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Can u spot the new piston? So engine back in. What a pig getting this cover on..something hung up and with all my fiddling, the kickstart spring jumped off. Swore a bit getting things back in place again. (hate fiddling with this cover) Got carb back on. (not much fun either getting it back in a space half its size) Other side cover on. Chain on. Exhaust.. Nice to see a neutral light.

Whew...busy day..here goes... So fiddling with sidestand. Welded a bit on here to get the angle better. Not very glamorous but does the job. Polished up the spring. GOT MY ENGINE BACK!! What`s been done.. New crank bearings and seals..new small end bearing..new Pro-X piston and rings. Now with 3 coats high heat black on. Noticed something here looks like cracks in the casing. Hope I`m wrong. Engine guy kindly drilled out the broken bolt for me.

So applied some heat and got sidestand a lot straighter..also hammered mounting bracket closed. Now just need to apply some welding as it swings too far forward. Gave carb a clean..looked pretty good inside. Just cleaned up all jets using compression stabilizer and carb cleaner. Cleaned float valve with earbud and brasso..then checked float height (which was spot on). Does anybody have a fix for worn out mirror mounts? Wondering about using plastic steel in there and redrill and tap new thread.

Covers with their polished bolts in.

Painted up engine covers.

Rear wheel on. Black polish on the sidewall goes nice against the chrome. Need to decide what to do with the sidestand..the other 175`s don`t have this bend and its too high off the ground. Think must try some heat and bending it straighter.

Rear wheel done. Headlight back on. Went to visit my engine in hospital. The guy found quite a few bits in the bearings. Tail light on..I see this strange arrangement was to accommodate the load box on the back which I will leave off..angle also sticking up a bit. Going to steal sum new indicator lenses off the 1st 175. New battery. Had to change the connections to get it in.

Weird..got bad connection somewhere. Brake light worked for awhile..now it just stays on all the time when switching on.

Thanks Paul..so I gather u guys run them posn 3 all the time.

Can someone give me some insight with this ignition? This 175 has the European ignition which I`m not familiar with. I`m used to just on/off but this has 3 on switches. Can`t read the decal so can`t see what setting should do what. I see the first one switches on the neutral and oil light..second switches as first but also the front park light (which my other 175`s also don`t have)..third setting I see park light stays on. With all this the brake light is coming on on first setting..then brake and tail light on second..and only tail light on third. So something screwy at the back as when I apply brake nothing happens.

Cudnt resist getting mudguards back on (love that short front one) Getting cables cleaned up and back on. [/url Note the shiny rev counter cable Time for before after pic..taillight bracket just pile of rust..just wait.

I agree wholeheartedly...what was Yamaha thinking??..or was this some German spin on the design.

Front indicators cleaned up. Back on the bike..don`t like this design..prefer them mounted on the bars.

One of the most crappy jobs..cleaning the 2stroke tank and chainguard. Airbox in. Please note how shiny everything is. 2stroke tank in. Having so much hassle with these front indicator brackets. Paint keeps coming up fulla holes...this after sanding down to bare metal. Anyway after much swearing this is final result...done with this..now they go on. Polished up the hooter.

Damn..thought things didn't look right at the back. Electrics going on. Exhaust painted. (filthy job..had to go shower at lunchtime) Rear mudguard support has had a hard life. How`s that for a polished plug cap... Went thru the spare parts..sum good stuff in here. Petcock / new piston / kick arm / various spare rubbers and bulbs / mirrors / flasher unit..etc..etc.

Haven't done it yet. My arm needs a rest.

Lol..forgot to take the before pic of the front arm.

Painted bash plate Swingarm and monoshock on

Think the whole vehicle register system gets a bit stupid actually. Many people decide they not going to licence their vehicles anymore for whatever reason..(specially when it comes to old trail bikes)..but they don`t follow procedure and scrap it. Then it changes hands and becomes a difficult story to get it registered..but it doesn`t mean the vehicle has been stolen. I`m sure there should be simpler ways of sorting out unlicenced vehicles. I don`t see why if a vehicle hasn`t been reported stolen, then there shouldn`t be a problem registering it.

They`re farm bikes..plenty of those around here. Papers not really an issue..they can be registered as rebuilds. Just bit of hassle spending a day at police clearance.

sent a whatsapp..hopefully they sold.

I must stay off gumtree..here are a 1981 DT125 & 175 for sale for 420pounds for BOTH. Both good running condition but neither has papers. They still look very original...soooo tempting...but having 5 DT`s really getting bit much.

One side of front rim polished. Spokes are always a pain to try clean.

Before and after pic the difference the metal polish makes to brake arm. Damn it comes out nice. Forks much better..still needs some more polishing. Every nut, bolt and washer metal polished.