Dtx Project Codename Moneypit
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Haha as title says , complete rebuild time is here. Im stripped the bike down so far counting and thinking what where and how much etc. Researching new ideas. So far Im decided to powdercoat frame , get yz usd forks and swingarm , rebore barrel + new piston and con rod , inspect the crash of bottom end(hopely only bearings) , new clutch , new full exhaust, rework the connectors and wire harness...
Will warmly welcome new ideas and comments ,
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@Zrako Sourcing some good quality used parts will save you some cash along this journey for-sure!!! ')
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I know nev fitted one to his dtr. But I know his would have been a nice one.
It is not about us, it's about your project.
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@Calum I was mainly asking about it because I am never heard of it and if anyone fitted one on his dt , if its any good and what is the experience like
@Zrako Ever ridden a crosser?
Effectively you are only pulling the throttle a quarter turn before full chat.
So you lose control of the throttle slider, but you are quicker to go Wipe Open Throttle.
You would probably want spot on jetting, else risk bogging down.
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@Zrako Ever ridden a crosser?
Effectively you are only pulling the throttle a quarter turn before full chat.
So you lose control of the throttle slider, but you are quicker to go Wipe Open Throttle.
You would probably want spot on jetting, else risk bogging down.
@Calum never rided motocross bike ,so with this Im loosing a lot I think , its not really for the cruising and for the traffic as lot of sensitivity will compress in the 1/4 turn ?
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@Calum never rided motocross bike ,so with this Im loosing a lot I think , its not really for the cruising and for the traffic as lot of sensitivity will compress in the 1/4 turn ?
@Zrako It's not really an issue, but the original throttle is there to ease the power on and make it easier to just poot around with traffic for the novice rider. It wouldn't take long before you forgot how it was originally and got used to the quick throttle.
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@Darty would model year on the yz throttle matter?
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Yz one is not wide enough. Tried this myself 2 weeks ago and gave up on that idea
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Yz one is not wide enough. Tried this myself 2 weeks ago and gave up on that idea
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Anything is possible. No it's not a direct fit, but if it were then every joey would have done it.
The only reason I didn't do it, was because I spent many many nights lining up my supermoto wheels with my current setup, changing the arm, whilst trivial, would have undone all that work.
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Anything is possible. No it's not a direct fit, but if it were then every joey would have done it.
The only reason I didn't do it, was because I spent many many nights lining up my supermoto wheels with my current setup, changing the arm, whilst trivial, would have undone all that work.
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To do it properly you are going to need to realign the whole geometry of the bike.
With the new swingarm you are going to need the YZ brake carrier. Which will need modifiying to either accept your brake, or use the YZ brakes.
Either way the swingarm needs altering to fit between the frame and the engine.
This will cause the sprocket to be out of alignment with the rear sprocket, which is going to to cause undue stress to the gearbox bearings. This will need correcting by either shimming or machining.
You are then going to find the front and rear wheels are no longer in line. So this will need altering to ensure that the front and rear wheels are inline, and the front and rear sprockets are inline.
If you don't then you will find the bike will have a tendency to crab or to cause excessive damage to the gearbox.
This is why my front wheel is off centre from the forks. This was done to ensure the front and rear wheels line up perfectly, whilst maintaining the correct geometry for the front and rear sprockets.
I'm all for the swingarm conversion, but it sounds like you haven't thought this through enough?
If you're going to do, do it right. Is all I'm going to say.
It's just a case of measuring once, twice three times to be sure. This is the reason why I didn't use the alloy swingarm, AFTER I had already done all of this measuring.
I should have done it all at one time and saved myself the effort of measuring twice.
If any of that is unclear I am happy to go into more detail.
Always Originate, Never Pirate!
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To do it properly you are going to need to realign the whole geometry of the bike.
With the new swingarm you are going to need the YZ brake carrier. Which will need modifiying to either accept your brake, or use the YZ brakes.
Either way the swingarm needs altering to fit between the frame and the engine.
This will cause the sprocket to be out of alignment with the rear sprocket, which is going to to cause undue stress to the gearbox bearings. This will need correcting by either shimming or machining.
You are then going to find the front and rear wheels are no longer in line. So this will need altering to ensure that the front and rear wheels are inline, and the front and rear sprockets are inline.
If you don't then you will find the bike will have a tendency to crab or to cause excessive damage to the gearbox.
This is why my front wheel is off centre from the forks. This was done to ensure the front and rear wheels line up perfectly, whilst maintaining the correct geometry for the front and rear sprockets.
I'm all for the swingarm conversion, but it sounds like you haven't thought this through enough?
If you're going to do, do it right. Is all I'm going to say.
It's just a case of measuring once, twice three times to be sure. This is the reason why I didn't use the alloy swingarm, AFTER I had already done all of this measuring.
I should have done it all at one time and saved myself the effort of measuring twice.
If any of that is unclear I am happy to go into more detail.
