DT125R ARCHIVE

just clean em up bud your bike was in good nick to start with salvage the expensive stuff and just buy the cheap bits and bobs and the bling stuff

then get out and have some fun!!!!! ;)

-- Edited by bykerbaz on Wednesday 15th of April 2009 09:59:17 PM

Kinda figured out what i want now . Renthal 7/8 med-rise red bars with crossbar and pad . CR bend or whatever .

My levers and all the casings for the handlebar parts are at the coaters . But I've changed my mind on a few of these bits ...

The master cylinder i have for my DT is pretty much scrap now after I've mucked with it so I'm getting a DTX one . It's half the price and has the Brembo lever etc :mrgreen:

The stop switch is a bit different but can easily be modified , or can vice versa fit them .

The throttle casings are coated too . Taken the engine stop button out to clean up etc .

The L/H electrics I've taken apart , casings are plastic so cant coat , just have to paint them .

Clutch lever :mrgreen: and bracket is coated too but was looking at the Renthal universal one . Looks cool but the £99 price tag put me off . If anyone can suggest a cooler looking clutch lever setup please do .

Id like to update the electrics too on the L/H but not sure how tricky it'll be the wiring side of things . Just a newer button setup really , something on the DTRE or X .

Then new clutch and throttle cables .

On to the headlight I'm not sure what to do , i like the Acerbis one but do you get the light and surround ? Are they any good ? OEM looks a bit naff with the smaller front end .

Tyres , I'm loving the sport demon ones with the white writing . Removed my tyres before looking at the sizes so don't know what they are . I know they're 17's but that's about it .

Ive started thinking more along the engine side of things now . Spoke to the mechanic at Yamaha and he suggested putting in a YZ engine . Then another garage said that's too much work and I'm better off sorting mine out as best it can .

Still want to send it off to a specialist but yet to find one . Cant find a contact number for anyone .

Ive got pics of the bits coated and stripped but forgot my camera cable ... next time .

Top man !!!




Right the past week I've been gathering more bits and getting ready to bolt it all up . Top yokes are attached and race bearing will adjust properly when the front ends on . Waiting for all the hose clips etc which are on order and will sort by weekend .

Ive stripped all the handlebar electrics and got my bits back from the coaters . Painted a few of my other bits and soon as the bars turn up ill start fitting .

I'm sure I've ordered the wrong bars , think i said trail or trial wrong lol . we'll see .

Pics




Electrics all stripped














All bits to paint , half getting coated the other plastic bits i do myself






Master cylinder i wrecked lol . No worries getting the DTX one , just hope the switch can be changed over without much hassle







Did the airbox again cause I forgot lacquer last time lol








Had to remember these bits are gonna be white







New bolts :)






Other bits I painted









And the bits back from powdercoating










Yokes on and cleaned the insides so now the shocks slip on/off easy peasy








Colour coded airbox cover







New bolts instead of screws for airbox . Took 5 months to remove the old ones lol












So after all that work , I go to bolt in the very first bolt into the frame . Ready to go , rectifier was first to be in .....

A few twists later and guess what happens







Lmao

Drilled it out and the threads fine , 31 holes on the bike and i find the 2 that bottom out , then i use the wrong size bolt lol


Anyways bars should come tomorrow and will get cracking on piecing it together . Got another order of crap from Yamaha arriving soon too .

fookin ell m8 lookin sweet

get your self a tap set to tap out all the holes b4 you put bolts in em its the powdercoat and debris from the blasting in the holes which is snapping the bolts

the guy who told you to fit a yz engine should be strung up m8 never ever fit a mx engine in a road bike they are so tempremental and a general pain in the ass the only difference between the dt engine and the yz is the gearing,the yz will out accelerate a dtr but it aint any quicker fitting one of them engines would be a total waste of time buddy ;)

keep up the good work

ive heard of guys fitting 500 mx engines in 125 road bikes but its just daft, i mean when was the last time you seen an mx bike go flat out theres a reson for this and its cos it wouldent last 5 mins

im sure weve all seen mx on the telly they use short fast bursts of power with sprockets the size of bin lids they just aint designed for everyday road use plus they cost a fortune to fix mx bikes have buckets of torque whilst road bikes are the opposite and perform better higher up the rev scale the dt is classed as an enduro so is is kinda in between which is why there good for road and light off road use

maybe on a full off road dtr an mx engine would be ok but if an engine change is a must go for something out of a road bike ive heard the rd engines can be made to fit


-- Edited by bykerbaz on Friday 24th of April 2009 04:40:19 PM

Good update man it is looking sweet! What kind of Renthal girps are they mate?

cheers guys , not idea about the Renthals i just know i ordered trial mid rise . I'll look at the order form when i get in and reply with that info later

The grips are the tapered set mate , bit **** though as theyre dirty already lol

Finished off my harness placing and a few other bits , cant be arsed to type too much this time so will just post pics ..


First off i saw these handguards which i might be able to get a deal on , we'll see though .




Also what do you think about this pole as security ? As in if i just get a chain , will it be as secure as chaining it to the ground ? It's free to use that pole and it costs to get a ground anchor ... not sure .




Finished whats hopefully my last round of painting












Then got bits on like airbox and engine









Yamaha's wiring was a bit nuts so tried to shift bits around



















mock fit cylinder with stupid bolts




DTX speedo cable












So tanks off to powdercoat on Tuesday hopefully and a few bits left to pick up from Yamaha .

Had a touch with an airbox , needed a new filter , filter housing and all brackets , and a mudflap . All that's about £60 at Yamaha but got an old box for £10 with all bits attached :)





Still crap loads to do and money i dont have to spend .

i really like thatcracking colour scheme

are you going with original stickers when fully built.

Few pics from past few days , just new bolts again and finished off seat

Awsome m8 looks insane what a job your doing.Makes m8 want to buy an old dtr and do something like it but then she went no way im not having that around lol


-- Edited by dreamwoofwoof on Saturday 16th of May 2009 06:22:36 PM

Alright dudes , guess what ...

 

 

It's my birthday tomorrow and ive decided to treat myself !!!

Pics tomorrow  ;)

Oh my netz should be back on by time i get home so business as usual . Will be much easier finding parts !!!

Thanks for all the comments

Pics  8o)  , tyres tomorrow I think . Wont be the £200 Bridgestones though , Avon is going to be the order of the day .

Some pics are repeated i think but F it lol

 

£215

what you thought I'd be the only oine rocking DTX wheels ???!!! Start fishing about mate , my example is showing you how NOT TO GET A SET LMAO .


iM SURE IF YOU TRWL EBAY YOU'LL FIND A SET , REMEMBER THESE COST ME £280 ALL IN AND WERE PERFECTLY USABLE WHEN I BOUGHT them

Sorry about the caps im getting used to the PC again ..lol ... but im not writing all that again lol