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.

Friend of mine just bought this for 300$ The seller had no information about it but what I can tell it's a 1978-82 Dt400MX that's been turned into a motocross bike. Thought you guys would get a kick out of it

I'm in the exact same boat as you.

WOW! Nice find! This makes me want to lurk Craigs list...

Looks great! A 360's the next bike I want to get and restore, that or a 400 if I can find one.

Wow, really nice bike!

Glad we could help

You lucky duck. It all depends on how much you want to spend. First off get yourself a Ebay account and search every few days "DT400" followed by whatever part you need. People dissemble old DT's and sell the parts all the time. If you're willing to throw some money around or you just can't seem to find the part you're looking for, Bikebandit.com is a great place for parts. Here is the DT400 Page for you. Here Finally, and this might surprise you, Kijiji.com is also a good place. People can post free classified adds on it. Either search for your bike in your area, or just post a wanted add for information and parts. I did this and found someone who lives 15 minutes away from me who had also done a refurb and gave me a set of blinkers for 15$

Here's a 74 DT250 Plastic tank Link

Just wondering if anyone knows if a 74-75 DT175 rear fender could fit on my 79 DT175MX. Thanks

Great advice here, I took the carb apart on my 79 and the entire jet hole was filled with gunk. Not sure if it fixed my idle problem yet, but I'm sure it helped something