michaeldouglas72 Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 Oops, managed to make my first post without introducing myself! I'm up in Crieff, Scotland with a 1977 DT250MX in pretty good nick until I started to meddle and discovered bodge jobs from front to rear, no matter I'm working my way through them. I'm no stranger to bikes but the arrival of two Sprogs resulted in me being advised strongly to get rid of the bike! I then bumped into a lad in the pub who had this bike lying in his shed for 14 years and had barely used it, a couple of beers later I found myself trudging back to the house with the bike! Story so far: Exhaust manifold studs snapped off in the head - fixed Bodged bearing spacer in back wheel - fixed Stripped barrels nuts - fixed Faulty speedo - fixed Holed exhaust - fixed Silencer missing - fixed Worn clutch - work in progress Electrics not working at all - to be started Tacho not working - fixed I've been struggling with parts but eBay has come up trumps. My trusty Haynes manual does not give adjustment for the plunger in the centre of the clutch basket, I was given a tip yesterday so will try that out as soon as the plates arrive. (The plunger seems to govern how far the clutch plates are separated.) I'll let you know how the clutch is and, hopefully, the electrics will be an easy fix and then it's off for an MOT!
Moderator Airhead Posted April 13, 2012 Moderator Posted April 13, 2012 Excellent intro michael, how about a pic of the DTMX?
michaeldouglas72 Posted April 13, 2012 Author Posted April 13, 2012 Note to self, when sticking the front wheel back on have the tabs on the spacer / washer for the speedo facing the right way...
Recommended Posts