Reed Valves :)

The simple yet complex Reed Valves are very , very important to the RD. I have around 9 reed valve assemblies lying with me at present, so that'll help me find some good sets. I'll posts pics of all of them together later.

Here, one set i have cleaned and its reed stoppers polished. The reed stoppers of the others set will not be polished, but will be coated with yellow zinc.

Cylinder heads

The heads were full of grime and were sitting idle for a long time. Just washed it with diesel and gave it a quick shine. They look okay, but will need one-two coats of high heat black.

RD Indicators lot

We purchased this lot of indicators, 7 in total. Everything genuine and complete, except one red lens. And two more genuine Rajdoot indicators will be coming soon. So there will be 9 now ;)

Enjoy the pics

Seat restoration - Work in progress

The genuine Yamaha seat was starting to show its age and

the seat pan was also starting to rust.

So, we took the seat apart to find a lot of rust . The seat pan was cleaned of all rust and then painted with red oxide primer. Also, the genuine seat trim was polished :)

RDDreams complete CDI kit

Another eagerly awaited component has arrived , and will hopefully put all troubles of ignition away forever. It is the complete kit, including the wiring etc.

New Parts in the Inventory

And this is the inventory itself. Except one box, all other boxes contain RD parts.

RD Stockpile..

Like NOS Cranks - The two best parts in the inventory.

These two cranks, are simply beautiful. I took them out from their 'oil baths'( they remain safely submerged in oil all the time) today for a quick photosession.

Both cranks are totally original , never been split apart in their lives, and are good to go as it is. But i might never use them in the future RD build. Will keep them just like this, just to look at them. ;)

Enjoy the pics!

The third crank in the pic needs a rebuild, which might happen soon. :)