blowpipe Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Hi all, I'm new here having just acquired a 1979 DT 125 MX, presently sitting in a garage in South West France. The bike has been sitting up for the last eight years and has recently been serviced (I think this was just a new clutch, oil and filter) but is now running. I covered a few miles before a front puncture slowed things down. The learning point here is that inner tubes usually perish after such a lengthy rest.... I'm missing a flywheel cover for this bike, so if anyone can help out with one in any condition I'd be interested. Cheers, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted May 16, 2008 Moderator Share Posted May 16, 2008 Hi all, I'm new here having just acquired a 1979 DT 125 MX, presently sitting in a garage in South West France. The bike has been sitting up for the last eight years and has recently been serviced (I think this was just a new clutch, oil and filter) but is now running. I covered a few miles before a front puncture slowed things down. The learning point here is that inner tubes usually perish after such a lengthy rest.... I'm missing a flywheel cover for this bike, so if anyone can help out with one in any condition I'd be interested. Cheers, Paul Hi blowpipe, theres one at motolink, £22 http://www.yamahaspares.uk.com/dt125.html Oh and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowpipe Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Hi blowpipe, theres one at motolink, £22 http://www.yamahaspares.uk.com/dt125.html Oh and Many thanks for that, I'll give them a call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowpipe Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Many thanks for that, I'll give them a call. Just my luck, 'all gone mate'! Plea for one in any condition repeated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted May 17, 2008 Moderator Share Posted May 17, 2008 Just my luck, 'all gone mate'! Plea for one in any condition repeated! Try this! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Yamaha-DT175-MX-R-H-...p3286.m20.l1116 £12 postage seems steep tthough, It will need re spray satin black. It does show though that they do come along if you want to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowpipe Posted May 18, 2008 Author Share Posted May 18, 2008 Try this! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Yamaha-DT175-MX-R-H-...p3286.m20.l1116 £12 postage seems steep tthough, It will need re spray satin black. It does show though that they do come along if you want to wait. Many thanks, I hadn't spotted that. There's another sidecase cover on ebay at the moment, allegedly for at DT125/175 but it looks very different: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=004. The one you've found looks a lot more akin to the hole left in my bike, although it's in France and I'm not, so I can't check. I've got an enquiry going through to the previous owner to see if he's still got it somewhere, but I'm not holding my breath... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted May 19, 2008 Moderator Share Posted May 19, 2008 Many thanks, I hadn't spotted that. There's another sidecase cover on ebay at the moment, allegedly for at DT125/175 but it looks very different: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=004. The one you've found looks a lot more akin to the hole left in my bike, although it's in France and I'm not, so I can't check. I've got an enquiry going through to the previous owner to see if he's still got it somewhere, but I'm not holding my breath... No the other one is the clutch cover and oil pump housing, and it lives on the right side of the engine!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowpipe Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 No the other one is the clutch cover and oil pump housing, and it lives on the right side of the engine!! Just testing! (Please could the mods add a red-faced smilie...) That's the danger of buying parts for a bike that's a long way away.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted May 21, 2008 Moderator Share Posted May 21, 2008 Heres another http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1980-Yamaha...sspagenameZWDVW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowpipe Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 Heres another http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1980-Yamaha...sspagenameZWDVW They are out there, aren't they? The postage to the UK would be steep, but I could ask for a quote... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted May 21, 2008 Moderator Share Posted May 21, 2008 They are out there, aren't they? The postage to the UK would be steep, but I could ask for a quote... Yep, youre bound to get one, ask for postage price certainly, and bear in mind this when you bid, given what you already know about the price of the other, and keep searching, youd be better searching for DT175MX though as there were a lot more of them sold and they have same engine cases, good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowpipe Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 Yep, youre bound to get one, ask for postage price certainly, and bear in mind this when you bid, given what you already know about the price of the other, and keep searching, youd be better searching for DT175MX though as there were a lot more of them sold and they have same engine cases, good luck. He's after about £20 postage, so it's looking uneconomic. Thanks for the tip on DT175 searches, I'll keep looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted June 1, 2008 Moderator Share Posted June 1, 2008 He's after about £20 postage, so it's looking uneconomic. Thanks for the tip on DT175 searches, I'll keep looking. You seen this ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DT-125-175-DT125-DT1...id=p3286.c0.m14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowpipe Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 You seen this ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DT-125-175-DT125-DT1...id=p3286.c0.m14 I hadn't! Many thanks indeed, a lot more reasonable than some of the other stuff about. I'm still awaiting a reply from the previous owner to see if his cover's still around, but in the absence of a reply this looks promising. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxrider Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 hello paul do you still have your dt??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dynamightwright Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Hi all, I'm new here having just acquired a 1979 DT 125 MX, presently sitting in a garage in South West France. The bike has been sitting up for the last eight years and has recently been serviced (I think this was just a new clutch, oil and filter) but is now running. I covered a few miles before a front puncture slowed things down. The learning point here is that inner tubes usually perish after such a lengthy rest.... I'm missing a flywheel cover for this bike, so if anyone can help out with one in any condition I'd be interested. Cheers, Paul try this site ive rebuild two dt 175mx and can get all parts via http://www.redrose-retrobikes.co.uk/ Alan Wright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowpipe Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 hello paul do you still have your dt??????? Certainly have. Front forks seem to have leaked most of their oil as the bike dives alarmingly on braking, gearbox jumping into neutral every now and then, oil leak from somewhere but apart from that riding ok! Gave it a thrash around the lake track near our house last week, a real hoot. The engine is still as rattly as ever, but picks up nicely in the lower gears. The kids enjoy pillon sessions, so to date it's doing a good job as a holiday toy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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