1981 Yamaha DT125MX - great fun!
 

i have had one of these since i started riding *legally* and its been the best bike i have ever had, always brought a grin and eager to please, i got myself the 175cc barrell head and piston and it was just fun.

anyone else had one of these over the years? :D

Re: 1981 Yamaha DT125MX.......GREAT FUN!!!
 

dont know how or why i put this in the for sale section, if any mods spot this please move me =] cheeers guys

Re: 1981 Yamaha DT125MX.......GREAT FUN!!!
 

I had one in, erm, 1979.

Re: 1981 Yamaha DT125MX.......GREAT FUN!!!
 

Yep - an old G reg circa '94 - '95

Re: 1981 Yamaha DT125MX.......GREAT FUN!!!
 

i think it was a great bike, i had lads pull up alongside in relatively new DT's and sit there revvin the nuts off their bike, and sayin "thats **** that is, bet it doesnt even go fast" RED.....RED AMBER.....GONE. the looks i would get doin 65 mph down country lanes with drum brakes front and back it was like i was climbing down the eifell tower wearin a tutu haha

Re: 1981 Yamaha DT125MX - great fun!
 

I had one briefly in the late 80's as well the 50cc version which I used to wheelie really well on :).
Great bikes and a good laugh to ride.

Re: 1981 Yamaha DT125MX - great fun!
 

Rode a later version in Morocco - Just the trick.

Re: 1981 Yamaha DT125MX - great fun!
 

I had one a couple of years ago on L-playes when I was 17. Still in my garage acutally rusting away.

Love it. My Dad bought it off me earlier this year and insured it for £1.04. He bought it 'cos he knows I'll want another one when I'm going through my mid-life crisis.

He has a DT175MX which he bought around the same time.

Both brilliant fun. Would like to get the 125 back on the road.

Re: 1981 Yamaha DT125MX - great fun!
 

I've still got one in bits in my garage. It's one of the earlier DT175MX's with the tubular swinging arm. You can get a wider rear tyre in than you can on the later box sectioned swinging arm models. Its got a Gianelli exhaust and Fresco? tail pipe, it sounded like a motorcrosser.

I plan to rebuild it with a more modern disc braked front end at some point, but then again as it has been stripped down for 20 years, I am not holding my breath as I seem to have a lot of ideas which come to nothing!