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Year?

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Replied by Phyllo on topic Year?

I googled 1974 Yamaha DT250A and clicked on Images - this should confirm or not whether it is a 74. I would think late '73 production would also lend itself to the right timeline for this.
02 Jul 2024 14:56 #11

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Replied by Kahuna on topic Year?

Yes has low front guard with stripe . Thanks.  Now the search for parts start 
02 Jul 2024 16:40 #12

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Replied by MarkT on topic Year?

Yamaha VIN number absolutely says it's a 73.  The only question is what someone might have done to it in the last 50+ years.
72-73 were nearly identical...  71 and earlier models may have many of the same parts and/or parts that are "close enough".  So it's not unusual to see tanks swapped from different years, etc. 

Almost everything on a 72 is identical to your 73, except cosmetics like paint...  and your 73 should have a steering lock and most if not all 72's didn't. 

In contrast, 1974 was a complete redesign...  very different than 73.
1963 YG1-T, 1965 MG1-T, Allstate 250, 1970 CT1b, 1971 R5, 1973 AT3MX, 1974 TS400L, 1975 RD350, 1976 DT175C, 1976 Husqvarna 250CR, 1981 DT175G, 1988 DT50, 1990 "Super" DT50, 1991 RT180, 2017 XT250
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