DT125R FORUM

Took it out for a blast today with the GoPro, check out the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVbrnwvShoY

@bradt Head gasket failure, happened to me two weeks ago. The water pump is driven off the crank so the higher the engine speed the more water is pumped round the engine and thus the more pressure in the cooling system so the higher the engine speed the more coolant will be lost to the crankcase. Just order a new one as it isn't a problem that will fix itself but rather will leave you stranded when you most need to get home! - I used an Athena head gasket and so far no issues, I think it was around £15.00 off ebay. It's pretty straightforward job, you'll need to check that the head isn't warped before reassembly by putting it on a known flat surface i.e a glass table or a granite work top and if you can rock it side to side, then it is warped. If it's warped you'll need to have it skimmed before reassembly - you can do this yourself or have someone do it for you.

The previous owner rather irritatingly had painted the plastics. Rather than buying new ones to trash with some hard abuse I stripped them back to bare plastic, sanded to 400 grit and then restored the colour by heating them with a heat gun and once glossy quickly dowsed them with water to prevent the melted top layer of plastic from oxidising. The before and after is night and day.

with a spare hour to kill and armed with some white vinyl wrap and some masking tape I set about recreating the standard graphics, turned out quite well for an experiment!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/159452079@N02/42610239314/in/dateposted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/159452079@N02/42610239084/in/dateposted-public/

Lastly here is how she stands as of this morning

https://www.flickr.com/photos/159452079@N02/41518201360/in/dateposted-public/

@Calum yeah I know, but 8 is what he said! Come on Calum there is no advantage here, suspension is worse, chassis has way more flex, way down on power and well perhaps I can claim a weight advantage but I would happily swap! Pro Tapers - Whatever is fitted to a 2018 Husky FE 350, they were the standard bars from that bike and I swapped them onto the DT as they were laying around in the garage as spares.

Yes i'll be up for sale after christmas. Time for another KTM - probably an EXC 250 (two stroke).
I've had my fun, and already have another KTM at home, and every time I ride it (my ktm) I see less and less point having this bike, has been a fun project though.

The shopping list:

• Rear indicators - if anyone has any lying around they would like to part company with, let me know!!
• Battery side side panel - again if anyone has a spare they would like to sell, let me know otherwise I'll get one from fowlers.
• 28 mm fat bar conversion mounts. These renthal 'street fighter' bars are utterly s**t.

On a side note, can anyone recommend a longer gear lever? the stock one is a bit clunky with mx boots.

Any recommendations on some wider footpegs that would be a direct fit? again would need to be mx derived because she doesn't see road use.

@bradt Glad you got it sorted

@calum Solved!

It was indeed timing related. The two wires leading to the pickup were the wrong way round. I swapped them over and re-soldered into place and voila it fired up first kick and runs as it should and revs freely.

Thanks for the help