Finally restoring my RD400 Daytona Special!

I bought yet another supermoto last fall and needed room in the garage 'til I could sell a couple bikes. As it's been on the not-running list for ages the RD400 Daytona moved into the basement shop. Out of boredom and due to it being marginally warmer in the shop I started disassembling over the winter and as usual one thing leads to another. I've never owned a bike long enough to restore it except thing one which I've had for about 25 years, so it's earned it.

Plus now I can afford to buy every last bit for it from HVC Cycles.

Details of the sordid affair are on a photo album on Facebook here:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=140154&id=692828323&l=55388d44db

Have a look. Y'all are the kind of sick people who like this sort of thing.

There will be a place for you in Paradise, my son, for you are truly doing the Lord's work...

I had an RD 400 back in the day. X-race bike, converted to street. Yosh shocks, steering damper, factory pipe products pipes, shaved heads, and double gaskets under the jugs. A truly awesome bike-until a beretta separated us. Man, that Special's gonna be NICE.

Check out caferacer.net if you haven't yet there is a guy over there by the screen name retrotony that restores RD's he does some incredible work.Thats going to be one sexy bike when you finish it.

That's one of my "bucket list" bikes.