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Yamaha RD 350 touring – mixing business with pleasure

Who ever said you can’t mix business with pleasure? And, not take a Yamaha RD 350 touring?

Kuppam is a village in Andhra Pradesh about 120kms from Bangalore and has been given the title of a ‘model village’ giving it IT infrastructure amongst other things. All this in the context of Emerging Economies and also because its the constituency of the then A.P Chief Minister, Chandra Babu Naidu. Other than that it’s just about any other village and if you were just driving through, would probably not even notice it.

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Yamaha RD 350 Specifications

Technical and engine specifications of the RD 350s that were sold in India. The motorcycles sold here were underpowered compared to the RDs available worldwide. Yamaha RD 350s are iconic motorcycles and are loved by 2-stroke enthusiasts worldwide.

And it was my first motorcycle, so I will always have a soft spot for it.

Near the potter's place. My last stop on the way back.
My RD350 on what old Madras road looked like in the 90-2000s
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