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I think its a striking resemblance "

Welcomin emils" good choice with first yamaha , much better quallity than the chinese bike,,,

Sam" search Mikuni jets on ebay, thers lots,,, & more bogging down issues, thers a thead here someplace,, airbox . etc

Yip yer right slice " see the phone fall , .i thot she was sleeping too,

Welcome marcus " What was the Moto x-er you rode, ?

Bon"jour puiforcat, . yey them yz 125"s are peaky motors, needs a bit of practice to keep them on the boil,,

Its a queer one, ,, if it was only when it was hot, i would say low compression, but it would spin over fast. and that cold start thing, blows the low comp, out of the window, ,, check battery water level, and clean All connections, , soliniod too. see what becomes.

Welcome Kam" there is an XJ forum too, and has strong connections to here, .as founder members reside here, look em up.

All good newman , my mate has a bike shop, sells lot of BT,"s Ts250 passed M.O.T. & is taxed , did a 90mle run on sunday,, its great , Crank rumbles at low throttle , vibration too. smooths out at 4 k revs. [ rebuild in winter] had a look in headlight [ to see wiring for turn signls] good news " its all original, neat & not touched.. av chopped that big rear fender, and shes lookn neat.

Good choice boon" Pat[ 2wheels] has fazer6, i rode it on our tour,, smooth as silk, great brakes,,

Welcome volf " read that thread on heat siezure, all will be revieled,

Definatly , but when you inherit these bike now, most have been tampered with, good post this,

Welcome bernie " glesga-shire, hope you"ve a good padlock ,,

Am think"n Gear.Box , typo error ,, once a year does me,,,

Them breek"s werna cool in 1975 mike " i woulna admit to owning them

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Heat seizure"s may be a thing of the past, hows about alloy liners, with nickasil coating, disperse heat 4x better than cast iron ,, http://www.exbilletengines.com/Specialparts/specialparts.html

Yip " Twinshock DT250"s are points, so too is the DT,MX,250f.[ early 1977] The DT400"s are cdi, , Welcome torence,,

Welcome edof" The dyno jet is [ up-sized] new jetting in carbs, usually after a performance exhaust has been fitted,

Oi" stop feeding your face, and buy 1 of these,,, there a must , leave that horn too. it will sound louder wen engine runs,, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-12-VOLT-CIRCUIT-TESTER-ELECTRICAL-PROBE-TEST-LAMP-for-CARS-VAN-BOATS-BIKES-/170830295925?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item27c6477375

Yip rodger , you can remove the old seals from the crank, after flywheel , and pinion gear removed, two or three self tappers screwed into old seals, to aid removal,

Here"s one. most i"v seen are black/ red ,,,, http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/yamaha_dt_125_e_1975.php

Great move foamy, interesting bit is searching for parts, keep us posted,

Welcome Arne" its good that it was used often, better than a bike thats been idle, thers a XJ forum , the founder members are on here too ,

As the bike warms " any wear becomes audible, your P.valve may need cleaning, but this will make it rev out , not quieten a worn engine, dont worry , 2 strokes will run on long after they rattle,