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Post by sharpey on Apr 30, 2018 11:28:05 GMT 1
Hi folks, Just joined the forum as I've finally managed to get hold of an RD350LC here in Singapore. Amazingly my wife agreed to the purchase this time. The last time the topic was surfaced (back in 2012) divorce was nearly mentioned, I'm sure. I'm really happy to see such an active and friendly forum here (have been lurking a while)... I look forward to being a part of it. Pics here (hope the link works). https://photos.app.goo.gl/jy54fBzkCbA5gai79Cheerybye James |
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Post by Yogi on Apr 30, 2018 11:30:54 GMT 1
Welcome aboard mate,the link works fine
Nice bike,enjoy
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Post by LC_BOTT on Apr 30, 2018 11:37:48 GMT 1
Welcome in,  bike looks nice, although I think I'd take a closer look at how the front brake pipe is routed, don't want that wearing through, especially after you just got it. |
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Post by 0h5h1t on Apr 30, 2018 12:43:06 GMT 1
nice looking bike fella, welcome aboard the nut boat.
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Post by rigga on Apr 30, 2018 13:16:54 GMT 1
Welcome to the forum, and all that is LC
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Post by bezzer on Apr 30, 2018 13:18:49 GMT 1
Welcome to the forum James, plenty of helpful members on here for any help/advice you may require.
Bike looks great, hope you enjoy it 🤗👍🏻
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Post by liffy16 on Apr 30, 2018 18:13:27 GMT 1
Looks a nice honest elsie that james nice one
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Post by mattybeckett on Apr 30, 2018 23:27:29 GMT 1
Welcome on board matey. Looks a great bike ' happy days ahead.
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Post by andy71330 on Apr 30, 2018 23:48:52 GMT 1
welcome buddy, nice looking lc, i would happily trade the mrs for a mint lc, where do you sign up
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Post by sharpey on May 1, 2018 2:13:25 GMT 1
Thanks for the warm welcome , I see what you mean about the kink in that brake line. I'll have a look at it once I get the bike home from the shop at the end of the week. Am currently scrounging the rest of the cash to pay for it. They don't go cheap! Cold comfort that they're dear in the UK too. Apparently this one belonged to a collector here (though I think it's had a respray)... Cheers James |
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Post by JonW on May 1, 2018 3:59:40 GMT 1
Nice find, not at all easy in Singapore I suspect. hows the cost for keeping an old bike on the road there? I know old cars are very very expensive.  Looks like you might need a set of headlight ears, otherwise its not too far off original. |
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Post by sharpey on May 1, 2018 4:48:49 GMT 1
Yeah, not cheap. Every 10years you need to pay about £3500 in tax! This one has until 2022 left before I'll need to worry though. Tbh, I'll likely convert it over to the vintage vehicle scheme, where you pay about 10% of that tax in exchange for only bring able to use it 48 days a year... A necessary evil as I reckon they'll make it impossible for 2strokes to be ridden on normal plates within the next 5 years.
So here's me, making hay while the sun shines...
Cheers,
James
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Post by JonW on May 1, 2018 4:51:46 GMT 1
Yes I did wonder about the emissions. We have a smiliar thing here, about 10% the price for 60 days use. Enjoy it mate! EDITED to add... Ive been hankering after some hawker food all day... we try to get to Singapore once a year for a long weekend and all we do is eat |
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Post by sharpey on May 1, 2018 4:55:16 GMT 1
Nice find, not at all easy in Singapore I suspect. hows the cost for keeping an old bike on the road there? I know old cars are very very expensive. Looks like you might need a set of headlight ears, otherwise its not too far off original. Seemed that way to my inexperienced eyes. It comes with the original windshield (I've added a pic to the link in my first post. Is it ears on place of windshield, or will both fit? Ta |
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Post by sharpey on May 1, 2018 4:56:45 GMT 1
Yes I did wonder about the emissions. We have a smiliar thing here, about 10% the price for 60 days use. Enjoy it mate! EDITED to add... Ive been hankering after some hawker food all day... we try to get to Singapore once a year for a long weekend and all we do is eat The sad bit is that living here, we usually eat western food. Grass is always greener I guess! Earing is a national pass time here. It's a wonder not everyone is obese! |
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Post by JonW on May 1, 2018 5:19:00 GMT 1
Nice find, not at all easy in Singapore I suspect. hows the cost for keeping an old bike on the road there? I know old cars are very very expensive. Looks like you might need a set of headlight ears, otherwise its not too far off original. Seemed that way to my inexperienced eyes. It comes with the original windshield (I've added a pic to the link in my first post. Is it ears on place of windshield, or will both fit? Ta These are they: www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/202104684100_/Headlamp-brackets-ears-for-Yamaha-RD250LC-RD350LC.jpgboth would fit, dunno why youve some other ones on there... lot of water under the bridge of an LC's life... |
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Post by JonW on May 1, 2018 5:20:31 GMT 1
Yes I did wonder about the emissions. We have a smiliar thing here, about 10% the price for 60 days use. Enjoy it mate! EDITED to add... Ive been hankering after some hawker food all day... we try to get to Singapore once a year for a long weekend and all we do is eat The sad bit is that living here, we usually eat western food. Grass is always greener I guess! Earing is a national pass time here. It's a wonder not everyone is obese! haha, well yes, it would be more interesting to eat 'foreign' of course. From what i read Cholesterol and other realated things are an issue for the locals. Would be for me if i lived there too... |
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Post by dusty350 on May 1, 2018 7:22:56 GMT 1
Hi James Welcome to the forum mate Dusty |
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Post by sharpey on May 1, 2018 9:23:11 GMT 1
Gotcha. Thanks for pointing that out. Cheers, James |
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Post by sharpey on May 1, 2018 9:37:07 GMT 1
The sad bit is that living here, we usually eat western food. Grass is always greener I guess! Earing is a national pass time here. It's a wonder not everyone is obese! haha, well yes, it would be more interesting to eat 'foreign' of course. From what i read Cholesterol and other realated things are an issue for the locals. Would be for me if i lived there too... Very true... Cholesterol city. Why is it that the things we enjoy so much are so terribly bad for us? Haha |
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Post by muttsnuts on May 1, 2018 10:14:31 GMT 1
haha, well yes, it would be more interesting to eat 'foreign' of course. From what i read Cholesterol and other realated things are an issue for the locals. Would be for me if i lived there too... Very true... Cholesterol city. Why is it that the things we enjoy so much are so terribly bad for us? Haha what like 2 stroke motorbikes !!  |
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Post by sharpey on May 1, 2018 10:33:53 GMT 1
Yeah.. Bad habit... Haha!
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Post by oldbritguy on May 1, 2018 11:04:25 GMT 1
Hi James
Welcome to the forum and enjoy
John
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Post by 1966baz on May 1, 2018 18:27:24 GMT 1
Welcome in James. Lovely looking LC there. You'll enjoy this helpful friendly forum. I was in Singapore in 1989 and remember some really tasty sports 250s and 400s.
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Post by Mr Kipling on May 1, 2018 18:53:20 GMT 1
hi ,welcome n enjoy the forum...Great bunch of lads about any Q,s fire away..
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bike looks nice, although I think I'd take a closer look at how the front brake pipe is routed, don't want that wearing through, especially after you just got it.
