DT125R ARCHIVE

Reef · Guru

What do you guys think of this should I go for it??

slob · Guru

Just got a text back saying it was still avalabile, what do you guys think should I go and get, What will getting parts be like ect.

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/yamaha-dt-125/1027535053

slob · Guru

What kind of questions should I ask in my reply cause ultimatley I want a project that can go back on the road ect?

slob · Guru

Asked if it had any paperwork ect cause I want something that can go on the road.

slob · Guru

As suspected no papers he says, so doubtfull it could ever go on the road ect.

Calum122 · Guru

Fack that. Obviously been nicked. People like that need locking up IMO

slob · Guru

Its actually a garage near my work when I called the numberthis morning but was an answering machine, but yeah no papers= dodgy at some stage in it's life.

dread123 · Moderator

go in with low price and use for spare parts!

slob · Guru

certainly a few spares on it that's for sure, I have had more expensive packets fall through the letter box from aj sutton.

What would you offer as an opening salvoe.

dread123 · Moderator

go in st £150 then upto £175 and you collect??

MDK · DTR Legend

kinda worth that price for spares alone and as its a garage get a good well writen recipt even write your own and get him to sign it ..
take some pics of the bike in or out side the garage trying to get the seller in shot with the bike .

most but not all bikes like this are nicked I have bought much worse looking field bikes and after some checks found they are all legal and the v5 could be got .

but if no numbers on engine or frame then buy for spares and do all of the above to cover yourself make printouts and copys of any messages or net adverts and store them as proof and history of the bike ..

you know how to take screen shots dont ya ?

slob · Guru

Yeah mate know how to take screen shots ect. I think I will phone tomorrow and ask if I can see it hopefully offer £150 or something. Would you be buying it if it was near you.

dread123 · Moderator

i certinly would be buying for that amount! easily worth that for spare parts etc

MDK · DTR Legend

slob wrote:
Yeah mate know how to take screen shots ect. I think I will phone tomorrow and ask if I can see it hopefully offer £150 or something. Would you be buying it if it was near you.

instantly is my answer ... and I would do all of what I said above pics or seller bike and signed recipt . ask im to hold it up wilst you take a pic say its cus your mate wants to see pic as he needs parts or something.

but be a bloody bonus if you uncover numbers and get the frame leagal and apply for v5

slob · Guru

Yeah will phone tomorrow would also do all of above so I only lose some money and not get bummed!, you get a better feel about the whole thing when you speak to them rather than text. It's probaly round the corner from my work so no harm in having a look.

My problem is always getting the fecking thing back to my place cause I don't have a van, I always have to rent one for things like this, otherwise I would have went and got it tonight probaly.

MDK · DTR Legend

slob wrote:
Yeah will phone tomorrow would also do all of above so I only lose some money and not get bummed!, you get a better feel about the whole thing when you speak to them rather than text. It's probaly round the corner from my work so no harm in having a look.

My problem is always getting the fecking thing back to my place cause I don't have a van, I always have to rent one for things like this, otherwise I would have went and got it tonight probaly.

tbh I am realy cheeky that way after knocking a bargain down I will then ask is delivery possible and dont offer extra for fuel unless thay ask its a garage so chances are they have a van or some way to transport it even if you get them down to 150 then it costs extra £20 to deliver still a bonus and another photo opp as they unload it lol .

slob · Guru

If you don't ask you don't get, they will think I am quite the photographer lmao. Will phone tomorrow might even have some pics to put up on this thread.

Luke · Guru

Get numbers go to cop shop say you're buying it and want to know if it's nicked, they'll tell ya.

Then if it isn't and you buy it go to the DVLA and ask them the story behind it, they'll tell you the registration then HPI check it.

Or you could buy a new frame and just whack it into a new frame that you have a logbook for, saves a lot of ballache. But still check if it's stolen, last thing you want is a stolen engine in a bike you've spent money on.

yamahayz125 · DTR Senior Member

It says at the bottom of the ad field bike only so it wont have any numbers and fuk me what do u want for 200 notes the way ya's are going on ya would think he was buying a r1 most dts that are off road have been nicked are wrote off

Luke · Guru

Yeah, so he'd be buying a stolen bike.

Why would you want to even get involved with a stolen bike?

It's like me nicking your DT and taking the numbers off and flogging it with some **** n bull story about it being a stolen recovery.

yamahayz125 · DTR Senior Member

thats upto him if he wants to buy it it's just lyk 90% of the parts on eBay u buy their either nicked or off a write off and only 10% of the parts on their will be legit

Luke · Guru

I don't buy parts from eBay. All the parts on my bike are new or from Yambits...

Calum122 · Guru

yamahayz125 wrote:
thats upto him if he wants to buy it it's just lyk 90% of the parts on eBay u buy their either nicked or off a write off and only 10% of the parts on their will be legit

Not sure where you're getting those figures from but thats a load of rubbish! Lmao! More like 90% of parts are legit and 10% are knock offs. I've sold/bought many parts from many differeny sellers and not once have the ads seemed dodgey or illegit

yamahayz125 · DTR Senior Member

U must be one of them clowns that's easy lead then as dts have been getting nicked for years when u were still in ur nappys they were the thing to nick in the 90s and every 1 of them were broke for parts and its still going to this day that's how I found the last 1 that got nicked Was being broke on eBay lmao

Calum122 · Guru

Must be.

slob · Guru

decided I'm just going to leave that one, would have been good for parts but it is going to be a real heap of trash at that money and I would have to store it at my mates or something so not worth the hassle.

I really want a complete bike that's relatively new with a seized engine or something. Will probably regret it at some point but I would rather keep my pot of money intact for the right sale with all documentation. I still have till winter so hopefully I can get something by then.

MDK · DTR Legend

slob wrote:
decided I'm just going to leave that one, would have been good for parts but it is going to be a real heap of trash at that money and I would have to store it at my mates or something so not worth the hassle.
I really want a complete bike that's relatively new with a seized engine or something. Will probably regret it at some point but I would rather keep my pot of money intact for the right sale with all documentation. I still have till winter so hopefully I can get something by then.

it sounds like your working from a smallish budget ? and in that case alone I would have bought it just to make my budget a little larger by instantly stripping it and selling for parts carb engine cdi ect ect you could easy double your 150-200 paid . its kinda like investing your small saveings and use them to make extra cash wilst it sits there . lets say you find one in winter with damage whats it gona cost you to buy some of the parts you could salvage of this one ?

slob · Guru

Yeah true it isn't really spending money it is investing it exactly what I was thinking earlier on. I suppose it is in my user name I ain't called that for nothing lol. Going to fire a text and see if its still there.

slob · Guru

Says its still available asking if I can go look at it after work tomorrow and if delivery would be available if a sale were to be made.

ShaunyBoy · Guru

I don't know about u.... But I'm sure if I started another dt125 project I would be more efficient with my time and also achieve a similar finish for less money. Was thinking about getting a project myself, but buying a offroad quad (50cc) for my son... (Engine seized so considering a new engine maybe a cub90 engine coz of the semi automatic clutch)... Go for it !