DT400 what year

[jimson]

I 've just scored a DT400  its not all there and it was a barter deal. The thing is I've looked the f/e numbers up 501-013992 when the numbers come up on the internet it starts from DT400C 1976 501-200101 so what year dose that make mine 1975. Are they any good. jimson

[Nathan S]

I've got a yellow-tank, DT400 which is 501-001684.

From what I can tell, in standard form, they're fat and slow for a 400. I seem to recall the words "bloated" and "leaden" being used...

As a VMX race bike, they're not legal for pre-75, and too old to be any good as a pre-78 bike.
Everyone seems to say that they'd make a reasonable dirt-track bike, but I haven't ridden it yet, nor have I ridden dirt-track...

I'm keeping mine and putting it on club rego. It'll be fitted with trials univerals and won't be expected to do anything more difficult than fire-road runs (although if the next Vinduro is more friendly to fat old trail bikes, it might get used for that).