CameronMac

So as I'm still waiting on my 175's barrel to come back, I got looking at my brother in laws DT 400. I was thinking, would I be able to swap the 400 engine into my frame? Would it be easier if I were to just swap the 175's electronics over? It's been talked that I might get the entire bike given to me so the thought's been playing around in my head lately

D: What a great rebuild! Looks brand new!

Sounds like a pretty awesome job you've got

EDIT: I misunderstood the post!

Nice 175! Great to see another one that isn't completely dogged!

Can't wait to see how this turns out, be sure to snap off some pictures whenever you get a chance

Awesome adventure! I think I remember you posting here when the Tenere broke down in BC...? I remember thinking about what an amazing trip it would be to do some sort of cross continent / country tour. Wish I could have been in your shoes!

In the woods about 45 minutes south of Fredericton is where I'm located. If you plan to take another trip this way you have to take the extra 4 and a half hours to go to Nova Scotia, amazing driving roads and the Annapolis Valley is a great great spot.

Hello all, after coming back here and sapping tips and information out of all of you I figure I owe you an introduction. My name's Cameron, I'm from New Brunswick, Canada and I'm trying to juggle school and hobbies. I bought a 79' DT 175 in December in hopes of restoring it to something road worthy, it's going slowly but things are starting to pick up again. I've yet to ride a bike at all and still haven't got my licence but now know a fair amount about my DT This forums helped me a ton with my build already and I'm sure will continue to be a great help down the road!

Your bike sounds like the 80's model. The Box swing arm came after the black tube swing arm(77-79). Here's some pictures of the different models over the years it helps a lot when trying to pinpoint just what year your bike is. http://www.bikepics.com/yamaha/dt175/ Supply some more information or better yet some pictures and I'll try to help you out

First pictures my new background. Something to dream about >_>

God I Love the Mt-03's! Wish I could afford one

Damn that bike looks sooooo good! Major props on the paint!

So I just read through this thread and I have a quick question. I have my 175's exhaust off at the moment and I'm wondering if this would be a worthwhile thing to do while I'm waiting to get the barrel back. On my '79 would it just be a matter of getting off the piece in the exhaust and upping the jet, or is there a lot more too it then that?

Very cool! Nice camera work, looks professional. Favorite focus bit was the one at 0:12. I don't have much info myself but I think I saw a whole article on the old Air cooled 125's in a bike magazine. I'll see if I can find it, the writer was from that era and did a lot of nostalging while talking about the bike. He'd be a good person to get in contact with.