I can attest as teenager in the 80’s at 250lbs farm kid this bike will have the torque to do anything you need on or off road . Had identical. With the repairs this is actually cherry ! Hard parts done . Kaplan crew and family you make the world a better place for sure .
Haha it was my first bike I bought when I was 14-15 I bought a DT 175 with a steel tank I can’t remember the year maybe 75-79 ... I’m not sure but I had it for 5 years and learned a bunch about working on bikes and riding on that old girl 🥰my parents wouldn’t buy me a bike no matter how much I begged or how well I behaved and it was like a torture to me because I was in love with bikes from the age of 3 as soon I started to get my die cast toy bikes ... So I saved money from different jobs and kept at it for over a year until I had enough for a bike and I walked from my home about 10 miles or more to our local Motor cycle salvage shop and bought the little gem and rode it home and kept it hidden for a while but they eventually but they didn’t take it away and finally I had my own bike ! I also rode it everywhere and broke it and fixed it and painted it and even had it when I was 19 and rode it to college like the other fella here said he did :) I never had it street legal but I could ride trails and on the power lines most the way to college :) I felt so free it was so awesome ! I’ll never for get that bike and only wished my Mom and Dad would have got me one when I was 6-7 at least as that is when I first started riding on my friends Honda 50 ... I thought he was the luckiest kid in the world 🤣🤣🤣 It would have kept me out of trouble and shaped my life different in a positive way ! My son got his first bike at 7 and started racing at 9 and became a top 50 multiple National racer and got his pro ranking eventually ! Now he rides everything and is a professional Harley stunt rider and the only Canadian invited to a Bell brawl competition in Vegas 🤘🏼🔥🙏⭐️💙 So proud and he is a really good hardworking man now , no drugs , no bullshit ! Bikes are a great way to raise a child and give them purpose , fun snd glory and responsibility ! Thanks for this one Ken Senior 🙏
Had a 71 125 & bought a brand new 73 250 green w/ black stripes.perfect bike for a schoolboy in Florida. The reed valve seemed to give them a better throttle response.love these.
My very first bike at 15 was a gold tanked ‘73(?) CT175. I installed S&W shocks, a 21” front wheel, knifed the transfer ports on the bottom of the cylinder (they were steel and I did it by hand with an old rat tail file) , Wiseco piston and several pipes finally liking the Hooker the best. I remember my dad coming out to the garage and when he saw I had the cases split to replace a bent shift fork and he said, “That’ll never run again!” I had it back together and ripping up the trails for the weekend! Thanks for the vote of confidence...Pop.
Here in Brazil the DTs are venerated by 2 Strokes lovers, here the models we had were the DT 180 and the DT 200 which was the last 2 Strokes motorcycle on the street in the late 90s.
I have the exact bike except 125 . And I’ve reached out to y’all 4 times to see if y’all are interested. I tried catching up with you at bike week I live in Florida I guess y’all have to many already.
Everything I see on the channel is on the wanted list,, going through an amazing amount of lottery tickets at the minute,, from Northern Ireland ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
Nice bike for sure. Heads up....I believe this is a "74" model. Also rear brake stay looks to be "bent"? Please correct me if wrong. Also, please deliver bike to my address.😍
![FINALLY RIDING my VINTAGE YAMAHA! [DT175 clutch replacement]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/fnegYnIMaa8/mqdefault.jpg)
I Just bought one , pick it up on Saturday , Can't wait
I can attest as teenager in the 80’s at 250lbs farm kid this bike will have the torque to do anything you need on or off road . Had identical.
With the repairs this is actually cherry ! Hard parts done .
Kaplan crew and family you make the world a better place for sure .
Haha it was my first bike I bought when I was 14-15 I bought a DT 175 with a steel tank I can’t remember the year maybe 75-79 ... I’m not sure but I had it for 5 years and learned a bunch about working on bikes and riding on that old girl 🥰my parents wouldn’t buy me a bike no matter how much I begged or how well I behaved and it was like a torture to me because I was in love with bikes from the age of 3 as soon I started to get my die cast toy bikes ...
So I saved money from different jobs and kept at it for over a year until I had enough for a bike and I walked from my home about 10 miles or more to our local Motor cycle salvage shop and bought the little gem and rode it home and kept it hidden for a while but they eventually but they didn’t take it away and finally I had my own bike ! I also rode it everywhere and broke it and fixed it and painted it and even had it when I was 19 and rode it to college like the other fella here said he did :)
I never had it street legal but I could ride trails and on the power lines most the way to college :)
I felt so free it was so awesome !
I’ll never for get that bike and only wished my Mom and Dad would have got me one when I was 6-7 at least as that is when I first started riding on my friends Honda 50 ... I thought he was the luckiest kid in the world 🤣🤣🤣
It would have kept me out of trouble and shaped my life different in a positive way !
My son got his first bike at 7 and started racing at 9 and became a top 50 multiple National racer and got his pro ranking eventually ! Now he rides everything and is a professional Harley stunt rider and the only Canadian invited to a Bell brawl competition in Vegas 🤘🏼🔥🙏⭐️💙
So proud and he is a really good hardworking man now , no drugs , no bullshit ! Bikes are a great way to raise a child and give them purpose , fun snd glory and responsibility !
Thanks for this one Ken Senior 🙏
Good story matey , enjoyed reading this ....
@@stephencorsie8104 thank you 👍🏼🙏🔥
Love the videos guys would love to come visit one day but I’m in Australia
Had a pile of these in the 70s built them out of my busted up junk bikes. Fun bikes
That brings back memories when I was 13 years old using one on the fields, Every time my Dad got his lawnmower out the gas had disappeared 😂
My first bike when I was 12, what a classic , what I wouldn't give to have it again
Had a 71 125 & bought a brand new 73 250 green w/ black stripes.perfect bike for a schoolboy in Florida. The reed valve seemed to give them a better throttle response.love these.
My very first bike at 15 was a gold tanked ‘73(?) CT175. I installed S&W shocks, a 21” front wheel, knifed the transfer ports on the bottom of the cylinder (they were steel and I did it by hand with an old rat tail file) , Wiseco piston and several pipes finally liking the Hooker the best. I remember my dad coming out to the garage and when he saw I had the cases split to replace a bent shift fork and he said, “That’ll never run again!” I had it back together and ripping up the trails for the weekend! Thanks for the vote of confidence...Pop.
My bike back in the late 70’s, what memories.
cool ole bike i was gonna say i was disappointed its a 74 i had a blue and white 75 model
first bike i ever had in 1979 great bike
Here in Brazil the DTs are venerated by 2 Strokes lovers, here the models we had were the DT 180 and the DT 200 which was the last 2 Strokes motorcycle on the street in the late 90s.
Classic!
Thanks Ken
Nice bike
Man, one nice Enduro !
always fun bikes to putt around town on
I have the exact bike except 125 . And I’ve reached out to y’all 4 times to see if y’all are interested. I tried catching up with you at bike week I live in Florida I guess y’all have to many already.
Everything I see on the channel is on the wanted list,, going through an amazing amount of lottery tickets at the minute,, from Northern Ireland ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
Nice vintage bike ❤
I had four of them perfect putt putt low gear woods bike
That looks like my uncle Woody's bike exactly like it
Had same bike!! Blast!!
Rode one to college. Rebuilt it from stem to stern.
Title on video says 75, but it's a 74 for sure
Nice bike for sure. Heads up....I believe this is a "74" model. Also rear brake stay looks to be "bent"? Please correct me if wrong. Also, please deliver bike to my address.😍
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