Posted October 10, 201410 yr Call me crazy but my 3rd DT is on the way...arrives tomorrow. Has no compression. Will see what happening once motor is out.
October 11, 201410 yr Author Think you`ve seen pics of my work area on other restorations. Will post sum more pics of the bike now that its here. Pretty cool to own a 78..79..and 80 model.What is this though..175D or E or something else?
October 11, 201410 yr Author So its arrived..will start stripping next week. I always seem to end up with knackered sidestands..she almost wants to fall over and sidestand springs back up soon as weight is off. Had the same with the RD. Scored a GIVI storage unit with this bike. Think I will fit it to the XL185 as that goes to shops mostly. Clocks still look great for their age..and I`m told they work. Tripmeter action is fine. Tank and sidecovers have been resprayed with new decals. One job I don`t have to worry about.
October 11, 201410 yr Author The bike was stolen awhile ago and recovered. Some damage to front mudguard. Looks like I need a lever again. Rear sprocket looks a bit dodgy..think will have to replace. Tank looks very nice inside..might not even do inline fuel filter here. Although cap has no breather pipe..these bikes did have breathers on the fuel cap I think. Coupla pics of the work area for Airhead`s benefit. Some road bike rear brake lever on here. Headlight in good shape. Rear tyre is knackered. Front looks OK. Weird taillight and indicator bracket..was this standard? Oil feed pipe to carb looks very thin..and its in two parts. Sidestand bent. Some extra bits I got with the bike. Dunno what bike this exhaust is off. Some other bits including new sidecover rubbers, mirrors, levers and a cylinder gasket.
October 11, 201410 yr Moderator Looks in good overall condition mcf, btw those fugly lights/indicators remind me of the ones destined for Germany, I prefer the French/English version myself. yeah youre almost working outside I see, one of the benefits of living in SA
October 11, 201410 yr Author Nice outside but gets too damn hot in summer..that workshop like an oven.Yep you`re right..I neglected to mention I was told this bike came from Germany. The very first registration number on the documents is German.Any idea what model this is Airhead..B..D..E..A. What`s the nomenclature behind the 175?
October 11, 201410 yr Moderator if it came from Germany then its a DT175MX mate, the E;F, G etc were from USA, Australia, Canada and other places but as far as I know European ones were MX
October 11, 201410 yr That's the first of the MX 175"s , I remember a mate bought 1. 1978 his was, [same colour] looks like hes used the rear light /turn signal bracket because the rack is mounted where signals should be,, Xt dt250MX german models used these,, bikes nice tho,,
October 11, 201410 yr Author Oh and frame and engine numbers match. Unlike the RD unfortunately.So can I take it this was the first monoshock?
October 11, 201410 yr Moderator Oh and frame and engine numbers match. Unlike the RD unfortunately. So can I take it this was the first monoshock? the first monoshock DT yes
October 12, 201410 yr Im currently restoring that exact model from wrecked field bike to road legal. Just passed his mot(COR) yesterday with no lights fitted yet. S.
October 12, 201410 yr Looks like mine.... mine leans over too, but this photo below, with the Givi rack on , she's sitting on a block of wood to show her upright.
October 12, 201410 yr and from the film Under Seige............an even better rack! http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/mlgIbPltSeFsfPLZQj1zCg9WFAy.jpg
October 21, 201410 yr Author Progress so far..pretty much stripped. Got engine out today..will remove head and barrel tomorrow to see what lurks underneath.
October 21, 201410 yr Yer crackin on Mac" too hot in the garage eh ,,,lucky you,,,we"ve gales and it was -12C on the cairngorm mountains here last night, .. that's the winter arrived here,,
October 22, 201410 yr Author Wish for some minus temps sometimes..averaging 28-30C here. Well head is off and quite obvious whats happened here (this guy mentioned he had cheap piston installed recently). Question is where are all the melted bits gone..out exhaust or into crankcase. Lots of melted bits lying around in exhaust port and in some in combustion chamber. Gaskets still looking fairly good. I`m told gravity will have taken over after compression loss and bits will probably have ended up in crankcase. It was suggested to fill crankcase with fuel and turn engine upside down to get it out. Some scoring visible on bore..can this be honed out?
October 22, 201410 yr Author Oh need to get barrel off but don`t have but my sockets too big to get in there.
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