Pretty new to 2strokeworld.. though I'm sure I once belonged to the old site.
I see a lot of the content is geared towards RD platform bikes.. which is awesome! But I love vintage 2 stroke off road bikes too!
My love affair mostly is around vintage Yamaha enduros. I have several in project stage ranging from 100cc to 360.
I'll hopefully have a couple finished this spring and make headway on the other soon.
Anyone else into these bikes?
I've got a 74 DT250 with a MX360 engine, forks and rear suspension in it. I've saved the stock DT parts in case I ever want to go back stock. Also a Suzuki TS250 that's getting a RM500 upgrade if I can ever find time to finish it.
Vintage Yamaha enduro is a good forum for endure and MX bikes. But the thing I like about this forum is even though it's primarily Yamaha twins, the members are more open minded about other models and brands. And there's a lot of good info here.
Sure.. sounds like yer a fan.
Been on yamaha enduro page for years.. good stuff and a heavy following on FB too.
I'm liking this page more and more for the reasons you stated.. helps I have those new to me RD projects too..lol!
Welcome in!
Everyone loves pic, right?
Here are a few pics of the DT/RT360 we built for the 2017 Bol d'Oregon 6hr Endurance race.
(https://i.ibb.co/GRWLXtk/rdt360.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/8x5YzF5/62-CDDB11-6195-44-FC-A41-C-B33067013-B50.jpg)
Hey Sooner, I probably ported a couple hundred enduros over the years with the majority of them Yamahas.
Hi Guys , Im here so im going to introduce my self . Im a huge vintage fan with many of my own . I may be able to help some of you guys with what I do . Please check out my web site richstaylordporting.com I specialize in two stroke porting and carb work . I look forward to talking with some of you.
Rich
..... richstaylordporting.com
Rich and I have talked before and I am aware of some of his work on bikes for trail, on and off road track, Bonneville etc.. He is a capable porter and builder from what I understand. John Ritter
Here's a 70 AT1 125 I'm restoring now.
I like it . Here is a 1978 DT175 that I resto modded from a not running pirce of crap to a custom runs like a 250 trail bike
Rich
I cant figure out how to post a picture , It keeps telling me my file is too big ?
Rich
needs to be under 850k per image. If its too big, resize it. :twocents:
Quote from: racerclam on January 02, 2020, 11:37:31 AM
I cant figure out how to post a picture , It keeps telling me my file is too big ?
Rich
Just put the pic url from your website in your post here. Easier than resizing
(http://richstaylordporting.com/image/photo_RG_DT175_5.jpg)
... and what's up with the dual reed blocks? That really has me baffled?
*deleted double post*
Looks like a picture finally posted , but still wont accept the whole bike pics , I dont know about resizing and url stuff 8o( any way it dont have two reed blocks , the v force 4 is the actual reed the vforce 3 is just used as a spacer to get the reed tip away from the re angled boost port .
Rich
In 1969 I was stationed at Camp Zama, Japan, and bought a DT1. Just before I shipped out of there in October I bought a GYT kit;
cylinder, head, piston, carb, and pipe. I rode it in the woods of Georgia until I got transferred to El Paso, TX, and discovered desert riding/racing. Raced it for almost a year out there and it was great! Curnutt shocks, 21" front wheel, special fork springs, and the GYT kit made the bike a winner. Sold it when I went to RVN. Big mistake.
My neighbor recently gave me a 1974 RT 360 that I got running but needs help. If any of you guys want to exchange RT info/help/parts for the same on RDs get in touch with me.
Lyn Garland
Been wanting to get a DT for awhile. Been looking for one for the right price.
Here's a DT1 for sale in my neck of the woods. :wave:
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/mcy/d/fairfield-1970-yamaha-dt1-250-enduro/7049264336.html
OK Im trying again to post a full picture of my bike . I dont understand why this is the only site that says my picture is too big .
Rich
I use the "Image Size" app. It allows you to take a pic using the app in the size you need to be able to post. Or you can use it on a pic that you have already taken and resize it.
Quote from: racerclam on January 03, 2020, 06:37:47 PM
OK Im trying again to post a full picture of my bike . I dont understand why this is the only site that says my picture is too big .
Rich
Easiest way for you Rich, since the pics are on your website already, and assuming you're using a Windows computer:
Right click on the image on your website you want to post here.
When the dialog box opens, click on "copy image address"
In your forum post here, left click on the tab up there ^ that looks like the Mona Lisa
Then, "paste" the image address between the sets of brackets where the blinking cursor is.
Those brackets tell the forum brain that the url is a pic and that you want to show the pic instead of the url
^ This is how I posted a pic of your DT in my post above, and how I'm posting this random pic of a sad looking DT I found hosted on pipeburn:
(http://pipeburn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/28_01_2013_yamaha_td250_boneyard_customs_03.jpg)
You can pretty much post any image that's hosted somewhere else this way. Including your own website or photo hosting account if you have one.
You can, of course, also resize the image and host it here, but this has always seemed like more work to me so I've never done it that way.
Not 100% off-road --- Here's my 75 DT400, 4100 original miles, 98% original.
Here's my Dad's 1966 Greeves TSF 250. He's the original owner, bought new in 1966. He restored it about 10 years ago.