The DT250 I should not have bought.

[JustinLonghorn]

I saw a Craigslist ad for a clean titled 1975 Yamaha DT250 for $500. 

Went to check it out yesterday. Offered the guy $200, and brought it home.

Now, I don't own a truck, so in my Scion xB it went. Removed the front wheel and brake light...



Got it home and threw the front wheel back on...



What should I do with this thing? It has great compression. It is complete.
Should I scrap my RD400 project in favor of this DT? Should I throw the RD mags and front end on it? Run FZR brakes?

What say y'all?

[Kanticoy]

Don't scrap the RD. I say build a cool tracker out of her. Maybe some shortened modern dirt bike usd forks and some 17"alloy wheels. Make a super motard esque bike. I can dig it.

[VonYinzer]

You already know my opinion. I just wanted to post so I could follow along.

[Big Rich]

I would have a tough time selling off a project like that........Unless you were to sell me that DT - I'll raise my offer to $240 (if you deliver it).

Kidding man. Signed up for this mayhem......

[Sonreir]

Scrapping an RD400 project in favor of a DT250 is madness, in my opinion.  Stay with the RD, man!

[Ringo]

Subscribed over here too!

[JustinLonghorn]

So, I think I am going to sell my titled RD350 frame. I will then build this DT into a tracker. I will keep all of the stuff to make my RD400 race rep at a later date.

First things first, I need to get this beast running.

[bradj]

Bang for the buck the dt is a winner put the rd on ice till the winter. That way you can do it the way you want not the way you have to cause of a budgit. Run throu the dt and build a tracker at the end of the summer sell the dt to funds the rd. I got those rd400 mags if ya want them for the dt i also have a r5 and a rd400 front end you already got fzr brakes if you want it i have a dt400 motor

[Von Kirk 75 dt250]

i can dig it! im subsribed!

[JustinLonghorn]

Brad,

I am thinking I am going to run all drum brakes on this little gem. So, the R5 front end would be most appreciated.

I also need a R5 front wheel and brake hub if any of y'all have one sitting around.

Yep. The RD400 has been shelved. It will be a race prep one day. Oh yes, It will be.

[bradj]

Every thing is the same except the spread in the triples and the fork tube length so run street bike uppers your lowers tubes and a rd triples if you are stuck on a drum front i got nothing wheel wise but your front fork is covered

[JustinLonghorn]

I want to keep the FZR brakes for the RD project. I want to eventually pick up a FZR front end for it, and maybe do the mono-shock conversion.

[JustinLonghorn]

So, I do not have the key to the gas cap.

Any ideas/suggestions on how to get the gas cap off without the key?

[FingerBanger]

So, I do not have the key to the gas cap.

Any ideas/suggestions on how to get the gas cap off without the key?

Drill lock

[bradj]

try any yamaha key first