Most abused dt refurb

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@Darty thank you

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[NINJA]

@declan Nice job bro.

[DTR+NSR]

That looks very smart liking the gold wheels very xt500.

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@DTR-NSR that’s what I was going for that old dull gold not the best but everything I’ve done is better than it was and it’s now a semi respectable bike that isn’t rusty or broken everywhere you look

[Calum]

@declan Keep at it mate!

[NINJA]

Another DTR saved from scrapyard heaven!!!

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I wasn't happy with the way the bike turned out the black engine turned hideous when fuel touched it and the gold frame was just a bit too much so now the frame is satin black as are the rims and I've been working on the engine it's not finished yet but I'm happy with the over all look, it needed mains and seals so it seemed the perfect time to paint it up also have a stainless bolt kit coming for the engine. It does need new rings but I'll get them at a later date, also got v force reeds on there

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[markus.w]

@declan I quite like the blue barrel and head. Can I pick your brains on the wheels please? I plan on doing my wheels satin black. Have you got any tips for Which primer to help the paint adhere to the standard (chrome?) Rims please? Also which paint and lacquer please? I've considered powder coating but I believe I'd have to strip and rebuild the wheels

[NINJA]

@declan Yamaha blue, nice job there bud!!!

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@markus-w I can't help you out too much bud the wheels were just a quick and dirty job, originally I sprayed my rims Matt black no primer no lacquer and it adhered almost perfect to them I went over that with a gold brush on paint rustoleum I think it was and that adheres to anything then I just brushed satin black over that I intend on doing them properly at some point, if I were doing it without powder coating I would use a self etching primer cover the chrome fully them just pick a good quality paint of your choice and do light coats one 500ml can should be enough for both wheels providing you do light costs I personally wouldn't bother with lacquer but that's your call.

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@ninja thanks bud

[markus.w]

@declan thank you.

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Starting to take shape now got a lot of wiring to clean up.

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hey guys so it was test fire fast today and after a ton of kicking it ran twice for a few secs it was very weak I've narrowed it down to a weak spark the spark is blue but even if I hold the plug it doesent shock me nor if I put my finger in the ht cap the stator was tested as good not too long ago I will have to re check that I can't see anything obvious on the cdi side of things, but my wiring loom is bad a lot of connectors that just don't have anything connected mostly bullet connectors behind the headlight besides the kill switch which I also don't have is there any wires not including the key switch that can ground and weaken spark

[declan]

@declan Relative false alarm guys the Chinese dt125r coil pack i bought a year or so ago and only rode on once was dead I swapped it to the oem one that i thought was dead and it fired right up, y'know there's a lesson in here somewhere

[Calum]

@declan I bought one of those "Racing" coils. Nothing but problems. Since fitted genuine 3WM Coil now runs fine.

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@calum I've used all manor of un branded Chinese stuff and still do but anything Chinese that specifically says it fits the dt parts wise has been absolute crap