Paging Lozzo

Huge eight-page special on the RD400 in the new Classic Bike.

I *think* there are some errors in it - like saying that the last US
market Daytonas had the swoopy tank and panels from the early LC.

But I'm sure you'll find them.

 

The Older Gentleman said...

You're correct on that score. The Daytona had bodywork that was swoopier
than the older coffin tank models, but it was never fitted with LC
bodywork. If I was to be really pedantic I could mention that Canada got
the RD400G for 6 months after the USA stopped importing Daytonas, and no
Canadian models ever had LC bodywork. Also, the 400G was never called,
or badged as, Daytona for the Canadian market, it simply had '400' on
the sidepanels.

Thanks, I'll search a copy out tomorrow. Do you want me to list the
inaccuracies in a letter to the editor?

 

Champ said...

OK, will do.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Ferger amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom:

Heh, like like the cut of your jib

 

Sorry to thread wander but can you tell me if there are a couple of
piccys of a guy named Vincent Mulhall on a few old bikes (One being a
liberated from Jerry in the desert thing). Its the old dear next door to
me who I lent a couple of Classic bike mags to and he sent some piccys in.
He'll buy a copy if they are in.

TIA

 

Please advise also if it appears in print, Lozzo. My experience of
writing to the press offering similar corrections is that they must
file them under "R". Certainly, I've never seen any of my contributions
in print, and in fact I have often seen the same inaccuracies repeated
in subsequent issues of the same title.

 

Which publication?

(a) MCN;
(b) Ride;
(c) Both of the above.

I'm voting for (c).

 

You are half-right. ;-)