Now this is how you're supposed to ride these! That free wheeling downhill was perfect, this man knows how to treat a 2-stroke and what this bike is meant for
i had one 40 years ago i still get dreams with the accompanying sense of freedom i had with her to this day ! i hope to get another one day now im in my 58 year.
I have a yellow '75 that has been strippped of it's lights but it is a great bike for playing around on offroad. Very good power for a 40 year old small bore bike on it's original top end! My '74 parts bike has a rebuilt motor too so Im not worried about the motor too much. Both have tons of compression. I might have to find the lights and put it on the road some day.
I wonder why Yamaha decided to paint this bike red in some countries and blue in others. This looks like France maybe? Mine was blue here in Utah, U.S.A., same year same bike. It was the only color they came in that year. I did notice that the bike in the video doesn't have remote reservoirs for the rear shocks like ours did here in the US. I really miss that bike. In 1975 the DT 250 was red here. I once drove mine to junior high school when I was 14. I parked it next to the woodshop all day. Didn't get caught, didn't get in trouble.
long way around nothing,,just change the barrel & head,,same bottom end,,thus a shortage of 175,s as the l plate crowd did this to evade new 125 law..as if tugged by bbill..engine no,s read...dt125******, phew thought everyone knew that..
@Waylander the Slayer yes tho insurance company looks at vin on the bike a 125 was cheaper for me in high school then the 175 plus made for a great project for my step dad and I.
I have been browsing online for a used bike to buy myself with my $1800 Dollar Refund Check from the Government and I came across one of these Yamaha DT 175's for $1,400 Bucks. It only has 2400 Miles on it and there is nothing wrong with it except it needs a new back tire. I'm seriously debating if I should buy it or not. I have a feeling if I don't grab it soon it will be sold if I wait much longer. Always liked the old school Yamaha Bikes. :)
I had one of those back in 1975 now that I look at it I wonder what was the suspension travel in the rear LOL 4 inches?? I used to jump it 8 feet in the air now my xr650 has over 11 inches of travel I don t even jump it
À l'attaque le Micou !! T'avais pris du Red Bull ou bien ?? Tu avais peut-être une guêpe dans le blouson ?? Elle a l'air de marcher fort malgré son âge !
Hello. The only difference between the 125 and the 175 is a 10 mm larger piston. Invisible, but it brings a lot more fun to ride. Same size and same weight bikes, but the bonus on the power and the torque makes the 175 a very pleasant bike and very efficient on tight roads and trails.
so do you use the mineral oil to keep with the times or because there is some negative effect of the modern oil? i only ask because last year i ran Kawasaki race synthetic and was blowing a lot of it out the tail pipe unless i ran hard. and i mean hard. 1976 ke175.
Hello. If you intend to ride off-road, the KDX will offer by far more performance. The frame and very long travel suspensions are more modern -1980 - than a simple on-off road bike like the 1975 Yamaha DT. And a 175 engine is more fun than a modest 125. The KDX 175 is a real off road competition bike compared to the poor suspensions of the Yamaha..
Hello. Yes, the 125 and 175 DT's are exactly the same bike, apart from a 10 mm bigger piston. You have to find a cylinder, a piston and a cylinder head and that's done. Small change but it makes a new very fun bike.
@@andystech5223 have an 81 125 MX with 175 barrel and less restricted exhaust, had to raise needle to cure lean running at high rpm but standard jetting. UK cylinder head spark plug offset, have an it175 head with centralised spark plug to fit soon, will see if that makes any difference. Need to get the decarbon monoshock restored as well, not a lot of damping going on there!
Hello. I am totally mad about Yamaha trail bikes, I own 25 of them, from the 50 FT1 to the 400 DTMX. From 1969 to 1981, with 50, 80, 125, 175, 250 and 400 of differents years. Some are totally restored by myself, others are very clean barn find. So you will see more videos from time to time
Best to change those perished tyres, man. My dt exactly same as yours. I changed my original tyres. Too perished. Not worth risk. Think about it, the possible consequences, selling your bikes to collect classic wheelchairs. Peace and love
Hello. I hate noisy bikes too, I just set the sound higher in the vidéo. My bike can as be quite as when I cross the old village in the narrow street. You just have to ride at low revs.
Hello. I already answer about this problem for an other of my videos. My old GoPro have not a good microphone. The faster you go, the less you ear the engine ! Sometimes I can pick the sound of a sequence and stick it to another one, but it is not always possible or realistic. Sorry about this technical problem.
Just picked up a super clean 75 DT175 , sitting in a garage for 15 years , can't wait to bring her home tomorrow and bring her back to life
I just picked up a similar one you described just last week. A small top end problem which should be easy, but great shape otherwise.
I'm waiting on a message back from a seller. I'm trying to go buy one of these tonight. I can't wait
Im not sure which is more beautiful, the bike or the scenery. Damn near a tear in my eye!!!
Five years late but this was an excellent video. Thank you!
What a beautiful countryside. Great bike! Congrats on the blessings in your life and thank you for sharing.
I hope you know how lucky you are to have such fantastic riding terrain. Another fantastic bike too.
i always thought ASMR was a bunch of bull crap, until I watched this channel, love it!!!
Everyone should have a DT175 in their collection.... it't such a great bike to ride, ultra light, nippy, good on and off road, easy to fix...
Great memories, I had the same colour scheme 175 back in 1978, thanks for posting.
Now this is how you're supposed to ride these! That free wheeling downhill was perfect, this man knows how to treat a 2-stroke and what this bike is meant for
I'm getting mine tomorrow, completely new... Registered in 1975. Same sound, so light compared to my AT, a pure moment of joy/fun...
Such a beautiful bike!!👍😎😎👍
i had one 40 years ago i still get dreams with the accompanying sense of freedom i had with her to this day ! i hope to get another one day now im in my 58 year.
Bonjour! Beautiful country! Wonderful roads. Great looking and running DT175! I enjoy vintage enduro (Vinduro) bikes very much! Merci et adieu ! !
I love this bike! I had one like this 20 years ago.
The bike I learned on when I was a kid !!
I had a 1976 DT in red, my first real bike after graduating from minibikes.
Les années 70 le top pour moi.
my brother had the ruby red 1972 model just like this bike great machine
Adorei seu vídeo meu irmão , belas paisagens e o lugar maravilhoso!!!!,Aqui no Brasil tenho uma DT 180 ano 1995. abraço.
This man defines proper 'Trail riding' .
Yes 💯
I have a yellow '75 that has been strippped of it's lights but it is a great bike for playing around on offroad. Very good power for a 40 year old small bore bike on it's original top end! My '74 parts bike has a rebuilt motor too so Im not worried about the motor too much. Both have tons of compression. I might have to find the lights and put it on the road some day.
The road at 04:00 is incredible - it must be terrifying downhill.
Lovely DT ! Thanks Micou ...
the true use of the machine
Wow! Que hermosa moto y que paisajes .
I wonder why Yamaha decided to paint this bike red in some countries and blue in others. This looks like France maybe?
Mine was blue here in Utah, U.S.A., same year same bike. It was the only color they came in that year.
I did notice that the bike in the video doesn't have remote reservoirs for the rear shocks like ours did here in the US.
I really miss that bike. In 1975 the DT 250 was red here.
I once drove mine to junior high school when I was 14. I parked it next to the woodshop all day. Didn't get caught, didn't get in trouble.
extremely advanced piece of engineering, way ahead of its time
no, not really, just a well manufactured one.
anybody else find themselves leaning to left,away from road edge; while he road along that mountain top road with low edged wall?
Hermosa máquina y el paisaje
nice area and nice bike
I like that 70's paint design
Looks a great place to ride.
very true! where is this!?
Nice tyres
Ok, I’m a few vids into this channel and this one made me Sub up. Wow what a ride! Edit: Subscriber #610.
Micou a 16 ans et moi aussi en regardant, merci l'ancien.
Ca donne envie de visiter le coin, belle monture !!!
V
Damn I miss mine. Great bikes always liked taking the 175 engine and placing it in the 125 frame made for a fun in town bike and do allot off road
long way around nothing,,just change the barrel & head,,same bottom end,,thus a shortage of 175,s as the l plate crowd did this to evade new 125 law..as if tugged by bbill..engine no,s read...dt125******, phew thought everyone knew that..
@@tuefelshild I know bottom end is the same usually the 125s I got had crap motors so would fined a good 175 motor and throw it in.
@Waylander the Slayer yes tho insurance company looks at vin on the bike a 125 was cheaper for me in high school then the 175 plus made for a great project for my step dad and I.
I had that bike in the 70’s
Nice, i had one too in 1977-1978. Where was that "cool ride" at 3:35 ? Ok, i saw it later at 4:02 Combe Laval, Vercors FR :-). Very nice landscape !
I like your bike my choice
I have been browsing online for a used bike to buy myself with my $1800 Dollar Refund Check from the Government and I came across one of these Yamaha DT 175's for $1,400 Bucks. It only has 2400 Miles on it and there is nothing wrong with it except it needs a new back tire. I'm seriously debating if I should buy it or not. I have a feeling if I don't grab it soon it will be sold if I wait much longer. Always liked the old school Yamaha Bikes. :)
I had one of those back in 1975 now that I look at it I wonder what was the suspension travel in the rear LOL 4 inches?? I used to jump it 8 feet in the air now my xr650 has over 11 inches of travel I don t even jump it
hopefully buying a 76 friday, as long it doesn't sell!
benjamin dover did u buy it?
he texted me the day before i was going to buy it and told me it sold :(
love this bike, but in my country not avaliable. i have a dt100 only
Je me revois dans la forêt de Montmorency avec mon 125 tsc 1978 en 79/80. 😰😰
À l'attaque le Micou !! T'avais pris du Red Bull ou bien ?? Tu avais peut-être une guêpe dans le blouson ?? Elle a l'air de marcher fort malgré son âge !
Honda Elsinore 250 for me, but I liked the DT series a lot, especially the DT 400
Had a dt125 at 13 up. What is the up on the 175. .
Hello. The only difference between the 125 and the 175 is a 10 mm larger piston. Invisible, but it brings a lot more fun to ride. Same size and same weight bikes, but the bonus on the power and the torque makes the 175 a very pleasant bike and very efficient on tight roads and trails.
what oil do you use for your oil injected two strokes?
Hello. I use a standard two stroke mineral oil, no synthetic oils. The lubricants are now by far better than the ones we use 40 years ago.
so do you use the mineral oil to keep with the times or because there is some negative effect of the modern oil? i only ask because last year i ran Kawasaki race synthetic and was blowing a lot of it out the tail pipe unless i ran hard. and i mean hard. 1976 ke175.
look in your owners manual and use the recommended oil
forrest I use Honda performance 2 stroke oil injection oil. I've got a 97 ke 100.
Bel ray
Where on earth is that road.
Hi. This twisty road is in France, Ardèche, nort of the town of Le Cheylard. Small and bumpy road but very fun.
What is better; a dt 125 (same year) or a Kawasaki KDX 175
Hello. If you intend to ride off-road, the KDX will offer by far more performance. The frame and very long travel suspensions are more modern -1980 - than a simple on-off road bike like the 1975 Yamaha DT. And a 175 engine is more fun than a modest 125. The KDX 175 is a real off road competition bike compared to the poor suspensions of the Yamaha..
Ah, thank you. I plan on doing both on and off road. How would you rate the KDX's on road capabilities?
Hi. Sorry but I can't help you more, I never rode a KDX.
Can you bolt a 175 jug to a 125 cc motor
Hello. Yes, the 125 and 175 DT's are exactly the same bike, apart from a 10 mm bigger piston. You have to find a cylinder, a piston and a cylinder head and that's done. Small change but it makes a new very fun bike.
Micou Meekoo is the 175 jetted the same
The reason I ask is I'm in the middle of trying to buy one of these bikes they seem like they're worth it
@@guywells8548 never had much trouble with jetting great bikes and allot of fun
@@andystech5223 have an 81 125 MX with 175 barrel and less restricted exhaust, had to raise needle to cure lean running at high rpm but standard jetting. UK cylinder head spark plug offset, have an it175 head with centralised spark plug to fit soon, will see if that makes any difference. Need to get the decarbon monoshock restored as well, not a lot of damping going on there!
How many bikes do you have? :D
Hello. I am totally mad about Yamaha trail bikes, I own 25 of them, from the 50 FT1 to the 400 DTMX. From 1969 to 1981, with 50, 80, 125, 175, 250 and 400 of differents years. Some are totally restored by myself, others are very clean barn find. So you will see more videos from time to time
sweet collection Micou, I want a a water-cooled 200 but a good one costs $3000 where I'm at hmmmmm...
That engine braking...
Fucking Idiot 😂😂
Best to change those perished tyres, man. My dt exactly same as yours. I changed my original tyres. Too perished. Not worth risk. Think about it, the possible consequences, selling your bikes to collect classic wheelchairs. Peace and love
perfect way to piss of your neighbors, is there a way to make it quieter because I want to remain friends with my neighbor
Hello. I hate noisy bikes too, I just set the sound higher in the vidéo. My bike can as be quite as when I cross the old village in the narrow street. You just have to ride at low revs.
+Micou Meekoo thanks but i was thinking quieter cuz i have one that i want to use for camping
No Wheelie 👎
you made the mortal sin of bike videos. you put crappy music instead of the engine sound!!!!
Hello. I already answer about this problem for an other of my videos. My old GoPro have not a good microphone. The faster you go, the less you ear the engine ! Sometimes I can pick the sound of a sequence and stick it to another one, but it is not always possible or realistic. Sorry about this technical problem.