Meant to add that my original calliper was glued on with one of the mounts, so god only knows how it 'passed' its last MOT.

This will teach me not to bid on ebay late at night with the old "I'll never win that...."

Hi All,

I've recently purchased a restored Italian TDR from ebay which I must commend the previous owners guide dog on giving it his best shot, but man its a dog itself. Note to self don't bid on ebay at midnight...

I'm posting this from work so cant upload anything from here but in all honesty I'm too embarrassed to show anything until I'm at least ready to start rebuilding it from the ground up. Main issues (lol) at present include rough body kit, rusty forks / broken calliper mount and no YPVS servo. The bike did run (now in bits) but judging on the rest of the bike I'm not sure how 'rebuilt' its actually been so am reluctant to waste any money on it. My current plan is to drop a DT200R 3ET engine in as I'm off to France next month on holiday in my van if I can figure out their free-ads in Brittany.

Anyways if anyone has any TDR stuff let me know as I probably need it!

I'm also on the look out for a WR200 or DT200WR but wont get one from here as they are too highly sought after (ie expensive) but have owned a 200WR before along with numerous DT-R's and really regret selling the light and nimble 200 even if it did come with a moped size kickstart!!

Cheers - Ben

@andrewj1680 said in Hello All:

My rgv250 was a animal i find hard to believe a rs125 would come anywhere close to it

I've owned TL1000S, 996, Tuono 1000 etc so I know what animal bikes are like to ride

RS125 was just a really nice small capacity sportsbike that's what I was getting at. Obviously an RGV will be quicker, but sometimes there's more fun in maxing a tiddler

@Big-Col tbh I'm looking forward to using the 200 more this year as the 1200 is good but the little wr is scruffy so it don't matter if it gets dropped off road. Got to laugh the Multistrada has an enduro setting - like that's going off road lol!

I hear you dude!

This year is getting the DT200WR onto the road (its scruffy) then over the winter doing a SM rebuild. Trouble is I've also got a TDR125 Belgarda I want to make a 200R and my 900 Monster in bits ready to build with lots of carbon and full Maxton suspension.

Next project is going to be a Suzuki SJ with replica Willys Jeep body mounted on top

Quality looks great - can't say I agree with the colour choice as I'm more of a black with added black kinda guy

Your project is like mine - restricted by cash flow or lack of.....

Ben

Both WR's are rare. The 250Z was made for quite a number of years but it was only iirc France and maybe Australia that got the road legal ones as seen in blue / yellow. The 200 in both guises, the WR was sold here along with the USA etc. The DT-WR version seems to have been an Asia only market bike.

Both are rare but in my own personal opinion the 200 is the best blend of reliability, power, suspension and looks you can get with a road going trail bike. I'd make the 250 into a mental supermoto

Take it to a furniture shop and get them to do it for about twenty quid whilst you sit in the cafe / pub

As mentioned they are a sealed unit

I've gone down the YSS route for my TDR125 (same as DT125R) and it cost me approx £200 all in. Seems good quality and is adjustable too.

Yes and I'll stick my neck on the line here and say the 3XP engine is better off staying in the superior WR chassis. If you can get hold of individual 3XP parts at a reasonable cost however it's worth doing.

@Calum there is an o-ring under the thermostat itself with the gasket above that

Think Unit 5 Motos have a similar 200 in for £2200 that needs some work

Dont do what I did when I was being stupid and try and fit the o-rings onto the power valve itself lol

They go into the end caps and there is also an orange seal for the pulley end as well

I also got a black o-ring in my Athena gasket kit from PJME and have no idea where it goes

Wish it was the thermostat one as I need one but its the wrong size

Thats just a bog standard bolt not one thats made for the job

Personally I'd only use genuine here

Just done the one on my 3SH - when you put the new one in make sure that you cover the gear lever shaft with tape so it does not damage the seal when you push it through. Budget for a new clutch cover gasket and oil as well.

BTW do not lose the clutch ball bearing!

@Calum true - tricky to remove and I'd always do them as a pair along with the mains

Does the new seal match the old one in terms of dimensions? They will be printed on the seal so that you can check or simply sit one on top of the other for a visual comparison.

Seals should not be that hard to fit but do require a full strip down

@Blaze-Vile watch your fingers when you do this - dont ask how I know

As mentioned they are a sealed unit

I've gone down the YSS route for my TDR125 (same as DT125R) and it cost me approx £200 all in. Seems good quality and is adjustable too.

A while back I bought a new set of reeds for my Belgarda TDR125 new that were for a DT125R because the originals had gone rat tailed and the stoppers were odd.

Now I've come to fit the new ones and they are also odd gaps. One is 6.8mm as the Haynes manual says but the other is nearer 10mm just like the old set.

As this must be right does anyone know which way up they fit in

Cheers