Posts made by Calum

@arild Oooohh, lol. No.

@ninja I always went with Tsubaki Chains (Jap )
https://www.bandcexpress.co.uk/pages/news/latest-news-and-offers/tsubaki-chain---in-all-sizes.htm

@arild Yes I believe so.

Wow, it's nearly been 12 months since I made this post.

Well it's been a lush week and I've been out on the bike to work almost everyday.

It is in dire need of some much TLC.

Rear tyre needs replacing (Diablo Rossa's on their way). The gearing needs reverting to stock, rear wheel bearing has seen better days and the chain is utterly maxxed out. I've taken out three links and gone up the road to see it's already stretched again!

Alas joys of owning ancient motors!

@spookdog Looks like a casting flaw to me. Shouldn't be any hole there. Time to get some liquid metal epoxy and plug it up

@hclutch Could be a weak spark. Check to see that the HT Lead is fitted properly, that the earths are good. That the coil has the earth lead on it securely. Anything like that will not help.

You're not leaving the choke on by accident are you?

You didn't use a cheap head gasket have you? Must buy either Genuine or Athena.

Did you fit the head gasket on the right way?

Was the head warped? Did you skim the head and barrel appropriately.
https://dt125r.co.uk/topic/11/how-to-i-gentle-skim-your-head-barrel

@spookdog But that's what I'm saying, 2 smoke is enthusiasts. The youths are no longer interested in buying smokers. Maybe they never were, maybe people would just buy whatever was available and it just so happened to be that two strokes were the go to.

My point still stands, youths aren't interested in smokers. It's now just an enthusiast thing.

And Two Strokes still dominate the MX realm and they're making great strides with Two Strokes. Fuel Injection is now common place in the smoker scene. As well as AWD MX bikes

If you haven't checked out Cristinis AWD Motorcross bikes

Two strokes are still very much here, but the demand is less because people don't actively buy them.

https://www.christini.com/bikes/christini-awd-300

This one is carb but EFI is now common place for KTM, Husky and the like!

If you haven't checked out Cristini's AWD then go take a look Sick as.

@stevie-wonder In the 15 years I have been riding smokers, I have never had one seize on me. In fact I know more people who have had four strokes go wrong. On fact I have had more four strokes die on me than two strokes

My Cagiva is in dyer need of an engine rebuild, yet starts on the button every time. The fact of the matter is, MX are finding this too, four strokes are great up until they go wrong. Then they become extremely uneconomical to fix. Two stroke engines are so simple that any home mechanic can rebuild them. But four strokes the tolerances are much tighter and therefore less attainable for home mechanics.

If you are into bikes you wouldn't bother spending the money on a new four stroke. You would get a used smoker.

I also wouldn't buy a DT knowing what I know now. They are pretty shit if I am honest. Bang for buck I would get an Aprilia all day long.

For 90% of people ig really doesn't matter. They need something to go to school on etc. But winds me up when they put an exhaust on it and it sounds AWFUL! and literally like no performance gain

@Stevie-Wonder Age has nothing to do with it. The younger generation are more into their four bangers.

I see plenty of kids riding around on brand new KTM RC 125's and RS4 125s where the two stroke variants are MUCH cheaper to buy.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KTM-rc-125-2019-not-duke/224361725439?hash=item343d003dff:g:pGUAAOSwGXNgM~Ls

£2800

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aprilia-RS125-2-Stroke-2000-model/274691989022?hash=item3ff4eb1e1e:g:C1IAAOSwkmVgM8~7

vs £1600

The fact of the matter is, kids these days actively seek out the Four Stroke market. The market is flooded with quality two strokes at the moment.

Insurance was never a factor for me, you're talking £300 a year to insure when I was at school. And most people I knew were driving around in Corsa's paying £1800 a year.

I also see lots of KTM Dukes/RC's stolen my way. So theft is pretty common regardless of engine configuration.

I've never considered Two Stroke 125 as expensive to run/maintained. Again with the aforementioned Corsas costing a lot more. BUT Four Stroke 125's are MINT on fuel and I'd recommend something like a Honda Grom if you're just commuting around a city.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Honda-MSX125-ONLY-1-LEFT-0-APR-MSX-125cc-Grom-125MSX-Learner-Legal-125/293497938116?hash=item4455d720c4:g:wwUAAOSwItRdZSq0

But again you're talking £3500 to buy one of these and they're tiny

If the younger generation wanted a smoker then they'd get one.

@spookdog Yeah sure. His is modified but it's fast for what it is.

Yeah the scene is still thriving today, mainly old timers mind you. The younger generation are more into their 4 bangers

@spookdog That's lost on me.

I still get confused between Lambrettas and Vespas if I'm honest.

They all look the same to me.

It's quick though, no getting around that. Definitely faster than my DTR.

My Dad is maaadd on scoots. He's got 4 Vespas and one Model D Lambretta. I think it's great, he is full on reliving his youth, was going to all the local meets etc and catching up with the old gang. Brilliant

@spookdog Was out today with my brother on his Vespa T5. Rapid little scooter would run rings around my DT all day long.

@spookdog DTR's are SLLLOOOWWW!

I don't know what else to say. I have always been disappointed with their performance. Even when tuned they are still slow.

@spookdog Don't expect it to pull your arms off But yeah it'll come alive at around 7.5k.

@kevin They run off the generator, so no.

They do on the RE. But once I swapped out the RE Ignition for a Zeeltronic then I found they stopped with the engine too.

@jonne123 this is still unclear. Can you please upload a photo of the part you have. And why don't you just fit it. Why is this even up for debate? You have forgotten a component it's no biggie it literally takes an hour to disassemble and reassemble the DT engine so this should be a no brainer.

@4rw1n92 yeah it's all custom.

Yours is a DTR. Sadly bargains like yours can't be had in the UK anymore. Prices for two strokes are through the roof. My advice, buy them when you can as they will appreciate in value.

@4rw1n92 Sure, bike looks sick btw! Knobbleys are PHAT!

I've gone for something a little different on my DTR

@4rw1n92 Yeah the engine will have a place to for a starter because the engine was shared across regions and across models. Different models have different specifications.

I think it would be really obvious if it wasn't a DTR.

The DTE is a completely different bike. None of the panels/tank would even remotely match up and it would be a hell of a job getting to it all to work.

Considering how "inexpensive" a DTR is and how much would have to go into converting a DTE to a DTR, I'd say the chances are slim to none.