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Looking for my first DT, got £1200 just waiting to leave my pocket! but waiting for a half decent one, in that range is a longggg wait. :(



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You should probably wait till summer ends, as bad as that sound's you will get a better bike for less when it's not a heat wave.

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Yeah I guess, but its not so much as a want. its kinda a need... I need a bike to commute to work but if im buying a bike, I might as well get the bike I really want. Shame DT's are valued so much! I can add to the £1200 probley £250 every two weeks so im sure my options will open up.... Just the waiting part i hate!

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There is a chap on e Bay who is selling is dt far too cheap. It's an absolute minter. If you could domehow get a loan for the extra couple of quid you'd end up with a bike that will not fail you.

If its a bupike you absolutely need then it is well worth paying the extra for a decent condition one.

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How much is it cal?


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Nevermind, it's sold. Was an absolute minter though. Full respray and rebuild.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161372581912

There will be others. None as smart as that but should be able to find one for the money.

Myate picked one up the other month for £1300. And that is cosmetically damaged but mechanicall sound. It's quite quick too! :)

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Hahaha yeah I seen that one up a few days ago, I thought I'd spare myself a mental beat down and get outbidded with my punny 1200 :(


If anyone else spots one let me know :D

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worth also watching gumtree some real bargains do pop up www.gumtree.com/search

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Its strange how much better a bike you can get around the 1500 mark, a real nice decent one, 1200 seems to be the turning point when the start getting so so ish

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I've only been into the whole vehicle thing for a few years but realised that if you want it 'mint' as such then it's best to build it yourself. That way you get to choose how it ends up.

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I did it. I did it... Picked up one for 700


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Lol.

That was quick. For £700 i'd be interested in seeing what you've got.

Probably a rolling project. If you need help you know where to go to at least.

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You guessed it! It's a 2003 dt, engine works. Everything is there except indicators seems the guy was off roading it. So need to patch it up. The way I see it there is very little £700 can't fix so long as the engine is good. And I made sure the compresstion was spot on. Ready for a project guys?

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I wouldn't even worry about engine mate. Not on these bikes. They are so cheap, easy and quick to rebuild that if the engine fails you could have it rebuilt in a few hours.

Nev once said it to me that you could roll the bike in in the morning, and roll it back out in the evening with the engine rebuilt. Obviously if you know what you're doing, have the parts and the tools.

After doing a few myself I can support this theory. They are easy enough to do when you have the right tools and know how :D Engine seizes mate, again you know where to come, who to ask.

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Cheers guys I'm sure your help is going to be needed! I invite you all to follow along and give me your suggestions. If I'm going to do this I'm going to do it right. I'll send a pic of the bike when I get home. Out at the pub right now celebrating my victory

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Welcome to the forum. Congratulations on the bike. :)

Post up some pictures of your new bike.

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Pic's or it's a lie!

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Victor wrote:

Pic's or it's a lie!

 

come on photos in its raw state ..its cheating if you first wash polish and tidy things up first

 



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Hahaha ok guys give me a sec

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So what do we think? That's when I picked it up

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look's really good for 700, don't like that frame looks ewww.

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Yes mate that looks nice, proper little scrambler

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Going over to the project's! Cya all on the other side. I'll give a update tonight.

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I waited 3 months to get mine - and I wasn't even after a minter just one that had a price to match the condition!

Looks 5 times nicer than mine when I got it to be honest, goodluck with the project.

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2BLimitless wrote:

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 looks ok for the money ....small tip never post photos on the net with a street name  or door bumber showing in the image ...had no idea where your from but tuck me 2 mins to find that street ..

we have seen cases of bike pics or adverts placed with area pic of street and door number on photos and bike gone over night ...same can be said for yourube videos  guys filmming themself rideing of the drive of their own home ...



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Cheers for the heads up :) that's where I bought it from. Not where it is now :) cheers all the same

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