mattmc72

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

Hi everyone, my name is Matt. I am in the process of fixing up/restoring a 1977 DT175 that was given to me. The bike is in not bad condition and i think with a little TLC it will come up nice. I havnt really been into bikes for a long time, probably around 20 years ago when I owned a YZ80E. I will be needing lots of advice, as I havnt really done much work on bikes in the past. I am a mechanical fitter by trade, so I dont think this is out of my reach to restore this bike. Look forward to talking with you. Cheers Matt