XSR900RDLC (or something)

[KungFooBob]

I can only find an FB video...



If you can't see it, the people who originally made the RD350LC look-a-like bodywork for the XSR have just launched RD500LC replica kit for the XSR.

Sorry, there's no pics on the website yet.

[Yorick]

I like that a lot.

[ChrisW]

Does look rather nice!

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

It looks like a GPZ900R painted like a 500LC

[Bigjawa]

It looks like a GPZ900R painted like a 500LC

I was thinking old FZ600 myself.....

[Screwdriver]

Despite buying a brand new RD500LC when they first came out, I was never a great fan of its looks. I much preferred the RG500 looks wise. Neither of them appeal to me currently and my RG500 into MV Augusta F4 project is still sitting there waiting for me to finish it off...

[Couchy]

The xsr base bike is too tall and high at the front. Putting bodywork on it makes it look stupid. Is that a round headlight too ?
Maybe appeals to those who forgot how rubbish the RD was

[Demannu]

The xsr base bike is too tall and high at the front. Putting bodywork on it makes it look stupid. Is that a round headlight too ?
Maybe appeals to those who forgot how rubbish the RD was

I disagree about the front height, the gen 2 (that bike) is a good 30mm lower than the gen1. They're tiny bikes.
And the RD was rubbish compared to...........?
Love the effort Hag has put into these.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

The RD500 wasn't a great bike, it was heavy and made about 70bhp at most, the 350YPVS was a better bike and by spending £100 it could be made as fast as the 500.

A standard RG500 isn't super quick either, maybe 75bhp, but taking the exhausts off and removing the ridge of weld gave them 90-95, then either the primary gears or second gear let go.

[Demannu]

Of the 3 race reps available in 1984, it sat neatly in the middle ground, quicker than the Honda, handled a bit better than the rg.
Its biggest problem was its upstart sibling, which with ( I think a bit more than £100) money spent on it could keep them in sight, until it inevitably went pop.
Having ridden all 3 2t reps, the rg was barking, in a straight line, the ns handled properly and the rd didnt excel anywhere except for the price of replacement pipes!

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

RG500 and NS400 were both 1985, RD was 1984, tuned YPVS 350s don't go pop if you put them together properly, my one was as fast as a 500LC, Stan Stephens stage 2 tune, £80 in 1990, I think I paid the same for a second hand set of Lomas pipes. In 1984 you could buy a new 350 YPVS from Stan Stephens that was already proddie tuned for about £1500, which was the same as they were most dealers for a standard bike. I thinky Couchy bought one, I couldn't afford one.

A mate bought a new NS400 in 85, Honda gave him his money back because it seized so many times.

I know someone who bought one in 87 that he still owns, it's a lot better and has never given any trouble.

A mate has two RG500s, both with shagged primary drives, he's waiting for someone to make some replacements.

And for any die hard RD500 fans, there's an ex Steve Parrish Harris framed one for sale in Sweden for £11K

[Demannu]

RG500 and NS400 were both 1985, RD was 1984

My bad, I was going by the reg plates!

[Bigyin]

And for any die hard RD500 fans, there's an ex Steve Parrish Harris framed one for sale in Sweden for £11K

I know where there are a dozen RD500LC's ..... all in storage to be slowly drip fed onto the market to maintain the price although some are the RZ imported ones from the US market

He also has RG500's, NS400's and every variety of TZR you can think of as well as pretty much every sought after 4 stroke bike that will probably become a modern classic

I had a couple of photos but think they got lost on an old hard drive

[Yorick]

The RD500s did very well on track in 500cc proddy class.

They were also in the F1 class and did go well when properly breathed upon

[Rockburner]

And for any die hard RD500 fans, there's an ex Steve Parrish Harris framed one for sale in Sweden for £11K

I know where there are a dozen RD500LC's ..... all in storage to be slowly drip fed onto the market to maintain the price although some are the RZ imported ones from the US market

He also has RG500's, NS400's and every variety of TZR you can think of as well as pretty much every sought after 4 stroke bike that will probably become a modern classic

I had a couple of photos but think they got lost on an old hard drive

Padgetts?

[Bigyin]

And for any die hard RD500 fans, there's an ex Steve Parrish Harris framed one for sale in Sweden for £11K

I know where there are a dozen RD500LC's ..... all in storage to be slowly drip fed onto the market to maintain the price although some are the RZ imported ones from the US market

He also has RG500's, NS400's and every variety of TZR you can think of as well as pretty much every sought after 4 stroke bike that will probably become a modern classic

I had a couple of photos but think they got lost on an old hard drive

Padgetts?

Nope, local friend of a friend with a large unmarked obscure warehouse/workshop that to the likes of us is a massive sweetshop.

I occasionally see his bikes pop up on Ebay/Biketrader

I did spot this very tidy 250LC on Ebay though .... 7K

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195773313842 ... SwEy5kZohm

[cheb]

That's the fella I bought my R1z from. Yes, it's a cracking warehouse.

[Demannu]

Let's face it, if a RD500 was good enough for Doohan, who are we to complain!
Hope the seller of that RD250 is a betterer mechanic than speller.

[The Spin Doctor]

I can only find an FB video...

If you can't see it, the people who originally made the RD350LC look-a-like bodywork for the XSR have just launched RD500LC replica kit for the XSR.

Sorry, there's no pics on the website yet.

Is that a round headlight positioned behind the oblong cut-out?

The fairing could be shortened / lowered significantly is the standard bars were replaced with something lower, and the headlight was changed to something that fitted.

[ChrisW]

I can only find an FB video...

If you can't see it, the people who originally made the RD350LC look-a-like bodywork for the XSR have just launched RD500LC replica kit for the XSR.

Sorry, there's no pics on the website yet.

Is that a round headlight positioned behind the oblong cut-out?

The fairing could be shortened / lowered significantly is the standard bars were replaced with something lower, and the headlight was changed to something that fitted.

Oh dear - yes it is...