Just about to list on ebay
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It was yes i changed the swingarm and it rides like a new bike i have now decided to change the tyres for something more road friendly as you can feel and hear the drag they have on road. Thankful for the comments it pushed me into looking further into it
@andrewj1680 you putting the tyres on eBay?
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It would have been a shame to list her so cheap when it was a relatively simple fix!
I'm glad you sorted it
@calum thats it mate I'm gonna put it back totally standard and store it away i think, i have all the standard bits to do it
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@andrewj1680 you putting the tyres on eBay?
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@declan tyres will be going mate yes, open to offers
@andrewj1680 if you throw em on eBay and link me I'll take a look when I can I'm after a set but not got the pennies right now so just do your thing and if I can I'll take them off you
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Gotten to the point i hate riding it so going up for sale it looks the part but has to be the worst dt ive ever ridden i just cant put my finger on why, it seems to have a nasty speed wobble at around 60mph and i dont like the idea someone else rebuilt it so time to let it go@andrewj1680 said in Just about to list on ebay:
Gotten to the point i hate riding it so going up for sale it looks the part but has to be the worst dt ive ever ridden i just cant put my finger on why, it seems to have a nasty speed wobble at around 60mph and i dont like the idea someone else rebuilt it so time to let it goIm sure ive seen that bike before in Hartlepool im sure its the same one I painted the frame swinging arm forks and tank for the lad who had it. From what I can remember it was a 3PY full power Italian import and it was originally Black. It didnt have that pipe and the engine covers where grey and not silver like they are now when I seen it last all put back together.
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Thanks for everyones comments turns out whoever rebuilt it had skipped out changing the bottom swingarm bush my spares seem to be coming in handy on this 1
@andrewj1680 The bike also looks like it's been lowered, which would also change the bikes handling and ride quality, ergo making the back end feel sluggish.
Have you lowered it dude???
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Either the linkage or "dog bones" or maybe even a shorter shock.
My TDR is like that and i think the shock might be smaller than a DTR one.
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Either the linkage or "dog bones" or maybe even a shorter shock.
My TDR is like that and i think the shock might be smaller than a DTR one.
@nottsbiker Swapping the dog bones for longer one's to lower it, is the simplest mod. Hard to tell from the pics, but the bikes arse sure looks a lot lower than stock. Maybe it's been twerking a lot??? LOL
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Just spotted the WR bits in the background too lol
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Just spotted the WR bits in the background too lol
Bottom bush had gone on it he said, that would make it sag if it had lots of play. The size of the rear tyre also ads to the height in the pic I think.
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Yes one of my old DTR's had the same thing many moons ago. Being 43 makes me forget I'm talking about stuff from 20 years ago...
Crazy to think my TDR is on a G plate and approx 1989 vintage. 2 years away from being 30
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Yes one of my old DTR's had the same thing many moons ago. Being 43 makes me forget I'm talking about stuff from 20 years ago...
Crazy to think my TDR is on a G plate and approx 1989 vintage. 2 years away from being 30
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@nottsbiker my dt is 27 lol crazy how they're still alive
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Indeed
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Bottom bush had gone on it he said, that would make it sag if it had lots of play. The size of the rear tyre also ads to the height in the pic I think.
@scrimsmustang thats the bike by sounds of it ive put a better motor in it in my opinion the engine that was in it had seen better days it felt a bit worn, I'm in 2 minds weather to stick it back on ebay as a standard bike ive lost all interest in the dts they have had their day i think. I have 4 here and a wr200
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@scrimsmustang thats the bike by sounds of it ive put a better motor in it in my opinion the engine that was in it had seen better days it felt a bit worn, I'm in 2 minds weather to stick it back on ebay as a standard bike ive lost all interest in the dts they have had their day i think. I have 4 here and a wr200
@andrewj1680 said in Just about to list on ebay:
@scrimsmustang thats the bike by sounds of it ive put a better motor in it in my opinion the engine that was in it had seen better days it felt a bit worn, I'm in 2 minds weather to stick it back on ebay as a standard bike ive lost all interest in the dts they have had their day i think. I have 4 here and a wr200
Yes I thought it looked familiar, I dont know to much about what was done to it, I done the bits for it through a friend of a friend.It did look nice when I seen it complete but I did wonder about the choice of tyres on it at the time. It was probably about a year ago I would say.
I have a few myself, got my first one new in 89. I still use them now and again and still enjoy it.
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To say its a italian bike i thought it would go well for a dt it had the original engine but it felt like it was lacking power also i had alot of vibrations from it as if the balancer shaft was out turns out they had glued the water propellor and then put the side casing back on while the glue was still wet and it had stuck to the baffle plate which must of then bent the plate once it was started and snapped some teeth off the propellor causing the vibrations after seeing that i had to pull the engine for piece of mind there is probs more bodged bits to it
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@andrewj1680 said in Just about to list on ebay:
@scrimsmustang thats the bike by sounds of it ive put a better motor in it in my opinion the engine that was in it had seen better days it felt a bit worn, I'm in 2 minds weather to stick it back on ebay as a standard bike ive lost all interest in the dts they have had their day i think. I have 4 here and a wr200
Yes I thought it looked familiar, I dont know to much about what was done to it, I done the bits for it through a friend of a friend.It did look nice when I seen it complete but I did wonder about the choice of tyres on it at the time. It was probably about a year ago I would say.
I have a few myself, got my first one new in 89. I still use them now and again and still enjoy it.
@scrimsmustang replied above bud
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@scrimsmustang replied above bud
Fancy doing all that work and then trying to glue the waterpump, I think the only difference between an Italian bike and a UK bike back then would be no exhaust restriction and a servo. Wouldnt be anymore powerful than a derestricted UK bike.
