bikes I used to have and the fun memories I had on them

[@grahamgray2421]

@@ProjectMoto yes wish I had them now!!! Great memories!!!

[@steveclark..]

Great to see that some people around your area are awake to all the lies and where the world is heading, if the masses don't join in against what governments/WEF are trying to do, all our freedoms and choices will be gone by 2030. I've been riding bikes since the 80's, I've got an LC for the 3rd time in my life, not letting this one go,.....my fear is that none of us will be allowed to own/use a vehicle in the near future due to this climate scam that they are pushing.

[@ProjectMoto]

Couldn’t agree more mate , yeah we like our 2 strokes here

[@steveclark..]

@@ProjectMoto I'm in Lincolnshire, not bumped into any awake bikers around here, what's the vibe where you are? Is there hope for the future? Do folk think that this so called Great Reset can be stopped??

[@UOO303T]

Both gorgeous bikes and I used to have both in my garage bk in the day

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah they are for sure, thats awesome that you had them and experienced them.. some people ain’t that lucky in life

[@Munter1]

Great channel great bunch of lads and some nice classic strokers. Takes me back to when l was into strokers in the late 70's l had a Kwacker 250 then a 400 which had race chambers no baffles at all my neighbour's always knew when l was going out lmao, got pulled so many times l had to put std pipes back on happy days, then a Suzy Sebring any of you youngsters there know what that was? and don't ask Paul coz he will know. Keep the vids coming please.

[@ProjectMoto]

Thanks , appreciate it , awesome, always good when it brings back peoples memories and hearing them :) … hmm a Sebring?? Is that in America, I don’t think we had them here or just before my time ..one of the GT’s ?? I’l ask Paul though he probably remembers

[@Munter1]

@@ProjectMoto Yeah Paul will know, it was one of the GT’s

[@KensGarage1]

Nice video. Yeah, these things are fun to ride. I have about 8 of them and enjoy riding the little 350's more than the RZV500 and R1.

[@ProjectMoto]

Thanks , glad you enjoyed it , wow 8 , so cool , yeah they are just fun and easy to ride as you know , awesome bike 😎

[@johngarrity6942]

Cracking video Martin! What could be better! Love it!! 👍🏍🏍👍

[@ProjectMoto]

Thanks appreciate it, yeah was awesome to ride , some days you don’t need the best modern bikes , just a bit of sun, smell of a 2 stroke and a few power bands will always make your day, thanks :)

[@garypower7511]

Great retro bike👍🏻. Nice to see you and the team back again 👍🏻

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah what an awesome bike still after all these years.. thanks, appreciate it :)

[@clinthighton5969]

Love the 350 ypvs I’ve got one it’s just such a buzz man 😉 cool 😎

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah they are still awesome all these years later, so cool😎 .. the bike made me do silly things officer 👮‍♀️ 😂😂

[@simoncbr900rr]

I've had DT 125,RG250,RD350,VFR400,CBR900RR,CBR600RR,CBR1000RR. To be honest in these modern times the bikes below the 400RR are just museum pieces.

[@ProjectMoto]

Cool bikes you’ve had .. I’ve got an RGV250, KR1S and VFR 400 .. all restored but I ride them too , for me that’s what they are there for :)

[@r6ymy]

I bought a 1990 YPVS F2 a few months ago, you've summed it up perfectly. The standard brakes are crap, but easily fixed with a set of four pot Nissin calipers from a Triumph T595, got a refurbished pair for £70 off ebay.

[@ProjectMoto]

Nice mate, yeah a cheap upgrade is out there and always helps these out to stop :)

[@9OLDFART7]

Hello mate, I'm in the middle of rejuvenating a 1994 ypvs the calipers you have used, is there any other modifications that you have had to make? All the best

[@9OLDFART7]

Thanks for the advice mate. I have just ordered myself a pair. Have you got any advice on the upgrades for the rear at all by any chance besides just a rebuild.

[@r6ymy]

​@@9OLDFART7sorry, rear works great on mine I'd just go with a rebuild.

[@stephenhurst6498]

Great bike I. Had. An F1. then went 4 a new F2. great looks super smooth nice bodywork super hsndling new bike,,,,, Disappointing Engine to the F1. drop dead 9500rpm would not fly off the clock like that old F1 Yamaha ruined it for warranty issues Sanitized it by a massive ignition retard at 9.5k "" Felt flat hated buying new model ended my love of sports 2strokes set me up for VFR750/FZR1000. 🎉

[@2stroketimebomb]

Nice video, I have an RG 500 and I love it, but.... I'd also love to have one of them 31k LC2's as well, Always liked them.. Cool bikes

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah they are cool bikes.. the RG 500 is awesome though , very jealous!

[@stanblundell4854]

I had a tricked out 83 350ypvs, fast as hell and got there bloody quick as well.

[@ProjectMoto]

Awesome , yeah they are a quick bikes once you start tricking them out a bit , they are great to ride 😎

[@keithwalker794]

Originally from my neck of woods - FX Dorset registration. Very nice bike!

[@ProjectMoto]

Oh ok. Paul got it from east London area … I guess it could of been anywhere in 40 years 😂

[@GeFeldz]

The RD500 is just SUCH a sexy machine... The sound on full song is up there with the Honda CBX!

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah it sounds so good .. the CBX has a crazy sound too, my friend has one.. I’m sure he’d let me have a go for video one day :)

[@toucheturtle3840]

I used to ride an RD350 power valve… did 10,000 miles on it. Awesome piece of kit…😂

[@ProjectMoto]

Awesome, they are great bikes , and easy to use everyday as you know :)

[@toucheturtle3840]

@@ProjectMoto If you don’t mind leaky power valve seals getting a bit of oil on your jeans…😂

[@davelawrence594]

OMG how many bloody bikes has Paul got!! 😂 Lovely RD sounds like he's got a good one there!! Great video yet again Fella!! 👌🏻👍🏻😁

[@ProjectMoto]

Ha he has a few … yeah it sounds so good and this one is really nice , can’t believe how nice it ride after all these years , thanks, appreciate it :)

[@davelawrence594]

@@ProjectMoto No worries keep these wicked videos coming love your dealership banter all play a great part in the whole thing!! 👌🏻👍🏻🍩🍰🧁😋😆😁

[@topfuelteddy]

The lc will feel quicker because exactly as you say there is no thump when you hit the power band , the valve just takes it away , got 3 of them.

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah for sure , they are very smooth , guess that’s why they did it , nice to have 3 of them :)

[@MarkPearce-u7m]

Love these, had an LC 500, most forgivable bike, still love H1 and H2 triples.....mental like me. 😂

[@stephenthorpe8142]

They make you do silly things! 😂😂 never a truer word.

[@ProjectMoto]

They do.. it just puts you in that mind set … if you was ridding one and there was a riot you would just get off and join in 😂😂

[@davegreenwood9110]

Ahh... The soothing sounds of a stroker. We need 'Smellovision' to get the full effect! Wonderful vid but a little lacking in tea. Compensated for by Lucy's cameo mind. Nice...

[@ProjectMoto]

Ha Smellovision would be awesome for this… thanks but I just thought I would have some chat … I always have to cut bits out and decide what goes in to keep the time down… if I did editors cut-edition they would go on for ages 😂😂 but Lucie will always get a place :)

[@portfolios94]

That RD350 is so sweet.

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah such a cool bike 😎

[@paulfowler6665]

Just subscribed to your Chanel mainly for the 2stroke content as there's so little of 80 2stroke bikes being ridden on KZbin . I also watched you riding a RD350 and NSR250 and it's so good to see this as I also grew up with 2strokes and still love them. I've owned 7 TZR's(2 ×125 and 5×250s) and a few other 2strokes(I still own a TZR250 2ma)So I look forward to seeing more on 80s 2 strokes in the future. Btw I'm not sure if you mentioned it but did you own RGVs and KR1S's back in the day🤔

[@ProjectMoto]

Oh thanks appreciate it , yeah we do do a few classic bikes , between us all we have a few, never owned a TZR myself , my fiend has some.. I did have a few RGVs and KR1S’s back when I was a teenager.. I have an RGV now that we have done some videos on and I also have a KR1S now as well :)

[@porschetech72901]

im in the states .... i have been blessed with acquiring a RZ350, a h2 triple from the day, and a NSR250.... so far ive only had time to restore the RZ..... id trade em all for a RD500....my ultimate dream bikes are the 500 and about anything starting with TZ.... lol

[@ProjectMoto]

That’s an awesome few bikes you have acquired, but yeah 500’s are awesome .. personally I’d love an old TZ 750… the sound is incredible

[@leonardvanonselen]

The one that got away...after much deliberation, I decided on a GPz 550. Don't regret my choice at all, I couldn't have both. I always felt that the 4 stroke was more refined, if not quite as frantic, top speed on the GPz was about 20 km/h faster too, I have lived out my 2 stroke fantasies with dirt bikes...

[@ProjectMoto]

Ain’t seen a GPZ550 for years.. 2very different bikes , I guess sometimes you have to choose between head and heart when buying bikes, still at least you got your 2stroke fix with the off road bikes :)

[@leonardvanonselen]

@@ProjectMoto My shopping list had only 2 bikes on it:- the RD 350LC and the GPz550. I could only afford second hand, so I test rode a black 350LC followed by a white 350 YPVS . Then I found a GPz 550 (which was cheaper btw). The deciding factor for me was the 4 stroke powerband of the Kawasaki. It just took off in 3rd gear like a missile... To put things in perspective, the GPz 550 had a 6 speed gearbox at a time when most bikes had 5 and it was quite capable of showing a tailight to the majority of 4 stroke 750's of the day. I did also own an Aprilia RS 250 for a few years 2001-2004, I was hoping the get that RD 350LC experience , but although the Aprilia was a great track bike, the power delivery wasn't the same as the Yamaha. What I would love to own is a Mito 350LC, I'm just not sure how to get my hands on one as it seems they are all hand made in UK & I'm in Australia 😥

[@RT22-pb2pp]

1 question where do these bikes stay and what kind of security are they under LOL great bikes

[@ProjectMoto]

Ha they are in a deep secured bunker .. and Paul and his mates are the security 😂😂

[@papasmurf159]

Nothing else feels the same, on song feels like flying. Allspeeds gets noisy after a few hours. I did commute with mine, need to thrash it regularly though to clear it's throat. Flexi forks and frame, brakes benefit from a caliper rebuild and braided hoses. Easy to work on and rebuild, cheap tyres, best bang for buck of any bike in my opinion. 30-45 odd mpg is shocking by today's standards and add oil cost, but when they are well set up, magic.

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah all very true mate what you have said , still so much fun to ride as well , awesome bike 😎

[@HaggisPower]

GSX8-R isn't much better when thrashed... mid-high 30s

[@cedriclynch]

​@@HaggisPowerWhen the RD500LC first came out one of the motorcycle magazines raced one against a 1000cc four-stroke (I don't remember which make and model it was) around a race circuit. It equalled the speed of the 1000cc bike, and the fuel consumption was about 30mpg on the RD500LC and 20mpg on the 1000cc bike. Yamaha's Power Valve gives much better fuel economy than other high-performance 2-strokes because it works by lowering the tops of the exhaust ports at lower revs, catching and making use of fuel-air mixture that would otherwise escape and be wasted. It also gives a much wider power band than you usually get on a highly tuned 2-stroke.

[@MarkPearce-u7m]

I've owned 2 S2 350 (still have one) and an S2A. Any chance of a review guys?

[@robertreasor7522]

We had 2 left in our warehouse in 1987. I almost bought the Kenny Roberts version but i ended up with an 87 Kawasaki ZX1000R instead in black.I never regretted my decision i just wish i could have bought both but the wife and I had just built a new house so funds were a bit tight.Both of those are great machines!

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah 2 great bikes , I guess back then you would choose the zx10 .. don’t really ever see than around now , would definitely be good to have them both then and now !!

[@robertreasor7522]

@@ProjectMoto Actually I have always loved to ride larger and small bikes. When I was younger I was riding to compete with my riding buddies who at the time the smallest bike would usually be a 750. I'm a huge fan of the Kawasaki ZX-7. The best track bike or even twisty road bike. So stable at speed it makes me feel like I'm a better rider it's so good. And this is before all the electronic nannies were on sportbikes.

[@ProjectMoto]

@@robertreasor7522 mate the ZX7R is one of my all time favourites, had one back in the day … still want one now , I had the P1 green and purple , what a bike that was !!

[@robertreasor7522]

@@ProjectMoto I wish I would have held onto one of mine too. I miss it way more than I ever thought I would.

[@robertreasor7522]

@@ProjectMoto That color was a very popular. We sold many more than we were allocated.

[@royevans4581]

I've had an RD250LC and a 500LC. Plus two RGV250's. I wish I'd kept them all!

[@ProjectMoto]

Awesome , yeah there is so many bikes I wish I kept but you don’t think about it at the time and you always want the next new thing, it’s only when you look back at them I guess

[@daviddenison1526]

Could you explain to me why the UK models of this bike are referred to as the rd350 and the US version are referred to as rz350 ? virtually the very same motorcycle. The Rd reference only applied to air-cooled engines without the VPS in the US 1:50

[@ProjectMoto]

Don’t know myself why I just knew that they are RZ over there and RD over here .. maybe someone with some knowledge on here can answer that

[@jimamizzi1]

Yep had one of these in Australia not de tuned, other countries they bloody de tuned them, don’t know about this one. I had mine in the 90s paid $4200 1800klm pristine condition. Sold it 5 years later for $5k and that was considered good.

[@paulmunton1483]

I had a power valve in the day do you know of any for sale. I'm an old man of 54 now but I need the buzz.

[@ProjectMoto]

They are still great to ride now , and they certainly still give you that buzz, I don’t personally know anyone but have a look on eBay / bike trader , I’d say pay a bit more to get a good one rather then one that needs some work , but I guess it depends on if you want to restore one yourself as well

[@oddjobtriumph1635]

Those are things of beauty

[@ProjectMoto]

They certainly are , awesome to get to ride the 350 :)

[@dccsound9209]

I’ve a couple of well sorted 350lcs... They do make you ride like a care free teenager 🤫🤫

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah for sure , they make you turn into a hooligan and do silly things… honestly officer the bike made me do it 😂

[@Dakalberry]

More smoke from the right side, crank seal?

[@ProjectMoto]

Didn’t really notice it tbh , I think the bike has been rebuilt , seemed ok

[@Havanacuba1985]

I love the smell of 2 Stroke in the morning

[@ProjectMoto]

The morning, afternoons, evening… through the night can be a bit much though 😂😂

[@johnnygeorgopoulos4072]

Two of literally the most iconic bikes in history (even though I'm more of a fan of the air-cooled RD's).... die to own those two bikes, one day maybe 😅 Owned a 74 Kawasaki H2 triple way back in the early 00's while I was living in Florida, spotted it in a classified magazine and freaked, drove about 300 miles south towards the Everglades down towards Miami to buy it, trailered it home another 300, and then loved that beautiful thing for 2yrs and then my dumbass moved back to Jersey and didn't want to attach a hitch to my current 92 Mustang 5L LX to trailer it back so I F'ing sold it like a dumbass... 😢

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah they are both such cool iconic bikes , would like either myself ! Ha if only we didn’t have to sell our old bikes , would love to still have some of mine , I’ve recently bought a couple back, not the same actual bikes but models .. we have done some videos on H2’s and H1 Kawasaki triples :)

[@johnnygeorgopoulos4072]

@@ProjectMoto I definitely made stupid decisions in selling some of my bikes, one of the more painful ones was stupidly selling my mint, 96 built CBRXX (US based) after I dumped thousands into rare Japanese goodies for it and all that time setting it up (1200cc bore, JB/Keihin Flatsides, early hand bent Technical Sports Racing full titanium exhaust, TSR slave, TSR Brembos, TSR rearsets, and assorted Babyface, Moriwaki, AS Uotani, Magical Racing carbon and kevlar...too much 😖)

[@veeken777]

Back in the early 90,s my mate got his hands on an ex track bike of a YPVS for the road. I road it around in 3d gear and never dropped below 120mph, these bikes when set up correctly will out pace on country roads any modern bike. I owned a Stan Stevens tuned Gamma500 and stage 3 bored to 600cc, and still wish I had the YPVS instead. Dude, one day I will drop into the shop and put a down payment on a new Diavel v4 as an excuse to meet you. Also I want to ask can your team or recommend a place to race prep my 05- 999s with a used Termi or new Zard System and Race ECU, and fix that horrendous low RPM stalling issue some of these bikes are known for in the Race forums. Love the channel and plz ride safe as the Industry needs good role models, and your YT and Ducati should pay you double. Remember a wise Chines proverb says.. Man Go Bed Itch Bung, Wakey Wakey, Stink Phinker.

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah when these are tuned and set up right they are awesome bikes, and like you say they are great down the lanes, mate the Diavel V4 is a cracking bike.. the new favourite to ride for a few in the shop , will ask around for the set up.. and thanks appreciate the comments .. I will watch how I go to bed 😂😂

[@kevinpotts-to5nm]

keep your Ducati`s, i`ll take the RD any day.

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah the RD is so good to ride still after all these years, awesome 😎

[@thekamikazebrazil2stroke513]

Like my friend RD Top The line 🇧🇷

[@ProjectMoto]

They are so cool , great keeping them in the power band 😎

[@NotNowCato1254]

Ooh what a beauty 🥰. I actually prefer the sound of a Powervalve with standard pipes - don't look as cool though. My bro-in-law is rebuilding an '84 one of those - identical. I had an' 85 F1 back in the day - same but fully faired. Fun fact: top fairing and screen shared with the mighty 500LC. Loved that 350. Also, I wonder where Paul picked his Powervalve up? Pretty sure that's an old Dorset reg. Great vid, keep 'em coming 👏

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah it’s gorgeous, the power valve definitely has an awesome distinctive sound , yeah I remember the F1 with the same fairing 😎 don’t know where it came from originally but he got it from a friend in east London

[@nickmurray721]

I’m the friend Paul the bike from (I used the cash to buy a fully modified road legal 2012 Zx10r). The bike came from a collection that a dealer had, and he was based in south wales)

[@NotNowCato1254]

@@nickmurray721 Thanks Nick. Yeah, the 'FX' suffix is definitely Dorset (or possibly even Bournemouth?) but hell, it's nigh on 40 years old so has probably done the rounds all over. Anyhoo, lovely bike 👍

[@AB-ms3wd]

😀 i did have the same too and exacly the same couler ,missing those twostroke the smell the noise, fast and the power , areal man bike .....

[@ProjectMoto]

Awesome , yeah you can’t beat them , still great to ride all these years later :)

[@davidchiarletti4648]

I had the DADDY Rd350 OF STAN STEPHENS TUNED STAGE 2 ALL SPEED PIPES THE GREATEST WEAPON OF THE 80/90 FOR THE STREETS NOTHING TOUCHED IT CHELSEA BRIDGE FRIDAY NIGHT'S, BOX HILL SUNDAY AFTERNOONS GREAT BIKE MOST SORT AFTER AND STOLEN BIKE GREAT VID THE YPVS WAS MORE TAMER THE POWER BAND WAS SICK !GATE13SW6CREW cfc

[@MrByrneyboy]

My first big bike. In black though!

[@ProjectMoto]

A lot of these were peoples first bike.. what a great first bike eh? Turned everyone in to hooligan 😂

[@freddydad1]

Blast from the past, do you have the dt 250?

[@ProjectMoto]

I don’t but one of my friends does.. maybe I can borrow it one day :)

[@stephenthorpe8142]

What happened with the rgv 250 you where doing?

[@ProjectMoto]

Well I’ve finally got the Ohlins rear shock and forks back a week or so ago.. so I have the parts now, just waiting for a slot in the workshop now to start building it.. that’s if we can remember how it goes back together !!

[@theflyingyetti_666]

I had some hand made pipes put on mine, looks and sounds great, yea let’s not mention the brakes 😬

[@ProjectMoto]

Nice mate , yeah they still look and sound sound good , the brakes kinda work ok for the bike, just no feel to them

[@EverGlorious22nd168]

Had both in the same colours. The 350 had me laughing all the way to the courthouse and a+e on many an occasion. The 500 drew attention wherever i went on it. I paid £1295 for the 350 in 1985 and £3,000 for the 500 a few years later.

[@ProjectMoto]

Ha yeah the problem with the 350 is it makes you do silly things , just puts you in that mind set , the 500 does that but tbf the 350 does too nowadays… be good to get them at that price now !!!

[@2smokeHennerz]

Dads just bought a RD350 YPVS I’m just hoping my little ts50x can keep up 😂

[@eaglestrikes1]

Beautiful bikes

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah they look so good together , awesome 😎

[@kevinpollard1550]

I had a 350 lc with stan stephens stage 2 jez it was quick love another one but cant afford it at mo😢

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah everyone loved a Stan Stephens tune ,you could pick RD350’s up for next to nothing back then.. not so much now though

[@rongeernaert1208]

My Yamaha RD 350 YPVS had a red seat and no windsheald on the front !

[@ProjectMoto]

Nice, yeah there’s lots of different ones out there

[@grantwoolhouse8625]

Great stuff

[@ProjectMoto]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it :)

[@johndaniell887]

got my rd 350 lc in March 1984 it was like so great after my mz I clocked 21000 miles till some low life stole it

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah they felt so great when you moved up to the 350, great that you got to do so many miles on it .. not good that someone stole it though

[@stargazer4359]

The sexiest bikes ever! 🤩🤩🤩

[@PeterMitchell-s5t]

I had both of these at the same time, 1985. Same colours. Sold they both to buy a house, what a mistake!! 😢

[@ProjectMoto]

Awesome.. yeah but you don’t think about it at the time.. but yeah I’d rather be homeless 😂😂

[@ragnarironspear1791]

I had two of them one white and the other black

[@ProjectMoto]

Nice , be nice to still have them now I bet :)

[@ENGBriseB]

Nice 83 RD 350 scary as hell. ; )

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah… but that’s part of what makes them so cool 😎

[@Conneyfogle]

My one was the same , it ended up in a yamagamma

[@ProjectMoto]

Nice, haven’t seen or even heard of a Yamagama for a while :)

[@danielyepes4831]

Great bikes , congratulations , had to put close caption , hard to understand what the guy is saying

[@ProjectMoto]

Thanks .. ha I think it is the same for a lot people 😂😂 but glad you like it :)

[@propacollector3499]

one them race tuned are nuts 100 in first

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah race tuned they are nuts , crazy good bike 😎

[@yamahav4twostrokesrdrzrzv524]

A more detailed and look over the RD500 would be a nice video.

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah I guess , unfortunately this bikes has only done about 100miles since new so I can’t ride it :(

[@ringo196]

I prefer the LC on microns then air-cooled RD,s

[@abdmanap3668]

3:53 how much ypvs 350 1984 1985??

[@Smarterthanyou-mthrfkr]

Lucy!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ holy crap!, what a woman!!!

[@ProjectMoto]

Ha yeah 😍

[@kevindoyle5402]

😍😍😍😍

[@ProjectMoto]

😎

[@Stigman101]

Had exactly the same ..sold it for a gsxr 750..why oh why ..wish i just kept it..was immaculate..i had a load of bike in 80s all worth thousands now.....aaahhhh.

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah but we all did it, just got the next bigger and never bike .. imagine if we all still had them all now

[@davidchiarletti4648]

Elsie as they WER known absolute MUSTARD !GATE13SW6CREW cfc