Rebuilding My RD350 page 1
	I usually get elbow deep in grease and dust and put my camera away. I raced this bike in WERA in 1981 and 1982.
Here I am in a grainy old picture in turn 3 at Blackhawk Farms.
	Two years ago I took the tank off, pounded out the dents. Filled in the imperfections with epoxy resin and flox. I cleaned and sealed the inside of the tank. Here it is outside of my shop. I started by hosing off the thickest of the grime. Raccoons had chewed up the seat.
	Forks leaking?
My rearsets still intact.
	Most of the bigger parts are on the workbench.
Still a ton of dirt. The engine was locked up.
Pulled the jugs and found the left cylinder was corroded. The engine had been parked wth the left piston down exposing the cylinder and crank to the air.
	Not much wear on the clutch basket. I did most all of my shifting without the clutch.
The clutch plates show almost no wear. Probably going to replace the fiber plates.
	I forgot that the chain broke and took out a chunk of the top case. I had the clutch cable safety wired into remaining spot.
The crank didn't turn over even with the clutch out and the pistons out. The bearings were rather glued togeather.
	The transmission shows almost no wear. No pits on the teeth. No rounding of the dogs. The shifter fingers are straight and have no bends or bluing.
Yep I know it is in rather sad condition. But I have owned the machine since 1975 and have some history on it. Probably won't look stock when I am finished.