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yeah i do the frame is still waiting to be straightened (going to get a pro to do it though) the cost is the stumbling block. every time i've got £500 spare an emergency pops up and it gets spent still not got over having to buy a transit after my fiat went pop.... moment i am i'll carry this on

the nikisil barrels give an extra 2-4 bhp because of the tighter clearances. people get put off them because of the expense of repairing the nikisil (£130+)

oh the joys of getting a 2 stroke running spot on looks bang tidy that though nev,nice to see the bar raised so high....

i've now given up for over 2 years (3rd time of giving up though) i did it with willpower the 1st 2 times,couldn't do it myself the 3rd. i went to the doc and got prescribed champix... they worked a treat (some proper nasty vivid dreams though) had a fag and a cigar last weekend when pissed (still love the smell) wont be doing that again. i never say never,but i think i'm through with it now.... good luck and never stop giving up

MMMMMM spares did this dt come with the complementary case of tourette's they usually bring on? and what a bargain for £250....

i'm lovin the way your bike keeps evolving fella! blink and its changed again

its process of elimination i'm afraid fella. get a long screw driver,hold the handle against your ear and touch t'other end against the engine to find out where the noise is coming from (head,clutch area,water pump,crank etc) was it a full rebuild or just the head,if it was did it have a rebore? if its had a rebore,did it have the power valve ground to match? all a ballache,but most rattles aren't good

only good thing about this weather? its a little softer when i fall off this.... its defo field bike weather

cracking idea that nev! had a looksie and its about 25mm out soon get that sorted out tho gonna pop all the bits off that frame onto my other frame and have a field bike too which is a bonus

well the new toy has arrived (before the sheds built ) started stripping it down to prep the frame for powdercoating AND....... its bent its ONLY the rear subframe (i was advised by an avid motocrosser) he had a measure up using straight edges and a tape. just heat it up and bend it back into shape he said i came up with this.... its worked out well and now its not too far out (5-7 mm) i'm going to take the last of the kink out with a pipe bender and blow torch after that i'll heat up the whole rear end with the blow torch till its blue and then dunk it in a water butt to set it its all good fun....

i've got a jack russell,emmie the small gay dog... she's a light sleeper,good barker... but her yoda impression is crap.... but on a serious note,bitches are far more loyal than dogs i've found. also make sure you know the exact history of the dog you rescue. i still got scars on my right hand from a dog whose previous owner used to beat him while drunk,rescue home did'nt tell me...came home from pub,stroke the dog,dog goes CHOMP.... my mate always had akita's...big,powerfull,very clever and very loyal. look cool too...

cheers weimie! and not to worry,i've acquired another dt (E reg,non matching engine and frame numbers) perfect for my little project. plus i'll get a decent field bike out of it too just gotta get my arse in gear and go pick it up.....

good job i never proclaimed meself as a genius lol i swear it worked for me,tho all the numbers need to match (even the number/letter combos after the main code) if i figure out how i made it work i'll update lol.... oh and saw this on flea bay nev... Item number: 160692405251 any good to ya?

ahh i see what you mean now... maybe it only works for mechanical parts and not the electrical side then? it defo works for bearings etc,but maybe thats because they are parts bin sourced?

might be totally wrong lol but i 1st saw it on here in a post by yamagod (2009 ish) here's the link that was on that page http://www.johnnystoybox.com/yamaha_parts_cross-reference.htm it's defo worked for me with bearings,caliper brackets and the rear suspension. worth a size up anyhows....

have a looksie at this site mate... its what i've been using to cross reference parts for my build... i was told that the 1st part of any yamaha code is the model it 1st came from eg 3mb,3bn,4fu etc etc now if the last part number matches yours it will fit thats how i knew the wr 200 and yz bits would fit mine... http://www.megazip.ru/ru/bike/yamaha/view/1054/14418/178177#g178203 and http://www.megazip.ru/ru/bike/yamaha/view/435/13421/156569#g160576 worth saving that site,can save you a fortune according to that,your brembo and the dtx brembo are the same?

looking good that nev! bit of a bummer about the rubber boots though i dont understand how they can sell the whole caliper,and not the rubber boots? bit wrong that

now that sounds like a plan i'll look into that idea! i've seen lads on other forums heat and stretch the inlet (pushing a bottle or similar into it as it heats) but i think ths hose is too old/solid for this..... its all good fun

well the snows been and boy has it held things up cant pour the cement for my slab,let alone start my new shed i've been forced to find other ways to amuse myself a few pics of the new 35mm carb yet another little problem to sort out is the airbox hose oh,and the inlet side too.... now the inlet is off a tzr (straight) with a collar fitted to accommodate the carb. but the dt inlet is kinked to avoid the shock. i'm going to have to remove and refit the collar,but i've no idea how it was sealed? its defo not silicone and its softer than plastic? its almost like wax... if anyone has any ideas what it might be,let me know. i'd be very grateful... also,has anyone had any experience in making they're own airbox hoses?

now that looks gorgeous and with loads of potential i had the pleasure of borrowing one of these off a mate who went off to thailand for a month. really didn't want to give it back,really addictive i always wondered if the rc 30 lump could be shoe horned into one.....

sounds like a plan i can see there point tho...they have no record at all on this bike. vosa have the vcar details,but dvla and vosa seem to work separately from each other and dont seem to communicate either anyhoo,after a high powered meeting with my mate (too many beers and pool in the local ) i have another dt on an e plate it wont be my ol dt anymore tho but,onwards and upwards hey. it also means i'll have a decent field bike i'll add pictures soon of my 35mm carb and inlets from a tzr sidecar outfit! i also won a tdr 4fu cylinder and head on ebay with the nicasil coating still on BUT....the blokes being a nobber (no dispatch 10 days in,won't respond to e-mails etc so that probably wont happen gotta love these time wasting gimps

i'm loving the idea of mini-bike roller skates now that would be a you tube moment

that's gonna look the nuts when its all together nev. like the sound of the green rim tape too

still trying to get answers out of them at the mo nev.... its the scrapped bit thats stuffed it tho. they still cant tell me if i can re-use my frame,even for a q plate. the paint i put on is'nt cracked or split on any welds tho and the frame measures up right and its straight? sounds like the usual insurance company "can't be arsed,lets just write it off" approach...or the also common fraud still on the look out for another frame/bike,i think it might be easier in the long run

well i'm trying to stay focused nev. part of me wants to put it back together and jog it on as a field bike tho keep trying to crack on,ordering and sorting bits. i found that my wr 200 link arm was bent (and meant the shock fouled the swinger????) my question is... how big was the fat bloke who bent it? got a link arm off a yz 250 wr from sanfrancisco for a fiver (postage was 35 quid tho ) looks loads longer but works out really well. got a wr 200 rear shock from france (seals knackered,needs a rebuild but £60 was cheap i thought) pictured beside my "other" wr shock which turned out to be a kx shock will clean up well also had a hard to find wr rear caliper and mounting bracket turn up from colorado got clobbered on import vat for that one,£42 the thieving gits! did a quick before and after on the yz shock links and thats about where i'm at so far. the sheds going next,got to crack on with my concrete garage thingy (gonna bodge botch fudge build it out of odd sections given to me by a "mate" will never be as good as veturas man cave tho ......