DT125R ARCHIVE

craigbulmer · Guru

RE: My DTR125 2003

Seiki · Admin

http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=66365&p=3&topicID=8420529

craigbulmer · Guru

new indys :D:D

finally here, got lost somewhere lol

Seiki · Admin

They look good matches the rear light . Found a new place for the L plate , on the rear mudguard bit . It's out the way and still visible from the rear

-- Edited by Seiki on Tuesday 10th of November 2009 08:19:46 AM

craigbulmer · Guru

update ... started running like crap, went through everything thats gone wrong in the past. The bike was really rattley aswell so stripped the top end.

this was waiting for me ....

barrel wasnt tooooo bad ..

didnt look so bad but thats only a 2 mp camera, and i hadnt cleaned it off properly :/ so decided to have it rebored and a new piston kit....

sorry .. no pics of piston n barrel separate, had to send off the island to be rebore and they matched a perfect fit piston there and they put it in with the rings on to save space and couldnt be bothered with rings ....

this was the cylinder head before..

couple of sheets of wet 'n' dry and oven glass later and ....

thats better :D ..

craigbulmer · Guru

only genuine for my baby :D

didnt realise small end bearing werent included in piston kits .. so thats on its way, rebuilding tuesday hopefully!!! will post if it fires up lol.

got the hoses through a while ago .. fitted them ages ago but havent on the road since :(

il post here again if they have made an improvement ... cant wait to get back on the road!!!!!!

Seiki · Admin

Wow , that's some work gone on mate , looks all nice and shiny . How much is this costing you because I'm thinking of doing the same .

craigbulmer · Guru

well £50 for the brakes .. only cuz i got stainless fittings. £40 otherwise. - didnt know if you wanted to know about that but now you do lol.

all the engine work so far is £91.02.
Rebore
mitaka piston kit
genuine gaskets - add up to £20 (inculded in the 90 quid), can get a full pattern kit for thatt but not good quality.
was abit pricey because i had to send it off the island to be rebored! £16 spent on postage! (incluced in the 90 quid)

ordered a small end bearing - not sure how much that is yet.
then wet 'n' dry for a 5r.

job done.

-- Edited by craigbulmer on Monday 22nd of February 2010 08:17:21 AM

.... · Guru

nice1 craig

craigbulmer · Guru

shes a ruuuuuuunnnerrr

smooth

strangely pulls off ALOT easier than b4, and when it idles it stays in the same place lol used to jump around all over the place! 1k 2k 1.5k 2.5k lol thought it was because was a 2 stroke .. or may have been because i cleaned the carb? maybe well probably but hey.

next job is run it in

30 mph everywhere for a bit ..
cant wait to open her up again

Seiki · Admin

Nice one !!! , shame its the slower blue one lol

frogboy · DTR Senior Member

LMAO just use the ps3 controller up grade, and i'll sell you my black panels biggrin

craigbulmer · Guru

its a beast inside lol

woll · Guru

You manage it by yourself mate ?

craigbulmer · Guru

yeah mate.
well my m8 turned up 3 hours after he said he would lol was just in time to hold the barrel so i could do the second circlip, went home after tho he only popped round to say i cant help tonight lol ..... tell ya what, them circlips are bastards. theres no lil G thing or anything to grab on to, you have to just ram them in, pain in the arse.

ben350 · Guru

Yup - then they ping off onto the garage / patio / grass etc

craigbulmer · Guru

tell me about it! searching the garage floor for ages! little gits.

all working anyways.

brakes are very much improved if anyone was thinking about doing the same!!!
stops dead now :D

ben350 · Guru

+ regularly strip n clean the caliper as Yamaha brakes seize regularly unless looked after.

craigbulmer · Guru

whats involved with the strip n clean? what would i have to do? not done anything with em tbh.

woll · Guru

take the caliper apart and clean it lol or it'll end up like mine rusty as hell pistons in the calipers :( 25 quid for a new piston and seals

ben350 · Guru

craigbulmer wrote:

whats involved with the strip n clean? what would i have to do? not done anything with em tbh.

Remove the caliper and clean both the bolt and pin that it slides on (re-grease when you put it back on with normal grease). Take the pads out of the spring clips and clean these with some WD40 / GT85 etc, if the bracket has loads of alloy rot where they sit scrape this out with a flat blade screw-driver and replace. If the pads are ok you can clean the backs and put a small amount of copper grease on them where the piston / caliper body touches them and if you want to re-surface them you can put them face down onto a flat piece of concrete and rub them round in a figure of 8 (when you first use them after this they will be a bit weak for a mile or so - be careful!). Stick the pads back in and you can also put a small amount of copper grease on the end tabs so the pads cam move in and out in the bracket. Carefully apply the brake to push the piston out of the caliper body and clean it with WD40 + a toothbrush then push it all the way in when its dry. Finally when the brakes back together make sure you pump it a few times to stop yourself from having an OMG moment at the first junction you come to!

fray · Guru

You done a really good job on your bike mate, looks loads better than when you started! Really like your tail tidy and indicators. Ive got an acerbis one but its screwed thru the rear fender and it really wobbles about when im riding. Do you get that problem with your one?

Might try something similar to you with my brakes because they really arnt that good atm, not very sharp and a bit spongy.

PatMan · Guru

YaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaY wicked mate keep up the good work

craigbulmer · Guru

Wow this was a ****ing long time ago..

Bike looks so neat there, should see it now :/

plebpl · Guru

same as me mate, i look at pics of my bike when i first got it, then look at it now and im like :'(

fray · Guru

Your not the only ones, my bikes lookin quite tired aswell atm!! This winter has been very harsh on my little dt, it hasnt missed a beat tho.

Im gonna strip mine down soon and give it a propa mint up before i sell it!

craigbulmer · Guru

Yeah mines abit rough atm. Got new handlebars, handguards and grips to put on. Just need to find a new replacement left rear panel and im sorted. Jet washed the air scoop decal off on the left side though :/ Pain in the ass trying to keep it mint ..

fray · Guru

Fair play mate that should tidy her up

Its soo annoying when you jetwash decals off!!

Yeh it is a pain keepin them tip top!!

Im in the process of polishing my sumo rims atm its a right pain but they are getting there. Mine just needs a good clean to be near mint really. Gonna clean the frame, swingarm, exhaust and engine with brasso wadding to get rid of the winter grime, give all the plastics a good clean, wax/polish the tank. Ive ripped off the white viynl on the real panels aswell as they were a bit scratched and tatty, im gonna use some fresh white viynl from work to make new decals. When ive done all that she will be back to how she was in the summer!!

Oh yeh ive got my mod 1 2moz

craigbulmer · Guru

Yeah I need to do all that too, will be doing it in a couple of weeks, when I go home from uni. Im bringing her to uni soon, i miss it.

Ive just not got a left rear panel, its so annoying. Blew off when I was doing 80 and hit my mate following haha!!

Ahh good luck mate, should be alright!

plebpl · Guru

ahaha, hope he was alright. my main problem is my tank, my dad opened his car door onto it not once, not twice, but 5 times... he still claims it wasant him. and the swing arm is getting a little tatty but that just needs a sand and a respray :) should look good again after i get those 2 sorted :/