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| What shall be my next bike project? |
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A mate has a fully restored DT175MX (early monoshock) and a DT250, both of which I've ridden. I also had a DT-E125 twin shock as a kid.
The 175 is the better bike and great fun.
It's a lot more buzzy than the 250, which feels a bit lazy and thumperish. The 175 is only around 20bhp if that, but feels pretty lively. You can certainly life the front wheel on the throttle if you sit back on the seat. 
Being air cooled, they're very easy to work on too. Although that model will be points ignition, not CDI.
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| mpd72 wrote: | A mate has a fully restored DT175MX (early monoshock) and a DT250, both of which I've ridden. I also had a DT-E125 twin shock as a kid.
The 175 is the better bike and great fun.
It's a lot more buzzy than the 250, which feels a bit lazy and thumperish. The 175 is only around 20bhp if that, but feels pretty lively. You can certainly life the front wheel on the throttle if you sit back on the seat.
Being air cooled, they're very easy to work on too. Although that model will be points ignition, not CDI. |
Yeah, my mate also went on at length about how it was the best thing since sliced bread  I suppose it's all about power-to-weight ratio. Glad it's a twin-shock though, I caught a video of someone swapping the spring on an early monoshock 
I'm contemplating whether to go full resto, resto with invisible upgrades (12V system, electronic ignition) or a modern refresh...
When I say "refresh" I'm thinking more of using later Yahamha parts like handlebar switches from an 80s DT rather than full-on eBay generic shite.
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