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Join a WR125 Facebook group or better yet be your own best friend and get a manual so next time you have any issues or queries you have a little magic book.

@markus-w said in So Close!...:

@spookdog I used Hammerite kurust on my Dep downpipe that had rusted really bad at the header. It's a brush on rust converter that transforms the rust into a stable material. It turns it black then you paint it. Done at the start of this year and all good so far. £5 from Halfords.

Pretty sure hammerite also do a gel rust converter, simply apply, let it’s do it’s thing then get to going at it with some good old fashion elbow grease. £15 I think (bit pricey) perfectly safe on paint and being the fact it’s a gel it’s rather ideal for leaving on in those hard to reach areas and fiddly bits

Also @Nottsbiker jheez. strong stuff then, I’m surprised it’s sold so freely over the counter if that’s the case

stunning bike mate, first time I’ve ever seen that colourway too. If you do keep i hope you decide to change it back to how it looked, it’s a really cool colourway.
I’ve heard loads of good things about the XT600 however I’ve heard more stories of people selling their DTR’s then hunting for them later. If you can afford to hold on to it.

• it doesn’t matter how many CC’s you have or HP’s that little DT will always leave you with a big fat cheesy grin

@spookdog said in So Close!...:

Anyone used rust converter on exhaust downpipe?...

Use harpic x10, a few of my mates use it on their WR125’s to get all the road grim that builds up and allow the pipe to bronze a nice colour however I’ve been told it’s known to strip stainless of its stainless ability so I’d also recommend getting your hands on some ACF50

@vitoast said in Dt 125 Brake Caliper Upgrade Plug and Play:

Hello, I am Vito from munich. I rebuild my Dt 125 r from 2001 last winter. I am very happy with the whole bike but i am very unsatisfied with the stock braking power. Is there a possibility to mount a brake caliper that fits P&P? Thank you very much in fellows. Kind regards Vito

Later Re models run nissin rear brake callipers, that’s plug in and play but the brand name is the only difference you’ll see as they’re both single piston callipers that use identical pads.

Also for less effort and cost you could buy a front end of WR125X. 320mm disc, 17” sumo wheels and lots of brembo upgrades

Hmu bud I’ve got a rim off a TTR 250 in my garage I’ve been putting off selling. It came of a late model bike so I’m assuming the rim will be updated design. Uses same hub as our bikes so all you’ve got to do is punch the bearings out Chuck some of yours in and be on your way

@spookdog said in Carb issue / only idling/starting with choke:

@stevie-wonder

Please, clean your carb out!

It’s not gonna be the fuel that caused it. You probably ran it on reserve? Drawn some crap into the pilot jet...

It’s worth taking out the main jet and removing and cleaning the needle jet. Just tap out the tube once the main jet has been removed. It can get a bad build up and the small holes get blocked. I don’t think some people even realise it comes out...

I will, I will! To be honest I never knew about that, wouldn’t have thought to look unless it mentions it in the Haynes menu. I’ll definitely pull it out and check it sometime this week when I get a chance. I need to get a couple of those little fuel filters that sit inside the carb. Took mine out to clean and lost it a while back, one of those plus the in-line fuel filter should save me the carb cleans.

Fingers crossed not a bad seal!

@declan honestly it’s what I think it is.

I took it out today and it’ll start without choke as long as you’re giving it some throttle and the pistons at TDC.
Just won’t idle whatsoever unless you set it to idle above 2.5/3k

So I’m wondering if those more knowledgeable with carbs can share there wisdom with me as I went out for a blast to copdock bike show a few days back and got home to find my bikes now only with choke.
I plan to clean anyway to carb but just wondered what you think?

-first 1/8th turn of the throttle between 0-2/3k there’s nothing and you need to rev further to stop the engine from bogging
-anything after 1/8th turn with or without choke still revs through the circuit happily
-runs fine with choke hot or cold
-engine doesn’t die when you take choke off
-engine only dies when you let RPM’s get below roughly 2/3k rpm.
-choke holds RPM at roughly 4/4.5k, adjusting idle can bring down a little
-will pull in 4th and 5th from low rpm without any struggles -when engine braking rather then it being slow smooth silent it now has this weird chugging effect

1 last thing, I’d been forced to put two tanks of e10 through my bike before this started happening

Hey everyone hope you’re all in good health.
It’s been a while since I’ve been about so it’s nice to hear from you all.

Have you ever seen a DTR less out of place?

Life’s been keeping me busy and on top of that I’ve now got the luxury of using the ole DT as a weekend treat.
Luckily summer has granted me quite a few days to get the bike out.

And with miles of years old unexplored public footpaths and by ways accessible to a little two stroke trial bike it’d be a crime not to break a few laws and go on many a excursion with your bike in to the countryside for a little explore. Pro tip: farmers fields usually have ditches at the boundaries so prepare to get your enduro on.

Despite now using the DT as mainly a weekend toy I still don’t shy away from using it as my weapon of choice for a nice little long distance adventure. This is “A house for Essex by Grayson Perry” ft. My dad on his now long gone trusty varadero. The site is actually a beautiful quaint village with plenty of backroads and seafront nearby 10/10 recommend for all of you guys.

Also something a little different… Keeping things true and blue I couldn’t help myself, this is Maureen (in memoir of my nan) my ‘98 FZS600 streetfighter. My first “big bike” and let’s just say she’s an absolute dream to ride. Fairly nippy too.

However I must as fast as the Fazer is the DT still puts a smile on my face every time I ride it so despite what anyone has said, it ain’t going anywhere.

And for anyone that’s read this and is genuinely curious she’s running like a champ on the same piston/rings etc she had when she was imported from France 2 years ago.
When she blows up it’ll be Wr200 or Lanza 230 engine time. Got a nice little piggy bank ready and waiting for it.

@calum hahaha fucking hell, i swear everything rotten from the 80’s/90’s era has been worth more then the scrap value of gold recently (looks to everything old school Ford/Vauxhall). Hell these days you could piss on a tire leave your machine outside for a month Chuck it back in the garage for a couple weeks with a tarpaulin over her then charge £5000 extra because it’s now a “barn find”

@challenger I know this doesn’t relate to you but just for arguments sake I wonder what it’d cost to turn your bog standard engine DT125R engine to the same spec as that full wr200 setup if you didn’t have the tools or experience to do that

@calum if you can find one for a good price. I just sold my fresh rebuilt and 75% fully restored rm 80 for 1100. I check Facebook a week later and there pushing nearly 1300/1400. Seems like gone are the day you’d get a good two stroke mx bike for 1200/1500 the markets just fucking crazy at the moment man

@calum I actually love the guy man. I find his videos like a mechanic equivalent to watching Bob Ross
I’d be curious to meet the chap in person he just seems so down to Earth and simple yet intelligent

@rking7888 you can run a yz 125 shifter on your DTR, it’s quite handy if you wear boots, bulky shoes or just have huge feet as the peg for your shifter sits about an inch further forward and sits slighter further out

Still on the same piston she came from France with.
All I’ve done is keep her tidy, use decent oil and do regular checks on the plugs, Powervalve and replace a bunch of inline fuel filters. It gets a carb clean once a year but other then that she’s a diamond.

I recently bought a fzs 600. Within three days I’d done a ton on it and I thought to myself I wonder if I’ll wanna sell the DT now

https://i.imgur.com/dtWKfQ1.jpg

Then I get her out for a blast, get down to bike night and remember how much I fucking love this thing.

@spookdog some core alignments / “VIP” (Very Important Parts to you and I) you’ll find are discontinued because even during a bikes production time it was such a highly unlikely part the fail / need replacing. God willing though second hand is your friend