Price On Request Owner Sheldon engaged Ellaspede to join the dots on his Yamaha RD400 project. After a few years gathering dust and a few more gathering parts, the lure of two stroke smoke was too strong. Sheldon starts the story..._..."I obtained the bike as a wreck from the now vanished bike wreckers in Wooloongabba for $250 a decade ago, without a care of
future resurrection costs. It was a heart pounding moment of nostalgia as memories of being pillioned to boy scouts by my father back in the day when Z9's and 750 fours roamed the streets, my dad thought doing wheelies at every opportunity was the thing to do. No effort required with these little crackers, helped of course by the well positioned child ballast... Thanks dad."__"When I purchased this bike I was thirty something and working for a motorcycle shop (surprise), living the life and racing on weekends. I had the choice of the latest weapons off the show room floor as my daily ride, but in order to relive a piece of the past, this old pile of rust just had to be mine."__"10 years on and 20 other projects later, this is the result."_When Sheldon trailered the RD400 to our shop we knew it wasn't far off being something special. The custom pipes, motard wheels, big brakes and upgraded suspension all hinted at a howling two stroke just waiting for a touch up.Work had already begun on the frame, we finished it off by de-tabbing, fabricating a rear frame brace to suit Sheldon's chosen aftermarket seat and welded things up.The previously modified TT500 swing arm was simply prepped and sent for paint.A custom battery box houses a smaller battery and other relocated electrical items. The wiring harness was tidied and modified to terminate under the tank,...