those of you will remember me, aa, gixer gav etc , nice to be back !!
been busy over the last 6 months, passed my driving test about 5 weeks ago and got me a 186 mk3 ford escort on the road, been loving it !!
now the nice weather is here ive had my bottom end re built, new conrod,crank, bearings etc etc and picked it up today )
got all the parts all together and the bikes ready to be put back together in the morning and i cant wait to fire it back up , then take it and get a new mot and im back on the road, just need to run it in for 500 miles, which il clock up asap so she can be fully boosting again !!!
quick recap ...1998 dtr, i had a mission to get it fully boosting after nto going past 60 odd, and de restricted, power valve pegged open, big one exhaust, then after gav advised me...put the standard front pipe back on,took her out and it flew and was 85 odd mph i think and popping up wheeling in 1st n 2nd and was awsome... 2 days and the crank went , been off the road all winter but now shes back !!!
cant wait to get it back on the road and the fun to commence !!! hopefully if all goes well tomorrow, the mot place is only 3 miles away, so hope they can fit me in tomorrow or friday !!
polsta, BACK IN BUSINESS !!!!
heres a pic of the bike , but since the pic ive put a brand new blue seat cover on, and the standard front pipe , il take some new pics when shes back on the road !
il be on the road for a year, then my cbt runs out, and its a year gap , im not paying £450 or whatever and doing a full test , to just keep the dt on the road, il prob keep it off the road for a year then just do a cbt again, i think its out of order than you cant just do a 125 cbt and stay on the 125 for as long as you wish, more so if you have a full driving license and a car on the road , i dont want to do a full test and end up thinking i just aswell have a 4 or 600, I LOVE THE DTR !!!
-- Edited by polsta on Wednesday 22nd of April 2009 11:56:45 PM
-- Edited by polsta on Wednesday 22nd of April 2009 11:59:11 PM
Sweet 2 forum members back on the road with DTR's, congratz on passing your test mate. Hopefully your DT will fly through its MOT and youll be blasting about in no time.
ah the driving test hahaha , cheers mate !! made my year, been loving it driving about !!!
well i just came in to get my helmet n gloves !!!!!!!!!
had to bump it coz flat battery, she fired up and its all good !!! its just sat out in the garden ticking over nicely and has been for about 20 mins while i put all the plastics on and gave it a little wipe over , its looking and sounding good !!!
just gonna have a gentle cruise on it for a few miles and see how she goes , hopefully get an mot tomorrow and il be back in business !!!!
Glad to hear your back on the road again matey! OK down to business
Check all fluid levels after your test ride.
Do not labour the engine or exceed 5k rpm for 150 miles.Do blip the throttle when you come to a stop.Don't let the bike idle for too long during the first 150 miles or you can glaze the bore.You know how they warm up the race bikes in the pits? Like that
After 150 miles you can rev to 7k rpm.Accelerate hard upto 7k occasionally but dont cruise round at 7k
At 300 you can use full throttle in short bursts.Do not ride it flat out
At 450-500 miles let 'er rip!
I'm certain the law changed allowing cbt users to simply retake their cbt after three years to prevent the loss of one year.Check it out
No need to do a car test.I just bought this the other day.Can be driven on the bike license.Eventually will probably end up with a bike engine in it if it ever breaks! Great fun
Hello gav, thanks for this reply mate ...useful info as i have never ran a bike in before and have no idea about it, done 8 miles test ride, not going over 5k (the bloke who rebuilt said do 500 miles under 5k)
, all seemed well and rode fine, as ive got the power valve pegged open theres no spike increase in power under 5k so its all plai sailing, gonna get out on it as much as pos over the next cple of weeks clock up the miles
i put it back in the shed after the ride as its getting dark and i got work soon n had to have dinner, il check the fluid levels in the morning and take her back out, going to ring the mot place in the morn and see if the can fit it in tomorrow , cant see any problems at all, the bikes all working perfect and looking great !
couple of qs....
what do you mean by blip the throttle as i come to a stop ??
also what do you mean by glaze the bore ? the barrel and piston is my old one,it didnt need to be done and he said its totaly fine, ive had a full bottom end re build and new bearings, con rod, crank rebuild etc
everythings working fine and it rode fine, however once mot`d im gonna ride it to the blokes workshop who did the rebuild,and get him to have a quick look over it, check all the cables and ajust them etc and just check everythings as it should be and all in order , and also show him the bikes hes helped put back on the road, as he was asking me about it, and hes only seen the engine !!
heres some pics i took today, only gave it a quick wipe with a damp tea towel and shes looking lovely, superb condition for a 1998, cant wait to give it a proper clean and polish it all up !
FFS That's a clean DT I was expecting it to be a bit more tatty considering its a 90's bike. When Gav means blip the throttle he means give it a wee short revv when you come to a stop like you do when your changing down gears, if youve ever seen the start of a motorcross race youll know what Gav means.
nice eh ?? i do love it, flying round on it earlier reminded me just how nice it was to drive and how much ive missed it !!!
now ive got my car and the bike and summers here....HAPPY DAYS !!
the bikes been in pieces in the shes since october and thats how clean its looking after a quick wipe, its such a lovely bike, got every mot certificate and reciept for every bit of work ever carried out on it too and its never been molested or abused by some 17 yr old lol
it went straight through the mot today no problems, just had to buy a new battery coz the old one wasnt holding the charge
so now its all sorted and im on the road
its gonna be a pain doing the running in, felt like i was on a 50 today, where the power valves pegged open the bottom end isnt great, and it struggled up hill a bit, and with the l plates on ppl prob think im a div on a 50 LOL
cant wait to get to that 450 mile mark and open her up, its running and sounding and looking sweet !!
done about 35 miles so far, gonna do some more this arvo and get it run in asap ,cant wait to be fully boosting !
gonna have a little think what upgrades i can do to it now , just having a look on your site there baz !
any ideas what might be nice ?
im not sure weather to keep it looking standard ish how it is and was born to be, or put things like acerbis hand guards n that on it and some other bits
The cars a microcar virgo.The one i have is top of the range with alloys,remote locking,walnut dash etc.It can be driven on a B1 licence which you will have if you passed your bike test before 2001.Its belt drive and is just like a scooter rev and go.Its restricted to 70 but cruise along happy enough at 60.Its weight is 470 kg so handles like a go kart.
If you haven't had a top end rebuild then theres no need to blip the throttle.I thought you had the top end refreshed too.If its the old one it will be fine.
If its only the bottom end that has been rebuilt thentheres no need to run in for 500 miles, gentle running for 100 miles or so will be adequate.Dont rev above 7k before 100 miles though
gonna have a little think what upgrades i can do to it now , just having a look on your site there baz !
any ideas what might be nice ?
im not sure weather to keep it looking standard ish how it is and was born to be, or put things like acerbis hand guards n that on it and some other bits
its all to do with personal taste m8 im a fan of nice example stock bikes but i am also the lover of hevily modified bikes it depends what you want from your bike
the acerbis hand guards are a good upgrade as the stock dt ones are a bit pants
i havent had much time to update the shop recently theres still loads more to go into it i will be fully dedicated to it in a couple of months as im in the process of going self employed with my online shops plus e bay too
im hoping to stock a lot of used spares too so we cater for everyone im also going to be looking into supermoto kits and fabricating one off performance parts just for the dt's so watch this space
If its only the bottom end that has been rebuilt thentheres no need to run in for 500 miles, gentle running for 100 miles or so will be adequate.Dont rev above 7k before 100 miles though
are you 110% certain of this gav ? the bloke who did it said 500 miles ? its only the bottom end thats been done, ive done 40 odd miles already, so could clock up 60 tomorrow i reckon in a couple of hours , as ive got the power valve pegged open, theres not a lot of power below 5k, the power band starts to come in about 4.5-5k , so im limited to about 35-40mph
i want to be certain its 100% before ii use the power , dont want anything to go wrong !!
Yeah it'll be fine.Ne real need to run a fresh crank in.Just 100 miles or so to bed all the new parts down.If the top end is already run in then it will be fine
i agree with gav m8 but if your a bit worried about it then close your powervalve so you get some low end grunt just untill youve clocked up your 500 :)
cheers felllas, im just about to go out n clock up a few miles ,done about 75 so far, last night the bike wouldnt start properly and i think i flooded it,i checked the plug and its a bit oiley, so i cleaned it up and left it out, and im just gonna put it back in now
i think it may be running a bit rich ?
when it was put back together the other day i didnt really know how to ajust everything properly, any sort of guide what i can do lads to make sure everythings ajusted and running right ? and also what to do if its running a little rich ?
or is that maybe just coz i have to keep the revs low and the engines not really working hard ?
been out today and clocked up 40 odd miles, its not running right, after its been sat all night/lond period of time it fires up and runs fine, then after 20 odd miles it starts playing up and wont re start properly n needs a rest,then it seems to get bogged out again after a few miles, looks to me like its the carb/fuel/oil/ settings , all need tuning and ajusting so its running perfect..which im not sure sure how to do it all properly ? !
-- Edited by polsta on Sunday 26th of April 2009 03:22:55 PM
just got the bike out and it wouldnt start,gave it a bump start and it started, and drove round the block, but then died when i came to a stop, seemed to be ok while the engine was reving higher ?
mines similar it does that too and bike shop said could be electrics but mine was worse to day when all the electrics died but just wondering if your having a problem at around 40-50 mph where it misses and back fires
fixed it now mate and shes fine, it was the air hose things on either side if the carb, it wasnt quite in there properly and now its fine, not gone real fast yet, ive done 100 miles@5000rpm , 50 of 100 im gonna do @6000rpm , then gonna do another 100@ 7k, then let her rip !
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, been off the road all winter but now shes back !!!
.I just bought this the other day.Can be driven on the bike license.Eventually will probably end up with a bike engine in it if it ever breaks! Great fun
