Dontnubblemebro Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 New member from Australia (would you believe it?), and I'm looking at getting back into bikes, had a another brand of road bike, which I won't mention, and I'm not far off buying my mate's DT175 for $800AUD. Just came across the site looking for more info on the newer models, as we kept making them untill the late 90's if I recall. Anyway, I'll probably post a heap of help me topics when I actually get it, but I'll ask a few here now. The main one being, what oil do I run in it? I've grown up with chainsaws, so I know my way around 2 smokes, but autolubes are a new thing for me. I also want to jet it at some point, are jets readily available, any recommendations for jets and settings? It'll end up being recreation registered (non arterial roads and out of town), so I'd like to tune it for light offroading, but still be good enough to ride at 40-45mph for up to 30-40 miles. And here's a picture for extra brownie points http://imgur.com/EIVHn Cheers all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt502001 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted December 13, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 13, 2012 Greetings ....bro and That looks fun, any quality 2 stroke oil will do...just make sure the pump is present and correct as for tuning & settings...why? just get it going as a standard bike and see how you feel then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dontnubblemebro Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Cheers mate, I like the bike, but I weigh 200lb, and the bike is a bit sluggish under me, so a quick tune up can't hurt. But I'm used to my mate's 250 MX. It runs like a dream now, but I like tinkering, probably why my CB doesn't run anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted December 13, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 13, 2012 Hi and welcome to the forum. Castrol Power 1 racing 2 stroke oil for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Hello and aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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