Just about to list on ebay
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@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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@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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@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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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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@nottsbiker my dt is 27 lol crazy how they're still alive
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Indeed
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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
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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.
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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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@scrimsmustang replied above bud
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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.
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dt-125-/272828554054?hash=item3f85d95b46:g:bHsAAOSwmoxZqIh0
This is the bike I know, is it the same one I thought, looks a lot better on ebay with the proper grey engine cases and rear footpegs on.
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@scrimsmustang yes its the same bike ive put it back to how it was and listed it
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@andrewj1680 said in Just about to list on ebay:
@scrimsmustang yes its the same bike ive put it back to how it was and listed it
It looks really nice, be a good bike for someone that now you have fixed the faults. It should get over £2000 White/Red is popular.
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These lot are mad lol offering peanuts if it doesnt make ok money I'll leave it sat in the shed, money isnt a isnt its lack of space my problem, i have the 2 in the kitchen i have 1 in bits in the shed i have my boys kx85 and my other boys pw50 in the shed and the cr500af in the bedroom
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@andrewj1680 So where do the wife & kids sleep then??? LOL
