Red'n'Black
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Bought this for my 16yo daughter, I thought a trailie would be better for dealing with the shocking state of the roads round here, plus it allows her to get some practice going round the fields before she tries doing her CBT.
(pic is from the original advert, will put up some of my own pics when I get a minute).
It's 32 years old so does needs a bit of work doing, cables, battery, oil seals, de-rust and re-paint the tank and the side panels, all the usual stuff you'd expect on a bike this age. Engine and gearbox seem sound.
No trouble finding most of the parts I need, all except the rear monoshock. Orignial Yamaha ones seem to be unobtainium, the old one is an aftermarket part made by 'Oxon' who I can't find any trace of. The biggest aftermarket supplier seems to be YSS, but they only offer one for the later DT50LC and the dimensions are all different.
I approached a few companies that offer a rebuild service but no dice, most of them seem to focus on the more 'performance' end of the market.
Any ideas?
(pic is from the original advert, will put up some of my own pics when I get a minute).
It's 32 years old so does needs a bit of work doing, cables, battery, oil seals, de-rust and re-paint the tank and the side panels, all the usual stuff you'd expect on a bike this age. Engine and gearbox seem sound.
No trouble finding most of the parts I need, all except the rear monoshock. Orignial Yamaha ones seem to be unobtainium, the old one is an aftermarket part made by 'Oxon' who I can't find any trace of. The biggest aftermarket supplier seems to be YSS, but they only offer one for the later DT50LC and the dimensions are all different.
I approached a few companies that offer a rebuild service but no dice, most of them seem to focus on the more 'performance' end of the market.
Any ideas?