darlyj

Thank you! Sacha, what part of Idaho are you from? I was born in Weiser and spent my entire childhood on a ranch outside of Council.

Hi everyone! I'm a 33-year-old married woman with a soft spot for older bikes that you don't see running around every day. We currently own a 1989 Hawk NT650 GT, 1983 XZ550 Vision, 1989 FZR400, and as of yesterday a 1979 DT125F project bike. My husband and I have three small kids, so projects are something that don't necessarily get done over the weekend. We are about to overhaul a Chevy 350...the DT is in line after that. Ah well, I've waited several years for this project - I can wait another few weeks, right? RIGHT???

Thanks for the info. Will definitely go say hi - crying kid that had a nightmare kinda interrupted last night. Welcome to parenthood, eh?

After years of wanting this project, I purchased a 1979 DT125F today for the grand sum of $100. I know, I know...the $100 money pit, right? Figured I should jump on it while my husband was excited about it too. Anyway, the bike is complete with the exception of mirrors and is in pretty decent shape. The engine is in a box and appears to be all there. The seller bought it to build for his kid, but just never got around to it. Plus I think the kid wanted the shiny new bike that he was sitting on in the garage instead. The bike came with a DT175 top end in addition to the 125. Does anyone know if the 175 top end will work on the 125 bottom end? Any modifications that need to be made? Is it worth the effort? Any common problems with these bikes that we can nip in the bud while it's all apart?