YAMAHA UK "TEAM YAMAHA SERVICE RD500LC" VIDEO

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jackson.40 · #1 Post by **jackson.40** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:17 am

A big thank you to Andy for taking this home from a Yamaha dealer in 1984 and preserving possibly the only known video that has survived.What is interesting is the date recorded was only a week before the first batch of bikes got to the UK dealers.A nice piece of RD500LC history i never thought i would own

,anyone dare me to play it?

adr1an · #2 Post by **adr1an** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:51 am

You must!!!

and make some digital copies.

Ronnie · #3 Post by **Ronnie** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:00 am

I'm sure i bought a copied version of this several years ago from ebay. I can remember watching it! Not sure what happened to it. I'll have to have rummage through any old vhs tapes i have one day to see if i've still got it. I threw a load out ages ago. Either way it certainly wasn't an original version like this is!

MC · #4 Post by MC » Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:05 am

Hmm ... the corners are bent on the box . probably should just forward it on to me ,I'll play that bad boy......

Jeezz Steve what a find , when's the RZ/RD museum opening

jackson.40 · #5 Post by **jackson.40** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 3:52 pm

It`s been a good week,just found a full set of the original owners group newsletters

.No date on the opening of the RZ/RD museum,but all owners group members will be welcome

Ronnie · #6 Post by **Ronnie** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:13 pm

where on earth did you find them! great news. well done. yeah, your own personal 500 museum would be great with your pristine example as the centerpiece!

rd84 · #7 Post by **rd84** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:43 am

Hi Steve,

Nice memory for me - the dealer let me borrow the video while I was waiting for delivery of my RD500 which was the second batch into the UK.
The anticipation just got stronger after watching it !!

Cheers
Paul

Andrew · #8 Post by **Andrew** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:26 am

Hi Steve.

Have you ever 'shown' your bike at any of the bike meetings with all your collected bits?
It would make a great show stand a lot of people would love to see.

Or do you have any plans to do something like that?

Andy

madgitty · #9 Post by **madgitty** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:34 am

Would you like it transfered to DVD?
I run a company and have good VHS players so could do a good job and do it for nothing

rubberfingers · #10 Post by **rubberfingers** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:44 pm

jackson.40 wrote:It`s been a good week,just found a full set of the original owners group newsletters .No date on the opening of the RZ/RD museum,but all owners group members will be welcome

I hope you will be scanning them and posting on here then!

madgitty · #11 Post by **madgitty** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 2:16 pm

certainly can