Yamaha DT230 adventures - Page 3

Harvey Krumpet · 04-16-2012, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by motormail

Hey mate, few times a week I phone Safari Tanks to see if they have found a tank, which they did find after quite some time of searching in what must be far away sheds, gave them my credit card details before Easter and last phone call was Friday 13th April as I still hadn't received the tank, was told they'd try to find the Australia Post tracking number and call me back....still waiting for the call. Sounds like I'm in the too hard basket, been over 2 months trying to get this to happen. Close to giving up myself and going down the ally tank track.

I've been out with the chancellor recently, she is finally on the road & we have been exploring locally, no more than 60 - 70k trips. Because she is, er, cautious on the DT it has stopped using petrol.... 3.65 ltrs = 75.8 km. I've done a tank at 95 km's.... Wish I could find another one.

motormail · 04-19-2012, 07:10 PM

Made some changes of tree to motorcycle set up of Hennesy Hammock here

motormail · 04-19-2012, 07:16 PM

Hey Harvey, nearly 21k's per litre, that's brilliant! One of the other DT230 guys on here gets that as he uses his as a transport. I can't get anywhere near that as i carry too much crap and I'm a fat F#*K which doesn't help either.

Harvey Krumpet · 04-19-2012, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by motormail

Hey Harvey, nearly 21k's per litre, that's brilliant! One of the other DT230 guys on here gets that as he uses his as a transport. I can't get anywhere near that as i carry too much crap and I'm a fat F#*K which doesn't help either.

I have never come anywhere near it either. Too much ring, ding, ding at every opportunity.

motormail · 04-19-2012, 07:30 PM

New Safari Tank tank from an early WR250/450 turned up today, 26 litres and looks so sexy. Hopefully not too much to get it to fit.

Initial fitment looks very promising. Have worked out so far, will have to cut off old mounts and weld on new mounts further forward as the tank is sitting on them and stopping it from sitting down where it should be. Radiators will have to come forward a little simply with some bracket spacers. A portion of the right hand side will have to be cut out and plastic welded to accommodate for the exhaust expansion chamber, might lose about 1 litre max. Hopefully will be able to keep standard seat...fingers crossed all goes well.

Will keep you posted and take photos as I go. Going for a ride this weekend so will have to put it all back together with standard tank and quick.

drchupachup · 05-27-2012, 04:23 PM

Hey Motomail,

How did you go with the tank?

Luke

Brunow - 007 · 05-27-2012, 11:12 PM

Nice! A ringeding adventure bike! Subscribed!

twinrider · 05-28-2012, 02:35 AM

I've long been tempted to get a DT230 but the fuel range always put me off, nice job.

motormail · 06-01-2012, 12:04 AM

I've had to put the tank on hold for the moment, I've blown a head gasket....been having too much fun. Just can't help myself, the DT just loves to be ring a ding, dinged! Will let you know how the tank goes ASAP.

Cheers
Robo

Harvey Krumpet · 06-01-2012, 02:51 PM

You bwoke it!!! If it's any consolation the Chancellor has not told me where the keys are yet for hers ...

N[]vA · 06-03-2012, 09:30 AM

Sweet looking DT230 mate!

I picked one up last Thursday in Saigon, Vietnam (working here currently) It's a good nic 1999 I think. I did however have the CDI melt this afternoon

Wikid lil bike this, never ridden any thing quite like it.

Hope to have it up and running soonish.

Thanks for all the info you have posted on the various threads btw

Harvey Krumpet · 06-04-2012, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by N[]vA

Sweet looking DT230 mate!

I picked one up last Thursday in Saigon, Vietnam (working here currently) It's a good nic 1999 I think. I did however have the CDI melt this afternoon

Wikid lil bike this, never ridden any thing quite like it.

Hope to have it up and running soonish.

Thanks for all the info you have posted on the various threads btw

Enjoy! I'm incapable of riding a full blown dirt bike at it's limit & do not own a trailer so the DT's are pretty much the perfect bike for me. Bloody shame the environment nazi's have knocked them on the head.

motormail · 06-05-2012, 10:50 PM

Hey mate,

Nice looking jigger you got there, I like the white ones.
I'm with you Harvey and after riding a posty bike all day....the DT230 is a weapon.
The DT230 will happily cruise with 600cc+ 4 strokes all day.
Or click it up a notch and overtake their big fat pigs on the inside corners, that really gives them the shits.

Robo

TwinDuro · 06-05-2012, 11:27 PM

Awesome project Motormail!

I'm diggin' your DT230! Being a huge fan of street-legal two-smokes, but rarely seeing them in the 'States, it's great to see you making yours into a proper adventure bike! Thanks for bringing us along for the ride!

The new tank looks snazzy!

I'll now add the DT230 to my list of unobtanium dream bikes, like the TDR250...

You Aussies and Kiwis have all the fun!

Although I do ride a CT110, so I'm not missing out completely...

Harvey Krumpet · 06-06-2012, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwinDuro

Awesome project Motormail!

I'm diggin' your DT230! Being a huge fan of street-legal two-smokes, but rarely seeing them in the 'States, it's great to see you making yours into a proper adventure bike! Thanks for bringing us along for the ride!

The new tank looks snazzy!

I'll now add the DT230 to my list of unobtanium dream bikes, like the TDR250...

You Aussies and Kiwis have all the fun!

Although I do ride a CT110, so I'm not missing out completely...

Oh gawd, why did you have to mention TDR 2 fiddlys? I've been hankering for one since they came out. Would leap at an RD 3fiddly too. I think I'm a Yamaholic.

04-19-2012, 07:10 PM	#32
motormail ^OP Supermoto Posty Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Gold Coast, QLD Oddometer: 373	Made some changes of tree to motorcycle set up of Hennesy Hammock here __________________ Every day I think about riding, I watch videos about riding, I read about others riding....can only mean one thing, AdMo's Disease. The cure....errrr, go riding.

04-19-2012, 07:16 PM	#33
motormail ^OP Supermoto Posty Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Gold Coast, QLD Oddometer: 373	Hey Harvey, nearly 21k's per litre, that's brilliant! One of the other DT230 guys on here gets that as he uses his as a transport. I can't get anywhere near that as i carry too much crap and I'm a fat F#*K which doesn't help either. __________________ Every day I think about riding, I watch videos about riding, I read about others riding....can only mean one thing, AdMo's Disease. The cure....errrr, go riding.

04-19-2012, 07:30 PM	#35
motormail ^OP Supermoto Posty Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Gold Coast, QLD Oddometer: 373	New Safari Tank tank from an early WR250/450 turned up today, 26 litres and looks so sexy. Hopefully not too much to get it to fit. Initial fitment looks very promising. Have worked out so far, will have to cut off old mounts and weld on new mounts further forward as the tank is sitting on them and stopping it from sitting down where it should be. Radiators will have to come forward a little simply with some bracket spacers. A portion of the right hand side will have to be cut out and plastic welded to accommodate for the exhaust expansion chamber, might lose about 1 litre max. Hopefully will be able to keep standard seat...fingers crossed all goes well. Will keep you posted and take photos as I go. Going for a ride this weekend so will have to put it all back together with standard tank and quick. __________________ Every day I think about riding, I watch videos about riding, I read about others riding....can only mean one thing, AdMo's Disease. The cure....errrr, go riding. motormail screwed with this post 04-19-2012 at 07:55 PM

05-27-2012, 11:12 PM	#37
Brunow - 007 Bantam Fever Joined: Oct 2009 Oddometer: 302	Nice! A ringeding adventure bike! Subscribed! __________________ Working on the D14/4 Bsa Daily Driver .

06-01-2012, 12:04 AM	#39
motormail ^OP Supermoto Posty Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Gold Coast, QLD Oddometer: 373	I've had to put the tank on hold for the moment, I've blown a head gasket....been having too much fun. Just can't help myself, the DT just loves to be ring a ding, dinged! Will let you know how the tank goes ASAP. Cheers Robo __________________ Every day I think about riding, I watch videos about riding, I read about others riding....can only mean one thing, AdMo's Disease. The cure....errrr, go riding.

05-27-2012, 04:23 PM	#36
drchupachup Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Sydney Oddometer: 245	Hey Motomail, How did you go with the tank? Luke

05-28-2012, 02:35 AM	#38
twinrider pass the catnip Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Earth Oddometer: 7,543	I've long been tempted to get a DT230 but the fuel range always put me off, nice job.

06-01-2012, 02:51 PM	#40
Harvey Krumpet Studly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Location: The Shaky Isles Oddometer: 714	You bwoke it!!! If it's any consolation the Chancellor has not told me where the keys are yet for hers ...

06-03-2012, 09:30 AM	#41
N[]vA Adventure Geek Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Oddometer: 3	Sweet looking DT230 mate! I picked one up last Thursday in Saigon, Vietnam (working here currently) It's a good nic 1999 I think. I did however have the CDI melt this afternoon Wikid lil bike this, never ridden any thing quite like it. Hope to have it up and running soonish. Thanks for all the info you have posted on the various threads btw __________________ 08 KTM 690E = 05 Suzuki DRZ450SM = Monkeh! 06 KTM 990 ADV (aka PhatGirl) = sold 08 BMW G650 Xcountry = write off 08 BMW G650 Xcountry = replaced

06-05-2012, 10:50 PM	#43
motormail ^OP Supermoto Posty Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Gold Coast, QLD Oddometer: 373	Hey mate, Nice looking jigger you got there, I like the white ones. I'm with you Harvey and after riding a posty bike all day....the DT230 is a weapon. The DT230 will happily cruise with 600cc+ 4 strokes all day. Or click it up a notch and overtake their big fat pigs on the inside corners, that really gives them the shits. Robo __________________ Every day I think about riding, I watch videos about riding, I read about others riding....can only mean one thing, AdMo's Disease. The cure....errrr, go riding.

06-05-2012, 11:27 PM	#44
TwinDuro Befuddled Adventurer Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Pac Nor-Wet, WA Oddometer: 256	Awesome project Motormail! I'm diggin' your DT230! Being a huge fan of street-legal two-smokes, but rarely seeing them in the 'States, it's great to see you making yours into a proper adventure bike! Thanks for bringing us along for the ride! The new tank looks snazzy! I'll now add the DT230 to my list of unobtanium dream bikes, like the TDR250... You Aussies and Kiwis have all the fun! Although I do ride a CT110, so I'm not missing out completely... __________________ "Remember, you may have to grow old, but you don't have to mature." - Red Green TwinDuro screwed with this post 06-05-2012 at 11:32 PM

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