Yamaha dt125 re restore
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bought it off eBay with 2 boxes of parts and a spare engine has been in a garage for 11 years as exhaust was coked up and it melted the battery compartment so it was partly dismantled
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water pump broken
barrel exhaust studs striped
clutch cable broken
power vale seized solid
rear break caliper seized
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after a deep clean and de coke of top end ,has std piston with no ware signs at all power valve de coked and new seals fitted new stainless exhaust threads new dep front pipe rear cleaned new battery compartment and new battery, new water pump kit and new drive and gear oil seals
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replacement plastics fitted and graphics all new oil lubricant's
power vale lined up ,oil pump set up was way too high .carb cleaned and up jetted to 230 from 210 new front and back sprockets ,swing arm resprayed on bike mot passed advisory on disks ,does 80 mph instantly
so quick .question is the the RE one of the quickest dt125s as it pees on my dtr 2002
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new and old
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@kevb1967
That’s a bargain, it looks great. Most people are scared to take the gamble and get their hands dirty. It’s the best way to learn if you’ve got no one to teach you though. Even if you had to rebuild the engine it came in at a good price...
