DirtyDT

Hi and welcome to the forum Neil. I see they have moved the Le Mans date to September. I always remember going in April'ish. Easter weekend seems to ring a bell.

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Too much daytime TV Drewps Welcome to the forum Jerry.

Is it "You Chinese bike rider?"

Should the sprockets be 15/45? Top speed when new was around 70MPH.

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It will be one of the coils in the magneto. It may be combined with another function (ie lighting).

I think there are different rules for Northern Ireland and some of the other Islands but normally 3 years from first registration. The registration date will be shown on the log book (V5).

I much prefer the V configuration. Fell in love with it on my VF500 and the pull and engine braking on the SV is superb for a non sports bike. Pity they didn't make the MT-03 a V twin.

Nice one mike. Duke 916 for me.

Only on a motorway. I would be more worried about being passed by a bloke with the Olympic torch doing an amateur jog.

The DTR is about fun and thrashing the gears. So personally I would keep the sprockets the same. There was a huge amount of cash thrown at getting the gearing right at the design stage. If It was a big 4 stroke thumper that you wanted a few more MPH out of then doing this would be OK (in my opinion). Other people may disagree with me. Standard is good.

True. Big rear sprocket = better acceleration, lower top speed. Small rear sprocket = better top speed. lower acceleration. However; There is a price to pay because if you mess with the sprockets you affect the gearing so riding up hills or with a head wind will be more difficult. Only consider doing this is you ride mainly in top at near the top end of your bikes speed. With a DT I wouldn't change the gearing. If you do intend to, minus one tooth would be enough. There is a spreadsheet to calculate what the changes would be in Excel. You should be able to find it with a little googling - motorcycle gearing worksheet or LINKY for an online one.

Cheers John. It's only ever going to be as good as the worst part of it. Some parts only come up from time to time so these will be later additions. The seat is worse than I thought but I have a plan and you can't even get things like the airbox outlet to the carb anymore. My one is brittle. I have a plan there also. It makes a decent rebuild expensive and difficult.

The difference between 600cc and 1000cc is 400cc. That's the easy part. Style of bike matters as much as cc's. A 600 sports bike should out perform a 1200 cruser for the most part. Something like cynics TDR 250 is a rocket. Will your licence be limited? What style would you want? 2 stroke or 4 stroke? Narrow the field before you think of cc,s.

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Too late for that Paul. I took the wheels to the re-spoker last Friday. Work he is doing: Stainless Steel rims x2 Stainless Steel spokes x2 Hub painting in black satin x2 Bearings x4 Seals x3 (one in on the brake plate so I will do tht one) Rim tape X2 Tubes x2 Tyres x2 - I wanted a mix of trails knobblies but wasn't too fussed about a traditional pattern. Went for Trailwings TW301/302 Like this

OCD? I am like that with car seat. Almost as if someone else has messed with the seat and mirror.

Do you think that these will polish out?

I use a Motrax Deluxe one. Sewn in soft cover for the bars. Reflective triangle for the back, front & back loops for security chains and a under bike strap. Be careful if you go for a cover, some are not rainproof and are intended for inside.

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And from me. Have a great birthday.

Hi and welcome to the forum Roy.