Bry rides the 1982 Yamaha RD350LC - quick ride review

[@RogerClay-g6w]

Great to see you having as much fun as we did in the 80s. I think the Rd series made the decade.

[@paulharvey4159]

Still got mine, had it since 89, the best bike I've ever had, she finally got it in the powerband!

[@andyMSH700]

ok yes...i had a z650 and diced 3 of them through a 30 bend section...passed two out and ran out of bends to pass the last one.... I was only average at driving bikes but the race was on as i knew all about the super power valve LC 350 version and i owned an rd 400 for years and that was a race prepared weapon with expansion chambers... i also had an R5 which was also fast. gr8 u still have yours.

[@daveypenn211]

Had a 1981 RD350LC the most fun bike I've ever had, rode it summer and winter. Needless to say i regret selling it.

[@certificateofvaccinationi.d.19]

I feel your pain...I kept mine. It's currently in my dining room in my flat...yup,up two flights mate.

[@Nooziterp1]

In the 70s and 80s people actually rode in the winter. Unlike now when they all disappear into garages till summer and the owner gets into their car.

[@gavfreeman8797]

I think everyone regrets selling

[@petercottier1376]

I also had a 1981 350LC and I have very warm memories of it. In fact rode it about 300 miles to the monsters of rock festival in donnington. To see ZZ top.

[@catbreath007]

@@daveypenn211 ... I had to sell my LC in 1984 due to being on strike, I also had to sell my TY250 & Honda C90 😥

[@GPR111]

Raced a 250LC, then had a 350 on the road, very fast bike at the time. Unexpected huge wheelie the first night I had the 350 with a mate on the back.... I had forgotten how peaky the motor was and up she came almost to the vertical ! Bit more careful after that, especially with a passenger. Amazed how physically small they are now, I am 6ft 2, I must have looked huge on mine but did I care back then..... ? Nope. A golden era so glad I lived it... and I am still here riding awesome modern bikes we couldnt even imagine would exist one day 😀

[@katywalker8322]

Years ago borrowed a friends prody race tzr250 to pick up the pizza we had ordered, with my better half on the pillion. They accused me of trying to lose them off the back - I was trying my hardest to keep the front wheel down!

[@tonybarton3746]

Great bikes in the day , chap down the road is restoring one , they where a bit skittish on the front wheel especially round roundabouts but great fun + all bikes should have rear drum brakes 🤣🤣 . Ps lived in Kent for 40 years, was that Detling hill ? Been up and down many times , great testing road for bikes 😊😊👍👍

[@Natephnda]

What a great video. Thank you for bringing back wonderful memories. My first bike was a black RD350LC and thirty years later I can still remember hitting the powerband for the first time. I ever toured to the south of France on it. Crazy bikes but what fun!

[@fraz172]

Had a 250lc after passing my test in 1993. Got a 350lc now . Can't beat the sound and smell of a two stroke.

[@colinporteous2391]

The smell 2 Stroke bikes those were the days ! I had a rd 50 mx micron exhaust bison reeds with expanded exhaust ports and changed the sprockets 55mhp and felt king of the road. I would pass a vespa 125 and fell king of the road.

[@MrACOUSTICPETE]

+ a wee drop of two of Castrol R !

[@keithyboy123]

Had a Stan Stephens tuned ex proddy RD400.......Wicked fun. Your video brings me back to the good times and puts a huge smile on my face....THANK YOU !

[@nikpester]

I had a Stan Stephen tuned 250LC, with 350LC forks, Metmachex alloy swingarm, full race fairing, race igniton. Bloody stupid thing really, did nothing up to 8000 and then tried to pull your arms off till 12500. Had to sell it as it was gonna kill me. The guy who had it fromme blew it up on the M5 chasing down a GPZ600R, apparently he was gaining, then BANG!

[@julianwinn4502]

Owned them, raced them, miss them, can't now afford them........

[@paulhopkins5296]

Me to lovely bikes good memories

[@Phil144gbp]

Same here owned 3 RD 350Lc and 2 YPVS's loved them fun screamers ,miss Castrol R

[@skymningforelsket1302]

If I could buy one of those now new, I would! They smogged 'em out of existence. Absolute blast to ride.

[@musoseven8218]

Amen to that. I always wanted a 250 LC, can't afford one now✌️💜

[@musoseven8218]

@@Phil144gbp Ahh, mmm, Castrol R. ✌️😊👍

[@Scott-ph2yk]

We never got the LC in the US, but we did get the follow on LC2 YPVS. I went from LC envy to YPVS love in 1985. Yamaha gave us jewels with the RD's, LC's, and the YPVS. All fun bikes. Still have my '85 YPVS. I will never sell it. Miles of smiles.

[@oktrevor2010]

RD400, long stroke, bags of torque for a two stroke and very relaxing. I did over 30,000 miles on mine and loved every mile.

[@scratchmonkey9053]

@@oktrevor2010 RD 400 was my first road bike back in ‘91 absolutely loved it

[@michael37570]

Bike designers take note. The extended tail piece eliminates the need for the ridiculously lengthened rear mudguards that are needed on modern bikes!

[@JoeStanek-vu7rl]

Those are mandated by law in the states.

[@robertmaitland09]

And a decent seat for the pillion.

[@tonyb9735]

Bike designers apparently believe those extended tailpieces are invisible. Like you, I cannot stand them, but the bikes look super in the shows without them.

[@maximus2811]

Perfectly proportioned. Beautiful motorcycle. Your comment is spot on.

[@NKFH-o3v]

Had one of these back in the early nineties after passing my test in 92. Got off a Honda NSF 125 onto this it was like a rocketship at the time and it was in full Kenny Roberts colours (yellow and black). Wish I'd of kept it I'd of been sat on a fortune now.

[@Merlin-lc4zu]

ah memories.this was my second bike after passing my test in the early 80s.lovely 2 stroke sound and a nice vicious powerband.

[@romeldias]

Omg that engine and that sound! These 350s were legendary here in India!

[@danielmcneil3004]

Thanks Bry for the RD350 video. I was having as much fun as you were, just watching you. Great vintage bike in a small package but worth a try if you can find one. Cheers, Dan ✌️🏍🇨🇦

[@SteveHargreaves-r2d]

This made me smile, what an absolute classics machine. I loved mine, allspeeds, boysens, box swing arm, rear sets, clip-on’s, braided brake hoses, steering damper, embarrassing big bikes around corners

[@joncooke479]

one of the lads who lived ten doors down back in the day could hear me fire it up down at his with the allspeeds on

[@hoonaticbloggs5402]

Don’t kid yourself, they handled like poop.

[@trevorjones9706]

A mate of mine had one of them in eighties. I went pillion. I was so glad to get off alive

[@oldgold1100]

This brought back memories, I absolutely love two-strokes. I had two RD350 YPVS and a RD500 YPVS😍 Thank you for showing us all.👍

[@davefish8107]

Passed my test on the RD250 , air cooled one , then went out a got a new RD400. It’s a life time ago, and have had many bikes since then. But they still hold a sweet spot in my heart great little bikes

[@johnhardy4437]

My first bike in the 70's was a RD250 from Dougdales ....on the way home I ran into the back of a police car doing about 3MPH....The bobby was fine about it.....told me to take my bike somewhere quite and learn how to control it.......What a bike.....had lots of fun.....and lived to tell the tale......Great Video....Thankyou...x

[@daz3434]

The RD are wicked bikes loads of fun a very popular bike when I was growing up glad you enjoyed it cant beat a two stroke power band when it kicks in 👍

[@paulfreespirit]

February 1982 was when I got my full licence, these bikes bring back so many fond memories!

[@theobster]

I had an F2 in the mid 90’s, astonishing machines. My mates all had 4 cylinder 600’s and I could keep up with them all on anything other than flat out on the motorway. I loved it, reliable, comfortable, light, smooth,civilised and an absolute hooligan in the powerband!!!

[@hoonaticbloggs5402]

Reliable 😂

[@theobster]

@@hoonaticbloggs5402 maybe I was lucky? 30k and nothing other than maintenance. I always fed it good oil and I didn’t rev the balls off it until it was fully warmed up, sold it with 36k.

[@veritasvincit2745]

My only new bike was a 1987 F2 YPVS in Gauloises blue but I also had a 4LO like your's as a winter hack. The YPVS was the best bike I've had in 39 years and the 4LO was still an experience. I had two RD400s too. Like just about everyone else here I miss them and probably couldn't afford them now.

[@wallyedmunds5643]

That exhilarating power band was what these little two strokes were all about. I also had a black one and I miss mine to this day. They are now worth a small fortune, if I'd only known!

[@ianharvey6314]

I had a white and red one all those years ago. Also had quite a few bikes before and after it but none of them compared to the feeling of the LC 350 . Allspeeds singing and the smell of castrol R , pure heaven .

[@flyovercounty1427]

1975 air cooled RD350 was my first bike. 🇨🇦 Later my brother owned a RD 350 LC

[@Scott-ph2yk]

Nothing like a little two stroke ride to sweeten your day. 😊

[@AndrewSmith-ls3gh]

I had an RD 350LC back in the eighties. It was the best bike I ever had. Not only was it fast for its size, it handled like a dream. Fantastic.

[@stephenwilliams926]

I had one in 1982, I still have the muscle memory to knock the footpeg up before kicking it over 40yrs after I sold it.😮

[@Phil144gbp]

👍

[@joegoncalves2496]

More Bry and more 2 strokes please!

[@quicknickdriver8510]

A friend had one back in 1990, he’s gone now, but the memory of wheeling over Chelsea bridge will never die

[@justforfunm8994]

I had one , the poweband was brilliant , really put a smile on your face . Wish I'd kept it like most people have said . What a great bike they were.

[@tonyw3250]

Glad you had fun, I own 2 of these plus another 4 2-strokes, they are loads of fun as you know

[@baz5806]

Whoa.. this takes me back! My mate bought one brand new early in the 80's exactly the same, black with red stripe. Totally bonkers and great fun!

[@TheBlibo]

Hi So happy that you enjoyed it. I am of an age where these bikes were new when I was young and really impressive in there day I am also lucky enough to have ridden the older generation before the lc bikes and some were tuned to near TZ specs they were brutal to ride with a very narrow power band but such great fun they really brought out the hooligan in there riders they made the Rd lc feel tame. I urge you to seek one out and try it you won't regret it Have fun and keep it rubber side down

[@zen.life66]

I enjoyed watching your brilliant video more than words can say ❤ So many great memories came flooding back. I'm a fan 👍

[@christidmas8367]

Such a lot of fun watching you experience the buzz of an iconic bike made so long ago.Happy riding!

[@timmyc7898]

Hi and thank you for your video. I have a 1975 RD350. I love the sound, smell and fun of a 2 stroke! Thx!

[@markjordan4868]

Wow that made me smile and remember my youth, good days 👍

[@rosscato8745]

One of the original Widow Makers. Had a distinctive sound when on power. I remember in about 1982 talking with a friend in a car park, hearing one approach, saying to my friend “here comes an RD350” and then watched as he t boned a car pulling out. Certainly a small bore bike that needed a bit of respect.

[@MrHandle70]

I bought an RD 350 in the late eighties as a runaround and backup bike to my more expensive main bike. In the space of twelve months I went from three points to nine riding this little monster. It had spanny pipes on it which alerted plod to my impending appearance. It was so much fun, it turned me into a hooligan biker. 😎😎😎😎

[@iodineclip]

i love how you really giving it the beans too ! 2 strokes are so awesome :D

[@humanitech]

Glad you had fun ...great lightweight classic

[@mryorkshire3623]

That was so good. It takes me back to the days of my Suzuki GT 250. Not in the RD's league but brilliant fun.

[@stevenbroughton3974]

You just experienced two stroke poke! Was a right of passage when I was a kid to get on one of these! Had air cooled 250 400 & 250LC & a F1 YPVS. So much better than todays small capacity bikes..

[@lweleven3423]

Omg that brings back memories RDs LCs was where I started back in the 80s 😁

[@2286cc]

In the British South Africa Police in what was the then Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in the 1970s we had the forerunner to this bike - the RD 350. That too was an amazing motor-cycle. Nothing goes faster than a vehicle you don't own....and these RD350s were worked very hard and they not only gave exhilerating performance but they survived everything we threw at them. Thanks for the review on the LC, it was enjooyable and like the LC when you hit the sweet spot on the rev counter the bike took off! I could recount one or two interesting tales of those Yamaha RD350 police motorcycles but I won't bore you 🙂

[@petrosfmgr]

I also have a very good 250cc bike like that. It's the first love of my life and I'm very happy about it.

[@robertglasbury7545]

Back in the day, I passed my test on the RD250 LC and then upgraded to the 350LC. Great memories😅

[@gckshea]

Man, I love two stroke yesteryear bikes!!

[@maximus2811]

That sound. So many memories, ❤❤❤

[@MrACOUSTICPETE]

Had an RD400 for a short while . A total animal in the top third of the rev range - Adrenalin junkies dream !

[@justforfunm8994]

I had an 1980 one , it had black allspeed pipes , looked awesome, the powerband was amazing , it was my first proper bike. Loved it wish i still had it.

[@richardbrookman6415]

I had a 350 YPVS (the early one with the bikini fairing and belly pan) in the correct colours, black and red. It was an utter hooligan and I loved it. The howl when it came on the pipe was so addictive. Engine great, brakes and handling ‘good enough’ but I lived in rural Lincs (muddy roads and 90 deg bends round every field) and sold it before it threw me into a dike. I’d have another tomorrow, but I couldn’t afford a good one now. Two strokes rule.

[@RomanticTuna]

I always wanted one of these as a young boy. Plus I had an RD50 and a RD125LC

[@johnmaltby8241]

Hi John here, glad you enjoyed the Yam LC .I had 250, then 350 my 250 felt has fast has 350 .but both good fun in the 80s when I was 20 in 1983, I had a 250 Honda cb250 super dream in 1981 passed my test on it. Now I have a 1982 Honda cb250 super dream 42 year old not fast but nice to ride and nice condition. 😊

[@Split_Routine]

I've owned a 1985 rd500 for ten years, I had it fully sorted when I got it. I'm thinking of putting it on the road this year.

[@julianhawkins9423]

I had a brand new DT125 LC bought for me in 1985 I loved every minute on it until my parents sold it whilst travelling. Loved the sound of the 80’s two strokes

[@RetroSuperbikes]

There's nothing quite an LC to stir the soul and take you back to those youthful days when life was just simpler.

[@trevorclayton9180]

Great video,I had a rd125lc in the 80s I was young 🤣🤣 but about 20 years ago god I feel old now I got a tdr250 and what a machine, give it a go please 🙏

[@Banditmanuk]

Had the 250LC back in 81. Loved. The video bought back great memories, but perhaps there should be an excessive noise warning on the squeals

[@MCC499]

Had mine tuned by Stan stevenson and man when it hit the powerband you were on a rocket ship, totally regret selling it but moved abroad, if prices had not appreciated so much I would buy one again in an instant, amazing fun

[@upsidedowndog1256]

Very sweet old bikes! I have always wanted one.

[@davidkeppler56]

The sound and power delivery are addictive, I’m always chasing the magic “7”. I guess it’s may age, but I’d love to see more rides on 70’s and 80’s bikes.

[@californiamicke9527]

Had an 350-1983 in the middle of eighties. Rode it about 10000km / year. Four fun years 🙂🇸🇪👋👍👍❤️

[@MalcolmKerr1963]

Your video took me back 44 years lol I had a RD 250 LC in early 1980 the year they were launched I’m pretty sure a blue and white one. My mate had a Suzuki X7 with expansion chambers that sounds so dated now 😂 on the straight the The LC just edged it but when corners were thrown Into the equation The RD Was light years ahead really loved your upload made an old man very happy 😂👍

[@paulking187]

Had a few of these LC's, two stroke twins, miss them so much, wish they could find a way to bring them back, imagine where this tech would be now if it had lived, two stroke engines make so much sense on a motorbike.

[@andrewallen9993]

F2 motorcycles still, sell brand new Jawa 350 two stroke twins with expansion boxes. Only 28HP and 5750rpm redline though 😁 I have 3 one with a sidecar.

[@dragan4658]

I bought one of these brand new in '82 and in '84 bought a brand new '84 RZ350, then in '85 a brand new RZ500. All are a blast to ride, lots of power. Still own the 500.

[@Anditover]

I had a 1990 RD350F2 from new for about 5 years, the only reason I sold it was I had replaced all the items that wear out (at 35,000 miles) including the kick start, it was in excellent condition, but I knew that eventually everything would inevitably wear out again (including the suspension bushes, brake discs, fairing fasteners, cables, etc) and I couldn't bear to do it again. So I sold it, and a 1992 TDR 250 that I had (people go crazy for them, but honestly, after 18 months you'll be sick of the buzzy on/off nature of the power delivery) and bought a low mileage TDM850 that I got SERIOUSLY tuned. Flowed head, Yoshi pipe, Maxton fork rebuild, the works. I currently still own a 350cc two stroke that I owned before I had the RD, it's a KH250B2 with a S2A (350) top end. A much less capable bike than the RD 'LC, it won't crack the ton, but the triple configuration does give it a wide spread of power, and people (who have never seen one before) get really confused when they see one exhaust pipe on one side, and TWO on the other... I think the 350LC is as relevant on todays roads as it was then (I have ridden one), a bike that Yamaha got right from day one.

[@furinaメpininfarina]

Really miss these bikes.

[@dimebag6675]

Had the YPVS one of these back in the day! Amazing machine….Bry,we love you…🤟🌼

[@briandunne4070]

Had a 250/350 and 350YPVS back in the day. Loved them all, holed a piston two up on the way to Holyhead - not a machine for touring !

[@jreberanlc]

First time I went on an RD350LC was 1985, I was 15 and riding pillion. I was given now warning about the powerband - I very nearly came off the back of the bike - scared the crap out of me! Awesome bikes - would love to get on one just one more time.

[@davidrochow9382]

You've got to love it when someone gets on a bike and has to use the kick starter on an 80s bike then says "where's the foot peg". I remember these and the 250 when they first came out and they brought in the new 250 rule for learners in South Australia. Everybody was buying the 250 and putting the 350, and 400, top end on them to get around it.

[@stevecotterill7981]

I bought one of these brand new. Probably my favourite bike, especially as it was a 2-stroke. The only issue I ever had was the front brake calipers seizing on at 50mph... luckily I stayed upright. Got home with red hot discs and then stripped down the brakes... no issues after that. I miss those days. 😊

[@13conair]

i left school in 74 and was brought up on 2strokes had most of them from the air cooled RD200/250 and the bonkers RD400 also the suzuki GT250 and the superlight X7 (flipped the wife off the back of that wheeling away from traffic lights lmao) then the liquid Cooled era came oh so much quicker and the mono shock these handled so much better than the old air cooled, 250LC then the 350LC and px that in for the new 350power valve with the bikini fairing that was the boyo that was, px that in for a new 500power valve when they came out, the 500ypvs i kept till 2 years ago! it sat in my loft for years but my son nagged me for years so i eventually gave it to him with the condition he never sells it and i get it back when he is done with it, The best out of all these by far was the RD350YPVS lighter faster than than 500YPVS but the 500 had the looks and the sound with Stan Stevens pipes on was just OMFG...

[@chrishorgan2372]

I had a blue & white 250 LC in 1980 and a blue and white 350 LC in 1981 after I passed my test. Great bikes and they still look and sound great today. I had a few years away from bikes in the 90s and then got a Suzuki RG500 as I *thought* it'd be like my 350LC but a bit faster - it was a lot faster as I found out!

[@more.power.]

Thank you for bring back all those memories. It was 1974 and I was 15y old. My mate just bought a brand new Gold RD350 he paid $1,400 NZD for it on his way home he called in to see me and I took the beast for a ride. No Helmets worn then but a 15y old kid riding a nearly 40 horsepower motorcycle WoW such fun if you didn't kill yourself.

[@tomruth9487]

You had me laughing out loud. It brought me back, sounded just like the one I had years ago.

[@musoseven8218]

Always wanted a 250 LC (I'd ridden the RD200 DX a few times - my first 'bike' was a RD50DX - then I had a dalliance with Hondas). Sadly can't afford a RD250/350LC now, always thought I would, window of opportunity over. That sound though, they were such rocketships in the day (the 350's gearbox seemed a bit weaker iirc). Glorious, where does the time go. My older work mentors/mates were telling me (when I first started work) stories of the time they had on their cafe racers; Matchless, Triumph, Norton et al - that was thirty years before for them, now we are 40 odd years away from the time of the RD LCs😲😲😲🤔🤔😲😲 Thanks for sharing 👍😊✌️💜

[@highlander147]

Love it! My white LC is one of a couple of “should never have sold them”bikes. So light, so nimble…😢😄

[@dangermouse00]

Microns, loft insulation packed around the baffles,rear sets dropped handle bars... equals memories of joy

[@chrisfournier6144]

“THE” bike of all bikes for me.

[@themaster5185]

Yes THE bike ! One of the few bikes that everyboy watch when you park it in a street. A full pleasure to see and drive, after 45 years !

[@Lutz101]

Tried a 1985 RZ250 which was a surprise. Smooth for a two-stroke with more power at low revs that I thought it would have. Made the 1979 CB750 I was riding at the time seem like a ludicrously heavy relic. A lot of fun. This brings to mind the 1982 XT250 I once tried which was unbelievably smooth and torquey... it accelerated up a steep hill from low speed in top gear... most big bikes I have had could not do that.

[@patscanlan2678]

I remember these back in the 80s in Ireland, there was actually talk of banning them due to the amount of fatalities involving them.....having said that would love to get my hands on one now.

[@mrslopsided]

I have one this colour❤. Bought it when I was 18 & I'm 60 now.

[@mikewhiskey72]

Hi, love two strokes haven’t ridden one though since I sold my RD350 YPVS some 30 years ago. I remember buying it the day I passed my test and physically shaking after riding home from the bike shop! Do try and ride the YPVS version as it is a step up. I also rode a friends RD500YPVS and can recommend that too if you can find one. One last recommendation a Suzuki RG250 is a must too. Thanks for the video it brought back a lot of memories.

[@AH-fg8dk]

wow - as an old bloke who remembers these from back in the day - so glad this popped into my feed - start up at 01.29 🤩 gotta love a 2 stroke & lets be honest no electric car or bike will ever smell or sounds so good 😂so even if the eco brigade don't like it - open the throttle clear it out and oou the power band 😂. Enjoyed so much, hearing that engine that I subscribed for more !!!

[@rogerwarner2430]

Loved my 350lc ...wonderful bikes ..switched it for a KR1s which was pretty dam good as well ..wish I still had them

[@MattMacheca]

We used to endurance race these things, 4hr, 6hr and 8hour races and they always held up. Actually fun in the rain with Metzler 99A's.

[@TommieTrumper-TFC1200]

Thanks Bry my best friend had one for a while it brings back good memories of him and the LC… RIP Kai my friend and may you forever smell of 2 stroke mate….

[@paulherlihy9290]

Great bikes, nice to see you enjoying yourself😊

[@jongreen9113]

The 350LC was the bike that kept me motorcycling (after a Honda CB550f1 almost bored me to cars). What a bike! Mine apparently had Padgett tuned barrels and the 7k power was even more of a hoot. If you can't afford a better rear shock it handles better two-up lol

[@MLH6262]

We had a 1967 RD350 and a, I think, 1978 RD400. I was 13 14 years old at the time. My brother was a craneman for US Steel in Pennsylvania. He was able to afford a few bikes. He also had a 750 and an 850 Norton Which I loved. Anyway, the old 2 stroke Yamaha wheelie poppers were the most fun i ever had on a bike. I'd scare the dirt out of many friends riding wheelies thru 1st and 2nd gears. I do have to mention, the old Nortons had the best rides and sounds of any bike to date.

[@warrenfrancis3004]

Awesome to watch you enjoy so much 😊

[@paulblacker4583]

Same as you I had the RD125 LC then the RD350 LC later and of all the bikes I've had the 350 impressed me and I had great fun on the 2 stroke and its power band at 7000 revs good fun scratching but also light and flippy round Portsmouth I got to say I love that bike and know the exhileration you experience on one of these I enjoyed your video a good memorie.

[@jhmasterson3087]

I have a Suzuki X5 GT200 its so much fun when the power comes in!!! & the sound ,fantastic, not so good on motorways but around town & B roads its great.

[@markhazelgrove6915]

:) I’d started to forget just how good 2-stroke multis used to sound when you let them go!

[@shardlake]

I can smell the 2 stroke :) Started on the RD250 then the 350LC unforgettable experience.