Hi all,
Been awhile.
I will be picking this nice 1971 DT1 MX up tomorrow afternoon..
Original owner. 
imgur.com/a/zQmKkpt
The tank is rusted out but the bike is complete. Cool swing arm. The motor turns he says. Don't know if there is spark. 
 

Nice!  Are those Curnutt shocks with it?  Great shocks if so, don't toss them, they can be rebuilt.

I have a brand new set of points for a DTMX with the internal rotor flywheel magneto.  I think the internal rotor points mag was 1972 though?  Not sure.

Looks nice. Early Christmas present! 

mx360guy

The bike you pictured looks to be a 1970 DT1 MX-  Nice find!

Some great original parts on that bike... looks very complete-  Congrats!

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Be interesting to know its full history plus frame & engine number when you get it home. We got the first 250 & 360mx in 1970 which had tube swing-arm. Keep us posted.

I did not get the DT2-MX..The wife did not want to take on another bike in garage...
The bike is in Orange County, CA

orangecounty.craigslist.org/mcy/d/placen...sale/7899285924.html
Go get it.

DO NOT pass on this bike.... Shoot the Air Box- GYT pipe and front fender are well worth $1,500 or more just for these 3 parts alone!


If this bike is restored it will bring big money... I would never sell it once restored- Haha 


The value of a 1970 Yamaha DT1 250 MX varies significantly by condition, but good examples are worth around $3,900 to $4,750, with exceptional, museum-quality bikes potentially fetching higher prices. Lower-end or project bikes could be valued between $2,035 and $3,900, and extremely rare or perfectly restored examples could command over $8,000. 

Get it Tracy !!!
Worth every penny and more !

As they say, easier to ask for forgiveness than permission!   

Ask the seller for the engine & frame numbers as doesn't add up in my book comparing to what we had. So i'm thinking 'maybe in error' that its a kitted early DT1--square arm & other things-- early rear wheel where the wheel can be removed & sprocket left behind on its carrier. That's something they should have kept using instead of the stupid setup that followed that just flogs out in the cush drive sprocket carrier. Might need to explain to the seller where to find engne & frame numers if you 'do' ask. After all that, & no matter if i'm right or wrong--its still very desirable!!.