First bike for missus DT175 Yam

Gday all,
Well the missus got her learners a couple of weeks ago and now requires a
bike. I have an old CB250RS Honda in the shed but as it has been used as a
bush bike for years the cost to re rego and replace all the broken bits
would be cost prohibitive.
I've see the Yamaha DT-175 is still being made after all these years and
having a close ratio 6 speed box sounds like the GO go but what is the
opinion from those here as to the suitability as a first bike? Anyone had
first hand experience with the Yamaha DT-175 Traily?

Any comments appreciated. Anything to lookout for with these bikes?

Cheers

Tads

 

Depends on how delicate the missus is as I believe the DT is still kick
start. You might be better with a Honda XL 250 Degree (comes in purple and
white which the wife thought was great) circa 1996 which is what my wife
started on. It is a good easy low ride (for a road trailie) and has electric
start. It may also come down to intended use. If you aren't going off road
you might be better of with one of the little reliable road 250's (My wife
went from the XL to the Kwaka ZZR 250 after 3 months when we found we were
doing longer rides on the road and no riding off the road)

Krazykol
ZZR 600

 

whats broken ? wouldnt cost too much for most bits and pieces
dependant on what it needs

low seat height , 2 stroke fill with oil

unless you have one already , most you find will be beaten around

they are cheap new though

a good used CB250 would be great for the missus

 

In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:50:45 GMT

So what does she want?

It isn't your job to tell her what she gets, it's her job to find the
bike she likes.

It might be something you approve of, it might not... but it's her
bike so let her choose it.

Head out to the 2nd hand bike shops and stand by while she looks at
them all and sits on them and sees which one she falls in love with.

She's the one who has to ride it not you, so she's the one who gets to
choose it.

Zebee

 

And don't forget that you are the one who gets to pick up the pieces
when she stuffs up.

If she had experience then I would agree that she should make the
decisions but if she doesn't ?

 

OTOH, if you pick a bike for her that she doesn't like and doesn't
personally feel good on, she might go off the whole experience
altogether, which would be such a shame...

I reckon (as a learner myself) that the best way for you to be the
World's Best Bloke is to talk over all the sorts of bikes that are good
for learners (and why they're good) and then spend some time getting
her to sit on them, see how they feel for her, see what she likes (or,
as Zebee says, what she falls in love with.) I've found that the riding
position is soooo important for so many reasons, as is the seat height,
width of the grips etc....What I got my Ls on wasn't what I ended up
buying.... and since then I've fallen in love with lots of bikes (in
theory), only to have the dream shattered when I sat on them, felt them
and thought about how they'd feel to ride. Do that with your missus....
and let her pick her own style of bike, coz in the end, it's her who's
going to be riding it.

betty

 

May be you could tell us why 'the missus' got her L's in the first
place? If she's got her eye on PI the trailly might be a mistake.

 

You idiot ! Was that your first bike mate? Do you even ride?

 

If you blokes knew anything about the DT-175 Yamaha you would know that
unless the motor is running the lights would not shine ;-)

Oh Zeebe, you can relax cos it was the woman who saw the DT and not I. She
went straight to it in amongst 50 other bikes crammed together. I ended
buying a brand new DT-175 for her because as one guy said here, chances of
finding a good DT that has not been through the mill would be rare and this
was mostly true.
Besides this, the so called bike mechanic where we looked at one 1993 DT-175
going for $2000 tried to tell me that the DT Yam didn't have reeds !! Apart
from this, this is why I asked the question here to see if there was
anything to look out for with these bikes.
In fact the DT-175 is such a fun bike I went and brought myself one too. I
have a Honda XR-400 but you can beat the simplicity of the DT.
I taught the missus on a Vmoto 50cc scooter for about a year to teach her
the basics and she's hooked. I don't trust these half wit trainers as most
have never had any real road experiance.
Once she goes for the big bike licence she has the choice of riding either
the Triumph Tiger, Norton Commando, Harley FLHS, Harley XLH Sporty, XR-400
Honda or a GSX-R-600. That will be my choice because I wont be buying
another bike for her after this one and the choice is not too shabby anyway.



Life's a Bike

Tads

 

So you've actually already bought it and you wanted us to validate your
choice ? Give me a break.

JL

 

Relax JL, this would be the last place I would ask anyone to "Validate" my
choice of bike. The main reason I posted was to find out if there were any
things to look out for with these bikes.
You just dont get it and are either trolling and dont ride a mc or are just
a total wanker.

Have a nice day

Tads

"JL" wrote
So you've actually already bought it and you wanted us to validate your

 

So why post it *after* you've bought it ? Seems a bit late to me.

So it would seem. You're right, I don't understand why someone would ask
for the pros and cons of something they've already bought in a manner
implying they're considering buyng one. If you had said "just bought the
missus a DT, anything to look out for ?" I'd have perfectly understood

Well, I'll let others decide that, but no, I certainly wouldn't have
thought so

owned a DT175 as my first road registered bike once, (but not my first
motorbike). I've been seen by the regulars here astride a mota-sickle,
how about you?

Well, as they say, 50% admit to doing it, and the other 50% are lying.

Thanks, you're too kind. Fuckin' idjit.

JL
04 Cagiva X Raptor #202
89 KR1 250
02 Gilera DNA 180 (for sale)

 

But very obviously one to entertain late nights by that time stamp - 4am
on ausmoto ? There have to be better things to do when you come home
smashed.

JL

 

Ecstatic ! You might not miss out of magazines or such again too

Naah we'd noticed.

JL
(pot, kettle, black)

 

"Tads" wrote

Hehe. The bloke you bought it from wasn't called Hamish, was he?

Theo

 

"JL" wrote

lying.

92% admitted it to Kinsey, so only 8% of men are liars.
OTOH, 68% of women admitted it, so ........

Theo