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[Motosportz]

I know it is not a husky but I had to share. (wrong forum?)

350 2 smoke, 4300 miles, 40 years old and got it for a song woooo freaking whooooooooooooooooooooo

More pix...

http://motosportz.smugmug.com/gallery/6865262_GmLwd/#439135321_NAwbA

 

[North]

Cool Bike.

(My first bike was 1967 125 kawi Touring bike. 2 stroke and e-start.)

Back then, a 350 was a big bike to have in High School.

 

[rajobigguy]

Nice find Kelly. Is that a Big Bear?

 

[Motosportz]

Nice find Kelly. Is that a Big Bear?

I think it is called a 1968 Yamaha YR2C 350 Scrambler Might have a name too. Before today I knew nothing about them

Predecessor to the RD

 

[rajobigguy]

I think it is called a 1968 Yamaha YR2C 350 Scrambler Might have a name too. Before today I knew nothing about them

Predecessor to the RD

here is the Big Bear scrambler

 

[Motosportz]

here is the Big Bear scrambler

Different tank and fenders.

 

[gem]

Cool!

I'll show this to a guy at work.
He restores bikes of this era and specializes in Yamaha 2 stroke twins. He gets engines sent to him from all over the place. Maybe he can provide some info.

 

[HuskyDude]

Cool find.
Are you gonna put a collectors plate on her?
Love that "Banana seat"

 

[Motosportz]

Cool find.
Are you gonna put a collectors plate on her?
Love that "Banana seat"

Good idea.

Got the stock seat in near perfect condition with it. I like this one. Need a leather jacket and open face helmet now

 

[5valves]

Looks like an old version of an R5. its amazing that wild a@@ enginge made into the bannche guad for years. that thing will screeeeem.
funny storey.
My Dad had an old R5 back in the day. He said son go wash my bike.
I was like sure dad. He came out as I had The hose stuck up the pipe. washing the inside too duuuuu. . he said wash it. (I was 5)
luckly he caught my in the action. just a tear down to get the water out.
those bikes are good memories


Ryon

 

[rajobigguy]

Different tank and fenders.

Yeah it's a bit different, the picture I posted was a '65 model and only a 250. I'm not sure if they were still calling them Big Bears by '68.

 

[Norman Foley]

I think it is called a 1968 Yamaha YR2C 350 Scrambler Might have a name too. Before today I knew nothing about them

Predecessor to the RD

Nice find!
Here's an R5, the immediate predecessor of the RD350....

RD350, I have a '75 just like this one....

 

[Dirtdame]

I had an R5 way back.... It was one of my first street bikes. They handled pretty nice in their day. I also had an H1 Mach III (Kawasaki), an evil handling bike, but with a more FUN powerband than the R5.

 

[Motosportz]

I had a GT550 3 cylinder 2 smoke last year but did not care for it. Doubled my money on the sale though. I don't buy used stuff unless I come out ahead in the end (good deals)

 

[surfer1100]

That's way cool, would love to take a spin on one of the old 2t's. Way more class than todays bikes.

 

[Coffee]

Kelly, mind if I post the link of your pic on another site to get more input?

 

[Zim]

Norman I had a chocolate brown RD 250,same year bought new,the last new bike I bought before my 05 TE 250,30 years later.I owned it for a year and used to hang my helmet on what I thought was a helmet hook under the seat,then one day I discovered it was the 2 stroke oil dip stick,I started to read manuals after that.

 

[Motosportz]

Kelly, mind if I post the link of your pic on another site to get more input?

Yes, i am very guarded on these things.

- Go for it

 

[Motosportz]

I've always loved the RD's right up to the very cool RZ350. But this bike has extra style. The tank, the seat, the pipes, the cool huge gauge with the built in tach, just oozes cool. I had to have it.

Super slim, low, light. My wife got home a little bit ago and tried to claim it.

cool tach. Anyone want to guess what the indicator lights mean?

 

[Wetdog]

That is a great find. No doubt you'll enjoy it.