FIRST START IN 42 YEARS - Barn Find Yamaha Enduro Dirt Bike - Will it Run?

Found sitting for 42 years in a barn , Yamaha DT250 dirt bike, will it start ?

[@5150mxVW]

First Ride coming soon! Thank you for all the likes and great comments Guys 👍

[@ernestthomas3965]

Do you still want those front turn signals for that yamaha 250?

[@lushionxazaver323]

Do you still have this bike

[@CaliSalitaIrwin]

What happened to the bike?

[@pennsyltuckyden9823]

Young fella exited about hearing that bike just warms my heart

[@jaxs2384]

You guys bring back memories of 70th and early 80th for me. Thank you

[@5150mxVW]

👍👍

[@josuel7309]

Seeing the relationship you've got with your boy is heartwarming. Reminds me of me and my Father, love to see it. All the best to your family

[@heatherfeather8459]

Makes me miss my 1974/75 Yamaha DT175!!! Every guy in school was jealous and wanted one, I had a blue one and I rode it to school everyday!!! On the weekends I’d take it on an all day ride with a couple of friends and take on trail rides but nothing extreme!!! Thanks for the memories, I wanted a 250 but it was a little too much bike for someone who weighed 97lbs!!! You got yourself an awesome find and a great bike!!!

[@mzmadman]

That Yamaha sound, My first bike was a DT1 250 when I was 13 years old. You bought back a lot of 70's memories mate. Cheers!

[@5150mxVW]

13 , you lucky dog :))) . Cheers !

[@davidwright873]

me too. rode it all over South Lake Tahoe....till the environmentalist said no....phkers!!lol

[@everready19373]

I had a 79 or80 when I was stationed at Nellis AFB in Nevada. I did a lot of stupid thing on that bike, like riding out in the middle of the desert alone. No one had any idea where I was, including me.

[@rwbennett3165]

I still have mine !

[@jamesfranks545]

@@everready19373 I was stationed at Nellis from 87-90 and used to go to the sand Dunes and ride.

[@garrettforchrist2700]

I had to click on this video, because the weird thing is, I have this same exact bike! It doesn't have the original paint though, but it's a strong runner! I've rebuilt the cylinder with an oversized piston and it has tons of torque! Glad to see you guys have yours in original condition and you're taking care of this old bike! Just make sure your two-stroke injector is working and you don't run out of 2-stroke oil in your 2-stroke oil tank, because you'll seize up your cylinder and have to rebuild it with a new piston like I had to do! Have fun with your bike! God bless!

[@thomasglynn2282]

My first bike was a 1976 DT175!! Back in 81, I bought it for 150.00. Out of all my bikes I've owned, that one brings back the best memories, 14 years old and blasting around the hills with my friends

[@5150mxVW]

Of course your 1st one at 14 was the best , not a care in the world other than your dirt bike :). Good stuff :)

[@CTmoog]

Awesome job guys! Love the sound of that engine!

[@freestyleskyline]

I love seeing that you didn't just skip all the tries to get it started. most people edit it out, make it seem like it just magically started

[@5150mxVW]

👍👍

[@everready19373]

I had a 79 or 80 when I was stationed at Nellis AFB in Nevada in 1981. I did a lot of stupid thing on that bike, like riding out in the middle of the desert, alone. No one had any idea where I was, including me.

[@davidj.7227]

Love the find! Takes me back to the early 80s and riding with the neighborhood friends after school. Beasts to ride but we threw them around pretending to be Hannah, Barnett, and/or Bailey. I rode a 74 yellow TS 185 and the rest were mixed Japanese brands no newer than 77. Nobody had single shock bikes and we put them threw the paces. They come down hard!

[@vwnut1967]

cant wait for the next vid Josh. Great job Jason

[@styverdyver]

My first bike was this exact one! Loved learning to ride on it. Worked on the clutch, but it was a trooper. I traded it in for a 75 later on. Thanks for sharing! It was nice to hear it start up!

[@5150mxVW]

Nice ! my 1st bike was a 250 also , much later , 1989 WMX 250 Cagiva

[@SebSar-ef4zj]

That bike brings back memories of my younger days . My bike was a Honda SL 350 in1972, but so many others had Yamaha 250 and 360. which they were awesome bikes . I miss those bikes and those days. Your 250 looks so nice, the design is unforgeable and beautiful.

[@MrMambott]

My dad Had Mainly Harley Super glides and XR Harleys in the 70s But my Uncle Terry had a 1971 or 72 Green and Yellow Honda SL 350 and that is all I wanted growing up, Have haad some amazing bikes all 23 of them But NO SL 350 😢

[@VWJawbreaker]

That’s a great bike, love it! Can’t beat a 2 stroke.

[@georgeholbein5830]

Great job getting it running, you'll have no mosquitos when ya get it trail worthy 👏👍

[@bmh67wa]

I was thinking how Mustie1 makes it look so much easier and a couple of seconds later you said pretty much the same thing. 🤣 It looks like it should clean up real nice.

[@davecalvo6418]

That bike is getting rarer every year bro, definitely worth giving it a frame off resto for sure. Do it some justice and bring her back to her original glory

[@daniellima2973]

What a great way to bond with your boy. Can’t pay money for those memories and connections.

[@5150mxVW]

:)) , thank you Daniel

[@somerandomguy3868]

Alright I'm loving it, what a find, I'm excited for you, I remember those bikes

[@5150mxVW]

thank you James , much appreciated

[@jodiedwards9436]

That sounds great .My first bike was a 1970 60cc Yamaha.My father bought it brand new It looked just like that one.I was 10 years old. thanks for the memories!!

[@eugenebaroni1298]

Wow cool old bike. So glad you got it running. Can't wait to see you ride it.

[@5150mxVW]

thank you EB , me too :)

[@waspforlife6599]

Your boy is going to have the best childhood ever! Great video, that engine sounds hungry 👍

[@grayfool]

That brings back memories. I had a DT125 and a DT250. In the UK back in the seventies. Loved 'em.

[@5150mxVW]

Nice👍 ....I missed the dirtbike scene in the 70's but it looked like one hell of an era !!!

[@lylemacdonald6672]

When I was a teenager starting university I wanted one of these bikes. Brings back memories. Seat looks great given the age. Got to love a simple two stroke dirt bike.

[@joshuadowling8778]

Man, that was great! Nothing better than to hear a heartbeat after a stroke. I'm glad that you committed to that . Nobody else would. I love to see those 70's bikes come back to life !

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Joshua

[@joshuadowling8778]

@@5150mxVW Just saying. That was fu to watch. Thanks. Bro!

[@joshuadowling8778]

I had a chunk of turd YM 100 when I was 14. That piece of shit hit every tree in Pennsylvania before I bought it. Total turd. I watched my buddy break his ankle doing wheelies on this bitch before I bought It for $250 in 1986. Good deal.

[@nakedarse2507]

I had a new one of those in 1975 at 16 years old . Loved it !

[@5150mxVW]

oh man , that must of been the 💩....lucky 🐕:)))

[@MrWallybones]

Cool vid! Thanks. Thinking of getting one of these a '74. The little boy is so happy 😃

[@5150mxVW]

Thank you Paul , yes get one , good luck with the search

[@VE6KEE]

Excellent! I have a 77 DT400 and it walks backwards too when idling, made me laugh. I will never be without mine! Great bikes and they always run!

[@robertparks7657]

had a 69 when I was in the Army, traded it off when I had a son, bought another in 2018. A 1974 DT250 just like yours, we ride it frequently, but it's been a year now, carb I think, I bought it in an online auction in Vermont, what a coincidence, cause we live inAlabama. Enjoy your shows

[@vencemcadams2927]

That brings back memories! I had the 125 version of that bike back in the day. I had so much fun on that bike.

[@morris2450]

I had a 125 as well about 40 yrs ago

[@JamesCouch777]

Those vintage bikes are so cool. I love working on them. It's so satisfying to bring them back to life 👍😁

[@5150mxVW]

👍 :)

[@gazzafloss]

They are a great little trail bike Jason good find. I had an earlier RT360 from about 1966 which was pretty quick and a real terror to ride, it put me in hospital 50 year ago for a month after a crash in a "Club Motorcross" practice day. But as soon as I was out of hospital I fixed the bike and got right back on and rode it.

[@ricksgeordiefix]

Awesome!! Bring that old bike back to life and give it a purpose!! Its great how excited the kid gets over the bike aswel as the dad 👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Rick , much appreciated

[@edjacobson8480]

Love those old bikes. Wish the people who I grew up with around these bike were still around.

[@codjh9]

I learned to ride on my dad's 1971 Yamaha 90 enduro.

[@5150mxVW]

lucky dog :)

[@j.w.3345]

Nice find! I had a 72 DT175. I loved that bike! Never let me down!

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Jon , nice👍.

[@vayabroder729]

Cool bike; flashback! I love your interaction with Josh; great team and you’re a great dad 👍😉

[@5150mxVW]

Thank you , much appreciated

[@Toad1973.]

That's awesome. You guy's are great.

[@5150mxVW]

thank you TD73

[@rockinrowdy13]

Had a '72 DT400 back in the day..what a beast it was! Great vid Jason :-)

[@5150mxVW]

Big BORE :)) ...thank you

[@tonycoombes2281]

hi sounded great ,not herd that sound for years ,gave me good memorys ,i had one in 19 7 8 ,it was a 76 modle . in black ,so cool

[@vwmountainman9701]

That is Slick !!! I could hear the heavy breathing kickin in - when you get to the point of - oh baby almost - ya just gotta keep going !!!! Good helper too !!!!

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Sounded good!! Two stroke!! Wow nice and original!! All the lights work and horn!!

[@5150mxVW]

thanks , yeah I was shocked all the electrical worked ...only issue is if you can find oem turn signals they cost a 1/4 of the bike :).

[@vwcoco]

Will it run? They all run Jason , good work and engine sounds ok . Awesome bike !!

[@5150mxVW]

haha, yep :). thank you Coco

[@JR-bj3uf]

Can you imagine what these looked like all lined up at the Yamaha dealership back in the day? They were waiting to take you to school, the woods or across the nation. They looked like pure adventure.

[@5150mxVW]

sound great too !

[@paulleniger3575]

First time to your channel, I’ve been looking for one of these in this condition forever. Either they’re restored and 6k or trashed. Spent some of the best summers of my life riding with my best friend who had one and his brother a 360. They both are long passed sadly but the sound of that old DT brings it all back! Thanks brother! You got a new subscriber

[@5150mxVW]

Thank you Paul , I grabbed this for a friend but I'm not sure he wants it . Not sure where you are located but shoot me an email if your serious, sounds like a good home for it . [e-mail]. We will see how I feel after the 1st ride , I might have too keep it though :) .

[@5150mxVW]

sorry , fixed it...it was yahooo , not yahoo

[@paulleniger3575]

I deleted it and emailed ya, all good!

[@rickbachman993]

Sweet find!! Great buy too. Love the old Yamahas. ✌🏻

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Rick , I am looking forward to the 1st ride :)

[@donnie2533]

Great video glad you posted.

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Donald

[@MakinEndsMeet69]

Hi Mike, man that is one beautiful example I have a Yamaha Enduro brings back so many old memories. I have to say thank you for that. You actually kind of remind me of a guy I used to ride with in southeast Florida. Those were the days man, I know we would jump on our Enduros and just go for the whole weekend. I can tell you Mike we were not scared to take those things for 500 miles on a weekend easily. Then of course with age we built our way up to the crotch rockets and everything else. I think the most favorite bike that I ever had was a 500 Titan with the twin high low shifter on it, the guy I bought it from told me it was an experimental motor and you know I should have held on to that one in particular because I have never seen another one like it. Anyway brother thank you for sharing. Many blessings to you and your family.

[@5150mxVW]

sounds like some great times JD ! Thank you , you as well , Jason

[@charlesharnois3684]

Bought one of these new in 1974 heavy bike tough as nails thanks for sharing this brings back good memories good luck with it

[@5150mxVW]

Nice👍 .... thank you Charles

[@vdub9943]

Now that’s a real exercise bike😄 Nice👍

[@HONMONSTER]

What a great feeling when she goes! Liked your video

[@5150mxVW]

sure is , thank you

[@Oyvind88]

Great bike and video😀 First starts it's so satisfying, great sound👌

[@5150mxVW]

thank you , 😁

[@ianmangham4570]

He's got the wool out, nice one mate, i was commenting while watching 🤣

[@robertgingher9807]

Yay! Good luck with it!!!

[@apatterson8128]

I would have had a heart attack trying to start it. Lol Great job, Jason.

[@5150mxVW]

I could hear me breathing in the edit :). Thank you AP

[@Mikefngarage]

you were 3 when they make that bike.....a few years later when I was in HS my buddies were riding one like that back and forth to school.

[@5150mxVW]

I rode my 1989 Cagiva WMX 250 to high school once , I parked it on the bicycle rack. That was in 1990 ...try that now haha .

[@tripler3724]

Music to my ears; rode one very similar to that, same color even to college during the oil embargo. After college I put knobbies, fork brace, solid aluminum handle bars etc. and took to the dirt; loved that thing. I have a 250 Ossa down in the barn I had to park years ago I'm going to give to my son; man I miss riding those things. I know you and your family will love that bike.

[@firecatfly]

Fantastic video! Thank you So much! Great fun!

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Bruce , much appreciated

[@Mv-mp3gy]

Brings back so many memories! I can even smell the exhaust!

[@5150mxVW]

Nice 😁👍

[@purdyquibb]

Had a 73 enduro 100. Same color, my first bike. Beat the snot out of it. What a great bike.

[@5150mxVW]

Nice 👍

[@ade-1772]

Your so lucky to get bike for this era and breath them back in to life an awsome thing I wish I could get these in the UK but a scrap one would cost a fortune

[@martinjohn4292]

Wow, cool bike. I learned to ride on one just like it.

[@GilmoreLion]

Man is THAT a flashback! Definitely want to see more of this one!

[@5150mxVW]

Nice , thanks GL

[@Egoncalves]

What a find!!! Congrats!

[@5150mxVW]

Thank you !

[@mervynhosking4970]

I still remember having a Yamaha JT 60 ! That's what they were called in NZ , had that for years and brought us so much joy....

[@5150mxVW]

ooh man , you lucky dog :))))

[@PorkChopExpressBK]

That is so cool! Super nice find and save. I love the old enduros. I keep daydreaming about getting one, which means that I will at some point, so I'm already in trouble. Haha!

[@5150mxVW]

thank you , good luck on the search !

[@Harey0407]

I pulled an old Schwinn bicycle out of the attic above my late grandpa's shop. I cleaned up the chrome on it with nothing more than soapy water and #000 steel wool. Came out pretty decent with that even. Also the reason they pop right off for Mustie every time is because he has the magic touch.

[@5150mxVW]

Nice👍....yeah he does :)))

[@vw5085]

Nice. Sounds good. Nothing like those 2 stroke smokers. Have fun amigos

[@5150mxVW]

Thank you , see you soon

[@mdemartile]

I have fond memories of working on bikes with my dad. 👍 Great video.

[@5150mxVW]

awesome :)), thank you

[@Itsisawnotiseen]

Love the sound. Brings back great memories.

[@Bambita327]

A little TLC and a little work and you got it! Great job Jay!

[@5150mxVW]

thank you bambita

[@cainwilliam2307]

I love that bike ! Nice job

[@aratanatar]

awesome bike ! I had the DT250MX and it was allways running...when the ignition breaker was setup right and the oilmix was ok...but espiacially in winter ! it was a good ride... :-)

[@danoneill2846]

I had a 175 1978 DT great bike !! The light weight helped me out drive a 250 on a close track .

[@danoneill2846]

mine was stolen

[@5150mxVW]

damn , that sucks , sorry to hear ....great to hear you showing the 250 whats up though :)

[@chriswills9530]

Well, you've just found MY sweet spot =;-)) These old twin shocks REALLY park on my side of the street. Newer MX'ers are very capable and all that, but leave me cold. Love an old Yam, love an old Kwak even more. Great vid - you being Josh's straight man now, apparently!

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Chris , well they new MX'ers are out of my league now ...tech wise and $ wise :)

[@paulshamblin6260]

Great bike! Those are beasts. Super tough. Can't beat a Japanese 2 stroke.

[@5150mxVW]

👍, thank you Paul

[@lanjohnson2914]

I remember walking home from school as a 14 year old, growing up in Darwin and walking into the local Yamaha dealership, Jack Veal motorcycles I think and lusting after the DT 250s and 400s great to see one brought back to life.

[@smiffy1071]

That sounds really good, probably a bit big for josh just yet, but he’ll grow! I just got my bike running last night, but that was only sitting a year!

[@5150mxVW]

congrats on getting yours running .....Josh has a XR80R and KX65 he rides ....he thinks he can ride anything :)

[@anthonyoriordan5967]

Great little project, gonna be brilliant viewing

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Anthony

[@joshjablonicky171]

Hell yeah!!! Just watched mustie1 fix mower and boom you post a video!!! What a great day!

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Josh , now if he would just come fix mine haha...

[@joshjablonicky171]

@@5150mxVW I about fell over laughing when you guys are trying to get it started and you and your son said something about how he always get things started 😂😂

[@2GuysandaBug]

Nice find. Runs great too. I had a 175cc that I drove in HS. Miss that bike.

[@5150mxVW]

nice👍

[@aussiebeatle4049]

Really nice video, son and dad pushing bikes around!!

[@5150mxVW]

thank you AB , soon riding bikes around :)

[@Military-Museum-LP]

I had a DT 125 same year. Indestructible. In my opinion the best series Yamaha every produced.

[@5150mxVW]

Nice👍, a great series for sure

[@robbieporter1612]

They had some great trail bikes back then the, Honda sl125 the kawasaki kl 250 plus the yamaha dt 175 mx had all 3 absolutely loved them

[@GPgundude]

Awesome!! Had to subscribe!!!

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Tony

[@jamesjohnson6239]

Great bike glad to see her getting some love.

[@5150mxVW]

thank you JJ

[@grahamlane1313]

Thanks for the reply i been using autosol since 1981 when i first got a tube

[@k13ehr]

Interesting looking bike. 70s bikes were so much better looking than modern bikes.

[@theRCLlama]

Love the videos man 🙌🙌

[@5150mxVW]

thank you MC , much appreciated

[@pedrosantibanez1975]

like your job man, thanks!

[@dre4011]

That would be a great bike to keep my '74 Yamaha MX175A company...I've got all the shop manuals I love my Vintage MX!! Love it J!

[@5150mxVW]

oh sweet , the 1st bike I was dreaming of owning , an MX175👍....thank you Dre'

[@scottgarmon4865]

When I was little my dad had a few 1975 can am 175cc bikes and they didn’t care how long it sat as long it had fuel it would crank up and run. Some of my earliest memories probably 4 or 5 years old are riding on it in the winter wether and being so cold but I didn’t care it was so much fun.

[@telluride4017]

Brings back memories lucky you and good job

[@5150mxVW]

Nice , thank you Robert

[@TheSmreeder]

A good thing to use on chrome parts is aluminum foil shinny side and .99 cent LA Fabulous citrus cleaner... A little elbow grease alum foil and it looks Fantastic... Many Blessings , SMR

[@5150mxVW]

hmmm, I have heard of the foil , i'll have to try the LA fab cleaner , thank you for the tip SMR

[@samuelbacon1596]

Jay my first motorcycle I ever.... bought back in 1978 ran it for a little while,,,, had a bad second gear... went and bought a Can-Am 175 Enduro nice bike...... hope you get it running take care yourself happy Memorial Day Junkmando

[@5150mxVW]

Nice👍 , did you wear a helmet Safety Bacon ? You have a great holiday weekend as well

[@SilverfoxJB]

I had a 175DT same color. Still miss that bike and I have had many bikes since then.

[@5150mxVW]

Nice , great color and those DT175's were sweet

[@brodydog8447]

Nice job 👍🏻 Bought one of these new in ‘74. Great bike.

[@5150mxVW]

Nice !

[@DA-ou7hv]

Awesome little bike - extremely rare. Nice find.

[@5150mxVW]

thank you DA