DT200R Build
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Think it looks better with the blue seat
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@SpookDog yes I notice yours has a yellow seat. I actually think the yellow looks good but I'm sure all the endurance blue DT's, 125 and 200 had blue seat originally.
@markus-w Yes, they had a blue seat originally. It suits the frame colour I chose, but the frame plastic covers I used from YZ400F are a different kind of blue so it stands out a bit now. Originally 200's had white frame, but I didnt like that much.
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@SpookDog yes I notice yours has a yellow seat. I actually think the yellow looks good but I'm sure all the endurance blue DT's, 125 and 200 had blue seat originally.
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@SpookDog I know Yamaha made a tdr250 black with yellow seat but I don't believe they ever used a yellow seat on a DT. I'd say it's an aftermarket reproduction.
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@markus-w
You’re probably right. The vinyl does feel thin and soft...
I do like the idea of a black with yellow accents Dtr. A bit like a wasp...
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@SpookDog yes me too. I've seen a dtlc in black with yellow seat and it did look good. I don't think it was an original colour.
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Always Originate, Never Pirate!
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@markus-w If you write 'DT200R black' in google graphics it will show these images
The 200cc was in 3 colours: black, white and sky blue(most common).
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@Calum said in DT200R Build:
@markus-w too much like an RM
True, but the 1989/90 RMs were/are some of the most beautiful MX bikes ever made even today. They have that elusive Playboy centrefold/Spitfire-flying-past-the-white-cliffs-of-Dover visual quality you don't see very often and IMO you could say the same for the original TS125R whose styling was based on the 1989 RMs.
Unfortunately although the TS125R did everything a little better than the DTR on paper, the AETC valves were prone to dropping into the bore at high rpm and completely wrecking the engine and it never enjoyed the press and showroom success of the DTR. DTR is a better bike 99% of the time but I'd still love one just for the looks!
Also Suzuki eventually succumbed to the 90s cat's vomit graphics phase and the post-'91 RMs just looked awful.
https://pulpmx.com/2022/07/05/maxxis-tires-classic-steel-173-1992-suzuki-rm-125/
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@Calum said in DT200R Build:
@markus-w too much like an RM
True, but the 1989/90 RMs were/are some of the most beautiful MX bikes ever made even today. They have that elusive Playboy centrefold/Spitfire-flying-past-the-white-cliffs-of-Dover visual quality you don't see very often and IMO you could say the same for the original TS125R whose styling was based on the 1989 RMs.
Unfortunately although the TS125R did everything a little better than the DTR on paper, the AETC valves were prone to dropping into the bore at high rpm and completely wrecking the engine and it never enjoyed the press and showroom success of the DTR. DTR is a better bike 99% of the time but I'd still love one just for the looks!
Also Suzuki eventually succumbed to the 90s cat's vomit graphics phase and the post-'91 RMs just looked awful.
https://pulpmx.com/2022/07/05/maxxis-tires-classic-steel-173-1992-suzuki-rm-125/
@HOTSHOT-III Yeah, those RM pics aren't the best.
Not the worlds biggest fan of the RM colour scheme. I do like the pink DT's though.
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The last one is the ticket I’m thinking about. Though with a slightly oranger yellow
the ‘dt200 in black’I was actually wanting a Ts 125 before I settled on an 88 Dtr
I’m happy with my choice. Just wish I’d got a proper-running example rather than a messed with basket case! Oh well, choosy beggars, yada, yada! 🤪
