Yamaha dt125re rebuild
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@calum it’s all in the bulb I had a purple h4 xenon in my stick headlight I got the wrong ones i ordered the re ones but I got it to work and it was so bright like crazy bright
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@calum honestly I don’t know how you could want a brighter bulb it was like an air raid lamp I’ve never saw the stock bulb brightness
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The original DTR headlight with better bulb is one of the best stock trail bike headlights I've come across. I used to ride for hours at night,
I tried to be cool with a WR400 headlight... because I couldn't find a Blue DT-RE unit.
It's terrible.
Better off riding with a BIC lighter in one hand.
Keep it real
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The original DTR headlight with better bulb is one of the best stock trail bike headlights I've come across. I used to ride for hours at night,
I tried to be cool with a WR400 headlight... because I couldn't find a Blue DT-RE unit.
It's terrible.
Better off riding with a BIC lighter in one hand.
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As @Darty rightly said "The original DTR headlight with better bulb is one of the best stock trail bike headlights."
Stick with the stock headlight and just add one of these bad boys, for a top quality bargain upgrade and your good-to-go!!!
SEDUCED BY THE DARK SIDE!!!
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As @Darty rightly said "The original DTR headlight with better bulb is one of the best stock trail bike headlights."
Stick with the stock headlight and just add one of these bad boys, for a top quality bargain upgrade and your good-to-go!!!
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@calum mmmmmmmmmmm I had no probs with it. What's the average watts a 125 rectifier pumps out then?
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Few last bits to clean off and dismantle of the frame ready for prep and primer over the weekend
https://i.imgur.com/dQ9xQP5.jpg
Not in bad shape all straight etc but of rust round the rear off the frame but nothing to serious
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Few last bits to clean off and dismantle of the frame ready for prep and primer over the weekend
https://i.imgur.com/dQ9xQP5.jpg
Not in bad shape all straight etc but of rust round the rear off the frame but nothing to serious
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the front fairing on mine is smashed to bits and the lens has a crack in also so i was thinking aftermarket as there is not many original ones about..sounds like i might have to keep searching!
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@vishanj ,thanks mate but mine is a 2005 bike,i think it has had a bit of a hard life,well cosmetically at least,it could do with a full new set of plastics aswell as the lamp,i will get round to it eventually but stowed under at the minute.i just do little bits and bobs with it when i have the time,shame really but i have rode it less than 30 miles since the start of december!
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@calum sorry for late reply been busy
Iv started doing this rebuild because few things was wrong on the bike quiet a lot of dodgy wiring quite abit of rust on the frame etc
Also boredom and a very eager friend has just had a bad split from his partner and needs something to keep him occupied while she took his bike from himAnyways down to bare frame now going to start grinding away tonight and start spraying tomorrow
Might have been clean but it wasn’t perfect and little niggley bits and hodge jobs sets my ocd off so one little job leads to another and then bang the bikes in bits lol
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@vishanj ,thanks mate but mine is a 2005 bike,i think it has had a bit of a hard life,well cosmetically at least,it could do with a full new set of plastics aswell as the lamp,i will get round to it eventually but stowed under at the minute.i just do little bits and bobs with it when i have the time,shame really but i have rode it less than 30 miles since the start of december!
@bonus ahh I know your frustration. Mine is a 1991 DT125R and it too has had a life of being neglected and thrashed around. All the bits are still in one piece and working order thankfully except for the front head light unit. Got to find a replacement for it.
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Tbh I never thought about shot blasting at first until I sent all day yesterday grinding and sanding down shot blasting would of been a lot easier and not as painful
But anyways most of rust is gone few little bits and primed the back end yesterday this was the most effected area from rust
https://i.imgur.com/OzPv7aL.jpgMaybe another sandover and few stickers to remove and replace and will prime the rest and get the paint on
