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The 350 evolved into the so-called "cleaner running" [[Yamaha RD400|RD400C]] in 1976, the "D" and "E" in 77-78 and the final model, the white 1979 RD400F. | The 350 evolved into the so-called "cleaner running" [[Yamaha RD400|RD400C]] in 1976, the "D" and "E" in 77-78 and the final model, the white 1979 RD400F. | ||
There was a myth that RD stood for "Racing Death" and "Road Death" and that it was the Japanese revenge for the | There was a myth that RD stood for "Racing Death" and "Road Death" and that it was the Japanese revenge for the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as it claimed the lives of many US riders, but this is pure fiction (according to Japanese representatives).It was thought by some RD stood for "race developed." But a long time Yamaha mechanic recently dispelled this myth on the uk Yamaha RD forum, this is his explanation and he has worked with and raced them since the seventies. | ||
"We always understood it to be a series of letters that explain the bikes make up and function two stroke twin etc" | "We always understood it to be a series of letters that explain the bikes make up and function two stroke twin etc" | ||