I feel like I'm 14 again

Jimbozini · 02-18-2011, 08:27 PM

I have spent several years searching for a nice example of my 1st street legal motorcycle to add the two-wheeled stable. At the "mature" age of 14, I finally convinced my parents to allow me to purchase a motorcycle. It was needed for my early career as a media mogul and transportation. That bike was a brand-new blue 1979 Yamaha DT125F. I have yet to find another example of that blue Yammie. I must have bought the only one.

Today, I acquired a stunning all original specimen of a '79 Yamaha DT175F.
To the wayback machine!

Rode it around a little today. Sure brings back some great memories! Now if I could only get back the hair I had when I was 14!

hardwaregrrl · 02-18-2011, 08:31 PM

Ohhhh....looks nice!!! I'll race ya!

omnivore · 02-18-2011, 08:36 PM

I recall when I was in grade 6, my buddy's dad had one just like that-same colours even. He had a 100 of his own.
We snuck in the garage and took his dad's, he rode the 175, I rode my buddy's 100. We were in the woods and he wandered off trail a bit and ggot a stick speared right thru his calf muscle, then crashed the bike into a tree.
We were in some trouble.

Gallowbraid · 02-18-2011, 08:38 PM

That is sharp looking!

Jimbozini · 02-18-2011, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hardwaregrrl

Ohhhh....looks nice!!! I'll race ya!

Bring it on!

I saw your new toy. When I got my 125, my neighbor friend got a TS like yours. We raced often, I usually got him, especially off road. Then he bought a KDX175 and it was all over.

dorkpunch · 02-18-2011, 09:11 PM

Wow, thats purty! My brother has the same bike. Paid $15 for it, had to pressure wash the mouse nest / seed storage out of the muffler, cranckase, and carb, sanded the rust out of the cylinder with 120 sand paper, stuck it back together, and road the crap out of it.

It runs a little better now with a bore and new piston and rings...

Bill Harris · 02-19-2011, 03:58 AM

Ah, the memories. My first bike at that age was a Honda 50 Cub. Not quite as suave and debonaire, but in '63 it was cutting edge. It beat tossing papers from a bicycle.

I saw a bunch of bikes of that era at a Vintage show last fall and they looked so small. That monster 305 Super Hawk was dinky...

bk brkr baker · 02-19-2011, 04:38 AM

That's a beautiful example and if you want another that needs $ and shoptime thrown at it, I have a green one in the barn.
The one I have has the cleanest tank of any derilict bike I've ever had. The motor has needs but it's all there. Just waiting for someone to love it.

P.M. if intrested . I'm near Lexington ,Ky.

hardwaregrrl · 02-19-2011, 05:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbozini

Bring it on!

I saw your new toy. When I got my 125, my neighbor friend got a TS like yours. We raced often, I usually got him, especially off road. Then he bought a KDX175 and it was all over.

Wait, are you saying your 175 will beat my 185??? I mean really....we'll see!!! Oh, hows it run??

Jimbozini · 02-19-2011, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hardwaregrrl

Wait, are you saying your 175 will beat my 185??? I mean really....we'll see!!! Oh, hows it run??

It runs like new, it's vicious.

Suzuki Phil · 02-21-2011, 12:00 PM

Welcome to the club!!!

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=653418

Currently the bike is in pieces awaiting for clean up and assembly.

SP

Firestorm · 02-21-2011, 02:53 PM

Wow nice bike!

My first bike was a 1970 something (the right age is in my profile) DT250 that had all the street stuff stripped from it. Its what interested me into Dual-Sports.

It was a huge POS when I bought it, but it was the cheapest bike in the newspaper, I bought it when I was 17 in the early 2000's, for $500. Started first kick every time. That Yamaha autolube was a really nice feature...

Something broke on the insides and the gears wouldn't shift and it ended up being stripped into a million pieces and lost in my backyard at the time.

I didn't know jack shit about fixing stuff back then....

If I had it now, I could probably fix it.

mikenj · 02-21-2011, 03:00 PM

Great looking bike.

adiablolex · 02-21-2011, 05:48 PM

she's a beauty, I don't even remember them this clean back in the day

I also have a 1979 that's beat up all to hell but will make a nice little scoot once it gets a little TLC

02-18-2011, 08:27 PM	#1
Jimbozini ^OP Misadventurer Joined: Aug 2006 Location: The Church of the Twisty Road - East Tennessee Oddometer: 413	I feel like I'm 14 again I have spent several years searching for a nice example of my 1st street legal motorcycle to add the two-wheeled stable. At the "mature" age of 14, I finally convinced my parents to allow me to purchase a motorcycle. It was needed for my early career as a media mogul and transportation. That bike was a brand-new blue 1979 Yamaha DT125F. I have yet to find another example of that blue Yammie. I must have bought the only one. Today, I acquired a stunning all original specimen of a '79 Yamaha DT175F. To the wayback machine! Rode it around a little today. Sure brings back some great memories! Now if I could only get back the hair I had when I was 14! __________________ -Jim TiMe WaRP vINtaGe mOTOrCyCLe cLuB Moto Images $5 off on a Smugmug accout Use this coupon code: LlVtvdPX4gIjg

02-18-2011, 08:31 PM	#2
hardwaregrrl Shit for brains Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Atlanta Oddometer: 4,891	Ohhhh....looks nice!!! I'll race ya! __________________ Trans Lab RR-broke down in Ontario-2 stroke fun for 200 bucks- TCAT R100 GS racks For Sale My life aboard an R80ST

02-18-2011, 08:36 PM	#3
omnivore SuperSportTourer Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Brantford,ONT,CAnada Oddometer: 1,005	I recall when I was in grade 6, my buddy's dad had one just like that-same colours even. He had a 100 of his own. We snuck in the garage and took his dad's, he rode the 175, I rode my buddy's 100. We were in the woods and he wandered off trail a bit and ggot a stick speared right thru his calf muscle, then crashed the bike into a tree. We were in some trouble. __________________ XR200R KTM 950SM CBR Fireblade-GTU Endurance racebike 1996 YZF 600-Lost Era racebike 1999 R6-Rookie Challenge racebike

02-18-2011, 09:11 PM	#6
dorkpunch Oops... Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Blackfoot, ID Oddometer: 4,254	Wow, thats purty! My brother has the same bike. Paid $15 for it, had to pressure wash the mouse nest / seed storage out of the muffler, cranckase, and carb, sanded the rust out of the cylinder with 120 sand paper, stuck it back together, and road the crap out of it. It runs a little better now with a bore and new piston and rings... __________________ http://www.mobilemrt.com http://www.dorkpunch.com "I've been going to this high school for SEVEN YEARS. I'm no dummy!" -Charles De Mar.

02-19-2011, 03:58 AM	#7
Bill Harris Confirmed Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2008 Location: backwoods Alabama Oddometer: 3,908	Ah, the memories. My first bike at that age was a Honda 50 Cub. Not quite as suave and debonaire, but in '63 it was cutting edge. It beat tossing papers from a bicycle. I saw a bunch of bikes of that era at a Vintage show last fall and they looked so small. That monster 305 Super Hawk was dinky... __________________ '73 R60/5 Toaster

02-18-2011, 08:38 PM	#4
Gallowbraid Studly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2010 Location: Clarkesville, GA Oddometer: 789	That is sharp looking!

02-19-2011, 04:38 AM	#8
bk brkr baker Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2006 Location: The Bluegrass Oddometer: 4,160	That's a beautiful example and if you want another that needs $ and shoptime thrown at it, I have a green one in the barn. The one I have has the cleanest tank of any derilict bike I've ever had. The motor has needs but it's all there. Just waiting for someone to love it. P.M. if intrested . I'm near Lexington ,Ky. __________________ RR's Catnip Hill to Peoria ___Loopin' Seattle to WestFest It started with some beers __1500 miles to the Dentist Skeedaddle to Seattle______ A 30 year old on a Three Flags Run

02-21-2011, 12:00 PM	#11
Suzuki Phil Studly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Simi Valley, CA Oddometer: 534	Welcome to the club!!! http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=653418 Currently the bike is in pieces awaiting for clean up and assembly. SP __________________ 1916 Ford Model T 1996 DR350SE

02-21-2011, 02:53 PM	#12
Firestorm . Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Between the Ocean and Mountains Oddometer: 5,220	Wow nice bike! My first bike was a 1970 something (the right age is in my profile) DT250 that had all the street stuff stripped from it. Its what interested me into Dual-Sports. It was a huge POS when I bought it, but it was the cheapest bike in the newspaper, I bought it when I was 17 in the early 2000's, for $500. Started first kick every time. That Yamaha autolube was a really nice feature... Something broke on the insides and the gears wouldn't shift and it ended up being stripped into a million pieces and lost in my backyard at the time. I didn't know jack shit about fixing stuff back then.... If I had it now, I could probably fix it.

02-21-2011, 03:00 PM	#13
mikenj Adventurer Joined: Nov 2010 Oddometer: 48	Great looking bike.

02-21-2011, 05:48 PM	#14
adiablolex Lost again Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Third rock from the Sun Oddometer: 3,536	she's a beauty, I don't even remember them this clean back in the day I also have a 1979 that's beat up all to hell but will make a nice little scoot once it gets a little TLC __________________ DRCOOL rides with me

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