I've long wanted to have a DT400 and when I was offered the remains of a failed project I took the plunge.

This is what I received:

Somewhere to start from, but the frame and suspension are too rough to be useful and too many components are missing. There is also a problem with the VIN.

Undeterred, I kept looking and eventually found this:

Rough but running - the motor sounds real good. Matching frame and motor numbers, some dodgy plastics, but a very good place to start from.

I will update this thread as progress is made.

Crazy

flaky start there crazy, but it looks like your on the right track now and you have spares

total strip down resto is it?

Thats quite a picture did you nail it all to the wall

Good stuff crazy" is that red MX a 400 ? thats the euro MX250 colours, and i cany see the Decompssor cable , ?

Very nice. im doing the same with a dt 250. looks like you have all the hard to find parts

drewpy - a total stripdown it is, with a few minor mods on the rebuild. I'm looking good on motor spares, plus I have another barrel that's in really good condition.

Airhead - I laid the parts out on a piece of cardboard on the floor and took the photograph by standing on a bench above the layout. A bit of Photoshop to correct perspective was all it took.

blackhat250 - the tank is probably not the original; it is in perfect condition inside with only a very minor patch of surface rust on the exterior and no dents. Not many MX tanks from the '70s would be as good.

While it doesn't show in the photos the decompressor cable is definitely there. I also have a spare NOS cable. I wouldn't like to run the bike without a decompressor!

Crazy

Does anyone know of an aftermarket pipe for the 400?

Crazy

Never heard of any after market pipes for the 250's and 400's myself

could adapt another one or get a set made up for you

Ther was a gianelli , or a name or that sort, seen one in Usa, DT400 ,,

Just testing

Just testing

You a BAD BOY go stand in the corner,,,, ,,,,,,,,,

Thanks guys - I didn't think anything was available after all this time.

Aiming to get something made similar to ths:

If it's good enough for K.R. it's more than good enough for me!

Crazy

Looks like a beauty.

flat tracker, a tz750 would be nice

drewpy - K.R. might not agree with you on that. His comments on their unrideability would be enough to scare me off.

Crazy

drewpy - K.R. might not agree with you on that. His comments on their unrideability would be enough to scare me off.

Crazy

but he did ride it again last year and didn't hang around

Are you thinking of Kenny's demonstration at the 2009 Indy Mile?

I had to laugh when he said:

"...... they never paid me enough then (1975) to ride it, now they don't pay me nothing, so that's really working my way backwards......."

Crazy

Are you thinking of Kenny's demonstration at the 2009 Indy Mile?

I had to laugh when he said:

"...... they never paid me enough then (1975) to ride it, now they don't pay me nothing, so that's really working my way backwards......."

Crazy

was 09? wow time flies

The runner doesn't have a functioning oil pump and is running on pre-mix.

An unsatisfactory arrangement in my opinion; fortunately I've managed to find a second hand pump to refurbish:

Crazy