DT125R ARCHIVE

 Well here we go a new kid on the block and just to introduce my self and apologize in advance for probably asking silly questions that may have been asked many times before , so on with the introduction ,I am 22 and a little bit and hope to stay that way for a good many years to come much as I have for the last ???? well alright I am a young 65 ,I am a Marshal for road racing at all levels Motogp BSB Club and the big one for me the IOM TT and MGP , I have a van that I have knocked in to a camper van and to have a way of getting around the IOM and leave the wife where she wants to be ,I got a trail bike a H---- XL200 a Italian import job and take it on a rack on the back , but have had a lot of trouble with it but we wont dwell on that but have just acquired a 89 DT 125 power valve job that has had many years of neglect but I think is worth some TLC the previous owner had it for 17 years and admits he has done nothing to it in the way of maintenance it did run after a lot of kicking and huffing and puffing and did not sound too bad rattle and bag wise but the front pipe has a big hole in it and the are filter had not been looked at for many years by the look of it and the spark plug looks like it was original fitment ,the frame has a fire amount of rust the swing arm has a hole in it and the rear shock bottom bush has a lot of play in it and that up to press seams to be about it ,what makes it appealing to me is it is light enough for the back of the van and unlike the XL parts look to be available ,so I have rubbed the frame down and am painting it with Hammerite rust eater and Hammerite smooth to tidy it up and see how we go ,so will no doubt be asking silly questions along the way , I am new to the off road stuff but tried a couple of green lanes over in the IOM and the mans ability did not match his ambitions ,but hope to improve on that as time allows,so now it is on to the how to section , I feel sorry for you lot you have no idea what you have let your selves in for ,Ha Ha