Oldcoot Posted April 23, 2014 Posted April 23, 2014 Howdy! Decided to come over from the Honda site to keep up with some Yamaha topics. Selling the Honda and am rejuvinating a 1978 DT100 with 1060 miles on it. Barn find and it looks like it will slick up well. All I have to do is dismantle a few parts (carb, mainly.) It has been sitting in a barn for 21 years with GAS IN IT! I know the job I will be facing in getting all the crud out of the carb and tank. Anyway, I'm 81 and have been riding since I was 12. Lots of bikes and scooters down the road that I have barked my knuckles on. Gerald 2
dt502001 Posted April 23, 2014 Posted April 23, 2014 Welcome on at 81 you might be the oldest member,like I always say I'll stop riding when they pry my cold dead body off the bike,seems you think that way too.Is your avatar a picture of you?
Moderator Airhead Posted April 23, 2014 Moderator Posted April 23, 2014 Blimey 81! hope I'm still tinkering with bikes at that age...hats off to you Gerald Greetings and
Oldcoot Posted April 24, 2014 Author Posted April 24, 2014 Welcome on at 81 you might be the oldest member,like I always say I'll stop riding when they pry my cold dead body off the bike,seems you think that way too.Is your avatar a picture of you? Ha ha....nope. That is my Grandfather's picture from 1914. He carried Rural Delivery mail on his old Harley. My whole male family rode bikes. Thanks for the welcome.
Oldcoot Posted April 24, 2014 Author Posted April 24, 2014 Thanks all for the welcome. By the way, fired up the 100 yesterday after digging all the crap out of the carb. Smoked like a steam engine until all the old oil, etc burned out of the exhaust system. Now on to polishing and cleaning.Gerald
blackhat250 Posted April 24, 2014 Posted April 24, 2014 Hi gerald ,, , great intro,,and great stories ,,,,get a piccy of the DT on here , ,
Oldcoot Posted May 5, 2014 Author Posted May 5, 2014 Well, as soon as I can get my brain to figure out how to post a pic on here I will do that. Finished cleaning up the little beast and it looks quite good. The rubber is good, no weather cracks and the seat looks like new and it starts easily now. Time to pass it on to the grandkids....with their parents permission of course. Gerald
dCm Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 hey young man welcome the internet is like everything else now days ... a breeze if you 7 years old !!!
mike1949 Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Bleeding Ell Gerry, fantastic intro and I thought I, amongst others was old on here but you must be the most senior and I take my hat off to you, so I salute you. As suggested in earlier comments we would love a few photos of you and your bikes. You've now tickled our taste buds now Gerald.
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