Nope, we didn't have the pleasure of this model here in the states. We never had a water-cooled DT, or one with a power-valve. And I don't remember us having a 200. I think the last small-bore DT here in the states was an air-cooled 175. And the DT line had little in common with the IT line. The DT 250 had a very ballsy engine once uncorked (a simple silencer change made a huge difference), but it handled like a Mack truck, and had attrocious suspension. The 175 handled a little better, but was rather weak. The DT line was a dual-sport line, so EPA laws killed it here before two-stroke tech advanced to the point of power-valves and water cooling.Originally posted by David Trustrum
Being a 91 it will be a water cooled DT200R not a DT200LC I guess. The 200 LC shares a lot with the DT & RD125LC. The 200R more with the WR200 as it is case reed induction. These share nothing in common from the boiler Spanky is talking about. Did they get the wc ones in the states?
The DT line was a dual-sport line, so EPA laws killed it here before two-stroke tech advanced to the point of power-valves and water cooling[/QUOTE
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So I guess that means you never got the 220 with traction control?
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Dude! You’re an Australian that can’t spell Weetbix?? (std Australasian breakfast)
Hard to know what to say, I mean an older bike, chances are the fork & shock oil need changing & the springs are probably too soft ‘specially the front which is a Yamaha signature. The suspension will always be a little budget but is it worth spending too much?
Knackered steering head bearings will make any bike crappy in the tight & I bet the rear suspension linkage bushes need attention, which will impede performance.
You could embark on a weight loss program of pulling off things until the bike stops & put the last thing back on.
The Powervalves were battery operated on the LCs but uncertain of the Rs. If so you can make a battery eliminator kit with a capacitor & a regulator.
Mind you they were bad at frying their electrics so it is risky.
I did own one, and I think you have been sniffing to much pre-mix:p . My '79 PE 250 was a far more capable bike off road than my DT could ever have dreamed of being, and the PE certainly was not the best offroad bike of its day.Originally posted by Psyco Diver 69
ask anyone that owns or has owned a late 70s to mid 80s DT these bikes were the best in off road bikes for there time and still are.
Originally posted by spanky250
I did own one, and I think you have been sniffing to much pre-mix:p . My '79 PE 250 was a far more capable bike off road than my DT could ever have dreamed of being, and the PE certainly was not the best offroad bike of its day.
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