Brrrrap... That thing is gonna be a blast.It's mine
Brrrrap... That thing is gonna be a blast.It's mine
It a runner?The seller was a good guy. He owns a body shop in town that I had repair several vehicles over the years. We talked for a couple of hours about bikes and cars.
He said he had 30 messages on FB marketplace since he posted it Thursday.
Was asking $950 which I think is a pretty good deal. He then handed me back $50 because he had offered it to a friend for that price.
All in all made for a pretty good Monday morning.
I've had several DT's. Lovely bikes. Maybe we need a "DT club?"Looks like it will. Have not tried beyond kicking it to check the compression. There is fuel in the filter and nothing puking out the carb overflow so thats a good sign. There is no kill switch on the handle bars so will have to do some investigation into the wiring.
I can't even begin to express how excited i am to own this bike. Pretty much learned to ride on one that belonged to a friend of mine.
If it hasn't run in awhile its probably a good idea to toss a set of crank seals at it. They are the weak link and don't last to long sitting idle. Other than that I'd invest in a good modern reed cage and a good silencer/spark arrestor. Upgrade those things and that thing will rip. If you wanna dig a little deeper the exhaust ports on those were not finished very well so they definitely benefit form polishing. But to much port tweaking can turn a DT into an MX/YZ real quick and they stop being fun on the trail. If you find it a little anemic on the bottom end look into a flywheel/crank weight.Looks like it will. Have not tried beyond kicking it to check the compression. There is fuel in the filter and nothing puking out the carb overflow so thats a good sign. There is no kill switch on the handle bars so will have to do some investigation into the wiring.
I can't even begin to express how excited i am to own this bike. Pretty much learned to ride on one that belonged to a friend of mine.
looking at your pictures, the head pipe is on the wrong side for an IT250. Looks like a an IT400 to me.The plot thickens. The frame vin according to the Yamaha model chart I have translates to a 75 400MX. The engine number is 501-xxxxxxx the frame 510-xxxxxxx
The topend and pipe look awfully large for a 250. The front fender, tank and number plates are Yamaha mx parts from the images I've looked at for a 400mx .
MX/IT400397 cc