Hi From England, DT1 owner

[Englishchris]

Hi, my name is Chris, from England. I have been offered a 1973(?) dt1, chassis number DT1-F156039. Sorry for the silly question, but does this make it an "F" model?? - iv' e seen an old press advert for one- or is the "F" part of the chassis number irrelevant?. Theses bikes are pretty rare in the UK, so any help much appreciated with model and year identification! I will also be buying lots of bits for it, as parts are rare as hen's teeth over here, so i'll be living on ebay for the next few months!
Thanks for any help.
Chris.

 

[kschilk]

Hi Chris and welcome! As I understand Yamaha's VIN system, the "F" designates a '79 year of mfgr. Maybe this will help....

Here are the VINs for most Yamaha Dirt Bikes
DT SERIES
DT100A Year: 1974 Start Engine#: 437-000101
DT100B Year: 1975 Start Engine#: 437-100101
DT100B5 Year: 1975 Start Engine#: 540-000101
DT100C Year: 1976 Start Engine#: 558-000101
DT100D Year: 1977 Start Engine#: 1T9-000101
DT100E Year: 1978 Start Engine#: 2F5-000101
DT100F Year: 1979 Start Engine#: 2F5-050101
DT100G Year: 1980 Start Engine#: 3A3-000101
DT125A Year: 1974 Start Engine#: 444-000101
DT125B Year: 1975 Start Engine#: 444-100101
DT125C Year: 1976 Start Engine#: 560-000101
DT125E Year: 1978 Start Engine#: 2A6-000101
DT125F Year: 1979 Start Engine#: 2N4-000101
DT125G Year: 1980 Start Engine#: 3J0-000101
DT175A Year: 1974 Start Engine#: 443-000101
DT175B Year: 1975 Start Engine#: 443-100101
DT175C Year: 1976 Start Engine#: 559-000101
DT175D Year: 1977 Start Engine#:
DT175E Year: 1978 Start Engine#: 2A7-000101
DT175F Year: 1979 Start Engine#: 2N5-000101
DT175G Year: 1980 Start Engine#: 3J1-000101
DT1 Year: 1968 Start Engine#: DT1-00101
DT1B Year: 1969 Start Engine#: DT1-15001
DT1C Year: 1970 Start Engine#: DT1-50101
DT1CM Year: 1970 Start Engine#: DT1-95101
DT1E Year: 1971 Start Engine#: DT1F-00101/DTF-020101
DT1MX Year: 1971 Start Engine#: DT1F-090101
DT2 SERIES
DT2 Year: 1972 Start Engine#: DT1F-105101
DT250A Year: 1974 Start Engine#: 450-000101
DT250B Year: 1975 Start Engine#: 450-200101
DT250C Year: 1976 Start Engine#: 450-500101
DT250D Year: 1977 Start Engine#: 1M1-000101
DT250E Year: 1978 Start Engine#: 1M1-100101
DT250F Year: 1979 Start Engine#: 2N6-000101
DT2M Year: 1972 Start Engine#: DT1F-185101
DT3 SERIES
DT3 Year: 1973 Start Engine#: DT1F-135101
DT360A Year: 1974 Start Engine#: 446-000101
DT400C Year: 1976 Start Engine#: 501-200101
DT4 SERIES
DT400D Year: 1977 Start Engine#: 1M2-000101
DT400E Year: 1978 Start Engine#: 1M2-100101