Yamaha IT 125 H (1983) Full restoration, + first run, vintage Enduro, DT125 MX, DT125 LC, Rare125
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- I was given this IT 125 as scrap but decided it was to iconic to throw away. I then went on a full nut and bolt rebuild, after 6 months and a lot of hours we now have a working bike.
the tune is FREQ: Dreambody which is my current favourite tune.
So great to see people restore these venerable machines
The IT is my dream bike
I am now the owner of this it125
Absolutely love it!
Andrew Round is it this same one or one like it? how’s i t looking?
@@gtisid yes the same one , rides lovely have done a fair few hare n hound enduros where the it always gets a lot of interest , gets totally stripped and rebuilt after every event , I currently have 3 IT 125s one a G model always looking for more ??
Andrew Round wow is it all still as it was as i saw the guy in torbay who bought it from me had a 125 for sale last week on ebay which was a mixture of 175 and DT parts.
My friend i got it from had a neighbour that owned that 125 from new but it was seems too noisy and fast for my friend so it was left to rot under a fence panel in his garden for 30 years, only just caught it in time
i have stopped doing ITs for now as the prices are mental for complete
wrecks although i’d like to do a UK 465 if you know of any.
currently snowed under with a basket case of aprilia rs 125
@@gtisid still as good. Have added hand guards and just kept it as was it will never be sold .
I had this one. I miss it sooooo bad
they are out there just have to have a look every day
That's awesome! I' about to start my first full-on restoration (1978 IT175). Yours is an inspiration!
Tim Grace did you get your IT done? My first real bike was a 79 175 F , a lot of bike for a 13 yr old
Great job .. the Swingarm looks like 12 mm rebar
Such small diameter
Nice job looks great. I had a 78 175 great bikes wish they still made them.
wish they were still 78-80 prices too😀
Tried to upgrade my DT125MX to IT125 spec back in the early 1980s, but IT125s were so rare! IT175s were way more common.
completely different engine on the 175 that is more like the 125 mx . size wise.
check out my latest video which shows the differences between the two machines
it's a greatjob! most beautiful machine as 125 ! you are professional craftman !
in our country DT125 is the counterpart name for the bike in the vlog. but parts now a days are hard to find, if ever i find one, price are a bit costly. the throttle, clutch, break cables are examples of it. hard to find are ignitions (CDI, ignition coils, source coils, even oils seals are rare for this 2 stroke model. but if ever someone is able to build/restore/maintains one of this bike. surely will be a headturner in our Country. Nice vlog.
it actually has more in common with yz100 than a DT125 take a look at my what is an IT 125 video
Great job.....sweet little bike! Turned out super.
thank you , it was nice, enjoyed building it but it has gone now and i am now finishing off a 250 which looks even better.
need a giant ultrasonis cleaner machine and jusr dunk whole bike in there for a month - cool rebuild.
northrockboy It was crusty, a ultrasonic cleaner would have struggled with the carb. i ended up using some caustic soda stuff for rusty metal. that worked a treat on the rest of it. can’t remember the name of it . jet wash cleared the snails and cobwebs
Nice restoration there man of the rare IT125H. ITs are probably the most desirable enduro 2strokes I love ITs especially the H models i rebuilt my IT465H in 2018 which had been sat for 26 years under my staircase its a monster of a bike but unfortunately not for me anymore as I'm getting on a bit so I've now swapped it for a absolutely mint 1981 IT250H its like a brand new bike its also had all the aluminium professional polished swingarm forks engine brackets ect it looks to nice to ride but its going to be ridden in the woodland most days come spring and summer its easier to start and is not as brutal as the 465 and better on fuel. I've only been up the street on it once and ive owned since December 2020 roll on spring time. On a side note i wonder why Yamaha put a J type decal on the 125H and not the square styled one they put on the 175 250 and 465H models? Beautiful example of a IT125H.
I don't know the answer to the decal question, i initially thought it was a 'G' model but it had a few odd bits on it that indicated the 'H" model. it wasn't until yamaha owners club wrote to me confirming it was an "H" model that it became clear. These were bikes destined for Australia apparently but ended up in UK. The guy i bought it from got it from a local kid who had it since new, there was only 1 off in the local dealers shop. i remember them being on display back in the day at John Pease local bike shop (yamaha main dealers) he had a 125, 250 and a 465 for display...i knew the guy vaguely that purchased the 465.( flipped it first ride and broke his ankle and it sat outside his house for months and i saw it walking to school)
The H model had a silver swing arm a different rear silencer and speedo and a six speed gearbox( can't confirm the different gearbox on the G.
i managed to source an alloy tank for it too that was a stroke of luck as the plastic one split and in a lot of the pics in video it had a 175 tank on while i waited for the alloy one to arrive.
decals all came from wicked tough in U.S.
A very very nice restoration. The IT125H is rare down here in Oz too, I don't think I've ever seen one. This is good motivation for doing the same with my IT250H that hasn't ran since 2004. Just getting all the parts (bearings, plastics, headlight lens etc) is a challenge. I hope I end up with something as nice as yours. 👍
My 425 is super light, shocked, but crazy loud
haven't done a 175 yet i like the look of the K model but never see one cheap enough to do a full restoration on it
Amazing job ! Turned out Great!
My 1980-425 is like new !! Arizona find, climate controlled for 40 years !! Its a blast into the past !!!
Michael Kastner blue with white fenders 1 yr only, nice catch, don’t ever sell it. What a dual sport she’d be
There is a company called simply bearings that can get you every seal and bearing on the bike for a 3rd of manufacturers price. all koyo bearings that are the same as standard. Takes a bit of research but saves a fortune if you are doing an engine rebuild. trying to think of the most expensive part i bought on the bike which i believe was the carb and carb boot. mine were totally gone, think i paid around £150 for both parts!! ( after import charges) also the reed valve was £50. All the other parts are 10-20-30 each or some are even pennies but it certainly adds up.
There is a UK company called motoduro that keeps a lot of hard to get parts (inc plastics) i would say the hardest part to get would be the chrome headlight surround ( un-obatainium) the light unit is the same as the 175 (78-79) so can be got but that surround, i think i saw 1 in 18 months of looking on eBay! and the throttle cable, but motoduro will make you a replica.
antony sidney it looks like u put new tires on it what type did u use? I have a 1982 IT175 that I ride often and build on and I just recently blew up the rear tire and tube that it had on it when I bought it.
Great job!
Great work!
i just picked up the exact same bike for free, I'm ready for what it has to throw at me
any luck on this yet?
@@gtisid yes, i ended up purchasing a new rebuild kit off eBay (head and piston) and also found some decent condition plastics on OfferUp. I wrapped the seat in a carbon fiber like woven material and had my mom sew in a bezel. The bars were bent but I had a set of used pro tapers and threw them on, the tires were replaced with some wide Kenda’s. I used a uni air filter pod with an adapter and an 01 cr125 carb with smaller jets, as well as repacking the muffler and cleaning the expansion pipe up. I sold it a month after finishing it for a total of $1700, and made $1400 in profit. Since then I’ve been flipping and trading dirtbikes around and in the end picked up an 04 tacoma extra cab with a manual transmission last week as my first car. I’m looking to build (lower) my truck as well as some aspiration mods. 🤟🏾
IT 125 never heard about it another name for DT in a other country like MT and FZ
Yamaha Production no nothing like a DT performance wise, more like a YZ with lights . peaky two stroke watch the vids
nice moto
thanks
I had an IT 125 back when I was 13 in 1980 but the bike was white. Not sure what year it was because my father got rid of it since I would ride it on the street to my girlfriends home about 10 miles from my home😂
Have to be ebay and probably in the US. Did see one recently.
Throttle cable will be the problem unless you can get both together
Super
check frame for rust, do any fabricating before you powder coat and check engine cases are not cracked.
hope it’s all together. very difficult to get the big parts for these bikes.
very rare the IT 125 in the U.K. probably should have kept it and be content but have a IT490 now in bits
Hi well done.Busy with a restoration on an IT200S.The plastics of your 125,did you restore or buy new?If new would you mind giving the suppliers details please?Thanks
they were restored using sand paper of different grades. lot of work but worth it, company in U.K. sell DC plastic replacements called
motoduro but not as good as original
panels
Thanks Anthony.My plastics in good condition,tank not leaking but has been painted as has the other plastics.Aware of the hand restoration process but would it look like new when done or rather than DC Plastics who I also am aware of.Thanks for taking the trouble to reply.
some how I lost the bracket for tool pouch, now I can make it from metal
Apik kop e
beautiful, I have the exact same bike, just not quite that nice ;) lol
I am about to restore my it 125 do you have any pointers or know the best place for parts?
if you are in the U.K. it would be fowlers.co.uk or ebay although the IT125 is a rare beast in u.k. so parts are scarce.
cmsl.com is also a good place to reference part numbers and if your in US occasionally people break bikes and parts are available
I’m about to buy a1980
did you get it?
Great job I am looking for a new carb for mine any ideas?
Buy a new one from motocarb he will get you the right one and sort out all the jetting. Failing that you have to watch eBay for someone to break a 125 up
What did you do with the rear shock
Matt Iversen i purchased a better one from The U.S. but it wasn’t new and was the one thing i didn’t like on the bike. i did find a company in Charlron London that said they could do
something with it but i sold the bike before that happened. i still have the original in my shed
@@gtisid Hi Antony. Do you still have that shock? I'm lookig for one of those ad they are hard o find. By the way do you know if they're the same as yz100?
@@lecalvezdenis1997 i believe they fit but yz may have more adjustment. i know i earmarked them when looking for a replacement but the IT one came up and i used that instead
I have one that my uncle put up 20 years ago I’m needing parts for. Any advice?
hard to find these days but motoduro.co.uk. cmsl , fowlers and ebay for odd bits and bobs. company called gilmore in brazil make replica tanks for them or will be ion a few weeks as uk it owners club have commissioned a batch of them
meant to say gilmoto but spellchecker went wonky
Jesus.
jesus had nothing to do with it my friend but i do
remember saying that when i first saw the bike in my friends back garden and made the decision it could be saved
@@gtisid What's amazing to me is how things get this way in the first place too!
@@KingCast65 may friend had talked about it years ago and i vaguely remember seeing it years before i knew him. it was laid on its side on the ground with a fence panel covering it for over 20 years
@@gtisid Did you rebuild the monoshock? It's so wild I had totally forgotten there even was an IT125 just remember 175 250 400's.
I have the same bike, and same story, where did you get your parts?
Most of the parts come from fowlers of bristol. You would be amazed at what is still available. Cmsl is another place to get part numbers and parts.
Ebay is the only source to get larger parts when someone breaks a bike in the U.S. But you have to be careful of rip off postage costs and import charges.
This bike has parts from poland canada USA australia france malaysia china and a couple of bits came from the UK. Simply bearings are a good source for all KOYO bearings and any seal you require, It takes a while costs a fortune but it can be done on a budget
Awesome, thanks a lot. I plan to tinker at it for a few years most likely especially as I'm heading off to school, but the 125 was only made a short time so its pretty rare, and id love to take it to some of the classic shows around me
+benjamin reevie i read they were never officially sold in the UK. Did you get it off ebay recently? Because there have been a couple for sale in recent months. A 125 G and a H. Only subtle differences in the two models mechanically
No, it was recently given to me by my uncle, its been in my family for a number of years now. She's in pretty rough shape, but a challenge is always fun
Yz100 and yz125 of same year for parts
Eeek, ditch the muzaac please!
DepakoteMeister you can turn the volume down if it’s not your thing.. silence is for deaf people
the sound is sheet...
sweet i hope🫤