If it was an U.S spec RD 350.. Which produces about 41BHP... Your comment would have been like this.... "The fact that a bike from 2014 can't keep up with the retro ones is terrifying.....
@diogoalbuquerque6511 wait till I get my RDs out of their long slumber and post videos on them. They're still on CB points but will be able to manage a much better time than the one in this video (it was shiny from the outside but not great engine wise).
Even if the RD was absolutely bone stock and, say, within two years of it leaving the factory, just like the R3, it would have been a close match. This RD of my cousin looks great but it wasn't the best specimen around engine wise. My own RDs (two) are the opposite. They are in shambles cosmetically, but engine wise they are way healthier than most RDs. They have been in hibernation and I intend to bring them out soon. Shall post the acceleration videos then. 😀
@@RealAutoReviews I saw somewhere that in India it is illegal to do aftermarket modifications to vehicles. Where I live in the U.S. most bike enthusiasts have aftermarket performance parts. Out of curiosity, what happened to vehicles that were already modified prior to the law that banned mods?
You are right. All are required to revert to stock. A few have, but the majority hasn't. Big bikes in India are still taken out only on weekends so people try to find routes that don't have cops. 😁
@@piperfect yes, thats true. but applicable mostly for cities only. In towns and rest of India , there is lot of scope to ride tuned machines, even without proper papers. Best time is early morning.
The one riding the RD is much younger than the one riding the R3. Plus, you really need to read my replies to others to get the rest of your answers. Lastly, expect to see Acceleration videos of not one but TWO RDs on this channel. (An '83 HT and an '88 LT) 😊
@@tombartram7384 the Jawa 350 was NEVER a fast bike even when compared to its contemporaries. On the other hand, the RD was known as a giant killer. No comparison between these two bikes. But it's good to know that you have a Jawa 350. We need to cherish these bikes and ride them as.mucj as.we can before they switch over to electrical appliances on wheels 😐
@@RealAutoReviews Hear hear. My bike is modern Jawa identical to the black one currently on ebay and you can still buy them new. When I see ordinary bikes it feels like they're Ryanair and I'm me262.
@@ark1289 by any chance did you watch my recent videos where I started both RDs after a gap of 8 years? Do watch! And I shall try to get you more videos on the RDs 😃
This RD350 needs servicing even the sound isn't in aproper order and for a race u need a two Good, Experienced same weight riders to race two machines not one with 100+ kg and another with 50-60 kg rider.
Neither here is 100 kg 😂 Also, although this RD wasn't a prime example engine wise, even a brand new "stock" RD wouldn't have been able to beat the R3. I wrote about it in 2017. Google RD vs R3 and you will know. That said, I will be doing timed runs of both my RDs that are great engine wise, but absolutely shabby cosmetically 😁
While most are commenting two strokes and legend and what not. Let me add in these years technology has afvanced a lot. The r3 has way lesser power loss than the rd. No matter how legendary the rd was a modern bike will always be faster due to better technology
I am so tempted to reply, "No $hit, Sherlock!" because you completely missed the point, which is, a 40-year old 27 PS (when new) bike keeping up with a "42 PS latest tech" motorcycle: that's f**kin phenomenal! The RD is a global legend. You should read about it. Start with Googling "RD vs R3" and you will get a text article as well from 2017...
@@RealAutoReviews it's not keeping up. A two stroke has one power stroke for every crank rotation. That's why it's faster in acceleration. Try doing that all day and the four stroke will return home. The two stroke will go for rebuild because cooling and lubrication is Achilles heel of two stroke. And regarding Rd then I know it's legendary history because my brother had Rd350 with completely us spec rebuilt. But he sold it because no use wasting time and money in maintaining it.
@@sibun7113 It is keeping up, and quite beautifully at that! And no one will ride like that all day, including the R3 owner. That said, a two stroke can be ridden fast all day without any breakdowns, forget needing a rebuild. You just need to know how to ride one. You haven't owned one that's why you don't know. Your brother might have owned one but he couldn't keep it for long because he didn't have the knowledge to keep it running. I own two RDs and both have been my absolutely reliable daily runners for over two decades. Haters of RDs are usually those.people who can't own one. Bitter truth.
@@RealAutoReviews he couldn't keep one. Haha nice joke. In his situation he is alive. Anyone else would have been dead. And modern bikes are 400% more reliable than a Rd. And that's a fact. Else people would have been still riding Rd.
@sibun7113 yes, that's how technology works, that's how evolution works 🤦 Like you are fitter than you dad, but doesn't mean that you will call him a joke. Or perhaps you do. The fact is that an old bike is able to keep up with the most advanced motorcycle in the segment, which can't be said of all bikes from the past. And THAT stamps its legendary status. Of course, losers who sold their bikes because they can't handle it and its upkeep will continue to hate it. A classic case of sour grapes 🤣
This video completely left me hanging. You didn't even list the times for the Rd and didn't even have multiple races under different conditions to make it fair and equal. Sorry you need to put up a video Worthy and fair
Armature rd rider is driver not a rider any 2 Stroke owner knows what he invested for in his machine the sheer rise of rpm is in DNA of 2 stroke be it rd or Mazda rx7 2 strokes are the epicentre while 4 strokes are baby aftershoks
Where did I say it's an HT? It's an LT. However, no HT or even the 39 HP US RD would have been able to beat the R3 here. Google RD vs R3 and read the first article that comes in the search result.
LOL, no! 😂 Forget the Indian RDs, even the US RD in its original 39 hp form wouldn't be able to beat the R3. The R3 is both quicker and faster. However, the fact that the margin is almost negligible, even after almost 45 years, that itself speaks volumes about the two-stroke wonder. 😃
You clearly don't have any idea what RD was and still is! Comparing a twin-cylinder two-stroke "sportbike" from the 70s to a lazy single cylinder thumper? Lol
@@strykergaming9297 no it doesn't 🤦 You need to watch our complete RD350 series. In fact, we are the only one in the world (yes, not just in India) to have done that series. Watch it and you will learn a lot more about this bike in addition to the basics. 😊
No bro, he just wanted to save the engine from saving. It wasn't as good mechanically as it was cosmetically. But no worries, I shall soon be doing acceleration runs of my two RDs. They are cosmetically as they should be as old bikes, but mechanically they are absolute BOMBS 😎
Hahaha. Next time please drag with an experience rider. A 4 stroke engine can never defeat 2 stroke engine. Also if that RD 350 is HT version then even Ninja 400 won't catch up. A wasted drag.
Nope. Forget about HT, even the US RD with its 39 hp wouldn't have been able to defeat it. That said, once the lockdown is over I will be doing acceleration runs on both my RDs ('88 LT and '83 HT). The acceleration times will show whether a determined rider would have made a difference. 😃
Bro no matter because the bhp of r3 is about 42 And rd is less than that 32 or 39, probably If the 2 stroke also 42 bhp Then we can see the real race that's it
RD350 vs Ninja 300 😃
czcams.com/video/DO9h_8xzgXI/video.html
Give rd to a well experienced rider because 2 stroke produces power for every beat but 4 stroke not like that legins is always legend rd 350
Google "RD vs R3" and the first result would be my article. Read it.
RD rider was shifting WAY too soon, missing all the power!
The fact that a bike from 80 and keeping up with modern ones is terrifying
Haha, true! ❤️
If it was an U.S spec RD 350.. Which produces about 41BHP... Your comment would have been like this.... "The fact that a bike from 2014 can't keep up with the retro ones is terrifying.....
The US spec made 39, and not 41 bhp. And there's a lot more to it than just the spec sheet numbers...
Late 70's ish with magneto...if it was the 80's RD 350 with CDI, the tail light probably the best view 😊
@diogoalbuquerque6511 wait till I get my RDs out of their long slumber and post videos on them. They're still on CB points but will be able to manage a much better time than the one in this video (it was shiny from the outside but not great engine wise).
If the RD350 had porting, the heads decked, and expansion chambers it would be much faster than the R3.
Even if the RD was absolutely bone stock and, say, within two years of it leaving the factory, just like the R3, it would have been a close match. This RD of my cousin looks great but it wasn't the best specimen around engine wise. My own RDs (two) are the opposite. They are in shambles cosmetically, but engine wise they are way healthier than most RDs. They have been in hibernation and I intend to bring them out soon. Shall post the acceleration videos then. 😀
@@RealAutoReviews I saw somewhere that in India it is illegal to do aftermarket modifications to vehicles. Where I live in the U.S. most bike enthusiasts have aftermarket performance parts. Out of curiosity, what happened to vehicles that were already modified prior to the law that banned mods?
You are right. All are required to revert to stock. A few have, but the majority hasn't. Big bikes in India are still taken out only on weekends so people try to find routes that don't have cops. 😁
@@piperfect yes, thats true. but applicable mostly for cities only.
In towns and rest of India , there is lot of scope to ride tuned machines, even without proper papers.
Best time is early morning.
Yes
RD to R3 : you did great son! I am proud of you ❤
RD 350 is a Legendary Motorcycle
It indeed is!
I doubt that RD's piston rings make sound. Not sure. It's a legendary icon 😍
It was not the best RD "engine wise".
rd is a legend . but it can't be compared with r3 guys. Both are best of their generations.
Google RD vs R3 and the first result is my article 😃 Go, read it 😃
Which disk setup is this
That Rd lost because it's the low torque version not the monster high torque monster which would have easily defeated that r3 🔥🔥🔥
Nope. Google "Rd vs R3" and read the first article that comes. It has cleared that mystery too. 😃
R3: is underrated , its overall objective is Race, so RD can't beat new-age Yamaha, afterall Its Yamaha
It's not an R15 🤦 it's an R3
@@RealAutoReviews , still same
@@sdigitize6006 but you should know the difference between the two bikes
@@RealAutoReviews should l ?
@@sdigitize6006 Yes. While at it, you should also learn that the RD is also a Yamaha.
RD is the father.....baap to baap hota hai
Hahahaha, true
why cant we just appreciate the R3? 26 cc less but still is a purebred monster
Win or lose! RD is always the reason to watch the video❤❤❤
True ❤️
Legends 😍
Absolutely!
I will still pick a old rd 350 over a new r3....a second hand rd350 damm expensive now days more than 4 to 5 lakh....
RD is indeed timeless. ❤️
Who will consider the Age gap & Aerodynamics of two machines ?
And Age, Skills and Weight of riders ??
The one riding the RD is much younger than the one riding the R3. Plus, you really need to read my replies to others to get the rest of your answers. Lastly, expect to see Acceleration videos of not one but TWO RDs on this channel. (An '83 HT and an '88 LT) 😊
will they ever relaunch R3?
I have the same question bro
RD 350 is not a racing bike,R3 is a racing bike. That's the difference. If they run about 50km RD350 will be the winner.
Opposite. Wait for sometime and I shall post acceleration runs of my two RDs 😎
Rd350 is racing bike
One more video please on this
Soon inshallah, and YOU will be a part of it on your RX 😊
Neelgai has places to go and people to meet
😂😂😂😂
RD is immortal
Absolutely!
TESTE SEM TESTE.RD PESADA PERANTE A OUTRA.SEM COMPARAÇÕES.
What he he'll is wrong with the RD350 rider...never let a ordinary guy ride an RD350..
Bro I knew the Rd rider was a newbie when he loose on the starting point when 2stroke are the best on pick up
Not a newbie. He was just protecting his not-so-mechanically-sound engine 😃
It doesn't matter which bike is faster on paper. 2 stroke wins because of the feel, noise and smell.
1) Not faster on paper, but in the real world too
2) Absolutely in agreement with feel, sound, and smell 😃
@@RealAutoReviewsFYI, I've gotta Jawa 350, undergeared so it tops out at 65. Slow, but also fast AF and fun AF.
@@tombartram7384 the Jawa 350 was NEVER a fast bike even when compared to its contemporaries. On the other hand, the RD was known as a giant killer. No comparison between these two bikes. But it's good to know that you have a Jawa 350. We need to cherish these bikes and ride them as.mucj as.we can before they switch over to electrical appliances on wheels 😐
@@RealAutoReviews Hear hear. My bike is modern Jawa identical to the black one currently on ebay and you can still buy them new. When I see ordinary bikes it feels like they're Ryanair and I'm me262.
@@tombartram7384 whoa! What year is your bike? And which country are you in?.😮
❤️Rd 350💥💥
RD 350 turning petrol into a nice symphony.
Hahahaha, true! ❤️
Rd ⚡💯
Hopefully soon I will make and upload videos on my RDs.😃
RD sounds bad - needs carburettor tuning and also Start was really really bad - I mean a bad and slow start from 1000 RPM
Yes. He didn't give it his all. And, yes, it wasn't the best specimen mechanically.
A video from the rd350 perspective please
It's on the cards. One each on the LT and HT 😃
This was my cousin's RD (while I was on rhe R3) which was excellent cosmetically but not great engine wise. My RDs are the opposite. 😁
@@RealAutoReviews cool. I've been waiting for proper rd350 videos since forever. They are very rare on youtube. Also include top speed run. Ty
@@ark1289 by any chance did you watch my recent videos where I started both RDs after a gap of 8 years? Do watch! And I shall try to get you more videos on the RDs 😃
@@RealAutoReviews will watch now. 👍
My rd spec ported top speed 215
Er, not possible. Even the fully blown RDs don't reach 215 🤦
Little bit tuning and RD350 beat R3 easily and it would be scarier 👌🏻
Haha, true
This RD350 needs servicing even the sound isn't in aproper order and for a race u need a two Good, Experienced same weight riders to race two machines not one with 100+ kg and another with 50-60 kg rider.
Neither here is 100 kg 😂 Also, although this RD wasn't a prime example engine wise, even a brand new "stock" RD wouldn't have been able to beat the R3. I wrote about it in 2017. Google RD vs R3 and you will know. That said, I will be doing timed runs of both my RDs that are great engine wise, but absolutely shabby cosmetically 😁
Great video..Thanks. Go Yamaha.
Thank you ❤️ Do watch our full series on the Indian RD350 😃
These guy definitely don't know how to drag
The one on the R3 can teach you how to drag. The one on the RD was definitely a newbie at drags...
@@RealAutoReviews I don't think so... the R3 gearing was too early, I have done 1-100 km/h with my 2016 R3 in less than 5 secs (4.8 s / 4.9 s)
Incorrect. Watch my latest video. It has this R3 and almost all other bikes in the segment. The QJ SRK 400 is the new king...
Initial Beating z900
still rd 350
The RD is a legend. It will always remain one. Bikes like the R3 will come and go. 😃
While most are commenting two strokes and legend and what not. Let me add in these years technology has afvanced a lot. The r3 has way lesser power loss than the rd. No matter how legendary the rd was a modern bike will always be faster due to better technology
I am so tempted to reply, "No $hit, Sherlock!" because you completely missed the point, which is, a 40-year old 27 PS (when new) bike keeping up with a "42 PS latest tech" motorcycle: that's f**kin phenomenal! The RD is a global legend. You should read about it. Start with Googling "RD vs R3" and you will get a text article as well from 2017...
@@RealAutoReviews it's not keeping up. A two stroke has one power stroke for every crank rotation. That's why it's faster in acceleration. Try doing that all day and the four stroke will return home. The two stroke will go for rebuild because cooling and lubrication is Achilles heel of two stroke. And regarding Rd then I know it's legendary history because my brother had Rd350 with completely us spec rebuilt. But he sold it because no use wasting time and money in maintaining it.
@@sibun7113 It is keeping up, and quite beautifully at that! And no one will ride like that all day, including the R3 owner. That said, a two stroke can be ridden fast all day without any breakdowns, forget needing a rebuild. You just need to know how to ride one. You haven't owned one that's why you don't know. Your brother might have owned one but he couldn't keep it for long because he didn't have the knowledge to keep it running. I own two RDs and both have been my absolutely reliable daily runners for over two decades. Haters of RDs are usually those.people who can't own one. Bitter truth.
@@RealAutoReviews he couldn't keep one. Haha nice joke. In his situation he is alive. Anyone else would have been dead. And modern bikes are 400% more reliable than a Rd. And that's a fact. Else people would have been still riding Rd.
@sibun7113 yes, that's how technology works, that's how evolution works 🤦 Like you are fitter than you dad, but doesn't mean that you will call him a joke. Or perhaps you do. The fact is that an old bike is able to keep up with the most advanced motorcycle in the segment, which can't be said of all bikes from the past. And THAT stamps its legendary status. Of course, losers who sold their bikes because they can't handle it and its upkeep will continue to hate it. A classic case of sour grapes 🤣
This Rd is not tuned properly..... Not even a bit.... And it also lacks resonance silencer.... 2 strikes need it
Wasn't the best RD engine wise for sure.
Rajdoot 350 zindabad zindabad
Man give that bike to well experienced rider that' rd350 💨it's fuck everybike of this generation nd old generation
No. Google "RD vs R3" and all your doubts will be cleared 😃
This video completely left me hanging.
You didn't even list the times for the Rd and didn't even have multiple races under different conditions to make it fair and equal.
Sorry you need to put up a video Worthy and fair
Have answered this in multiple comments here 🙍 Check them out to know why this video exists 😃
RD doesn't seem like it's in its full potential
Was not the best RD around. Mechanically.
Armature rd rider is driver not a rider any 2 Stroke owner knows what he invested for in his machine the sheer rise of rpm is in DNA of 2 stroke be it rd or Mazda rx7 2 strokes are the epicentre while 4 strokes are baby aftershoks
How old are you? 🤔
@@RealAutoReviews 35
RD no ypvs ...? Tzm 150 got ypvs ...if car it just like TURBO ...* DURING DRAG ITS GO FASTER ...! YES OR NO
RD350 air cooled: No YPVS.
LoL.. i think even an rtr200 will be faster than that RD350
No, he didn't even try 😐
That RD 350 wasn't driven properly.....
He was saving it 😁
It's not HT ... I doubt it's LT
Where did I say it's an HT? It's an LT. However, no HT or even the 39 HP US RD would have been able to beat the R3 here. Google RD vs R3 and read the first article that comes in the search result.
@@RealAutoReviews ok... We'll see after u put a real HT against our boy R3
How old are you beta?
@@RealAutoReviews how old..are... You?
I think the RD Ryder is handicapped.... Even a handicapped man can blow the R3 with RD
LOL, no! 😂 Forget the Indian RDs, even the US RD in its original 39 hp form wouldn't be able to beat the R3. The R3 is both quicker and faster. However, the fact that the margin is almost negligible, even after almost 45 years, that itself speaks volumes about the two-stroke wonder. 😃
When Yamaha rd350 born this bike will not
Thanks for the new information
Enga RD ya காணும்
Enga? Could you please say that in English??
Where ? bro where our RD went ?
@@MeenamRSenthil this wasn't a mechanically great RD. But, wait for a week or two, I have got something special lined up for fellow RD fans 😃
@@RealAutoReviews waiting ✋️ bro🤩
Rd Ryder pahle chalan to seekh phir race Karna
His sitting posture tells all man , thooo
Who ever compared this must be stupid. RD should compare with Bullet. Sports bikes should compare with other sports bike.
You clearly don't have any idea what RD was and still is! Comparing a twin-cylinder two-stroke "sportbike" from the 70s to a lazy single cylinder thumper? Lol
@@RealAutoReviews No point on giving advice to idiots
@@djsnkz yes, that's why I didn't give you any 😂
@@djsnkz u r the one who lacks knowledge and act stupid bruh not him lol
RD 350 WILL KICK EASY THA fz 300 OFCUORSE OF A rdMADA IN JAPAN...
No. No air-cooled RD will beat that bike. And it's not an FZ; it's an R3 😃
@@RealAutoReviews R3 is about the same as FZ some countries they change the name or model.
@@disyokerr No, the R3 is the same the world over. The FZ is a completely different model. 😃
Rd 350 ko sahi rider hona Jise Aata ho sahi se chalane Laallu paanju ka kaam nahi hai rd350 yezdi rx100 Jaise classic and legend bikes ko chalana 😅😅😅😅
lallu nahi hai wo, beta. Wo bas apni bike ke engine ko bacha raha tha. Race jeetne se zyada usey apni bike pyaari thi, and thats absolutely okay :)
Why Rd 350 is not smoking
As in? The smoke from the exhaust?
@@RealAutoReviews yes
@@strykergaming9297 Good quality 2T oil. Low smoke 😃
@@RealAutoReviews name of the 2t oil because this Rd 350 it consumes around 50 to 60 ml oil per
Litre
@@strykergaming9297 no it doesn't 🤦 You need to watch our complete RD350 series. In fact, we are the only one in the world (yes, not just in India) to have done that series. Watch it and you will learn a lot more about this bike in addition to the basics. 😊
RD 350 will win
Which one is RD 320? 🤔
The guy riding rd needs to practice
He was just preserving it man. Don't worry; soon I shall get both of my RDs out of their slumber and do timed acceleration runs 😀
So sorry the Rd rider and bikes mechanic are real sad example!!!!!!!
You lack basic comprehension skills. You are a sad example of an illiterate human.
Yahama rx par admi acha rider nhi tha
Yahama nahi hai. Na hi rx hai.
They gave the RD to a novice.....
He is the owner
oh ok..... maybe he got the timing a little jumbled up...... but thanks man for the update......
No bro, he just wanted to save the engine from saving. It wasn't as good mechanically as it was cosmetically. But no worries, I shall soon be doing acceleration runs of my two RDs. They are cosmetically as they should be as old bikes, but mechanically they are absolute BOMBS 😎
@@RealAutoReviews now that's more like it😁👍👍 and i envy you so much that you own not one but 2 RDs... damn.....
@@asogem You shall own one someday too, brother. 😃
Rd 350 driver is not perfect
He is a good rider, but here he just wanted to save his engine 😃
Are sab nakli he rd ko kese hara sakti he
That's over 40 years of technological advancements for you.
Regards,
Owner of two RDs
Mal piloto el de la RD 350, no largó bien
Rx mele madu rd350 mele alla
Say that in English please
@@RealAutoReviews take rx100 as opposite
@@subbegowda1184 rx100 opposite to what??
Hahaha. Next time please drag with an experience rider. A 4 stroke engine can never defeat 2 stroke engine. Also if that RD 350 is HT version then even Ninja 400 won't catch up. A wasted drag.
Nope. Forget about HT, even the US RD with its 39 hp wouldn't have been able to defeat it. That said, once the lockdown is over I will be doing acceleration runs on both my RDs ('88 LT and '83 HT). The acceleration times will show whether a determined rider would have made a difference. 😃
Bro no matter because the bhp of r3 is about 42
And rd is less than that 32 or 39, probably
If the 2 stroke also 42 bhp
Then we can see the real race that's it
Rd rider nob
He is not nob. He is Bob.
RD person is not perfect 👎
No, the RD wasn't in best shape mechanically. 😃
That ain't no YAMAHA RD 350 LC THAT I KNOW I WOULD BUN THAT R3 NO JOKE YA MAD TAMMY RD 350 LC GREATEST BIKE EVER MADE !
The LC was never launched in India. Yes, it would beat the R3 easily. 😊