Road registering 1974? 1976? Yamaha DT175

[tdpomodoro]

Hi all,

What's the chances of road registering my old 1974 or 1976 (hard to tell) Yamaha DT175 - Did Yammys of this vintage come with a compliance plate?

I have found the frame number stamped on the fork stem and the engine number is obvious. However no plate to speak of, or anywhere that looks like it had one attached.

I'm in NSW for the purposes of rego.  I'll post some pics when I get home.

[Nathan S]

ADR Compliance plates weren't mandatory until 1976 - cant recall if it was January or July.
So no worry about it not having one.

1974 model has trap-door petrol cap, and straight frame members from the swing arm pivot to top shock mounts.
1976 model has bayonet fuel cap, and bent frame members. Also has gusset on top of swing arm, and seat latch is behind the shock.

[tdpomodoro]

Thanks for the great info Nathan S. Looks like i've got a '74 judging by your description:





I have a fair way to go to get her back on the road..... I'm slowly piecing her together.
Note the liberal application of heat wrap in the vicinity of my header repairs.

I'm not sure if the frame/engine number has ever been registered before. Is this going to prove difficult to get it through the RTA?

[TYMTIT]

I had the DT175C model back early 76 and it had the compliance plate on it so it could be registered. By the shape of the tank yours is the B model. The option is to buy a C frame with the compliance if it won't pass rego as that is what a mate did all those years ago when they were strict about the bike having a compliance plate on it or it wouldn't pass.

[Nathan S]

I had the DT175C model back early 76 and it had the compliance plate on it so it could be registered. By the shape of the tank yours is the B model. The option is to buy a C frame with the compliance if it won't pass rego as that is what a mate did all those years ago when they were strict about the bike having a compliance plate on it or it wouldn't pass.

That's a solution to a problem that doesn't exist (anymore).

Nowdays, rego inspectors understand the compliance plate thing much better, its very easy to prove that the bike pre-dates the need for a compliance plate.

[zorroz]

When in doubt, contact Yamaha Australia customer relations ([email protected]) and send them your engine and frame number they will verify for you what year the bike is and weather it can be registered. I have done this with my DT2 and received a letter from them which I will use to register my bike.

[Sorelegs11]

I recently sold a dt250A to a bloke who wanted to rego it.
Call tech enquiries at the rta, Quote the frme and eng no and they will give you a number, its that easy beleive it or not!

[zorroz]

I recently sold a dt250A to a bloke who wanted to rego it.
Call tech enquiries at the rta, Quote the frme and eng no and they will give you a number, its that easy beleive it or not!

Sounds good. What number do they give you?

[Sorelegs11]

Not real sure about that one. The bloke we spoke to did not elaborate as far as the actual number goes but assured us it was a no drama procedure.

[tdpomodoro]

Thanks to all who posted, fantastic information.

Currently my budget is only permitting me to buy odds and sods to hopefully get the girl roadworthy again.

It's a race between my L's expiring and getting a registered motorbike with which to legally ride on the road!