i feel like i just went for a vigorous ride on a beautiful bike........on great roads and trails..........on a beautiful day........ thanks, great video..... and story ! i am dreaming of a white '69 AT125 myself..... my older brother AND his friend both had white ones when i was little. good times.
Wonderful video ! This truly was the first model 250 Enduro that Yamaha made. There are so many posts of early Yamaha Enduro models but they are incorrectly labelled as DT125, DT175, DT250, DT360. In the 60s Yamaha had a specific coding for their 2-stroke machines. This was also applicable to their street bikes. L was 100cc, A was 125cc, C was 175-200cc, D was 250cc and R was 350-360cc. T meant the bike was a "trail" model. Hence the designation DT250 would easily identify the bike as a 250cc Trail model. The AT1, CT1, DT1 & RT1 were all piston ported engines. The later models AT2, CT2, DT2 & RT2 had a reed-valve installed between the carburettor and engine block, to prevent reverse blow-by to the carburettor. This system the second generation had was called " Torque Induction" by Yamaha. This reed-valve would later be put on the street bikes dubbed the RD models. However, In the early 70's Yamaha started naming ALL Enduro models DT. So there was the DT100 right up to the DT400. Of all, in my opinion, the DT175 was the best performer. It is still being sold at the Yamaha dealer in my country. I am 67 years old. Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.
What a wonderful video. It captures the hold that Yamaha Enduros have had on me since my dad bought two 1971 HT1Bs(Purple 90 Enduros) and we set off on adventures in Oregon and Washington. Now, 45 years later, I ride a 1978 DT400E.
1969 had a few bikes that looked very cool and modern. One was the Honda CB750. The Triumph Trident and BSA Rocket 3 were 2 others. The Yamaha DT1 really looked great compared to what came before it. I have 4 fairly new bikes and an HD Superglide from '79. I'd be just as happy riding the aforementioned bikes as what I have now.
I have a DT 1 also,you really love that bike. So do I .I always thought they where way cooler looking then the 68. Mine has 3260 miles and is pretty clean, Great video,thanks from Canada.
Fantastic pictures from the past in balck and white. Small light bike, bare minimum camping gear, able to go places where big heavy bikes with tons of gear can't. Simples is best.
Those old Yamaha's were bullet proof. I always wanted the 250 DTI but never got one. I had instead a Suzuki 250 enduro which I always thought was inferior to the Yamaha 250 counterpart. The next step up was the Yamaha 360 machine and for its day it had wicked performance. I had a little 1971 CTI 175 and really liked it but it wasn't very fast and didn't handle well off road. I traded it in on a new 1972 R5 350 road bike and it was a FANTASTIC motorcycle. 40 something years later I now own a new XT 250 Yamaha dual sport as well as a 2015 Kawasaki 650 KLR dual sport. I have also restored a 1970 Honda trail 90 that runs great despite its age. I am a gray haired old man, but still love to ride any chance I get despite my advanced age! Great video dude!
Outstanding video work! The Black and white photos are fantastic. Nice touch on the forest ride (at 5:50) where you cut to Black and White with slow motion. And I appreciated your zero on the Tach for the horse.
My 250 Yamaha 1969 Enduro always blue 3rd gear in other words it would go in and out of 3rd gear I had to replace both of the gears every single month later years I went to the CR500 transmission is bulletproof but going to buy it in the Honda 450 l street legal next month on April 1st or so 2021
Hello. More than 50 years old parts are rare and hard to find. And when you are lucky enough to find them, they cost a lot of money. The web and eBay are the main sources to use, with some specialists of new old stock like CMS in holland. Some parts are refabricated, like the seat cover and even the seat foam.
Dis donc tu la maltraites mamie ... bon c'est rien comparé aux images d'archive , à l'époque tu envoyais du lourd !! Comme celle la n'a pas été restauré, ça ne risque pas d'être celle que tu as eu à l'époque ... sinon la moto est bien raccord avec les belles couleurs automnales ! Eric
My dream bike when I was 17, and still is at 70. Great beautiful bike.
me too
I like the old pictures, lucky, or a hard head, ring ding ding ding.
i feel like i just went for a vigorous ride on a beautiful bike........on great roads and trails..........on a beautiful day........ thanks, great video..... and story ! i am dreaming of a white '69 AT125 myself..... my older brother AND his friend both had white ones when i was little. good times.
cool! my dad had one and he used to give me rides sittin in front and i hung on to the crossbar...what a flashback that was !
Wonderful video !
This truly was the first model 250 Enduro that Yamaha made.
There are so many posts of early Yamaha Enduro models but they are incorrectly labelled as DT125, DT175, DT250, DT360.
In the 60s Yamaha had a specific coding for their 2-stroke machines. This was also applicable to their street bikes.
L was 100cc, A was 125cc, C was 175-200cc, D was 250cc and R was 350-360cc.
T meant the bike was a "trail" model.
Hence the designation DT250 would easily identify the bike as a 250cc Trail model.
The AT1, CT1, DT1 & RT1 were all piston ported engines.
The later models AT2, CT2, DT2 & RT2 had a reed-valve installed between the carburettor and engine block, to prevent reverse blow-by to the carburettor. This system the second generation had was called " Torque Induction" by Yamaha. This reed-valve would later be put on the street bikes dubbed the RD models.
However, In the early 70's Yamaha started naming ALL Enduro models DT. So there was the DT100 right up to the DT400. Of all, in my opinion, the DT175 was the best performer. It is still being sold at the Yamaha dealer in my country.
I am 67 years old.
Trinidad & Tobago.
West Indies.
What a wonderful video.
It captures the hold that Yamaha Enduros have had on me since my dad bought two 1971 HT1Bs(Purple 90 Enduros) and we set off on adventures in Oregon and Washington.
Now, 45 years later, I ride a 1978 DT400E.
nice video. I think I dislike my city life now. you are luck to own this fine machine
1969 had a few bikes that looked very cool and modern. One was the Honda CB750. The Triumph Trident and BSA Rocket 3 were 2 others. The Yamaha DT1 really looked great compared to what came before it. I have 4 fairly new bikes and an HD Superglide from '79. I'd be just as happy riding the aforementioned bikes as what I have now.
One day I would love to ride those scenic backroads of Europe with you!
I have a DT 1 also,you really love that bike. So do I .I always thought they where way cooler looking then the 68. Mine has 3260 miles and is pretty clean, Great video,thanks from Canada.
Great video - fantastic country-side. You seem to own all my favourite bikes from the early 1970s.
Fantastic pictures from the past in balck and white. Small light bike, bare minimum camping gear, able to go places where big heavy bikes with tons of gear can't. Simples is best.
Those old Yamaha's were bullet proof. I always wanted the 250 DTI but never got one. I had instead a Suzuki 250 enduro which I always thought was inferior to the Yamaha 250 counterpart. The next step up was the Yamaha 360 machine and for its day it had wicked performance. I had a little 1971 CTI 175 and really liked it but it wasn't very fast and didn't handle well off road. I traded it in on a new 1972 R5 350 road bike and it was a FANTASTIC motorcycle. 40 something years later I now own a new XT 250 Yamaha dual sport as well as a 2015 Kawasaki 650 KLR dual sport. I have also restored a 1970 Honda trail 90 that runs great despite its age. I am a gray haired old man, but still love to ride any chance I get despite my advanced age! Great video dude!
Great !
You're an old timer like me ! See my post.
67years old.
Trinidad & Tobago.
Outstanding video work! The Black and white photos are fantastic. Nice touch on the forest ride (at 5:50) where you cut to Black and White with slow motion. And I appreciated your zero on the Tach for the horse.
Had one
And
68 Bultaco Pursang
Short tracked both
Minnesota, Wisconsin area
Great DT1 and well put together video.
Great video!
I have been a fan of the pics of you riding the original bike for quite a while. I am a friend of your buddy Christophe on facebook.
Great video and it's also great to see the old DT running down the road
Great video, my 10 year old and I both enjoyed it!
Nice video, reminds me of my rt360 I had in the late 70s.
Thanks for the great video!
Fantastic videos!!!! Love the info as well, thank you!!
beautiful video !
Wonderful ride and clip
Where on Earth did you get those pictures?
Miss my DT1
Beautiful bike 👍🏻
I left mine behind in Faibanks Alaska 1980
I want those gloves!
Where can we buy gloves like yours? 🤔 Nice bike.
My 250 Yamaha 1969 Enduro always blue 3rd gear in other words it would go in and out of 3rd gear I had to replace both of the gears every single month later years I went to the CR500 transmission is bulletproof but going to buy it in the Honda 450 l street legal next month on April 1st or so 2021
Lucky you. I wish I had one.
it reminds me of my first bike a yamaha gt80 enduro looks identical just smaller
motor yamaha dt top world 😍👍
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How easy/hard is it to find spares for these lovely old Yammy DTs?
Hello. More than 50 years old parts are rare and hard to find. And when you are lucky enough to find them, they cost a lot of money. The web and eBay are the main sources to use, with some specialists of new old stock like CMS in holland. Some parts are refabricated, like the seat cover and even the seat foam.
to whom it regards please tell me how to restore my bike
Those gloves are period correct.
Dis donc tu la maltraites mamie ... bon c'est rien comparé aux images d'archive , à l'époque tu envoyais du lourd !! Comme celle la n'a pas été restauré, ça ne risque pas d'être celle que tu as eu à l'époque ... sinon la moto est bien raccord avec les belles couleurs automnales ! Eric
What’s one of these worth?