DTR Build Up
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Ah right, fair enough then! I look forward to seeing it.
I wouldn't say i'm deadly serious about chasing the most power out of it, just things that i can consider in the future. I must confess that i rode the bike around my street the other day to check it ran right. It sure does run good, scared me half to death when i hit the powerband. I have no servo so there's absolutely no power then it just pulled off in an instant. Plenty enough power in it for me at the moment, put a whopping great smile on my face too.
Thankyou though, never really saw the bike coming close to being finished
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Non servo is fun. But slower when derestrited. But that feeling right there, thats why I love two strokes. Trust me when I say the dt is not a fast engine. Yet that little engine hits the band amd it cannot be compared to.
Go on a proper two stroke engine like the rotax series or the yz seried engines. Even the cr85 will shit you up. Fantastic bikes. I love two strokes. Amazing!
I will post this weekend!
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Well the seat is now recovered, was a bit harder than expected. Got it done rather well though.
Got my parcel from wemoto today aswell, new flywheel cover. Was cheaper and easier to buy new than find secondhand. Grommets for the panels, rear brake switch and spring and a sprocket with 2 less teeth to help the rear tyre clear the swingarm for mot.
Couldn't resist the time to take a video
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8zzxn-bUqzQbUlGMWxrZy1jeGs/viewNeighbours were not too pleased, but stuff em. MOT time at the end of the month when my speedo and indicators are on!
Also my brakes seem to be rather feeble, hardly anything from the rear brake and front brake takes ages to slow me down. May have to be rebled however they seem to be pretty stiff as is, any pointers? Pads are brand new, however discs have a fair bit of surface corrosion from standing. Think they need some time to bed in
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@ConnorDTR you should always bed in new pads on old discs. And vice versa.
They will require bedding in.
I found the brakes on my dt useless. Engine braking was thw only way to slow that down.
The thing I am most pleased with my bike is not the power, but the brakes.
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@Calum Not sure how i'd get the brakes to bed in before the MOT, don't want it failing because of shoddy brakes. In the video near the end you can see how long it took for me to stop, that was giving it everything it's got. Must've only been doing 20.
I agree that the brakes are shoddy, not a match compared to the twin pistons my cbr125 had! And way worse than my car.
Think i've found the first upgrade!
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Standard DTR brakes are a bit rubbish. You realise how old they are more and more. Defiantly get some Braided brake lines front and back, adds the feel you need over the standard hoses. Did you Vacuum bleed the brakes by the way?
Braking from 80mph on a DT sometimes feels like I need to stick my leg out as an airbrake, GP style... FUN. haha Not confidence inspiring.
My brakes were okay at best, EBC pads and discs were quite good.
Sounds nice and perky man! good to see it running well
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@ConnorDTR Won't be mine MOT is for squares...jokes. Good luck when is it due.
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How long did it last? because i've recently replaced the head gasket on mine with a cheap one.
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@ConnorDTR said:
Guess who's suffered from using a cheap headgasket.... This mug
You really should have known better!
Athena or Genuine, ever!
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@LJK_hunter 60 miles...
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@Calum I really should have, bikes going to be off the road now for a week or so. Ruined my fresh new top end. Also think the head could be warped so going to take it all into college and test it. Well i have a new athena top end gasket set on its way and have a spare cylinder that just needs a quick hone which should last until the end of the month where i can afford a proper rebore
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@ConnorDTR said:
@Calum I really should have, bikes going to be off the road now for a week or so. Ruined my fresh new top end. Also think the head could be warped so going to take it all into college and test it. Well i have a new athena top end gasket set on its way and have a spare cylinder that just needs a quick hone which should last until the end of the month where i can afford a proper rebore
I have written a guide to skim the head on here mate. You won't need a professional skim unless you reallh have cooked it!
Be alright mate they're fairly resilient. But you now you know.
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@Calum That's where i found the other info i posted up lol, just need to wait for my dad to go out so i can steal the bathroom mirror! Hoping it'll be good for a bit, was so fun riding the bike! Also offroad is hard, i'll post a proper update in an hour or so
