TEAM BARKING!

YAMAHA PRO-X RD350LC

Engine:

Yamaha RD350LC.
Head reshaped.
Barrels and head oringed. No head gasket
mild porting raised 1mm on exhaust.
Dressed water ducts on exhaust side barrels studs.
RZ thermostat.
Pistons:
Pro-X RZ, no-expander ring used in 2nd ring.
Remove port bridge tab below inlet windows.
Ring end gap 20 thou top, 18 thou bottom.

Location:
Engine moved to the left 8mm to help clear rear wheel.
Kevlar clutch plates with 3 x it465 springs to stop slip.
RZ reed blocks with carbon tech reed valves.

Carburetion:

2 x 34mm TZ350 carbs, standard settings.

Exhaust:

TZ350 pipes, with barrel modified to blend in.

Power: 8000-13000RPM. Crank good till about 12000rpm.

Frame:

RD350LC, back end removed and section added to suit single seat unit.
Bracing added to steering head, between front and rear down tubes.
Braced at the rear toward the seat mount.
Billet triple clamps carrying 35mm forks from XS650.
Custom made rear shock, with preload and compression adjustment.

Swinging arm:

standard steel, braced, spread by 30mm to accommodate rear wheel.

Wheels:

Front - 17x3 inch, 125/60x17 Bridgestone slick or wet
Rear - 18x4.5 inch, 165/60x17 Bridgestone slick or wet

Brakes:

Front - 300mm full floating disk with RZ calipers, RD master cylinder.
Rear - 280mm disk.

Body work:

custom fairing by Cath Weiszmann. Seat unit based on TZ350G.

History:

The TEAM BARKING! PRO-X RD350LC started life as a $500 rolling chassis purchased from CTE engineering in mid 1997. For the next 5 months it languished in the garage while great things attempted with the mighty TEAM BARKING! BMW R1050.
In late 1997 it was delivered to Ralph at R&L engineering who turned it into the beast that you can see in the two photos above. In what was an amazing feat of good luck and solid engineering the TEAM BARKING! PRO-X RD350LC secured Goose a 2nd place in the 350cc class at the 1998 NSW Post classic championship.

The bike carried Goose to many a victory that year including a stunning wet weather debut at Wakefield park, with Goose winning the opening race by some 35 seconds from even the unlimited bikes. Sadly the cost in time in the shed of running the PRO-X RD350LC has seen its demise.

Gone but never forgotten.