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  • DTTOLATED DTTOLATE

    Cheers Markus good info, nice to meet you.

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    @DTTOLATE welcome bud. What colour scheme is your bike? I have a 99 blue one at present which seem so common now but I sure do miss my old 88 black and red bike.

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      Hi Hotshot thanks for the info.

      Markus.w the bikes the black and green colour, I would have prefered the bue.

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      • DTTOLATED DTTOLATE

        Hi all. Just want to say hello and its nice to be to a newbie on the site. I've owned my DT125R for about three years now, its a French import now on a 1991 UK plate. I had a look around it when I first got it and it now has 9000 km on the clock. I was suprised to see electric start on such a early model with the electrics wedged into the LH outer casing. Since getting it I found out it was burning gear oil from the RH clutch side so I replaced the crank seal on that side, the hardest part was getting those 2 screws off the baffle plate and the bigger screw holding down the seal plate...RED locktight solid 😭 👎 I hope to learn more about the bike through the forum, it needs a top end build.

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        @DTTOLATE

        Hi bud! Nice to see another dtr enthusiast 🙂
        Do you know what year the bike was made…

        Best tips I’ve found for the cross heads is to definitely use a ratchet and socket with bit (Bahco make some wicked little sets of 1/4 & 1/8) So much more ‘positive’ than a screwdriver. Sharp tap with a hammer to shock/loosen. Sometimes tightening it slightly cracks any ‘seize’, especially on a worn bolt…

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          Hi Spookdog. The bikes a 1991 French import, cheers for the info about the screws. It looks all original, I've had it about 3yrs but recently started the top end. Took the cylinder to a local bike engineers who bore and fit a new piston, the original was 56mm its now been bored to 57mm but the piston seems sloppy in the barrel, can get a larger feeler down than speck....not good! Its bound to slap if over sized!? Whats your thoughts, its not back together yet.

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          • DTTOLATED DTTOLATE

            Hi Spookdog. The bikes a 1991 French import, cheers for the info about the screws. It looks all original, I've had it about 3yrs but recently started the top end. Took the cylinder to a local bike engineers who bore and fit a new piston, the original was 56mm its now been bored to 57mm but the piston seems sloppy in the barrel, can get a larger feeler down than speck....not good! Its bound to slap if over sized!? Whats your thoughts, its not back together yet.

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            @DTTOLATE
            It’ll slap and get worse quickly, well it has in my experience.
            Piston should be tight in the bore. The only place I would get a rebore done now would be a reputable one. I use PJME because I heard nothing but good about them and the finish is excellent. I used a local engineer to get a barrel honed and it came back looking like it was raped by a Brillo pad!..

            If it’s as bad as you say I’d take it back to be fixed. You paid for a service you should be happy with.
            Can you post pics of the finish in the barrel? If the it’s that bad I’m concerned about the hatching and the port skirting

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            • DTTOLATED DTTOLATE

              Hi all. Just want to say hello and its nice to be to a newbie on the site. I've owned my DT125R for about three years now, its a French import now on a 1991 UK plate. I had a look around it when I first got it and it now has 9000 km on the clock. I was suprised to see electric start on such a early model with the electrics wedged into the LH outer casing. Since getting it I found out it was burning gear oil from the RH clutch side so I replaced the crank seal on that side, the hardest part was getting those 2 screws off the baffle plate and the bigger screw holding down the seal plate...RED locktight solid 😭 👎 I hope to learn more about the bike through the forum, it needs a top end build.

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              @DTTOLATE

              Welcome to the group mate! We are all friendly and helpful so any questions don’t be afraid of asking!

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                Thanks Ollie nice to meet ya.

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                  Spookdog thanks for the reply, I'm currently trying to suss this posting pics, I'll get some up when or if I can.

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                  • DTTOLATED DTTOLATE

                    Spookdog thanks for the reply, I'm currently trying to suss this posting pics, I'll get some up when or if I can.

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                    @DTTOLATE

                    Download Imgur and use it to post/host the pic. Then copy the link and post it here using the 3rd icon from left in the toolbar…

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                      Most of my stuffs in dropbox, if I copied a link would that do the trick?

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                      • DTTOLATED DTTOLATE

                        Most of my stuffs in dropbox, if I copied a link would that do the trick?

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                        @DTTOLATE
                        Don’t know what that is!
                        Try it 🙂
                        As long as it’s being hosted somewhere on the web

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                            Welcome to the forum.It's nice to see the DTR team grow.

                            I need my tools and a pile of junk.....

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                              Thanks Madgyver, I'm hoping to learn more about the bike.

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                                Cracked it....help yourself to a coconut.

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                                  Amazing what a sticker can do 😀

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                                    20220907_182627~2.jpg

                                    Cracked it....help yourself to a coconut.

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                                    @DTTOLATE

                                    Nice colour scheme mate, Is that aftermarket the rear master cylinder cover?

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                                      @OllieDTR

                                      The coffin cover😀 knocked it up myself, used the existing screws holding the cylinder.

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                                      • DTTOLATED DTTOLATE

                                        @OllieDTR

                                        The coffin cover😀 knocked it up myself, used the existing screws holding the cylinder.

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                                        @DTTOLATE

                                        Looks smart I do love custom bits my brother made me some of these chain adjusters
                                        So much nicer than the OEM steel ones
                                        What do you think?

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                                          @DTTOLATE

                                          Looks smart I do love custom bits my brother made me some of these chain adjusters
                                          So much nicer than the OEM steel ones
                                          What do you think?

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                                          @OllieDTR

                                          Don’t know about him but I think you should send me a pair to test them out 😀

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