DT125R FORUM

Why would someone put an ugly Sr tank and headlight on this bike lol this looks like a good base for a project though and an added bonus it's got the big bore kit on it! Fingers crossed you get it running properly again... First thing I'd be doing is getting rid of that tank and headlight for sure

Those certainly look the part! Great looking bike

My ktm exc developed a knocking /vibrating sound from the clutch side the knocking would vanish when the clutch lever was pulled in it turned out it just needed a new clutch basket damper cushion which fits between the clutch basket drive gear and the clutch basket... Can't remember if the dt 125 uses a similar set up its been a while since I've been inside that engine but could be worth looking in to! As for the revs dropping when in neutral both my dts done that to so don't think it's much to worry about.

Can't go wrong with the KTM exc I got one about 4 months ago and it's been a joy to ride it's even great fun on the road for small trips around town ! Good looking bike

CCTV now there's a good idea haha! Basically he just came and viewed the bike after buying via the classified eBay add he was really impressed with it at the time. I shown him all around the bike and pointed out the only issues it had and that was missing a rear wheel spoke and needing a connector block for the left hand switch gear to operate the indicators! When he viewed the bike it was brought out cold so he could see how good a starter it was it fired up first kick and ticked over beautifully! He had a test ride which was also his uninsured ilegal drive back home and from there it went down hill after he put straight fuel in with no oil a few days after buying it and once we sorted that issue out over a week later it's now randomly missing the front master cylinder and power-valve how is that even possible you'd surely notice that a mile off he literally took the paper work and off he went no receipts but I completely covered myself in my listing I'll try and dig the item number out and on the photos on the listing you can clearly see the front master cylinder! Yeah I'll be taking this up with the police just shortly it's beyond anything I've ever dealt with. I wouldn't want the bike now after what it's been throw! He's apparently crashed it to

@CYBER-NINJA yes mate I have lots and lots of pictures of the bike and parts literally hundreds to back it up and nope I'm just a normal eBay seller not business. I genuinely sold the bike in good faith and he was happy to take it away! Yeah next time one of the 4 numbers calls there getting told where to go and then I'll bring the police into it.. I actually find it hilarious though that he's saying all these parts are missing it's absolutely crazy will keep posted on what happens. I feel this could be a long day .

@CYBER-NINJA no I didn't give him any receipts etc so no idea how he got my number! Again good advise. On the eBay listing the master cylinder is seen on the bike it obviously holds the brake oil and the front brake was working fine it was really powerful even had new brake pads on it! Seems he's got his mates doing the rounds now texting my work mobile and trying to continually call it absolutely brutal lol ..

Just thought I'd give this an update this has taken another turn for the worse! Just when I thought the buyer was doing good with the bike got a txt this morning from the buyer on a completely different number than what he txt me from the last time now stating " the bike was missing the front master cylinder,missing the power valve, missing the oil tank and he's coming back" I've basically not answered him as all these things where present and working at the point of sale apart from the oil tank as he was told it was ran on premix! the powervalve was pinned open as he was told to ..This guys starting to get on my nerves and what's annoying me most is he's txt me on a number he was never givin it's my works number literally 3 family members have it and it's not on eBay and no one gave him it! Any ideas how he could have gotten it? might be time to give the police a call as this is definitely not normal behaviour he's killing the bike and trying to say there's parts missing

@CYANIDE-2600 Welcome mate! Look forward to seeing some pictures of your bike. Those are good mods you intend to do however the wr200 yolks won't fit your bike the steering stem is to long unfortunately so it's not going to be a straight swap I'm afraid. What I did myself was use a set of yz250 USD forks and had the steering stem pressed out the DTR yolks and re-pressed into the YZ250 yolks then it's a bolt on job which worked flawlessly! There is also another method using a bearing cup and a guide on here on how to make USD forks fit using this method but just thought I'd point that out to you about the forks.

@Burridge Very true! Geez your DTR is lovely .. Yup subtle mods are the way to go for sure although the mods where awesome in making the bike lighter but doubt I'd go down that route again if I bought another stock DT at the most I'd just SM it with TDR fork legs and wheels and front brake calliper and put the DT parts aside. Well still no messages from the buyer as of yet ... the day is still young but I have a feeling he's added oil and it's running . I don't think eBay will take a chunk we cancelled the order after he bought it so I wouldn't get a fee "his idea"

@CYBER-NINJA one thing that's a bit off the subject is I found when selling this bike even though I made a profit a lot of potential buyers who enquired loved the mods and where really interested in the various upgrades but I also got the odd message from folk saying fitting usd forks decreased the value of the bike.. I found people where using the upgrades like the wr swing arm and YZ mono shock etc as a way to try and strip chunks of cash of the bike was weird got me thinking if I left it stock I could easily have gotten more and then sold those parts on again and made more money! I think if i got another DTR I'd leave it completely stock besides the usual de restrictions. I liked what you did to your DTR you done subtle visual mods which made the bike look more modern and slick without changing the bike it still looked like a DT where as I feel mines looked like something out mad max lol

@CYBER-NINJA definitely he will be getting a message back similar to that if he keeps complaining!. I agree with you I sold it for £900 which was my asking price ,he bought it outright on buy it now but I did actually make a profit on it as the USD forks and some of the other parts where included in the sale of the bike when I first bought it I just had to get them adjusted to fit the bike but yeah i should have stuck it on for £1300 or something I realise that now .. Ahh guess I'll see what happens in a few days but no way will there be any refunds givin just had to get some advice as I've never encountered this issue when selling a bike before! I sold my DTR SM a few weeks back and the young guy who bought it absolutely loves it and left me amazing feedback which I should be getting for this bike to if I'm honest lol

@Calum thanks! I'll definetaly follow the advice and also I'll not be linking him to this forum not a chance on that although he might find it on his own. That's true I really hope I've heard the last of it.. The bike was cosmetically quite tatty as I pointed out on my eBay listing and to the seller but it was mechanically perfect it was the one bike I knew I could pull out the garage and it would start and run all day plus I kept up the maintenance. I actually feel sorry for the bike as silly as it sounds and if I could go back to last week I'd not have bothered selling it and just took it apart and put it in boxes till I got a bigger garage to store it.

@CYBER-NINJA well that made for some good reading .. good info .. Well i pointed out all the faults which was the missing spoke on the rear wheel and showed him the last piece of the wiring loom that needed a connector block for the indicator switch gear and all was good done the paper work etc the bike was such a great runner he was definelty impressed so much so he drove it back home!. He gave us a message again on eBay it appears he hasn't mixed oil in with the fuel from what I can piece together so I think it's over heated and cut out but he said it's just backfiring now he has it back home.. I haven't a clue what damage he's done and have no idea why it would be backfiring I recommended obviously getting oil and mixing it with the fuel and a new spark plug see how that works out .

So 3 days ago I sold my lovely DTR project that I built up on here via eBay. The bike was fully running and checked over and found to be faultless apart from missing a spoke on the rear wheel which was made aware to the buyer. So anyway when the buyer came and viewed the bike he was shown it running and checked it all out and all was good he was happy payed me but worryingly decided to drive it away back home without insurance and road tax etc not that I was really bothering he bought it so it was up to him! Anyway today my parter received a message via eBay from guess who? That's right said buyer stating the bike broke down on him today and he's not happy! When the bike was sold to him it was running and running very very well I put everything into making it a good bike but now he's expecting a refund which it was sold with no warranty on eBay cash on collection and he had a test ride before buying! Now from my end I have no idea what he's done to this bike in the days he's owned it! so looking for advice what would you do? I'm adamant there is no refund being givin he's pushy my partner thought he was sketchy to appearance wise anyway tribal face tattoo and steel implanted horns in his forehead lmao I've offered him advice to troubleshoot the bike but should he try and show up at my house am I within my right to not accept it back? It was sold as described I'm genuine but sounds to me he has had his fun on it and now looking for the cash opinions ??

@CYBER-NINJA unit5motos I used them and would highly recommend them the service I got was brilliant! If you have Facebook they also have a page on there and sometimes have bikes listed on that that aren't on the eBay shop so worth checking out..

@CYBER-NINJA on both occasions I used a company one via eBay and can't remember the other one but both found me the bike I wanted and it was straight forward process to register them here the x2 main things are the nova number and the v5 or dating certificate so make sure you get those if you go ahead and you can't go wrong with getting it on a uk plate. I agree I imported because the bikes where in far better condition than what I could find here they where immaculate! Those mx 125's look great far superior than the dtr from what I've heard

I've imported a few bikes and it's never been any trouble! Just make sure you get the nova registration number with the bike and the foreign log book then it'll be hassle free to get it a uk registration. I had to get my imported bike insured first of all when trying to put it in the road here then MOT'd and you'll need to fill in a V55/5 form which can be downloaded from the DVLA website and once filled in you'll need to post it back to the DVLA with a £55 vehicle reg fee and road tax fee think it was postal orders I sent and you'll need to send the vehicle nova reg number and vehicle v5 over as well with a photocopy of the MOT and proof of insurance and they'll give your bike a uk reg in a few weeks so it'll not be any different to insuring a uk bike should be the same price! You thinking of importing a new bike @CYBER-NINJA ?