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12/2 1969 YAMAHA AT1 MX 125 VINTAGE RACER RUNS GREAT ! - $1,950 (Lakewood Village Country Club, Long Beach Area, California)
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" THE MOST SIGNIFICANT MOTORCYCLE OF THE LAST 25 YEARS " in 1987 !!!!!
"HER STUNNING Cosmo RESTORATION IS JUST NOW BEING COMPLETED on this GREAT RUNNING VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE" ! + SHE HAS HER "100% CURRENT CALIFORNIA TITLE & SHE IS IN MY NAME"
SHE HAS HER 100% Current CALIFORNA DMV TITLE IN MY NAME & YES! SHE HAS HER MATCHING ENGINE + V.I.N. NUMBERS !
THIS WONDERFUL 1971 DT1"THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS" (IE) Last & MOST EVOLVED of the ORIGINAL SERIES 1968 -71 DT1 ENDURO BEST LOOKS & Many Refinements BEST of the Original DT1 ENDURO Suspension + Mechanical Upgrades & Refinements ..With a Big Plus this Particularly Wonderful 1971 Has had a TRUE PROFESSIONAL (Honestly Looks just as 100% Professional as Factory) rear suspension Upgrade with FAR SUPERIOR Upgrade Rear Heavy Duty Shock Absorbers etc...Br FAR The Very Best work I have ever Seen ....
WHY PAY ~$9,000.00 to $14,000.00 + for ORIGINAL 1968'-71 YAMAHA ENDURO
(IE) This is the Best of Both Worlds 1968 YAMAHA ENDURO STUNNING CANDY APPLE RED Paint work+ Graphics with 1971 Updated mechanics & 1st year YAMAHA Alloy Forks & FAR SUPERIOR PROFESIONAL Rear Suspension Upgrades etc etc
IF You think I am kidding .....a 1968 YAMAHA DT1 ENDURO ... Just Sold Last Week at "MECUM MOTORCYCLE AUCTIONS" for $15.000.00 ! ! ! ! ! ! In 2025 in "Los Vegas" ...
PLEASE NOTE: A 1968 DT1 .... J.D. POWERS NADA .com value Guides for ~$14,000.00 & around $8,000.00 or $9,000.00 for a Nice 1969 -1971 YAMAHA 250 DT1 ENDURO...This is the best of Both worlds (IE) 1968 DT1 Looks with 1969 Mechanical &Suspension & Engine Improvements & Refinements .
THIS IS A ORIGINAL SERIES 1968 - 1971 YAMAHA DT1 ENDURO
"THESE ARE THE VERY MOST COLLECTABLE & VALUABLE + MOST MECANICALLY ADVANCED ..OF ALL OF THE YAMAHA DT1's
..SHE .a Great Running YAMAHA (1971) DT1 ENDURO 250cc 1971 DT1 Motorcycle !
This is Actually the Very Most Refined of ALL of the ORIGINAL SERIES 1969'-1971 YAMAHA ENDURO's & She has also been upgraded with YAMAHA TORQUE INDUCTION which makes this bike FAR MORE POWERFUL & ALSO SHE will Run FAR SMOOTHER at lower RPMs & will NOT "Load up" which is Very Typical for PRE- TOURQUE INDUCTION engines....& She has More Cooling Fin Area etc.
YES! ...HER ORIGINAL FRAME "MATCHING V.I.N Numbers & HER ORIGINAL ENGINE NUBERS ARE BOTH 100% MATCHING" (IE) Engine & Frame V.I.N. (Vehicle I.D. Numbers) NUMBERS" MATCH " On this Wonderful VINTAGE M/C .
YES! .. SHE HAS A CURRENT CALIFORNIA D.M.V. TITLE YES Her title is 100% "IN MY NAME" &YES ! She has 100% Current California D.M.V. Registration with CALIFORNIA License Plates & Current LICENCE TAGS that are "ALL" paid up till March 2026 !!!!!!
PLEASE NOTE: Being a 1971She has Her ORIGINAL STUNNING FIRST YEAR ALLOY Fork leg FORKS FAR SUPERIOR to the PRE 1971 FORKS.
This BRAND Newly Cosmetically Restored Wonderful 1971 Bike is the Best of Both Worlds (IE) with Her STUNNING 1968 -71 LOOKS with the Very Most Technical logically Advanced ENGINE & SUSPENSION with Her STUNNING 1968-71' DT1 ENDURO Looks & "BULLET PROOF" TWO PART " HIGH QUALITY " TWO PART " URETHANE 1970 style YAMAHA " CANDY APPLE RED" Custom paint + 1968-71 style Graphics etc & Best of all with all of Her subtitle 1971 DT1 Suspension + mechanical Improvements.... .
PLEASE NOTE: A 1968 - 1971 DT1 J.D. POWERS NADA .com value Guides for up to ~$14,000.00 & around $8,000.00 or $9,000.00 for a Nice 1969 -71' DT1 ENDURO.... If you will notice this Great Running & Looking (with Brand New Cosmetic Restoration) Wonderful Best of Both Worlds Beauty I am selling for only $ 3.5 K ! ! ! ! (Aprox Only 1/4 the price of a 1968 YAMAHA ENDURO..& this has All of the 1971 Mechanical & PROFESSIONAL Suspension Upgrades ! ! ! ! !
YAMAHA was the First SUCESSFUL ENDURO & has Long been considered by Both Vintage Collectors & Enthusiasts as the Very Finest & Very Most RELIABLE ENDURO "Ever Made" in this Era... Also, it is By Far the Most DURABLE & EASEST to MAINTAIN as well as the most Cost effective & Easiest to Obtain parts for "BY FAR" ! (IE) These are Very easy to Maintain & any replacement Parts are VERY reasonably Priced + Super Easy to locate should you ever need anything ! ! ! ALSO .. .YAMAHA DEALERSHIPS ALSO STILL STOCK PARTS FOR THESE WONDERFUL DT1'S !!! BEST of ALL There are many GREAT & VERY REASONABLE Suppliers that Built Exact Replacement parts for these AMAZING YAMAHA ORIGINAL Series 1968-1971 YAMAHA DT1 ENDURO's should You ever need anything..
Also, FEAR NOT" I will provide the "New Owner" ONLY.. (SORRY "NOT" everyone) with ALL of my Mechanics + Parts Sources + etc etc Support Re-Sources that I have come to use over the last FOUR DECADES. ..
PLEASE NOTE: The included "Show Pictures" are of the "WORLDS LARGEST MOTORCYCLE SHOW" ..Over the last few (15) Years we have SHOWN "36" (" T H I R T Y S I X ") of our Restored Bikes in this Show ALONE ...In the Coveted "VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUBS" Booth & also with the Coveted "ALL VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYLE Clubs" Booth...(IE) These shown Bikes are the Brothers & Sisters of this adds bike.
We have also had many of our restored bikes go into MUSEUMS ALL Around the World as well as several in the USA Museums & we have had several Film Producers that bought several of Our restored bikes as well as many "High End Collectors" ..One was recently featured on "JAY LENO"s Garage" ....a NATIONAL "TV SHOW".. He Bought "THREE" Of Our Beautifully Restored Bikes !!!
These WONDERFUL YAMAHA DT1's are a Very Versatile Motorcycle that You Can Take on The FREEWAY & also also are Nimble enough that can have BIG FUN doing Two Up Trail Riding with Your Girlfriends & or Kids & Wife & Family etc...as they have nearly "PERFECT BALANCE" !!! & Therefore are Super Easy to Ride !!!
She has Just Now Completed a Brand New Cosmetic Restoration also Her seat was REBUILT "FROM THE FRAME UP " (IE) Rebuilt frame + New Foam new+ Brand New Seat Cover etc etc ..ALSO Her Brand New Extensive Cosmetic Restoration etc. etc. which includes a recent "Engine Top End Rebuild" with VASTELY IMPROVED "TOURQUE INDUCTION YAMAHA Cylinder (IE) Brand New Rod Bearing + Brand New Engine Main Bearing Seals + Brand New Cylinder Bore (with exact tolerances/clearances etc as a Brand New Stock DT1 ) also Brand New Gaskets + near New & Original Spec. Piston + Near New Piston Rings + Brand New Piston Pin & also Brand New Locking Locking Wrist Pin retaining clips + Brand New Carburetor Rebuild & Brand New "RED COAT " Lined Fuel Tank + STUNNING custom High Quality 1968 style YAMAHA 250 ENDURO "CANDY APPLE RED " Custom YAMAHA ORIGINAL STYLE Paint work + Graphics...Also.. "ALL SEVEN BRAND NEW "Control Cables (IE) Clutch Cable+ Front Brake Cable+ THREE Brand New Throttle & Oil Injection Cables + Brand New Throttle Junction Slide Box & insert Piston + Brand New Tachometer Drive Cable & Brand New Speedometer Dive Cable.
Also, Brand New Quality Drive Chain + Brand New Upgrade 4.50 X 18" Rear & BRAND NEW UPGRADE 3.5 X 19" Front (Dunlap Trails UNIVERSAL Style Tires) &" High Quality " Michelin " Tubes.
Again...We are just now Completing Here Beautiful Restoration...So If You want her You should contact me ASAP as My Restored Bikes do not last long (IE) Every one of the last several bikes I have had up for sale went to the very first person that came out to see each of them.
PLEASE NOTE: Again we are just now fishing up this Wonderful Bikes Restoration so if you have been looking for one of these
AMAZING ORIGINAL SERIES 1968-1971 YAMAHA 250cc DT1 ENDURO's Please don't hesitate as you may well be left out on this STUNNING VINTAGE M/C .
PLEASE NOTE :" I WILL NOT RESPOND TO LOW BALL" offers
& also PLEASE "NO " offers for trades"