DT125R FORUM

@Mr-em

Why do you need a single fork?

@kieran-hutchison

Hey bud! By bigger do you mean fatter or longer?

They’re made to come out. If it was in there fine before, I doubt that the thread is fuxed. Try putting it in by hand without the exhaust in place/the-way.

They are often very short, which makes it difficult to start them threading in with the exhaust manifold in the way.

If the thread is fuxed you can get an insert put in by a decent bike shop. Go for an insert rather than a ‘helicoil’. You can also use chemical metal to ‘glue’ it in, you just have to be gentle when you tighten up the nut…

@MadGyver

I do this as well, it’s just that the outer race on these is so thin that the slightest slip buggers up the rubber seal.
I learnt this the hard way

If like me you don’t have a ‘wheeler dealers’ workshop fitting rear bearings can be a bear The outer edge is so thin even a well fitted socket can slip and damage the seal on the bearings. My solution is to use the tightening ring fitted to an angle grinder (with a socket on top)…

Make sure to sticky out side is up so you don’t damage the inner of the bearing.

Then use a socket on top as usual. A little bit of heat helps …

@MadGyver

Yeah, same as. I’ve found a stainless steel wavy rear for £40, but it’s Chinese. So I’m sceptical…

Can anysod point me in the direction of a decent rear disc at a reasonable price? I have an early 1988 ~ onwards bike and the prices I can find are hideous! I’ve seen RE discs and 2005+ ones going for better money, but are they a different fitment?

I just want a half decent stainless steel disc without wavey bells and whistles!
Please help!…

I have a simple political belief, it’s ‘Anyone but the Tories!’
Our Captains of industry have destroyed the planet almost as much as they have free will of the unintitled
Get rid of the greedy and common sense will follow …

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@Giova

Do they still have lambrettas and ’s in Italy?

@niels-dt200r

If Romeu Henrique will make a stainless steel tuned pipe for the 200 you be stupid not to get a pipe that never rusts!…

@HOTSHOT-III

Didn’t someone else have the exact same problem with the emulsion tube a couple weeks ago? Hard to start and bogged out at open throttle?…

My memory isn’t like it used to be 🤪

@niels-dt200r

Hand made stainless steel pipe, would make it easier for you to Tig weld. The welds would fit right in…

Really you need a pipe tuned to that engine though. I’ve got no experience with Fat Mother Fuckers, but they look well made from what I can remember….

Side to side is ok. It’s up and down play that you don’t want…

I’m

Well, I couldn’t confirm the sizes, so I’m hoping that they’re right so I don’t have to Rip t Piss out of Hotshot!!
I’m just praying that the sleeves are in good enough order (especially the roller bearing one) to match up nicely …

Double check all of these dimensions before ordering as it's a while since I did a DTR linkage job but I'm pretty sure these are correct. Just rip the piss out of me if they're not.

Is there anyone who knows the sizes of the needle-roller bearings and the phosphor bronze bushes definitely? The only way I can find out is to strip down the linkage first. I don’t want to take the bike off of the road though. Also I’ll probably destroy the bearings and bushes during removal! From what I remember the bearings were loose rollers that I had to stick/pack into place with grease, only the outer ‘cages’ were drift~fitted inside the linkage to frame union. They were very thin gauge metal and easily damaged…

Ta!…

PS. Is the 20mm inner or outer?…

Edit: The inner is 20mm on both bearings and bushes. Are the bearings 23mm outer like the bushes?…

@Calum

How do you fix a snapped chain with sprockets?!

@Calum

I don’t think that it is. There’s no play on the lever, let alone sponginess, but I don’t think it’s getting the full pressure of the system at the pads. I can’t see any other reason…

47,125 miles today! That’s 34K since I’ve been riding …

@StanKn

Mine was like it when I first sussed out it was removable. It was caked in what looked like cement dust!
I’m glad you got it running sweet again

Wasn’t just the wrap. It was the gap in the resin around the wires. But yeah, I have no experience with later bikes RE was a boring class I had to sit through when I was 10 years old…

I hope you find the problem…

CDI doesn’t look right. I’ve never seen one with blue shrink insulation…