Rd60

**blue27** · 01-25-2009, 09:04 PM

"buy allrights it should not have run" Swigin

Thats the feeling for the day when at the local motocycle swap meet today Bandito90 bought this 73?RD60 for 125.00. We brought home in the back of my suburban. It look rough, REAL ROUGH. But we diconnected the key switch, straped on the dummy tank , and with the use of the "magic file" to the points it started in three kicks.. Next was the ride through the yard, needs a carb clean but it did move under its own power,lol

**jason85atc250r** · 01-25-2009, 09:50 PM

that cool that it ran. i'll have to get that 185s i picked up running it'll feel at home with his motorcycle. They are both in the REAL rough catagory

and were cheap.

**Vealmonkey** · 01-25-2009, 11:35 PM

If I wouldn't have been there, I wouldn't have believed it. A little premix and hooked up a couple disconnedted wires and a few swipes with "the magic file" and it ran. I think the premix was a little bit much, but it was so quiet if it wasn't for the smoke and the single dash light, you wouldn't realize that it was running. I think the high speed jet was a little fouled and maybe raise the needle clip a notch, but it ran and moved. And it looked like it ran into the back of a truck or something! It made my day. It was even more amazing than my Tiger running. It seriously needs some cosmetic work though. LOL

**jason85atc250r** · 01-25-2009, 11:45 PM

vealmonkey--- i picked up a 82 185s at the same swap meet for $95. the guy said it runs perfect no smoke. he stole the pull rope assembly and all the rear brake stuff for a nice 200s he had.

it cosmetical looks like his little motorcycle or probably worse

**jason85atc250r** · 01-25-2009, 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by jason85atc250r

vealmonkey--- i picked up a 82 185s at the same swap meet for $95. the guy said it runs perfect no smoke. he stole the pull rope assembly and all the rear brake stuff for a nice 200s he had.

it cosmetical looks like his little motorcycle or probably worse

we could have a high dollar machine ride at Blue27's house.

**bandito90** · 01-26-2009, 11:06 AM

But did you guys see how clean the air filter was.The rd just needs a little paint and polish and it will be all right!

**Vealmonkey** · 01-26-2009, 01:25 PM

Jason trust me when I say when everyone wasn't talking about bandito90s' rd, they were talking about the 185. I'm glad I didn't go to the swapmeet, I heard there were alot of goodies there. I need to get what I have going and thin down the fleet quite a bit. I guess the next time I go up to Bruces, I will have to bring the gt80 and the bw200. The gt80 started out looking a whole lot like bandito90s rd. I pick up a part here and there and it is looking way better. I just need to get some spark in it now, maybe a new piston or rings. It needs a session with the magic file. Now the bw200, I'm not sure what that needs, except for some Bruce TLC as I've lost the spark in that too, but it's an electronic ignition.
Jason, did you pick up that suspension frame yet?

**bandito90** · 01-26-2009, 01:31 PM

Pat you need to put a points ingniton in that gt to make it easier for the file to fix.LoL

**SWIGIN** · 01-26-2009, 03:17 PM

i stand by my statement that by all rights it should not of run.....lol

...i feel dirty here in the bike threads

**bandito90** · 01-26-2009, 04:26 PM

I cleaned the carb and it ran better.I got to fourth gear.The tank is really dirty and should be flushed and creamed.

**Vealmonkey** · 01-26-2009, 10:09 PM

Damn, I wish I would have been there to see fourth gear. Did you pick up any bits for it off of ebay yet? Have you started spraying black primer yet?
And the GT80 does have points, it's the bw200 that doesn't have points
I wonder if Jason got the 185 running yet?
Maybe you should retitle this thread the "Ultimate RD POS 60" thread in honor of the edog paint job it will soon be getting. I hate to admit it, but I was looking on ebay for RD60 parts last night at work!

**SWIGIN** · 01-26-2009, 10:15 PM

yup, my brother said it fired right up

**GRAB-BAR BARRY** · 01-27-2009, 12:37 AM

You might need this Tim.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yamah...sQ5fLiterature

**Vealmonkey** · 01-27-2009, 01:40 AM

It's not a suzuki, it's a yamaha. But thanks for thinking about Timmy. I'm really anxious to see this bike get resurrected. It's kind of the red headed step child but it has potential. And I think bandito90 is now determined to get this 60 back closer to it's former glory after everyone razzed him about it so much.

**SWIGIN** · 01-27-2009, 02:02 AM

Originally Posted by Vealmonkey

It's not a suzuki, it's a yamaha. But thanks for thinking about Timmy. I'm really anxious to see this bike get resurrected. It's kind of the red headed step child but it has potential. And I think bandito90 is now determined to get this 60 back closer to it's former glory after everyone razzed him about it so much.

says the man who told him to light it on fire....lol

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