ScottLee

I just stumbled upon them while looking for parts on ebay. When you search parts on ebay they often give you a list of stuff you didn't ask for at the end of what you did ask for. As soon as I saw them I thought they looked familiar. Wasn't the exact ones but near enough to make me open a couple of parts pages on CMSNL. Went through a few years for that model until I found an exact match. More luck than anything

I found them! You can all stop looking now They are DT just not 175MX which is what I was given them as. They're DT125LC MK1 In really good condition if anyone's looking for a pair?

Hi, Anyone know what these forks are off? Was given them with a load of DT parts but they're not DT. I can't see any manufacturer logos or part numbers on them. I've image searched and everything but can't find them.

I know this is an old thread but just to say I've watched a lot of his stuff recently and he has some current and old stuff up that's worth a look. Just WOW though. The man's a bloody genius! If nobody has seen his YouTube channel before go have a look. What he can't do with a hacksaw and a couple of old engines and frames isn't worth knowing about. His workmanship and attention to detail is something else and he makes it look so effortless. He's the motorcycling equivalent of an alchemist.

Thanks for the reply Neo, unfortunately this is the case with the engine number on and with the frame it's out of it's numbers matching. I really want to try and save it.

I don't do facebook but thanks for the suggestion Not looking good for Kickstart either I found several down south so would have to post it off but would prefer somewhere I could drop off and collect in person to reduce the risk of losing them or them getting damaged in transit. Shame that, Manchester would have been doable Thanks anyway

Hi, can anyone recommend someone who can repair crank cases? The nearer to Yorkshire the better please. Have a couple of DT175 cases that need some welding. There's been issues with parts coming loose internally and wreaking havoc adding new oil galleries, couple of small holes. Also, it appears that some idiot has split them with a hammer and a screwdriver, chipping and denting the casing and ruining the flush fitting. Those sorts of repairs Thanks in advance.

So it's turning into quite the little shop of horrors this engine but I'm going to persevere as it's numbers matching with the frame. Am sure it's all repairable. Some budding mechanic has been in it and they're a lot worse than me at this. I can see why the last fella put it all together and sold it on as an 'unfinished project'. "I ain't had time to look at it, I've got a lot on and need the space". Hmmmm ok It was still a bargain! Even if the engine is knackered. Split the casings with my new tool. Nothing in there was tightened or torqued. There's a circlip missing and only half of one holding the gear shift in. I can't get the crank out at the moment as someone has put the primary drive gear on with something other than a key and it's on there good. Puller on order. (Edit: Might be sheered?) There's some damage in and around where the kick-start assembly goes which has created a hole in the casing Someone, who didn't use a crank case splitter (not me I bought one ) has taken a chunk out of the casing with a screwdriver to separate them and ruined the oil seal. That's gonna need welding too. So this project is officially on hold for now until I sell another kidney to raise some cash to get it all repaired.

Thanks but too late, they came yesterday. In any case, I have this horrible habit of ruining stuff trying to do the right thing with the wrong tools It's for the best

Crank case splitter tool and clutch tool. Used the refund from the forks I missed out on to buy them. Got a flywheel puller already

I have I think they're probably sick of talking to me now but am hoping that I've made enough noise for them to do something about it because it shouldn't be happening. If they know these are restricted as soon as they arrive at the freight centre then they should know they're restricted the moment they're sold and be able to either warn the buyer and or offer an alternative shipping method. That they can't/won't is a failing on their part. As soon as I got the 'restricted' message on the tracker I looked it up and found endless stories like mine of people who, through no fault of their own, had lost purchases, often of something they really wanted or needed, because they'd fallen foul of import restrictions, often at ebay's freight centre, which could have been remedied by simply redirecting the package through a different carrier and if need be asking the purchaser for a fee. I'd hazard a guess that most people when faced with losing their purchase would rather pay a little more to keep it. I would have, gladly. Ebay would probably argue cost but given how many people I've spoken to and how much time this issue has taken up, even before they've decided what to do with it, it must surely be more cost effective for them to just send it via another route. That way everyone is happy and the only thing anyone loses is maybe a little time.

I had to go through a few people but I got the answer that I wanted. Just a shame they couldn't have picked this up before it was dispatched as that would have given me and the seller the option of making alternate delivery arrangements and I wouldn't have lost this item. "Good news you got your money back" I don't want my flipping money back I want what I paid for! For the record, I fully appreciate their position regarding safety as it's via air freight. What I'm struggling with is them not picking this up before they were dispatched and the lack of them asking me if I want to make alternate arrangements, even if it cost me extra, which I would gladly have paid if it meant getting the forks. Moral of the story is that what you've paid for on eBay isn't yours until its delivered...

The original forks just need reconditioning. I've got 2 bikes to build and wanted these for the best of the 2.

From what I've read it's totally arbitrary and rarely makes any sense at all. Money back is great but I really wanted the forks, I mean look at them, 40 years old and they're in that good a shape? I would happily have paid double what I did. Gutted. Nope. Like the seller said, nothing we can do. Apparently they will eventually come up for sale again as Ebay keeps the items and resells them through a certain account(s) I'll keep an eye out for them and see if they reappear and try buy them again if they're affordable still. I had a good read up on what happens and there's a massive amount of people like me who've been shafted by ebay for no logical reason and ebay just say tough sh*t. There's stories of people sending valuable or precious items and ebay arbitrarily seizing them and they just vanish into a black hole. Seller doesn't get the item back but keeps the cash and the buyer gets refunded by ebay. Any amount of pleading or offering to pay or arrange alternate delivery just falls on deaf ears. Ebay's Global Shipping Programme. If the seller hadn't used it I would have got them delivered no problem.

Couple of weeks ago I found a beautiful looking pair of 1978 forks for my DT175 on Ebay that were in the US. If they were as good as the pictures I'd scored myself a decent pair that only needed new seal, oil and a little bit of a polish and they'd have been like new. So in anticipation of their arrival I bought some news seals and some oil for them. I was tracking them daily and after a slight delay because of bad weather everything was going swimmingly, until yesterday evening when I noticed on the tracker "Undeliverable" Never seen it before so I messaged the seller and asked if it would be an issue. Turns out I'm not getting them and according to what I've read about Ebay's 'Global Shipping Programme' it amounts to legalised theft and that they've decided they want them and will likely resell them for a profit. Pissed off is an understatement and their piss-poor explanation is nowhere good enough to explain why I can't have them. Going to attempt to get some answers out of them which is almost certainly going to be a waste of time but if they can't or won't give me an adequate explanation then I'll be closing my seller account and they can shove it. Raging!