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Paul Springthorpe’s Yamaha RD500 LC

Here is my resto-mod RD500 1GE. It’s reasonably standard but has some changes to make it more usable and fun to ride in the modern world. All changes can be unbolted! It has: Pretech 4 Pot calipers, 300mm Front Brembo discs, Yamaha MT-09 front master cylinder, Race-Tech cartridge emulators, Dymag 17in wheels with 120 front and 180 rear shod with Pirelli Supercorsas, TSA expansion chambers, paintwork by Mark Cordwell, Nitron rear shock with black spring, Venhill brake lines and a Brembo Rear Disc.

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