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  • Yz 125 or 250 front suspension for dt125x

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    @Morten I’ve got Yz125 UD forks on a DTR125 frame. The previous owner fitted a Dtr headstock tube into the lower yoke (Yz ones are an inch or so longer) It’s not a perfect job though cause the yokes don’t line up with the ‘hourglass’ shape of the fork legs... Best machine lathe a longer cup bearing adapter out of stainless and press it into the headstock IMO
  • ‘Drivetrain Slap’?

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    @HOTSHOT-III Cheers for the info bud! I did manage to find a few likely suspects. 8mm inner hole and fittable to the nut on my lower mount, as well as being bearing raced. I’ve even found a few spring loaded contraptions that look fitable,(with a bit of finessing!) but I imagine that if they’re in constant contact with the chain that they’d shred the roller PDQ! It’s all food for thought though ... Once I tap a grease nipple into both sides of the swing arm front mount points. Try and find some half decent progressive front springs, get the upper and lower bushes and new seals, I’ll be happy. Have managed to get hold of a dtr200 variable dampening rear shock that I want to try and rebuild as well. I’ll have more faith in the setup at 70mph plus speeds ... I also want to improve the engine mount bolts under the swing arm bolt and at the engine front mount below the exhaust and bottom coolant pipe... I think my engine may of been shifting about under loads and putting excess pressure on the cylinder head mount. Maybe affecting the gasket seal??!... on
  • How can i stiffen my rear shock? (2006 RE)

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    Let you in to a little secret the xt600 shock spring fits into to the dt shock, either that or YSS shock is a good upgrade according to the guys on here which I am going for personally
  • DT125R Linkage Bearings/Bushings measurements

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    @DanielClox Again, sorry! I must of been having a massive brain fart! You’re right, I thought I had a link saved but it’s for a Yz for some reason The only linkage kit I can find now is £110 ️
  • Front forks spacer and washer

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  • fork extensions

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    @anything2t there is 41mm fork extension on eBay which is the right size but I can only assume that the threads are correct.
  • Front Fork Oil

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    @spookdog there paioli wrx 125 forks i went with 500ml oil they seem to be fine not popped the seal yet lol @Stevie-Wonder i only have the forks so dont really need the manual lol facebook was not much help that was also mixed answers
  • DT125X front fork speed wobble

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    @lorant2 Was that after the wobble started?
  • Forks compatibility

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    @lukas55 See here bud; https://dt125r.co.uk/topic/49/a-fairly-complete-list-of-41mm-forks-these-will-fit-directly-into-dtr-and-dtre-x-yokes-p
  • Rear shock spring removal!

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    @perky [image: 7tkgHXG.jpg] The washer in question (finger pointed at) with spring washer under. You can see that moving the washer up let’s you access the thinner stainless steel inner Stantion which the collar will pass over ...
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  • Lower mono shock bolt stuck any ideas?

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    @biker_123 I recently had this problem, the way I got around it was using an impact gun on the bolt to jolt it then it all came apart really easy after
  • Fork set up help

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    @arild I think they were 50mm longer than stock. That was for road use though, but did seem ok green Laning at the weekend.
  • Re-building Shocks?

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    @SpookDog said in Re-building Shocks?: @Stevie-Wonder I’ll see what happens, keep your fingers crossed... [image: 1NRWE3T] I can promise you they’re crossed..
  • DT200R Forks

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    @Calum said in DT200R Forks: Just put on your set of USDs, I don't know why you're overthinking it. If you have the storage, I'd recommend keeping your old forks for the future. I do, too much time, to many potential options and an urge to get things done quick I also felt a weird urge to just not mess with the bike for once and just leave it relatively standard after what we said. As with my build/bike anything removed goes in the loft and left alone. Even if that weren’t the case I plan on keeping it anyways. I actually read on here that someone made a custom axle for the DTR hub so they could use their DTR front wheel in their USD’s and thanks to the disk size being the same and the WR200’s and then sharing bolt patterns you just do the ole switcharoo. Perfect for me because I can have a trail/road Kenda K270 wheelset that’s 18/21 and my 21/19 set for knobblies In other news Facebook didn’t bid a successful sale and only led to me explaining to people that you can’t swap stems and that they don’t bolt on some I’m just cracking on with it and keeping them anyway.
  • YZ USD Front End & Fork swap

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    time to continue this old donkey... First and foremost, I hope everyone’s well and what’s everyone been up to with their projects? So since tearing down my entire front end this is what’s happened •Rebuilt the 02 YZ forks •Noticed the gigantic difference in stems and tapering on the upper stanchion •Not a lot else Unfortunately being at home at university without an income and also coming to the realisation this is going to need quite a bit of work halted things. During a storm she also took a bad hit, being knocked clean sideways off, knocking bearings out and taking everything else with it. I was very lucky as there was no panel damage and no glass or anything smashed According to my phones camera roll, she’s not been started or rode in over 2 months. Devastated. On the bright side keeping them miles down and rebuilds away Anyway... I’ve spoke to a lot of different people about the way they did their USD fork conversion, I even found the guy who’s bike I posted and got chatting to him and the general consensus is some people having been using Dremels and buying replacement modern taper bearings. @Calum if you’re reading, don’t worry mate I’m taking your advice on this one. Bearing cup method all day. I think of about 8-10 people I’ve spoke to online only one person has used that method. Everyone else had made their own kind of diy jobby. Worst of all, 95% of the time they’re fucking weirdos and act all secretive about it. Not a fan tbh. Sounds very sketchy I don’t think a single one of the people I spoke to who’s done a USD fork swap has actually done so with any intent of using those forks like they where designed for. £500 on a WR200 front end just to supermoto it and look cool?
  • WR swing arm

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    @Stevie-Wonder said in WR swing arm: @Nottsbiker said in WR swing arm: @Calum there is a guy on the WR200 forum in the States thats putting a WR200 motor into a YZ125 rolling chassis Easier to sell DTR and buy WR or DT200WR - the 125 will probably fetch the same or better money than the 200 which ironically is by far the better bike Not to mention the £1000’s fo pounds you’d save buying parts from that bike for your 125. I’m doing my bike license soon and I can’t act like I haven’t considered going to France and buying a WR200, just like you said itd make a lot more sense Make sure you get the Carte Gris (v5 equivalent) and pay import tax for the NOVA declaration Download the Leboncoin app on your mobile as well - you may need a vpn to allow the download
  • Fork bushes

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    @declan said in Fork bushes: @Nottsbiker id like a kdx 200 or 220 i think they're a perfect balance between comfort and peformance Yes thats why I bought my DT200WR Had one years ago regretted selling it ever since so had to get another one.
  • Swing arm & linkage seals

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    @SpookDog said in Swing arm & linkage seals: The Wemoto kit only covers the swingarm to frame bearings and seals You need to order the rest from Fowlers or CMSNL There is occaisionally a company on Ebay selling the pivot kit for the linkage at around £110 which is slightly cheaper than genuine but cant vouch for the quality I've gone with Wemoto and Fowlers for my TDR (same as DTR) and all in I think its approx £250 for all the bearings, bushes and seals etc. I also treated the bike to a YSS shock which was another £200 but way better than the stock unit Not a cheap job