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@JKV45
beside the front end change the plan is to change the tank also. At the moment a RD200 tank is on it but I have 3 different alloy tanks on the shelf who perhaps are short enough and have a big tunnel enough to fit on the frame.
I have a TZ alloy swing arm which I will try if it fits. YZ swing arms doesn't fit.
But the bike would be okay for me at it is, so modifying it is not urgent.
Regards Uwe

Yeah,
let's say. It stops.......well some sort of.   Plan is to install a RD fork, wheel and brake. At the moment a 19" is installed and with a 18" one you have more tire choice. But to be honest. The bike is quite easy to ride and make a lot of fun. And for a DT250 it has a pretty strong engine. Forgot to write above that also the crank is heavily modified. Longer stroke, now 70mm instead of 64mm. With a 72mm piston in it, it has roughly 280cc now.
Regards Uwe

Hi guys,
after 14 years not riding a bike on the streets I bought a FZ750 in spring. After a few weeks my daughter grabbed it as her TDR250 had to be restored and took longer as expected. So I bought a cheap TDM850 for me for the summer. As good it rides and sounds it was too high for my rotten bones.....
So it comes handy that the boyfriend of my niece did his bike licence and liked the TDM and bought it.
So I was on the hunt for a small bike. Looked a while for a SDR200 but that one is very rare in Germany. I bumped into a DT250MX Caferacer. I liked it and I bought it.



Beside the different looks it has a much modified engine. Modified with a YZ cylinder, snowmobile piston, 34 Dellorto carb, echaust based on a TZR125 one. The rare side is that the bike has all modifications written in the German papers of the bike. Otherwise it would be near impossible to ride legal.
Regards Uwe

I like that. 
Very smart parts.
Regards Uwe

Holy crap,
this company I search for since a while. I had contacted them a few years ago and due to a computer crash I lost the conversation and I forgot the name of these guys.
They are the manufacturers of the Motolanna swingarm.......
I have a teammate who has emigrated to Thailand and is in the Thai racing scene. I will call him and he should contact them.
Regards Uwe

@85RZwade
Riesling, not Reisling   But not a sweet one. The good ones are dry.
Regards Uwe

This is one bike I will own before I close my eyes......
Very rare here in Germany also.
The white one looks very nice.
Cheers Uwe

In Germany, it is a bit different. If you get a parcel from outer the European Union you will get an invoice from the shipping company in front of getting the parcel. You will get the parcel finally delivered only if you pay the customs/tariffs and sale tax in front. But that is handled this way since a few years. Nothing new for us.
Regards Uwe

Here the official alert when you will send a parcel to the United States per DHL:

Current Notice:
Due to a recent executive order issued by the U.S. government, customs regulations for imports into the United States have changed. Private senders can still send gifts to private individuals valued up to $100 per shipment and documents via regular postal mail to recipients in the U.S. and the US customs territory of Puerto Rico. Please make sure that:
- the total value of goods does not exceed $100 / €85
- the contents of the shipment are clearly marked as "Gift" accordance with U.S. import regulations, or as "Documents" if applicable.
Due to the new U.S. customs regulations, sending gifts valued over $100 or commercial goods via regular postal mail is no longer possible until further notice. In such cases, both private and business senders can use DHL Express via the DHL online postage service for shipping. You can find official U.S. government information on the background of these changes here (Executive Order) and here (Fact Sheet).

Regards Uwe

Mark,
the Fahron watercooled RD400 cylinder and head were castings done by Fahron(Ron Philips). Around 16-20 kits were built. Even he doesn't know it exactly. I spoke with him at a bike show about this kit over 20 years ago. I asked him if he could do the kits again, he answered he can't do it as he didn't know where the castings are....... One of the very few aftermarket part I never had/still have. Sourced 2 times a kit for sale but both times someone other was faster or had a bigger wallet. He told me that he done the kit as it was not possible to put a TZ cylinder on a RD400 case with 400 crank. At least not that it run properly. These are my 2 watercooled as engines. I have another one with electric pump solution I used in the 80tees somewhere in a box.




Regards Uwe

Mark,
you are right that a TZ cylinder will fit an ac or TZ case. I have an ac engine with TZ cylinder and TZ waterpump and like you an ac engine with LC cylinders. I think you run this engine with a electric waterpump, mine has again a TZ one. A LC or TZ cylinder fit a RD400 case but will not function proper with a RD400 crank. It will not run properly if at all. Equal what you try you will not get the right timing. Often tried but never achieved.
Regards Uwe

RD400 crank webs are too big in diameter to fit into LC cases. As @Jspooner and @m in sc wrote, LC cranks are easy available in Europe. A RD400 transmission fit into a LC case but you need the RD shift forks and the cam shift. Clutch is the same anyway. An ac RD250/350 fits physically into the LC case but lacks length on the primary side to run the waterpump. And on the ignition side gas a different crank taper for the ignition rotor. So, a RD250/350 is no option also or needs a lot of modifications.
Regards Uwe

@all
Sorry I wrote under 80 Dollar. As I looked again on the DHL site it is 100 Dollar. i don*t know if i had it just wrong in my head or it changed again.
Here the official info stated n the DHL Germany website:
Current Notice:

Due to a recent executive order issued by the U.S. government, customs regulations for imports into the United States have changed. Private senders can still send gifts to private individuals valued up to $100 per shipmen and documents via regular postal mail to recipients in the U.S. and the US customs territory of Puerto Rico. Please make sure that:
- the total value of goods does not exceed $100 / €85
- the contents of the shipment are clearly marked as "Gift" accordance with U.S. import regulations, or as "Documents" if applicable.
Due to the new U.S. customs regulations, sending gifts valued over $100 or commercial goods via regular postal mail is no longer possible until further notice. In such cases, both private and business senders can use DHL Express via the DHL online postage service for shipping. You can find official U.S. government information on the background of these changes here (Executive Order) and here (Fact Sheet).

Note: If the worth is stated over the 100 Dollar as private or as company in general and you have to use Express shipping. This Express shipping is nearly 3 times higher as normal shipping. For normal example, a 5kg parcel cost 47,99€ and as Express shipping 142,80€.....

Regards Uwe

Hi guys,
I sent a parcel to the USA last week through DHL(which is in fact German post). As a private person you get now a warning that parcels with worth over 80 Dollar will get covered with a tariff depending where the goods in the parcel were produced. Even if the worth is under the 80 Dollar you have to state were the product came from. That has never needed to be stated on the custom forms before. As a private you can stated what ever you want how much the worth it, so not really a problem other than you are not covered when a parcel get lost. To be honest, that never happend in the last 25 years is send parcels to the USA. As a official company you obviously can't write on the custom forms what you want.........
I will tell you if it got through as soon the parcel reach the recipient.
Regards Uwe

@SmokeAddicted
Even a restored one do not fetch the money the guy wants.
Regards Uwe