grimaulkin Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Joining from Atlantic Canada! I've been riding for 3 years now, and motorcycles are turning into a bit of an addiction (as they so often do)... I'm determined to be able to do at least some basic bike maintenance myself, but have a lot to learn. I started out on a SuzukiTU250. It was a great little bike, but the roads here are generally so terrible that I couldn't really leave town with it unless I wanted my teeth rattled out by potholes and transport trucks. So now my real baby is a 2014 Triumph Scrambler. Lots more guts for the highways, and can handle some dirt roads here and there (tho not really true trail riding). She's a good deal more complex than the TU250, though, and nothing that my inexperienced hands can mishandle on her is cheap, haha. I can change the oil and clean the air filter, but there's always more to learn... At the very least I want to understand if a mechanic is feeding me a load of bull or not if I have to take her in. I had a lot of recommendations to start learning maintenance/repair on a 2-stroke, as they're generally less complicated than the newer bikes, so I snagged a little 1977 Yamaha DT125 for a good price. She doesn't run, but she's going to be my winter project to dig in and see if she can be made to go. If she can, there's some great trails near my home; if not, she's got a bunch of new parts from the previous owner who didn't have time to continue fixing her, so I'll part her back out. So far I have to admit the Yamaha service manuals I've run into are pretty vague and frustrating compared to the ones I've had for the other bikes, but I'm very pleased with the DT itself. I can see why they're still considered desirable little bikes among the oldies! So yup, that's me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjennyville Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Welcome and hi , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 welcome aboard! I've enjoyed getting stuck in on my 1976 DT175... I'm betting you'll enjoy yours too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Hi grim ". post up a resto thread , and a few piccys , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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