DT125R ARCHIVE

paulhamilton · DTR Member

dt supamoto project

Calum122 · Guru

I've got very similar wheels on my bike.

For me I needed access to a cnc lathe and a bunch of other specialist hardware.

Dtr's are road legal anyway.

To be fair. If you're going to go all out have a look at supermotoing a YZ125 road legal that. Be much more of an interesting project.

paulhamilton · DTR Member

ive just sold my yzf 450 in my dp was half temped to supa moto that but decided to sell due to too much upkeep onit having to change the shims every 10 hours use started to do my nut in no isue with a lathe as i have a friend with 1 in the shed yes ino they are but i want to build it up frame upwards from scratch like

Calum122 · Guru

Mate a YZ125 are very reliable if you ride them sensible enough.

Just like any other bike apart from rapid!

Energized · DTR Legend

No they're not you gimp.

Energized · DTR Legend

Hehe nah kidding Calcium, but compared to a DT they're crap for reliability, even Norfe has said this. You'll maybe get 80-100 hours on a piston, if it's geared and setup correctly for the road.

Calum122 · Guru

Lol course enny. If you ride it like a normal bike then why wouldn't it.

Loads of air keeping it cool. Jetted properly and ridden sensibly then why wouldn't it

That said. Ride it lile you then maybe not. But me it would be Fine

-- Edited by Calum122 on Tuesday 4th of February 2014 08:27:54 PM

sebamax2 · Guru

so you are the one that keeps going at me for not wanting to sell you my frame hahha :D

Energized · DTR Legend

Lol Cal.....

Then what would be the point in getting a MX bike for the road in the first place, if you're going to ride it "sensibly"?

I just don't see the point in buying a MX bike for the road, setting it up correctly, then de-tuning it just to make it ride-able on the road?

The bike has been designed to have it's neck strangled. Not for cruising around lol...

And hehe yeah true dat! biggrin wink

Calum122 · Guru

I didn't say detune it. I just said don't kill it.

I'm only saying this because in a few months the addition of a road legal supermoto YZ will join the garage.

paulhamilton · DTR Member

sebamax2 wrote:
so you are the one that keeps going at me for not wanting to sell you my frame hahha :D

yep that would be me

dread123 · Moderator

i'm on lookout for some cagiva mito wheels...gonna see how much works needs doing to get to fit.. i know gonna need spacers for rear sprocket and brake -new mount for front brake..hopefully following someone elses lead on it :p

Calum122 · Guru

I'm yer man for that one dread.

Energized · DTR Legend

I never said you did Cal? I'm just stating some facts pal.

Energized · DTR Legend

And oh yeah? Sounds good, i'll try grab a cr at some point and sm it possibly.

NEV · Guru

You'll need to make sure that if you are using DTR forks, that the bearings on the Cagiva wheels fit the DTR spindles, 20mm rear DTR wheel/swingarm 15mm front DTR wheel/forks.

dread123 · Moderator

i will be using dtr forks..once i find some cheap ones- i shall get on it -if bearings dont fit then i suppose shouldnt be too hard to get correct ones? Cal you've done the brake mod so will be coming your way for advice.

Energized · DTR Legend

Hahahahaha, well that's what you'd THINK would be the case Dread wink

I can assure you that it's not lol.

dread123 · Moderator

www.ktmforum.co.uk/supermoto/27349-dt125-sm.html

found someone who has done it..listed the mods needed to looks alright to-what ya think...the black and green one at bottom?

Energized · DTR Legend

Not really to my taste, I'm very fussy when it comes to DT styling though, but to each their own.

Judging it on just the wheels they don't look too bad, but I think there's better options available for you out there, try something new?!

dread123 · Moderator

what other wheels you reckon? not keen on spoked wheels..was thinking mito as there are plenty about- and i really dont want the bike off the road this spring/summer too long- fitting in around work and family life will be pretty tight.

open to suggestions though :p

Calum122 · Guru

Those cagiva wheels are nice. Deffo no no on those graphics though.

Energized · DTR Legend

I personally really like spoked wheels if they're all nice and stainless.

I understand what you're saying though and the Caggy wheels do seem an easy mod that wouldn't take much time off your hands, few little mods at the engineers then whack them on with spacers, job jobbed!

I know what you mean about having your baby off the road, mine's been in the garage for the past 3 months :(

I do like those Gilera wheels that one of the Porto lads used, but then again think about cleaning...how easy would it be to clean those Caggy wheels?! Haha! I'll keep a look out for anything that might suite you matey.

Calum122 · Guru

Me personally. I prefer spoked wheels over alloy wheels.

But that said I like them cagiva wheels.

NEV · Guru

The only wheels you can get that go straight on other than DTX mild steel spoked are the TDR Italia stainless spoked wheels, as are on my Black /Green bike, and it has to be the 93 (3SH) wheels as the spindle size goes to 12mm on the front on all other TDR and TZR wheels whether 3 spoked or multi spoked, I'm having trouble getting bearings for the Hybrid as I can find a bearing I/D of 15mm but the O/D is too big for the wheel, hence having the wheel milled out to take the bearing.