Dual Sport, Offroad Bikes

Just picked up a 2012 WR450F on saturday. Everything about the bike is perfect besides the fact i can barley touch the ground im like 5'7". I adjusted the sag enough to where i can side saddle it but thats not going to work very well when im flying through the trails and i come to a sudden stop or im slowly creeping. Is there anyway of lowering it besides a yamalink lowering link? I cant adjust the triple clamp at all. any help would be appreciated thanks

do any of you dtr sm owners have a tailtidy and rethnal bars on your bikes,could you post some pics so i can see what the bike looks like with them on before i purchase some.

i found this earlier on my bike, a hole underneath where the crankcases meet as it looks like its been cut out,is it ment be there? http://s1079.photobu.../w508/matyboy1/

The last time I was buying fuel for bikes it was four star. When I filled my bike up today I put super unleaded in because I didn't notice. What is the difference, and what are the benefits? But mostly is it wotrth it?

has anyone done the above to there dtr sm. what gains did you get

which engine and 2 stroke oil do you chaps use on your dt's

hi just got my self a 2002 dt 125,its been stood for a while so i thought it would be best to change the fluids and plug,can any1 tell me what gearbox oil/grade,2 stroke oil and spark plug to get/use thanks

hi i have just done the speedometer re-wire job on my dt 125 re 2005 and it works lovely pulling better,more power at high revs and a top speed of 80+. this is of course much better but it gets a bit thrashed when reaching 70.would / could i upgrade the spocket set to improve perfomance at top end speed? ie: bigger front and rear sprocket set. any thoughts/info would be much appreciated thanks

I have a 2008 YZ 85 and i was wondering what type of premix oil i should use? Thank you

Hi I have just bought an Xt 125 which was a bargain. I am really pleased with it, it looks really nice and I think its cool as fuck but...... the only thing I am unhappy with is the speed and quickness of it. When I test rode it, it was sluggish. it wasn't properly warmed up, and I cant ride it properly until Saturday when I pass my CBT and my insurance becomes valid. Im not expecting too much of an improvement but I suppose for my first legal road bike, it will do. Are these exhausts worth getting that give them extra power? I have seen them on the net for around £250 - £280. How much of a difference will it make, and is it really worth buying? Thanks Guys

Hello people! Yesterday I did remove the cylinderhead and a lot of stuffs around it, and I'm about to refit it all today or tomorrow depends on the answers I get I know that you should drag it all with some kind of momentkey which I got, but I'm not sure how much everything should be dragged, I got two manuals, one on swedish and one on english, they both contain the same information but two different languages ofc.. I just stands for very few things how much it should be dragged for.. And I really appreciate all the help I might get here from because I'm really lost and want to make it all properly done!

hi i recently got a 2002 dtr 125.ive chnged all the fluids,plug and air filter as it had been stood,i took it out on the road today and it wont rev past 6-6500 rpm in any gear it just splutters,any idea wht it could be?

Hi there, New to this forum and looking for help if possible. i have recently purchased a DT 125R LC well so im lead to believe. i will post pics soon. any way my problem is that the bike wont kick start. does not have key or electric start as its a field MX bike. i have checked and im getting a good spark. i have compression. im getting fuel from the tank to the carb and ive also stripped and cleaned the carb. but the bike wont start even with a bump start. i tried pouring a little fuel down theplug hole directly into the cylinder. when i done this the bike fired up then cut out. so my thoughts are that the engine is drawing air and not inducing fuel through the crankcas…

Hello, I got a friend selling a Arrow-exhaust that he used on his DT125R from 04, and I got DT125R from 03, the problem is that we live about 300 kilometers away from each others and none of us are sure if the exhaust for 04 fits for the 03-model without to do to many modifications.. When I've been searching for exhaust to mine for quite a while, and usually its like from 1989(?) to 2003 and 2004 and forward, never 1989 to 2004 or something like that, so please guys help me out!

I have a TW200 with 500 km's on the clock. Never been touched inside and still bog standard, what can i do do raise the power a bit?

Hi all, I am restoring a 1977 DT 175 I Was wondering if anyone has a right hand crankcase cover available for sale or know where I could get one, tried every wreckers in south australia with know luck.part number 437-15431-00 is discontinued Has anyone welded theses covers with any luck, I am a good tig welder and can weld aluminium fine, but they are cast ali I think, I dont know what grade of rod to get, Any help would be appreciated. I am removing the speed and taco from the handle bars, as it will only be used for offroad purposes, any ideas on what i can plug the hole in the cover up. cheers matt

Ever since buying my bike last week I have been really paranoid and anxious about it getting stolen. The type of bike i have is very popular with bike theives (XT 125) and i just can't get it out of my mind that it will get stolen. I have two decent chains and locks which I use, but I know if a theif wants something they will get it no matter what the obstacle. When I am at work I have to keep my bike outside overnight and it is really getting to me.

Revving to high when started checked throttle and its not that on twist throttle sticking any ideas wot it could be would be great

Once bike is up and running I have no idea were to take it to ride it. I have a ty175 and not that experianced on a off road bike

Hello again, not sure if anyone remembers me but anyway my dt125r will not start, ive tried evrything that i can think off. the 3 main things the bike needs which are spark fuel and compression are there, it just will not start. what happened was, the bike was running absolutely fine. with the ypvs jammed open because the pulley was snapped so i had to wedge to pulley in a stiff position so it wouldnt move. i bought a new pulley and fitted it, reconnected the servo, switch igniiton on and the powervavle would not do that check thing where it makes a zip zip noise or whatever. okay so i kicked it over and revved it to 7k to see if it would start working which i…