Back in the day Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Hi folks just joined your great forum I have been into bikes since the seventies I have a passion for two strokes had a life changing rta 16 years ago 13 opts on my legs I gave up riding but have been doing up a few projects for my son working on a it framed Dt175mx at the mo would be grateful for airbox advice as I bourght it as unfinished project with a tired k n the engine and gearbox have been completely rebuilt I have found sourcing one really hard broken or in the states could anyone recommend a different airbox that's easier to find it's also set up for premix and has only been started a couple of times since the rebuild found a 1982 the biker mag with dt mods quite interesting thanks inavance would be great to hear from airhead been following some of your topics some great and helpful advice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Afraid I've no advice on the airbox, but welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted November 24, 2016 Moderator Share Posted November 24, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Hi there , aye paul will know about the Airbox, everthin Mx 175 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted November 24, 2016 Moderator Share Posted November 24, 2016 Greetings back in the day, I've been thinking of selling my spare airbox for the mk1 DTMX ...need to get rid of stuff I've collected over the years. Might be problematic trying to fit it to an IT frame though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back in the day Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 Thanks for the welcome folks Paul I see what you mean will the dt engine be suited to a it air box if I can find one ! also the carb throttle valve slide is blackened so before the rebuild I think the bike must not have been running very well as I said the bike was bourght as a a project and came with the usual box of bits or in my case junk! One of which was a dented filthy k an n the 1982 august issue of the biker Had a article called project Dt175mx mods there we two more issues covering the project sadly I haven't been able to find those hens teeth ! they said running premix they found 190 main jet worked well i rang moto carb to get a price on a new carb verses a complete rebuild Steve said mikuni don't do a vm24 any more ? and I would have to purchase a vm26 would setting the aftermarket vm26 be difficult I understand the oe mikuni vm24 fitted to the dt had all its internals tuned for the bike . itching to get the bike finished and to go on my first road ride in years my damaged legs are not able to use a kick start but I have lots of mates and a willing son once a biker always a biker will post some photos and if any ones interested in the article I could try and post photos of the pages thanks in advance Paul cheers rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted November 25, 2016 Moderator Share Posted November 25, 2016 Rich, I think you'll find it very difficult indeed to source an IT filter box, its a bit of a tough one really, to be honest although maybe not ideal I'd stick with the K&N , maybe buy a new one of those or something like it, are you sure the slide is blackened? some slides were black from new ...what number is on this carb, and what diameter is it where the airbox boot would fasten? Has the bike got a working exhaust fitted to this frame then? Post up some pictures of the bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back in the day Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 Having real trouble logging into the site I keep having to change my password every time to log in anyway back to the bike thanks for your reply Paul will get measure the carb and get the number . The bike has a expansion pipe fitted it came with a rear pipe in the box but it's for a right hand exit and the expansion pipe finishes on the left hand side of the bike . Will post photos soon if I can work out why iam having trouble logging in iam on my sixth password and when I get on and write a reply and press submit it just says saving and then it gets lost very frustrating that reply worked will add a bit while I can ! As I said the bike was bourght as a project nice blasted and p coated frame engine and box fully rebuilt so a great base to start with it needs a seat cover plastic base is in perfect condition also needs new rear guard and a few bits and bobs I would like a airbox but if you think a k an n would be ok I will give it ago seatcover came this morning nick from motoduro told me my seat was from a it125! The plot thickens I will look for engine and frame numbers over the weekend to get to the bottom of things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back in the day Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 That's two posts that have worked going to try one more before lights out I heard the bike run briefly when I picked it up i was told it had only been started a couple of times since the rebuild and not been ridden it sounded fine and bags of compression which you would expect from a rebuilt motor I can only take the guys word that everything has been rebuilt but you can see the kickshft splines coming out from the gearbox are brand new also the kickstart lever is brand new so that's good news all the electrics are minimal but are either new or very tidy iam going for the white it175 look which I think looks great and timeless hoping to get close to airheads standard of finish! Great looking bikes by the way Paul thats enough for tonight hope this reply works hope to hear from you guys soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted November 26, 2016 Moderator Share Posted November 26, 2016 can you post your bike in projects and not clog up the new members section? will make it easier to find later on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy xs Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Try using you're user name instead of email to log in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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