Dick Mann DR 370 frame

[Tony T]

I've posted this once before but you never know your luck............... 

I'm looking for a Dick Mann frame to suit '78 or '79 DR370. Or any photos or information.
Probably appealing to our US friends for this one as I'm pretty sure none made it to Australia.
pm, email or phone on +61885624528.
Cash ready for the right one.
Or any one actually.................. 

[Freakshow]

did he actually make one ?  or would you be better off trying to get a XL 350 framed one and mod the pick up points ?

Dm flat track in a Xl i can find you but in a MX trim im not sure of anything made except BSA ?

[Tony T]

I heard that he made 25, but directly from him, I've just found out the number is only 9 or 10.
So I don't want anything else modified. It must be a Dick Mann DR frame.

[paul]

http://www.vft.org/vftforsale2.html

[Tony T]

Lots of cool stuff there, but I didn't see anything DR related at all???
Did I miss it?

[paul]

my mistake there was a dick man flat track frame

[Tony T]

Don't do that to me!! 
I nearly tripped out when I saw a link to a 'For Sale' section.............. 

[paul]

ha  tripped out    you old hippie

[Freakshow]

Na you will only see a Dm ossa on there or a Dm bsa, you would be better prowling the Marks swap meet as a most likly candidate, or ebay , problem is you will have to keep looking for All Dm's as most folks wouldnt no what a Dr 370 was, and usually most fost have no idea how to spot a Dm or what its for any way.  YOU Need a bit of luck i think to find one of 10.

I had a big off on the weekend, but when i get normal again ill try to give you sum emails in the US of some shops that might have seen one or no who has.  Seems people in the know always remember who had what at some time and thats what you might need luck wise to find a 1 in 10, and its hanging in some blokes shed somewhere cause he just dont want to chuck it out, and just cant around to doing anyting with it.  remind me.

[Tony T]

when i get normal again......

I can't wait that long.......... 

Yeah, I know I'm going to need luck but if I don't try................... 
thanks mate.

[LWC82PE]

try putting a wanted ad on www.vintagefactory.com and have a word to Scott, he knows where to find all that rare stuff

[Tony T]

Thanks fellas. A few new sites for me to try. 

[LWC82PE]

I had a search on the motorcycle memories website in the way back machine and searched for DR 370 and Dick Mann but couldn’t find any magazines mentioning a Dick Mann DR frame. Below is all the US magazines I could find with DR 370/DR 400 articles. You should be able to find most of these on ebay

DR 370


Cycle Guide - 12/1/1978 - Minitest: Suzuki DR370 - four stroke fire-road fun
Cycle World - 8/1/1978 - Suzuki DR370/ An all-new four-stroke Single makes a good lightweight playbike
Dirt Bike - 8/1/1978 - Suzuki DR370 - Thumpthing new for the trail rider
Modern Cycle - 10/1/1978 - Shootout! - Yamaha TT500 vs. Suzuki DR370
Motorcyclist - 6/1/1978 - Suzuki DR370 - On Target with light weight and thumper power.
Motorcyclist - 11/1/1978 - Suzuki DR370: Engine Hop-up - How to put the fear of god in Yamaha TT500 owners
Dirt Bike - 2/1/1979 - Suzuki DR370 - More fun per thump

DR 400

Cycle World - 6/1/1980 - Suzuki DR400/ More of Everything But is it Enough?
Dirt Bike - 8/1/1980 - Suzuki DR400 - Production project bike
Motocross Action - 9/1/1980 - Bikes - Suzuki DR400 Motocrosser?
Motocross Action - 10/1/1980 - Suzuki DR400 Four-Banger - The second step in MXerizing the DR
Motorcyclist - 11/1/1980 - Suzuki DR400 Thumper - Just what we wanted

ALSO I found that March 1977 of Trail and Track there is a article on a Dick Mann framed XT 500. they call it a DMS frame. I don’t know what the S stands for but maybe you can incorporate that into your searches

Also in the issue is a advert that reads ‘PSST. J.B. sells Dick Mann frames 1272 High St Malvern 509-9246’ yes those details are ancient but more investigations tells me JB is one of the writers for T & T most likely John Burrows i believe. So if he was importing and selling DMS Yamaha frames in 77 maybe he was bringing in a couple DMS DR frames in 78/79 and perhaps you could try contacting him

[Tony T]

Thanks Leith
I reckon I've got most of those DR article already. Plus a few more............. 
With only 9 or 10 built in total, I'd be very surprised if any made it here, but worth asking regardless.

[David Lahey]

ALSO I found that March 1977 of Trail and Track there is a article on a Dick Mann framed XT 500. they call it a DMS frame. I don’t know what the S stands for but maybe you can incorporate that into your searches

Also in the issue is a advert that reads ‘PSST. J.B. sells Dick Mann frames 1272 High St Malvern 509-9246’ yes those details are ancient but more investigations tells me JB is one of the writers for T & T most likely John Burrows i believe. So if he was importing and selling DMS Yamaha frames in 77 maybe he was bringing in a couple DMS DR frames in 78/79 and perhaps you could try contacting him

DMS stands for Dick Mann Specialties

Yes I'm sure John Burrows imported TT500 DMS frames and worked from that address for many years as an OSSA enduro bike sales and support specialist and racer.

One of those DMS TT500 frames lives in Biloela, Qld, having been rescued as a new, unused frame kit from the tip in the 1990s and made into a bike around 2000.

The DR370 DMS frame is the one I want someone to make a replica of.