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ThreePipesSmokin
 Post subject: "Twin" Ed?
PostPosted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:49 pm 
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Our friend Ed Zunz, widely known as "Triple Ed" has dropped a cylinder! :o He has been working on some RD350s for a friend who has had them in storage for years and is ready to part with them. (keep an eye out in the "For Sale" section) Ed is cleaning them up and getting them roadworthy. There is quite an assortment:

This 74 is all original, very clean and runs great! I know, I rode this one! :thumbup:
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Ed said this '80 LC pulls strong with very smooth power, it's very easy to go too fast too soon and it handles great! 8-)
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He just got a hold of this RD350B with DG heads and pipes. Not sure what other mods it has but the owner said the ports have not been touched. This would look great in my garage! :mrgreen:
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I told him that the DG heads have smaller combustion chambers and are made for ported engines, and have caused many stock motors to melt down due to high compression. He has not looked it over at this point but said the bike ran for many miles without problems, maybe it has risers at the base of the cylinders, a common way to get ported performance without cutting any metal. Ed doesn't ride on the street much any more so when he's done with it I will take it out and wring it's neck for final approval! :clap: :e11

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two-stroke-brit
 Post subject: Re: "Twin" Ed?
PostPosted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 5:49 pm 
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the LC350 will be popular ,
not many in the US.
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JayDav
 Post subject: Re: "Twin" Ed?
PostPosted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 6:41 pm 
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two-stroke-brit wrote:
the LC350 will be popular ,
not many in the US.
:thumbup:


I was thinking the same thing! :thumbup:
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Hawaii-Mike
 Post subject: Re: "Twin" Ed?
PostPosted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 6:52 pm 

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I used to have a '74 RD350, would love to have another one but too many bikes already.

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Triple Ed
 Post subject: Re: "Twin" Ed?
PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:08 pm 

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The RD350LC is a bullet! Granted I have not been on a street bike for over 5 years but I had to take it for a quick spin. I quit riding after my nieces father was killed on a bike, very sad. It has drastically changed my life. Anyway the purple 74 is a beautiful original & I have it running great! I am currently working on the 75.
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Ric
 Post subject: Re: "Twin" Ed?
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 1:46 pm 
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Triple Ed wrote:
The RD350LC is a bullet! Granted I have not been on a street bike for over 5 years but I had to take it for a quick spin. I quit riding after my nieces father was killed on a bike, very sad. It has drastically changed my life. Anyway the purple 74 is a beautiful original & I have it running great! I am currently working on the 75.



HEY ED !!!!
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husson73
 Post subject: Re: "Twin" Ed?
PostPosted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:32 am 
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the LC 350 is an awesome bike :mrgreen:
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two-stroke-brit
 Post subject: Re: "Twin" Ed?
PostPosted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 12:36 pm 
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husson73 wrote:
the LC 350 is an awesome bike :mrgreen:


They sure are...
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Triple Ed
 Post subject: Re: "Twin" Ed?
PostPosted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:41 pm 

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How many of these made it to the US? This one was titled in NJ back in 91 & is a Canadian model built 12/80
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m in sc
 Post subject: Re: "Twin" Ed?
PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:18 am 
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is that the one that came from steve ducharme?
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