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MDK · DTR Legend

1995 dtr strip down and rebuild this may take a while

MDK · DTR Legend

yeah I know lol just didnt want to clutter forum with hundreds of pics .

not realy a lover of black bikes so the black is going love the whites or my fav is the red dtr but panels for them are rare . placed wanteds all over for full setts of panels + tank but must be in great condition .
not planning on rushing this job so it may drag on for a while I already have a great looking 89 white and red so this one is just to tinker with over time.
would love a nice upside down front end maybe yz ? any ideas if any of the yz front ends fit or maybe other bikes with upside downs on ?

-- Edited by MDK on Tuesday 20th of March 2012 06:32:55 PM

SUPERSTEVE · Guru

Easy fella, click the "IMG code" under each photo, it will say copied, then paste it in here, will show us the pics here instead of having to go to photo bucket.

Like the black and green lol

SUPERSTEVE · Guru

Sorry, I mean click the first link then paste, then click the next link then paste etc etc.

Calum122 · Guru

Mate. I'm excited for you. I really want to do a project like that but unfortunately I can't afford insurance on a car so I must have my DT on the road.

I look forward to the up coming photo's and be sure to keep us posted on the work you do!

SUPERSTEVE · Guru

No bother with the pics on here, makes it better for us lot. You could get a new set of white panels and spray them red with the tank? Not sure on how long it would last though.

There's plenty of posts of usd conversions, cba to go through it again, you could always use me or brad to get the conversion done for you. All we would need is the DT bottom yoke and yz bottom yoke. Just let us know mate.

MDK · DTR Legend

thanx for the offer of help .. but kinda like to do all the work myself . even if I have never done something I always give it a try myself lol and yes some times things do go wrong but thats all part of the learning proccess .

thought about spraying some plastics but its never the same as the real thing and I am a bit of a pureist and like most things on bikes to be original . sure something will come up or if I have to will buy odd plastics here and there to make up a full sett in one color ..

always lots of of road dtr about with nice sett's on so if the right one pops up ill buy it swap parts over then resell it on for maybe a little less than paid ..and still get the parts I need only cheaper ..

my white dtr 89 1 owner

this is the red one I would love

-- Edited by MDK on Saturday 17th of March 2012 11:01:53 PM

MDK · DTR Legend

SUPERSTEVE wrote:
lol the links don't work

sorted

taken most of the day to polish the years of paint of the back swing arm down to bare metal

-- Edited by MDK on Saturday 17th of March 2012 11:04:28 PM

SUPERSTEVE · Guru

Thats cool man offers there, you won't be able to do the conversion yourself, we didn't, we know this good engineering firm who did it, not too expensive neither. Theyve gotta couple of hot rods down there they've built an a tasty steetfiter that looks mint, they also make my dog bones that I sell on here. You'd need some heavy machinery and custom made on site parts to do it.

SUPERSTEVE · Guru

lol the links don't work

MDK · DTR Legend

well total striped all the paint of old frame and other metal parts .

seem.s at some point some *&&^&$^£^" painted this bike kawasaki green ??

got it all off and gave it all a couple of coats of primer

going to respray frame white not sure what color do do swing arm as of yet ..

just won a full seet of plastics and tank on ebay the purple set with tank for £35 bargain think the left side rad scoupe is missing so will have to hunt one down or spray one up to match ? so if anyones got a purple left scoupe would be great .

hopeing to spray this week lets hope all go.s well I am not the best of sprayers and only useing rattle cans lol but lets face it its gota look better than it did

MDK · DTR Legend

cleaned up the engine a little lol going for the mirror finish . lots of wire wool and hurting fingers. was going to strip and rebuild but as I only intend to sell the bike streight on thought I would leave this to the new owner.

MDK · DTR Legend

have a small qestion as I am unser of something .

the old front sprocket is crappy lost teeth ect ..now I have another front sprocket that I got with a load of dtr bits a couple of years ago ? but it is larger and more teeth . it fits fine was wondering if this would be ok on the bike or would I need to change anything to suit it ?
old one has 17 teeth ...the new one has 18 teeth and is a little larger
heres a pic the one on the right is the old one that came of the eng

jakeDT125 · DTR Senior Member

the 1 tooth up means you lose a little on acceleration but gain on top end, but to be honest it is not going to be a lot of difference

MDK · DTR Legend

thanx for that .. yeah I am not to botherd about its speed as I am selling it asap or when its done . and it saves me haveing to order a new one .
only doing the work on it for a hobbie realy then sell it on to get me money back

MDK · DTR Legend

given the frame a couple of coats looks much better
not the best spray job in the world but as said above looks better than it did lol

MDK · DTR Legend

well my £35 plastic sett inc tank arived of ebay looked a little sundamaged but after watching youtube they now look much better

heres the link on how to restore them http://youtu.be/KJb5IPOx2l0

and heres how they looked and after a little scrapeing and polish

MDK · DTR Legend

MDK · DTR Legend

fun part now is what go.s where and in what order lol

MDK · DTR Legend

MDK · DTR Legend

all done 8 days tinkering now I have to maybe do the other one or buy something new to play with lol .

she is up for sale already

-- Edited by MDK on Sunday 25th of March 2012 04:01:06 PM

MDK · DTR Legend

well she is done just indicators - back light and other little bits to do . but she started strieght away and looks much better .
should make some one a nice bike for summer she up for sale soon once totaly finished

MDK · DTR Legend

MDK · DTR Legend

sods law she was running ok this morning now wont start ....not even gona attempt to mess around with it its getting sold as is lol fck it get me money back and be happy......blooody bikes lol .

on the good side just been out of roading on my 89 white and she is great and realy fast

MDK · DTR Legend

all good had a viewing and seems sold subject to collection on sat

Gearhead86 · DTR Newbie

Hey MDK, I like your teardown and rebuild in 8 days. Beats my project strategy of "work on it when I find time".

I think next project bike I get, I'm going to take 2-weeks off of work and just do it. Hopefully get er done in 8 days and go riding for the rest of my holiday.

Long time lurker here, finally first post, Cheers!

-- Edited by Gearhead86 on Monday 22nd of October 2012 01:37:16 AM

MDK · DTR Legend

yeah it was a fast buy clean sold job no massive proffit and no real money spent but experience gained .. most pple would have changed loads of things for new but I was lucky everything on the bike still had life left in it ...

MDK · DTR Legend

lol just spotted her back for sale on gumtree heres the advert details and pic ..poor old girl looks raped and he lost plastics ect and says he bought the exhaust and end can ......lol
his price is optomistic

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http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/yamaha-dtr/1017050244

Yamaha dtr
£950

Selling due to not being used I bought as a non runner. Faults gear box seals leaking someone who I no can do them for less than fifty quid but I can't get it there. Missing panel and a spring for the stand. Tax and tested till July full logbook keys had a brand new tyre. Piston. Head and gasket it was on before at 1000 I will knock the fifty off for the seals and it has aftermarket grips handlebars and I bought a dep expansion chamber from Manhattans at 100 and an aftermarket back box. Phone for details

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Liam12 · DTR Legend

Would kill me seeing a bike which I'd put loads of work into up for sale in a sorry condition : (

MDK · DTR Legend

not realy loads of work was a 8 day clean up but did strip and clean every last nutt and bolt ect ect ...

the lad I sold it to is the same one selling it he called me a week or so after selling it him asking for his money back lol ...I told him where to get off

think he had the topend done but looks like he as killed it allover again and lost pannels along the way not like you can get good original purple ones anymore .

good luck to him getting 950

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