blake

Hi I have an early dt125lc mk2 sept 85 which I bought last year, was stripped right down with no wiring loom, keys, lights, ignition and the tyres were big chunkies off road only when I bought it. The front wheel had a drum brake like the back so I got hold of a set of forks, top and bottom yokes and stem with a disc brake + wheel from a 1990 DT125R and they fitted straight to my mk2 if that's of any help to you. But there are handling issues like the bike has the shakes real bad until the powerband kicks in and I find myself needing to go periodocally through the torque settings of the forks and steering head and the brakes will affect the handling also just hope this can be of some use for you Blake

Hi I am asking if anyone can help me with my dt125lc mk2 year sept 1985 frame stats 35A. I replaced my exhaust system yesterday I put a good fresco expansion chamber on and I took my old silencer off and put an original silencer from a mk3 dt125lc and I lost power dramatically. As we know the powervalve on the dt125lc's kicks in at around 6,000 Rpm. Since I changed my exhaust system, when I am out on the open road I can't get up to 6,000Rpm if I knock it down a gear the revs just die away so I can't take it for a blast to blow the cobwebs out the exhaust system. I've replaced the spark plug checked the bowl under the fuel tap and cleaned it but it don't feel like a fuel problem, it feels more like the clutch is slipping but the revs die away also whilst in drive plodding along like a step through scooter. I know it's not the clutch I am hoping it's the silencer, I really don't want to put my old exhaust system back on as this fresco exhaust is in mint condition but bought second hand off e-bay. I need to ask if anyone knows the answer to this problem. Once I park my DT up for the night lock it and turn the petrol off, I go back to it the following morning and as soon as I take the bike off the side stand petrol flows out at a good rate from an overflow pipe at the bottom of the carb does anyone know what causes this. If any one can help I will well appreciate it. I have only had 3 yamaha's in my time and not for very long. I spent a lot of my time around my first bike being a suzuki ts100erz which is an aircooled suzuki scrambler and ever since I have been around suzuki aircooled bikes this is my first watercooled bike with a YPVS system on it. Thank you Blake