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Start of the RD350LC refurb.

March 1, 2023 Raymond Briddock

It’s been over 20 years since I last rebuilt or refurbished the 350LC.She is looking a little sad. The bodywork…

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JL Pipe repair : Part 1 – Evaluation

June 19, 2022 Raymond Briddock

Hanging in the garage for over 20 years are a pair of JL, (Jim Lomas), expansion chambers for the RD350LC.Even…

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Second build – Final Photos

May 5, 2022 Raymond Briddock

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Second build -Day 7 : Final

May 3, 2022 Raymond Briddock

NOW we are ready for the final assembly, of all the new and bling parts.Firstly, replacement of the drain plug…

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Second build – Day 6

May 2, 2022 Raymond Briddock

All that’s left now is to fit the new bodywork… but wait. It seems a shame to spoil the whatsit…

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Second build – Day 5

April 25, 2022 Raymond Briddock

All that’s left now is some tidying up, and fitting the original donor bike bodywork to give it a ride…

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Second build – Day 4

April 23, 2022 Raymond Briddock

Another day pottering around doing bit by bit. Inspect, clean and paint RD250LC(4L2) Exhausts Paint all the exhausts with one…

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Second build – Day 3

April 20, 2022 Raymond Briddock

More pottering today before dismantling the rear wheel of my roadgoing LC to get the 250 sprockets and spacers for…

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Second build – Day 2

April 19, 2022 Raymond Briddock

Pottering and adding bits to the bike. Fit water pump and oil pump to fresh painted clutch cover Fit Newly…

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Second build – Day 1

April 15, 2022 Raymond Briddock

With all of the preparation done, (nearly), for the second build, powder coating, cleaning, repairing, it’s time to assemble the…

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Refurbishing the clutch cover.

April 10, 2022 Raymond Briddock

The clutch cover from the donor bike was so bad that I didn’t fit it to the bike for the…

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Stage 2 : Beautification

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The mechanical build was finished towards the end of 2021. I had repaired and replaced most items on the bike…

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Removing a seized fork cap

January 31, 2022 Raymond Briddock

Nearly a year ago, I was struggling with a seized fork cap which wouldn’t come out no matter how much…

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Paint removal with Dot-4 brake fluid

December 17, 2021 Raymond Briddock

So how do you get paint off of motorcycle plastics? After my efforts with the LC tailpiece earlier this year,…

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Shakedown period : Clock whine.

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just over 100 miles into the running in period, and the weather turned a little colder, and my clocks began…

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Switchgear repair and assembly : LHS

December 12, 2021 Raymond Briddock

Inspection of the internals shows that mostly, the wiring is OK, if a little bit stiff and brittle with age.The…

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Switchgear cosmetics – LHS

November 14, 2021 Raymond Briddock

2 hours of careful masking and rubbing down with 240 grade wet’n’dry. A thorough degreasing with brake cleaner, followed by…

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Meanwhile : DIY Nickel Plating

September 9, 2021 Raymond Briddock

The wait for engine parts, and for a wheel to be sent off, skimmed, and returned, provides opportunity for another…

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Shakedown period : Rear brake drum

Raymond Briddock

Sometime in the years in which the bike had lain fallow, the rear brake drum had become oval.There are theories…

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Shakedown period : Clutch and gearchange

September 3, 2021 Raymond Briddock

The whole point of a “mechanical build” was to prove the chassis parts, and consolidate the reuse of so many…

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