PLAZACYCLEJOSH
Honda make Josh, happy Josh
Just picked up a 1981 Yamaha DT100 for this year's winter project and for $100 it was a pretty good find. With my height of 6' and weight of 255 lbs this one will get sold in the spring in front of a whole foods or possibly in the summer at an organic farmers market after the drum circle. During its sojourn on this earth it has shed the pesky pieces that made it street legal, which means I do not have to take them off, but I will be making this a street legal, street only two smoker. I am thinking of doing more of a minimalist brat style build although a Mini Cafe Style build might be fun (lets face it this thing will never Do The Ton), it has pegs for a second rider so I will probably keep the seat long.
First things first I will be getting it functional, and do the typical basics, clean carbs, change fluids, straighten what is bent, clean and lube everything, replace worn parts that I plan on keeping. When I bought it I asked if it had spark and the guy kicked it over and it fired up, but just idles.
and then the Electrical...
BIG ELECTRICAL QUESTION... and I am sure there are some links to threads on this but..
Is it worth converting to a 12 volt system?
I am a big fan of updating to a 12 volt system whenever possible, and I work for a Honda/Kawi/Yama/Polaris dealer so finding the 12 volt version of bulbs is not to difficult for me.
First things first I will be getting it functional, and do the typical basics, clean carbs, change fluids, straighten what is bent, clean and lube everything, replace worn parts that I plan on keeping. When I bought it I asked if it had spark and the guy kicked it over and it fired up, but just idles.
and then the Electrical...
BIG ELECTRICAL QUESTION... and I am sure there are some links to threads on this but..
Is it worth converting to a 12 volt system?
I am a big fan of updating to a 12 volt system whenever possible, and I work for a Honda/Kawi/Yama/Polaris dealer so finding the 12 volt version of bulbs is not to difficult for me.