DT125R ARCHIVE

Love the start and end pictures. Beautiful. Wrecked, SWEET!

Thanks Guys. I always stop what I am doing for a second for some pics! I really think with some effort and some well spent money. She could be a minter by spring.

You answered some of my questions before I asked them. thats good going. The bushes and bearings are coming out the swing arm as it was seized on its pivot. The wheels are in really good condition like new.... very strange. The yokes I was not sure but the bearings were a bit rusty so they probaly have to go anyway. The forks I think I will leave for the moment, but the seals could do with being replaced but not desprate at the moment.

What are your veiws on getting for example, the suspension linkage, rear brake lever, footpegs, gear shifter. Are these worth getting coated. Or is it better to just clean these really well and spray with Hamerite.I also want to get the clutch and crank cover powdercoated.

Also looking at your back end, i'd get that rust treated before coating. Powdercoaters generally just blast then coat, they wont sort out the rust and it'll show not long after.

This is the place I get my work done. They are very good at what they do, and the prices are good!

 

http://www.pentlandpowdercoating.co.uk/

Boring old black I think. I would like to do something like green or orange. But my dilema is that I want to keep the bike standard. I really like the X's with the red decals and the nice shiny DEP. They also seem to fetch a good price standard.

Great read that. Bikes a work of art.

Thanks Wozz. I have put all the old junk nuts half into the holes as I have nice shiny Allen head replacements. The bushes and stuff are meant to be covered up by the people doing the coating as they say it's part of the service. But I will clarify that with a phonecall. Do you think it's better to remove the bearings and bushes out the arm. After or before coating. They are getting binned anyway. As for the tank I was very lucky when I got a brand new oem one with a tiny dent on it for £50. But I do have the old tank but it's badly dented.

Got my swingarm repaired at work by a black smith for peice of mind.

 

 

Got the Crankcase covers off. The water hose was so rusty I am surprised it wasnt leaking.

 

 

Just a few questions.

What would be a good stainless steel engine bolt kit for my bike be, and where can I get a nice new water pipe.

On my clutch crankcase cover how will I remove the inspection window for powdercoating.

On the same cover, would it be a good idead to bolt the waterpump cover back on prior to blasting and coating to prevent contamination of that area ect. Or will it be fine to leave it exsposed?

 

I am starting to flush out the crank with parafin because alluminium filings will float in it.I have decided against bottom end rebuild as I have been told the later models of DT,s are so restricted the bottom end will be fine, and from the bearings I have looked at, there is no play in them. I dont want to pull apart the engine to find there is nothing wrong with them. It wont be the end of the world if I lose a top end. I am willing to take the chance on what I have observed. I rekon the damage to the piston was simply due to running no oil from time to time, i reckon some of the previous owners only put fuel in cause they had no other choice! 

From seeing the Robert Brownlies motor and 'Pentland Powder Coating', I take it you're in Edinburgh too? I used Pentland Powder Coating and was so impressed I went back and intend to go again, very reasonably priced and a great finish. See my project build thread and let me know if you need a hand or anything (not that I have a clue what I'm doing most of the time).

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Just looking on ebay. Think I am just going to use silver engine enamal. Saves a lot of hassle i think.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Simoniz-Silver-Engine-Enamel-Paint-Motorcycle-Scooter-Bike-Trike-Cylinder-/251147234905?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item3a798aae59

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So what, you just spray this to the engine?

I'm down at the waterfront at Granton, used to work round buckstone tho, so know it well

Cheers.

We have used them for our machinery at work. Was going to enquire with them but thought they only dealt with heavy machinery. Nice build you have got going there. Makes me want to do something differant.

When you sent your stuff to pentland did you cover the bushes ect up. or did they do it like they say on the site. I have had two sets of alloys done by them in the past. very good finish they get.