@@holmes1956O The AT-1 and the DT125E are completely different bikes. I had a DT125E back in the 80's as well as two DT250MXs. The DT125E had electric start, which was pretty unusual for a bike back then.
Same here but mine came from a paper route and cutting lawns. Back then I could legally ride 100cc or less at 14 and at 16 got my first 125. Just hated the school bus so in winter put hex head sheet metal screws into knobby tires and rode through the snow to school. That was my freedom.
@@SkunkMonkey991 In Florida? Best vacation I ever had was in Cedar Key. Saw on the news they got a 7 foot surge. Everything old there is made of wood sticks and close to the water.
Back in the day, my best friend and I had DTs. I had the 360 and he had the 250. His 250 could go anywhere my 360 could and together we could go ANYwhere! We ran knobies on the street so we had to change rear tires often as we were even riding on Southern California Freeways. Like I said, they went anywhere we needed them to go!
I also have a 74 DT360 on the channel that I just got back together! Awaiting a plate so I can ride it on the road. Also, I wasn’t around then, but from what I’ve gathered the 1970s was the golden era for riding. There was SO MANY places to ride and people weren’t so uptight about dirt bikes unlike today. I’m lucky to have the spots I still have which have been around since the early 70s.
I had a '74 DT125, a '76 TS125, and a '75 TS185. They were all great bikes, and if you wanted, you could ride them a good ways on the road without your butt falling off. I find they are much more of an all around motorcycle than today's dual sport machines. I'm sure I am biased as all hell though, since I cut my teeth on these motorcycles.
That’s awesome! I just picked up a ‘75 TS125 that I’ll be working on at some point on this channel and just sold a ‘75 DT125 (which has a couple vids on the channel already). I really like the bikes from that era. Great looking and so easy to work on.
My dad brought home an almost new TS 125 from 1974, and I loved it! With a little exhaust work, porting and timing adjustment, that bike was wonderfully forgiving and fast enough to get you into trouble.
I too had the TS 185 and Loved it. All the DT’s from the mid ‘70’s were Great. I own a ‘21 T7 and it’s a great bike but I find the TS/DT/K/SL’s from the ‘70’s were far mor versatile Bikes.
Great year. The 75 was more capable then the early 70s and better looking then the late 70s / early 80s DTs. I have had a lot of bikes pass through my garage but there are two that will never be sold. It is my 75 DT250 and 73 RD350.
I just got my hands on a 1975 DT250, just like the one in the video. It's needing some work but I'm pretty confident that it'll be functioning before too long. It's surprising to me how many parts are still available, including brand new fuel tanks. There's a few enterprising souls making 3D printed parts for a lot of the plastics too.
Ring-ding-ding! Wore out 4 DT's (3 360's and 1 175) and I never got tired of that sound. I loved spending the day crossing the Bitterroots going 25 mph on skid roads, then dropping off on the freeway for an 80 mph run home. Because of unleaded gas, I now have 2 4-strokes (tw200 and KLR650) which are more reliable, but not as fun. I have a lifetime of hilarious stories from the 100,000 miles of fun and misery on my Yamahas!
I grew up with Dt and mx yamahas. Started out on 72 gt 80. Then onto 82 mx 100,175 there after. My most favorite of all would be my uncles 360. It was green with silver fenders. Love those old yamaha 2 smokers.
Nice! I wish I would have gotten into them earlier…my first bike was a 79 RM80 in ‘93 when I was 13. After that I jumped on XRs for woods riding. I actually have a DT360A that I just got back together and as soon as I put the turn signals on I’ll be able to ride it on the street. If you get a chance, check out the vids I have of that on my channel as well. Thanks for the comment! Really helps the channel out. ru-vid.com/group/PLiThBUYGGNylgpmFcZoxlEvJIvm4uOsDi
Got my bike license on my DT 250. The signal lights were so dim back then you had to hold your hands around the signal lights and shade the sun so you could see if they were flashing. It was a fun bike. I got it from a guy that had it in his shed for years. Crank bearings were shot. I installed new bearings and seals and rode that thing miles and miles back in the woods. The handle bars were really wide on the old bikes. Great old bike for fire roads too. Love 2 stroke bikes old or new.
The 6v systems seemed to never work all that good on all the bikes I’ve rehabilitated. These DTs are so much fun. I’m just about to start on a ‘76 Honda MT250 that needs a good bit of work to get going again. It will be cool to be able compare both mid 70s Yamaha and Honda enduro bikes back to back to see how they compare. Kinda like doing a shootout for Dirt Bike Magazine back in the day.
My first bike was a used 77 DT100D. Bought it with paper route money for $400. Your bike reminds me of that two stroke “run-nun-nun” sound. Great memories of those days.
Awesome, I love that these videos I’m doing are jogging the memories of a lot of people that used to have them. I’ll be doing more with other classics too! Thanks for watching!
Great job on the restoration looks awesome!!! You were killing it on the trails , nice riding. Love the older bikes still so much fun, rather have an older one than new …
Thank you! Even though I have access to modern bikes, I still like riding these around too. They let you take your time and appreciate being in the woods more in a way.
I have a 75 DT 400 it was a monster when I was 19! Now at 68, it's still a power house! There's plenty of power, would love to up date the suspension. I carry 3 primary sprockets in my tool kit. You can use all of them without breaking the chain.
They must have been all over the place here in the USA too because I can still find parts pretty easily for them! Pretty sure they were THE enduros to have in the 70s. I don’t see nearly the amount of the other Japanese dual purpose bikes from this era as I do the Yamaha DTs.
My first new bike was a 1973 Yamaha 360(dad cosigned my loans). My brother the 1972 360. We would strip tail light and signal lights off every weekend to ride the cutlines west of Calgary. So many great memories. Still riding. 07 KTM 950 Super Enduro and a 17 KTM 1090r. Thanks for posting and bringing the 250 back to life!
I learned to ride on a 1974 Yamaha GT80 2 stroke "Enduro" as they called dual-sports at the time, and the DT250 was my dream bike when it came out, had the brochure and read it about twice a day. I couldn't afford it at the time, and ended up having to wait until 1978, and there wasn't one available at the local dealer, so I ended up with a 1978 Honda XL250S - the one with the 23 inch front tire. The funny thing is, I never got a chance to ride a DT250 or DT400. I'm in my 60's now, and have a TW200, which suits me well. Still, would jump at the chance to ride one of those. Always liked the 70's oil injected 2 -strokes. They had electric power bands, and were nothing like the motocross 2 strokes. Nice to see and hear your bike.
That’s awesome, thank you for sharing! You should keep an eye out for one of these…they seem to pop up fairly often. I have an XL350 and XL175 which are great bikes but there’s something about blasting down the road on an old 2-stroke that gets the blood pumping! Thanks for watching!
Thank you! I appreciate that…and yes they were and still are awesome machines. Who would have thought 50 years there would be enough around to still enjoy like this. Almost like muscle cars…just never go out of style.
I spent a lot of time back in the day riding on the tank or back seat of my dad's 70s two stroke dual sports. He loved those bikes. I don't remember a big aftermarket like we have today. My dads buddy owned a Harley shop with a race shop. Most of the mods were fabricated in the shop. Love that sound.
Cool to watch! Had the same bike... 12 yr old kid in 82 and mom bought one from a neighbor's yard sale for me. Kid in a small mountain So Cal town I rode that bike everywhere street and dirt and your ride reminded me of the exact stuff I tore up off road. Such great bikes and always on the look out for the right one for sale.
Thanks for watching! Man, I’d love to stumble on an old bike at someone’s yard sale! I always dream of seeing an old Z50 sitting there with a $100 price tag on it because the owner thinks it’s just a little toy lol.
Had one back in the early 80s. Had a great time on it. Blew the rings out, rebuilt the top end and it runs to this day although I don't own it anymore.
If I answered the question honestly I'd have to say not so much. 2 Stokes are not super reliable in the woods. Fouled plugs..... And they don't stay cool enough therefore promoting excessive ring wear.
@@robertsmeal8193 that’s a fair opinion…I remember my friends back in the day with older 2stroke motocross bikes (like 80s and 90s bikes in the early 2000s) would foul plugs but I gotta say I have yet to foul one on this DT. Maybe it’s the oil injection that helps.
Those were great trail bikes many of my friends had those and they were very capable off-roading. I had a 72 Suzuki TS 250 and it was indestructible. With some suspension work and cleaning up the ports it was an excellent off roader.
That's a great bike. Used to work on Yamaha all the time in the 70s. Fantastic motorcycle. ! Still have a 75 ts250 I ride all the time in northern Michigan. Great trail bikes. Go 2-strokes !!!
Early 80s I had the dt 50 m , 80 mx , 100 m , 125 lc & 175 mx . Lovely old stuff , your excellent video took me straight back there , especially the excellent sound quality
I just sold a 1975 DT125. Great little bike. Had an electric start on it which was pretty cool. I picked up a 71 AT1 (125cc) which will be on this channel at some point too.
Brilliant, thankyou so much for sharing, I’ve got one myself, such a nice bike, looking forward to riding mine on some trails here in Melbourne Australia 👍🇦🇺
It’s my pleasure. I really love riding these classic bikes along with the modern stuff. It gives me a better appreciation for the original dual purpose bikes and I know they can do more than most give them credit for. Thanks for watching! Stay tuned because I’ll have more classics along with a 2nd 1975 250B that will be revived on the channel.
@@Garage2Trail Awesome. I cannot stop watching this Vlog again and again. It takes me to my teen worry-free years when I had one just like this one. Mine was the same color scheme (I think they only came with this one color). I search Craigslist all the time to see if one comes in, regardless of how far it may be, LOL. I have modern liter bikes but this one is still #1 on my wish list.
Great to see the Dt offroading a bit , I was always the fourstroke off road bike user ,think it was my first ever bike the xl250s had me addicted to them ! Mate had the Suzuki PE 250 I never tried it !!! But I have to say I'm surprised the torque the two Strokes Dts have .😮 seems very capable on general trails there .👍👍 Great riding there nice and smooth .👍
I’ve always been a 4stroke guy too and I still love them. The XR tractors have gotten me through some tough trails over the years. I think because I was always exposed to the smaller motocross bikes…I learned on a ‘79 RM80 and always having to be in the power band and slipping the clutch to get it to do technical climbs and trails kinda turned me off but finally getting to ride proper enduro 2 strokes whether they be 50 years old or brand new has really got me to enjoy them much more. That being said I’ll never sell my XRs or XLs… but there is now a couple 2 strokes I won’t part with now either.
The best bike ever, I had many. even Rambo road it in First Blood. It was not maid for ride in the woods but it does it well. enduro was made for street and crappy old dirt roads . Add a small crash bar to protect the feet and shifter , My dad welded a pipe across the frame on my bike looked like an old horseshoe steak for throwing house shoes ,but it worked.
You’re obviously a very high skilled rider. I couldn’t begin to even ride the bike with Handlebars like that the foot pegs with shorts on to boot, simply amazing 👍
More reliable certainly but the suspension on old bikes is pretty awful in comparison to new bikes. Old bikes are much heavier and less powerful. However, the simplicity and reliability have earned these bikes mentioning 50 years later.
@@pauliewalnuts240 You are correct about wheel travel for sure, but: 1975 yamaha DT 250 specs: Wet weight 271 lbs w/24hp 2023 Honda CRF300L: Wet weight 313lbs w/27hp 2021 Yamaha WR250R: 29.5 hp, but weighed 295lbs. I am sure I would love the newer bikes. They are certainly much better for serious off road work. I grew up on the older ones and always envied the guys with motocross bikes, but they were not street legal. I bet the WR250R would give some of the older motocross bikes a run for their money. 🙂
It really does run awesome. The only thing I had to do aside from clean the carb was replace the small o-ring that sits down at the bottom of the bowl attached to the needle seat. It was deteriorated and running super rich above mid throttle. That cured it and it revs out super clean.
I did a complete restoration on a 1971 dt1 250mx. Rebuild top end went through cleaned up bottom end. Fresh green paint on tank and side panels. Black on all the of the frame , bars pipe ect. Fresh chrome on everything. Let it go to start a new project. One of the few i kick my self in the butt for selling now. Got another person hooked on vintage mx though so id say its 8n good hands. Was a pretty wicked bike for what it was. Had all the old school gyt add on parts. Did really well on the sand as well surprisingly. Just can't run them to hard for to long in the loose heavy stuff or they get hot being air cooled. Damn reliable to if in good running order and good jetting. Always a 1-2 kick bike for me hot or cold, ran yesterday or last month.
I love watching the vintage motocross at Mid Ohio every July for Vintage Motorcycle Days. It’s great seeing those bikes running hard like they are made to do. Have you done any bikes that have run out there?
There is weight that can be taken off these 70s enduros. I have a 74 Honda XL250 that I changed up a bit. I took all the factory body work off and put aftermarket plastics on it, and even changed the seat to 79 Yamaha YZ, for the looks and weight with a plastic base. Ended up taking 48 pounds off the bike and it still has drum brakes. I'm sure going disc would bring it down another 8lbs. Little bits add up. Longer length and travel shocks help too.
@@Garage2Trail yes I loved that bike. Me and friends use to make crazy barn fires and we would take turns jumping through the fire on it lit out of our minds. I remember we would come out thevother side and leather jackets would just billow smoke lol . Ahhhhhhhhhhh the good Ole times
My first new bike was a 74 DT250. No powerhouse, but got the job done. Only real weak point was the drum brakes. But I just sold a mint 2013 XT250. Great little bike too, but just seemed like it had no personality whatsoever.
There’s something about the classics that stand out for me…like you said maybe it’s their personality. It’s a whole different riding experience when on a classic.
I want to add to your love of this bike. i had a DT1 360 1973. While you like the oil injection for the two stroke oll with the fuel. It took a couple thousand miles but my main bearings went bad because you dont know when the oil pump is not working. It would be better to mix your fuel and oil. Good Luck.
I actually always add a little premix into the tank every once and awhile because I’m a worry wart lol. I appreciate the input! It always comforts me when I see some smoke and smell that sweet two stroke smell.
I had the exact same bike. Bought it for $400. Got rear ended on Black Canyon Freeway in Phx back in 1985. Going 55 mph Bent the rear metal fender into the tire. I managed to hang on. Sold it the very next day. Great bike though. Never left me stranded either.
The sound and smell goes hand in hand. The best is when you double back up the trail you just came down and you get a good whiff of that sweet smell while twisting the throttle.
My first bike 1969 DT 250 Bought it from a guy who rebuilt it, painted it, was awsome bike to go to high school and back. The Ninja 600 and 1000 first hit the streets. I could keep up off the green light with the 600, then by by (the 600) lol was a good ol bike dt250 First yr for the yama lube system I think also...
i had a red one DT250-1F was my first street learner bike was used more on farm pushing sheep general farm use then on road back them days were an excellent farm work bike. i put spacers in tops my forks to stiffen up springs & a power pipe on , it weighed a ton was no weight saving between pipes but hell it woke the bike up.
DT250/360 were very capable enduro bikes in there day with the Honda Elsinore , Suzuki TS , Kawa F8 then had more tempermentil/unreliable/long wait for parts Bultaco , SWM , KTM , Maico , BSA ,CZ , CCM , Husquvarna back them days
Man !!! I like your work😃You made a great Vid., . Your riding is excellent , so is the DT 250, My favorite bike of all times. It's always the skilled appreciative rider who makes a big difference, not how fast or how good a modem bike is. Cheers.... *****AAAAA*****
Thank you, I appreciate that! I really like this bike and still go cruise the trails with it after work as much as I can. Pretty crazy a 50 year old bike made to be ridden off road is still at it and as reliable as can be.
That's a very capable bike, I know it is because I had one. It's a do everything bike. with respectable performance , & yes very reliable even after 50 years .. Hope you fixed the gear sift lever and the foot peg. I miss my DT 250 very much. Will look forward for more Vids from you. Take care man... @@Garage2Trail
Had the same bike in white when I was around 14 and I paid £20 off my mate… I still live in the same house as I bought it from my parents, 20 years later I was still finding part from it after I stripped it down as a teenager and then just got bored… criminal really! I remember it being a very capable bike and would wheelie very well.
@@Garage2Trail no, by the time I had it which was around 1988 the poor old bike had been used as a field bike.. I did find the front drum brake about 5 years or so and that’s it.. I’ve since rebuilt my garage so I don’t think I’ll be finding anymore parts now unfortunately!
I purchased a (new) 1973, DT3, competition green, shortly after graduating high school on (nov. 01, 1973). It was a leftover. It was completely set up for off road by the dealer with different pegs, handle bars, fork brace, front fender, off rd. grips, HD knob tires, they removed the signals and added a shortened mirror arm. I just pulled out the original bill of sale, $835.00 plus, plus. With a hand shake, I put down $100.00 and we agreed I'd pay what ever I could on a weekly basis (15 to $20) with a promise to pay the balance in full taking delivery the first week of March 1974. I still have it. 2400+ miles. Back then we used to wrap the tanks in thin flexible styrofoam and then duct tape it to preserve the paint (it still shines). I road with a friend who had a Bultaco 360... Every time we road he went home and had to work on his biked.. I went home and parked mine ready for the next outing. I must admit I remember stating often "that 360 could climb a tree"!.
That is awesome! Pretty cool you still have it too. I love hearing the stories from when these bikes were new. Makes me appreciate them that much more. I hope to be the guy sharing stories from my then new 1998 XR400 which I still have with guys 20 years from now. I haven’t heard of the styrofoam and duct tape trick before! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, yeah I couldn’t believe it. When I got this bike it looked to have been sitting outside for many years. I was expecting rusted cylinder, stuck rings and bad crank seals. All I had to do was clean the points and she fired right up. I had to clean the carb and stuff obviously but didn’t have to get into the motor at all.
Number 420 on the comment list all right!!! 👍 I had a 1975 DT 175, same paint scheme, but blue. My close friend Jerry had one too, but it was a 1974 175 bored over once. We would play tag on the streets of Palm Springs. And when the two harmonize it was like a RD on steroids!!! Miss the good old days!!! ✌️😎👍
I miss the sound of the 70's Yami Enduros. Many great memories. I rarely had good brakes on mine. Mostly used the kill switch as a brake. Bike usually started right back up after releasing it. I ride a WR250f nowadays
This reminds me of my 1977 DT 400, the first year of the rear mono-shock. Bought it new for $1,000. Kept it 12 years, put an MX head on it ,67 degree full throttle, and magnesium front forks with 10 1/2 inch travel. I miss that bike, it took a lot of abuse and just kept on going.
My first street legal bike, 82 DT100 for making hillclimbs and trails, etc, was one of the best bikes I've ever owned, and for a dollar I could ride over a hundred miles. Top speed was just 55, but that was the max speed limit anyways.
A lot of kids these days are really missing out. We would ride for hours in the early-mid 90s. All us kids that had bikes lived it up every day those summers doing the same thing. In my case it was a 1979 RM80.
I had a yellow 1979 DT250 when I was stationed at Nellis AFB in 1982. I'd push that thing off base and just head out into the desert. I had no idea where I was or where I was going. Maybe I had a canteen of water. I'm really lucky. I crashed it pretty hard once and almost broke my leg. I got the bike fired up and limped it back to base. That was a LONG day.
A buddy of mine was stationed at Nellis I believe in the early 2000s. He used to have a YZF426 and did a lot of desert racing and riding on that beast.
Had a stripped down 250. Definitely no dirt bike, but a good set of nobbies and I could go almost anywhere. Put an oversized back sprocket and almost made it a crawler. That was 40 years ago and should have kept it for my kids. Loved it
Nice, love the DT series. Great riding too, you're a beast. Just picked up that rusty 74 xl 250 on marketplace the other day. We should do some vintage enduro riding sometime.
Thank you and I’d be down for a vintage ride! Would be cool to get a group of classic bikes back in the woods all at once. Which bike was it and where did you find it?
I've been trying to get my riding buddies into vintage ds bikes for years, they're not into it. I found it on marketplace in Washington. It's rusty, but the engine seems to have good compression. How can I contact you? Cheers.
Yep, Washington, Pa. I found an old owners card under the seat and called the old bugger and he's sending for a lost title! He bought it new in 74, crazy. I'll shoot you an email later.
Back in 81, I had a 79 DT100 and added some 125 forks and rear shocks from an older Yamaha. I'd ride practically every day after school and on weekends in the pineapple & sugar cane fields on Oahu. It wasn't fast like my friends with their 125 YZ's & RM's but with auto lube, it was just gas and go all day for a few dollars.
Such a cool machine. The DT series, they got me into 2 stroke dirt bikes. It sounds like you're running lean, probably an air leak into the cylinder/ crankcase. That nin.. nin.. nin sound: it shouldn't do that.
She can probably use some new seals but the plug always check out perfectly and I figure with how great it runs I’ll worry about tearing into those later on. These DTs have become some of my favorite bikes.
Modern knobbies front and rear tires on your bike surely made a huge diffrences wow!!! The classic 70’s tires on them bike made it slide down too much on side hills like you just did!!!
I miss my DT 175. I rode it everywhere. Including freeways - speed limit was 55 in those days. Kick start (ouch to my ankle bone) and the two stroke oil smell. Boy was it it fun. I don't think mine had a tachometer. The only thing on a negative was mine foul plugs. I actually own 2 DT 175. At different times. Same decals on a blue paint job. I think my 1st was a 1975 or 76 release.
Thanks for sharing! I’m trying to get this plated so it’s “legal” for the road but I can’t say that I’ve fouled any plugs with this thing yet! You’d think with the lower revs in the woods it might load the plug up but it hasn’t let me down. Maybe the oil injection is adjusted correctly and helps keep the plug clean. And I’ve had her kick back a couple times which doesn’t feel good on the shin! 😆
@Garage2Trail I own a e bike now and it has a half twist throttle. It brings me back to days riding the trails on the DT175. Thank you for the memories.
That was one nice bike when new. Just about anything that was New no matter what year was pretty good until they got old and beat up. I had a lot of dirt bikes in the 70s and they were like top of technology. I thought they were the best thing in the world at that time.
Back in the day a hi-tech setup for rear shocks would have been to forward mount the lower shock mounts and go to a set of Koni or Girling shocks or even S&W shocks or fox air shocks. I had a Suzuki TM250 MX bike with a longer set of S&W shocks and the difference was not all that great.
I’d like to pick up a KE sometime and try tinkering with a rotary engine. Never had a Kawasaki before and always keep my eyes open for one. Almost picked up a KE250 that was for sale at Mid Ohio but it was gone when I went back to take a 2nd look. I was too slow!
It surprised me on one of the hill climbs towards the end of the video. It’s fairly steep with big roots that like to bounce you around and if you aren’t careful, they can throw the front end up in the air!
Fantastic oil injection system for those who understand how it draws through the metering device which is adjustable but not as advanced as the Suzuki with pressure fed mains and piston squirters
Thats what we raced enduros with back in the 70s when a log crossing was there because it wasn't even a thought to remove or avoid it. If it was too big say over 3' yea, we would rout around it.
That’s awesome. I was pretty surprised how it could hop some of the bigger trees I had on the trail. It’s like a time machine in a way….going back 50 years to see how woods riders would have dealt with trail obstacles.
Hi from Texas, New Subscriber. What part of the Country are you riding in? It kinda reminds me of Mississippi or Alabama. I love the old 70s and early 80s Dirt Bikes. I got my first Bike, a Suzuki TS 100 in 1972 when I was 12 Years old. Me and my Friends all had small Enduro Bikes and spent all our Time riding the Trails. My favorite looking Bikes were the Honda XLs. A couple of my friends had the Yamahas and they were always dependable and very capable. Thanks for bringing up old Memories. I still like the Styling of the early Dirt Bikes. Looking forward to more Videos.👍👍
Hi and thanks for subscribing! I’m riding in western Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh. We are blessed with great woods filled with creeks and wild variations of elevation changes. I have a a couple XLs too on this channel. A ‘74 XL350 and Xl175. I love the mars orange on the 175! I agree that the old bikes have the best lines and colors.
I had both the 360 MX and the enduro while in the Navy in San Diego in '76-'79 and still have the Clymers/Haynes?(CRS) manual for them somewhere. I would definitey give $100 for one. I don't even think they made bark busters back then but not 100% on that. I glad you knew were you were going!!
That’s cool, I haven’t had the chance to ride an MX version. How did it compare to the DT motor? I’m assuming the gearing was changed but how about the power curves?
@@Garage2Trail Gearing was different but I could adjust the points and timing on both to get them to run similarly. I converted a spark plug into a piston height gauge to determine where the pistons was and adjusted accordingly. These questions are straining my memory cells as i turn 65 in a month. I do remember running flat out on some dried salt(ish) flats outside Imperial Beach back in the day and also on east side of the I-5 exit to Imperail Beach which used to be a dead end and was a great riding area. A Google maps search a few years ago showed that all of that area is now built up with homes. Kind of sad.
If Yamaha used this exact frame geometry and tire arrangement , made the chassis out of aluminum, threw in an e-drive in place of the 2 smoker, at least a front disc brake, and a fully adjustable cartridge suspension of the same external likeness of the originals, they’d sell a million of ‘em. Could even stand to keep a little bit of the chrome too.
At one stage of my dirtbike riding career I owned an earlier but similar orange tanked 1974 DT250A..Straight line drags with a riding mate on a later model DT250 I always beat him by a large margin until we swapped bikes..mine was so much faster and more powerful..Cleaning the mud out of the cylinder fins one day revealed 351cc so at one stage my old bike had a bigger engine upgrade..God bless these old 2 strokes.
