1976 Yamaha RD400
Original Geneva Green
Two Stroke
Miles: 5,920
Clean CA Title
$8,800
SELLER
1976 RD400 original Geneva green
This is the first year US market only color way.
Took me 6 years to find a nice low mile all original paint example. The bike is completely turn key and starts first-second kick every time.
– new clutch
– fresh rings
– clean tank
– carbs are freshly tuned and in sync
– new fork seals
– fresh tubes and new period correct Bridgestone tires
– mag wheels soda blasted and satin cleared for easy cleaning
– fresh brakes and fluid all around
– upgrade to stainless steel internal brake lines for modern stopping power
– 5920 original miles and counting
This RD is so fun to ride, and it kills me to sell it. Street legal two stroke twins are an experience all their own. This is a CA titled and registered in my name with current registration. Drive it home if you want. Located in Long Beach. Asking $8800 thanks. text direct for cold start video
Selling the mini 76’ rs100 as well.
RSBFS
We have seen plenty of RD400’s throughout the years, but we have never had a ’76 in Geneva Green. This paint scheme stopped me in my scrolling tracks. It is just so cool.
Aaron covered a red and white ’76 here in RSBFS in 2019, “The ’76 RD400 came out screaming in 1976, a mag-wheeled exclamation point on Yamaha’s range of popular, fast-paced two strokes. To make sure the message landed, Yamaha re-tooled its factory to build the RD400’s parallel twin, which was more than just a rebored version of the RD350’s mill. A longer stroke necessitated new crankcases, which meant the factory needed new tooling. That was a gutsy move, as even then street two strokes had fully entered their sunset years.
The little beast knocked out 45-ish horsepower, and had a slightly flexy steel frame and a delicious tendency to pull the front wheel on acceleration. By most accounts, the single-disc front and rear brakes were terrifying, which made the 106 mph top end seem that much more astronomical.
On first blush, the RD400 looks like just another soldier in the legion of UJMs that were spat out in the 1970s, but it carries some extra panache and a bunch of extra punch. Two strokes of its ilk are a slice of life from a time before strict emissions regulations, and a window into motorcycling’s truly wild years.”
Yeah – a low-mile clean 2 stroke is worthy of a post.
Good luck to the buyer and seller!
