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Yamaha RD350LC 1982

Nice condition matching numbers unrestored 1982 Yamaha RD 350 LC offered for sale, the bike is a fresh import from sweden and has been converted to an MPH speedo. The bike has just had a recent engine refresh, renovated front forks, refurbished calipers and New Michelin tyres. We are awaiting the V5 from the DVLA get in quick as these 350’s don’t hang around for long.

No motorcycle of recent times has achieved ‘cult’ status to the same extent as Yamaha’s legendary ‘LC’. Launched at the Tokyo Show in 1980, the RD250/350LC marked the introduction of water cooling to Yamaha’s range of potent middleweight two-strokes while also bringing mono-shock rear suspension and – in the 350’s case – twin disc front brakes to the package for the first time. Water cooling had been a feature of the Hammamatsu firm’s TZ racers for some years, and the LC’s family resemblance was obvious. The 350LC continued the Yamaha tradition of giant-killing performance established by the air-cooled RD350 and RD400, and although its circa 110mph top speed was inferior to that of the larger, multi-cylinder opposition, over twisty going a well ridden 350LC could show almost anything the way home. It was also relatively inexpensive, endearing itself to impecunious younger riders, whose high-street stunts rapidly established the easily-wheelied LC’s ‘hooligan bike’ credentials. The availability of noisy expansion chamber exhausts and a host of other tuning accessories – some of dubious merit – only served to further enhance the LC’s ‘bad boy’ image. This capacity for easy personalisation remains an essential part of the LC’s appeal; few remained standard for long, a state of affairs that has led to the few totally stock survivors such as this example becoming highly prized.

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