You finally got to me Firko :-)

[Tahitian_Red]

Firko,

It's just a Plain Jane RT-1 with Mikuni carb and Hooker pipe.  I believe the ports have been cleaned up and polished a bit on the exhaust side.  I'm concentrating on the suspension and handling.  I'll worry about the power after I get that stuff sorted out.  I bought the bike for way less than it would have cost me to fix up the DT-1, even on the cheap.  Plus I didn't have to do any labor or running around.
 

The DT-1CM is a historically significant model and I'll restore it correctly when my racing days begin to wind down.  I have already found a bunch of NOS stuff to stash away until then.
 

[Tahitian_Red]

Anyone know the weight savings of switching to the 74 MX rear hub?

[vandy010]

Anyone know the weight savings of switching to the 74 MX rear hub?

at a guess Red it'd be about 1 ounce,
the MX rear hub is also a heavy sucker with sprocket choice being somewhat limited.
my RT1 still uses the stock cush drive item and it's hassle free & sprockets are common.

[Tahitian_Red]

Here is the tank I picked up.  It will be painted black and I'll add the red Yamaha badges. 

[firko]

What a shame, having to paint that tank Red. It's way too nice with just the right patina.

[Tahitian_Red]

Thought the same thing after I received it, but Orange tank on a 360?? LOL

[firko]

Jay, I could swap (with some cash adjustment) a bead blasted and primered tank that has a few minor dings that would easily be fixed with a little bit of bondo ( bog to us Aussies ).

[Tahitian_Red]

Thanks for the offer, but I have a $9 tank on it's way that has badly faded paint and a number of small dings.  I may spend the time to "Bondo" that one up and paint it black.




I put on a set of 13" Works Perf shocks on her today and she bounces nice now.  I gotta get the forks to match the rear. $ $ $

Fix the forks and paint a tank and she is ready to race. 

[firko]

Thanks for the offer, but I have a $9 tank on it's way

Bugger!!! It would have been perfect for the 'DT1 from Hell' return. I've just got the old knee dented tank down from the shelf where it's been sitting for 13 years and found it still had methanol in it! It's the same colour as your tank...candy apple tangerine but mine has a black stripe. What happened there? Was there another model that used the same tank as the DT1? I got it NOS back in the late 80's from a dealer in Melbourne. Mine's also got the two mounts under the tank which are represented by blank raised sections on most DT1 tanks. My tank's odd black instead of white stripe has always been a mystery to me.

The tank I wanted to swap you was almost the same as your 9 buck beauty.

[IT400C]

Here is a pic of the GYT pipe and the Bassani:



The Bassani pipe is laying flat on the ground while the first quarter of the GYT is curving upward.

Here's a RT3 Bassani...

[firko]

That Bassani is just what you need Tony.

[KB171]

This DT1s worth look, but it aint cheap though 
http://amsracing.com/product/973

[firko]

If Dave gets 15k for the Hindall I'll immediately put both of mine on the market for 10k apiece.

[Tahitian_Red]

Firko,

I have to confess that it wasn't hard to trap me into your evil DT cult, because of the remorse I feel over the one that I let slip away.  Kind of a Sofie's Choice moment.  About 6 years ago I bought a DT-2MX for $300 and after reading a few magazines that weren't very kind to the bike I decided to get rid of it.  I took it in the back of my truck to an AHRMA event and sold it for what I paid for it in less than 20 minutes.  That should have been a clue to me that it was worth holding on to.  I've had sellers remorse ever since.
 




It was missing the front number plate, silencer and the left side-panel, but it was a running bike.  :'(

[Iain Cameron]

And so you should feel remorse Tahitian_Red . We have all done it , if only we knew then what we know now . the shame of it all . Iain :'(