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1976 Yamaha DT250 project
« on: June 21, 2012, 11:57:19 PM »
Was gonna put a down payment on that CB900 today then found out buddy wasnt answering calls or knocking on the door. Oh well...gave me excuse to look on the local online classifieds and i found this



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I had looked at this bike when it was sitting in Max Motorsports showroom a few months back and just missed out on it. Found it online tonight. went and took it for a bit of a ride to get a feel for it and enjoyed it. Its a lot lighter then my VF750 and is so easy to flick around when i want to change direction..It was advertised as a 1976 Yamaha Dual purpose. I believe it is a DT250 model.
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'84 Chevy C10
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Re: 1976 Yamaha 250CC Enduro (Might be a DT250)
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2012, 03:31:46 AM »
You are correct. So it runs good?

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Re: Re: 1976 Yamaha 250CC Enduro (Might be a DT250)
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2012, 11:43:55 PM »
Quote from: tomkimberly on June 23, 2012, 03:31:46 AM
You are correct. So it runs good?

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Yup it seems to. I have been out on it every day so far. Waiting on some parts to arrive later this week.

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'73 MGB Roadster
'69 Ford F250

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so, you say just tie myself on with this... and steer w/ this?   ;D ;D  ok.  where's my goggles?   8)

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Re: 1976 Yamaha 250CC Enduro (Might be a DT250)
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2012, 12:06:13 AM »
They're a great bike mate, I've had the model before with the "roundy" tank, and the model after with the monoshock rear suspension, and around town and for "light" cross country work, they are superb. I commuted daily on my 1979 model DT250 for a year when I was living in Sydney, and it was fantastic, when the traffic got too congested, I went "cross country", great fun! Cheers, Terry. ;D
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Re: Re: 1976 Yamaha 250CC Enduro (Might be a DT250)
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2012, 05:35:28 AM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on June 25, 2012, 12:06:13 AM
They're a great bike mate, I've had the model before with the "roundy" tank, and the model after with the monoshock rear suspension, and around town and for "light" cross country work, they are superb. I commuted daily on my 1979 model DT250 for a year when I was living in Sydney, and it was fantastic, when the traffic got too congested, I went "cross country", great fun! Cheers, Terry. ;D

After riding mine for the past few days i can see why you enjoyed yours! I have had it out on a couple trails and have enjoyed that. However I suspect it still has its original tires since it has less then 5600 miles on it. I will be ordering new tires next month for it. Im looking hard at the Kenda K270s. It is currently fitted with Dunlop Universal Trials tires.

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Re: 1976 Yamaha 250CC Enduro (Might be a DT250)
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2012, 04:23:38 AM »
Yeah mate, both of mine only had the OEM "Trial Universal" tires fitted, so not real good in mud, but good enough for what I was doing. (mostly commuting) Cheers, Terry. ;D
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So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: 1976 Yamaha 250CC Enduro (Might be a DT250)
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2012, 12:00:24 AM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on June 26, 2012, 04:23:38 AM
Yeah mate, both of mine only had the OEM "Trial Universal" tires fitted, so not real good in mud, but good enough for what I was doing. (mostly commuting) Cheers, Terry. ;D

Yea i def learned the not so great in mud lesson today when i had it out lol. I rigged up an old mini tripod to the handle bars and hooked up my Canon FS400 camcorder and did a ride vid. I have only uploaded the trail portions so far...

http://youtu.be/N4MqKt-kG0s
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'69 Ford F250

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so, you say just tie myself on with this... and steer w/ this?   ;D ;D  ok.  where's my goggles?   8)

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Re: 1976 Yamaha 250CC Enduro (Might be a DT250)
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2012, 03:13:13 AM »
Nice! And while i was looking at some other youtube vids I found this one, this bike is the same model and color as the last one I owned in 1981, I wish I still had it! ;D

1978 Yamaha DT250 For Sale
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So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: 1976 Yamaha 250CC Enduro (Might be a DT250)
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2012, 05:33:25 PM »
Heres a pic of the bike with its new handle bar and grips that i installed today...i like how it has a sort of Dirt tracker look to it now.


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Parts installed so far:

MSR CR Mid height Handle bars
Renthal dual compound grips
Ken Sean carbon fiber mirrors


Work to be done next pay day:
Front fork seals.

Parts still needed:

Battery (honda dealer sold me the wrong type and didnt even fill it)
Fork seals/Dust caps
Chain and sprockets
Kenda K270 tires
used rear shocks from ebay to run till i can have the Yamaha Thermaflow type shocks rebuilt.
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so, you say just tie myself on with this... and steer w/ this?   ;D ;D  ok.  where's my goggles?   8)

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Re: 1976 Yamaha DT250 project
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2013, 06:52:31 PM »
Well...figured i would revive this thread now that im back to stay. Had a lot happen during the summer so pretty much all the plans i had for the bike went out the window. However along the way i did learn that the DTs shared some parts with the XS650s. Mostly the front fork seals and the front ends are interchangeable if i ever wanted to convert the bike into a supermoto. I plan on getting back at it as soon as the snow is gone...or at least enough of it that i can actually give some thought to digging it out of where its parked.
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'73 MGB Roadster
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Re: 1976 Yamaha DT250 project
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2013, 10:45:38 AM »
I know for sure the 78 DT Models had a mono shock. It should designate on the title what it is. Any way, great ride. I loved my DT 400. John
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Re: 1976 Yamaha DT250 project
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2013, 09:39:14 PM »
I like the DT. I have had a 72 RT360 a 76 RT360 a SC500 and a IT 400, but that was a few years ago. All of that series of bikes were good.
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