• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

  • In order to help others find info on a particular bike, be sure to put the year, make or model of bike that you are asking a question about, in the Topic Title. This will allow people to pass by posts they have no interest in.

my latest project

crag antler

crag antler

Forum Mentor
Past Site Supporter
Charter Member
Well I finally got back into dual sport riding.
I got rid of my 83 XL600 after she left me stranded after too much time and substantial $$ put into her.
So 3 years go by and I have a good week @ work with major OT
Look in my local CL and found a 1976 Yamaha DT400 with 9600 miles for $400.
Perfect, a buck a CC, just the way I like them.
Went right over.Last tagged in 2008 but 2nd owner who bought it in 1980. Started up and ran after a few kicks.
Put some dough down and picked up last night.
A true barn find and a diamond in the rough but she has a ton of potential. Does not look to ever had a major accident.
No bent bars,rims or forks.
A little cosmetic and fluid change and I will see how she goes.
Tomorrow plan on getting new transmission and injection oil, spark plug, air filter and fork oil.
Already got some paint to touch her up
I still have chain lube hanging around.

And oh yeah, the seat is going to be recovered

My first "legal" bike was a 1978 DT250. This was back in 1983
Been a while but glad to get back on a Yamaha 2 stroke.

1976YamahaDT400004_zpsd8432fe3.jpg


1976YamahaDT400003_zps41e59e88.jpg
 
That's exactly what I wanna do if/when I get a little extra cash. Have a few too many other things going on to have that extra something right now.

Looks like a fun project. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Keep us updated.
 
Well after most of the day, I am at a pretty good point.

1976YamahaDT400010_zpscbe8074a.jpg


1976YamahaDT400011_zps857e0469.jpg


Mechanically:
Installed new spark plug
Cleaned carb and reeds
Changed oils and installed fresh gas.
Removed a ton of rat poison pellets throughout the intake system. Including the carb and into the reeds.
Thank goodness for the reeds, otherwise they probably would have gotten sucked into the motor

Cosmetically:
Painted the gas tank,oil tank,fenders,headlight bucket and exhaust.
Washed the whole bike,many times and removed quite a bit of old mud and crud.

After all this, I kicked her over and she took right off.
Gonna be blast once I get her plated and legit.

On order is a new air filter as the old one was in pieces with the above mentioned rat poison.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top