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1970 YAMAHA DT1 250cc ENDURO "ORIGINAL SERIES"CANDY RED"RUNS GREAT ! - $3,950 (Lakewood Village Country Club, Long Beach Area, California)
type:
dual-sport
condition:
excellent
engine displacement (CC):
250
motor:
gas
odometer:
5,955
title status:
clean
transmission:
manual
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" THE MOST SIGNIFICANT MOTORCYCLE OF THE LAST 25 YEARS " in 1987 ! ! ! !
Also Please Go on UTUBE & Look Up the Documentary
"THE Dirt Bike that CHANGED EVERYTHING"
ALSO, "THE YAMAHA DT1 was Developed & Perfected by a FAMILY of TOP Dirt Racers RIGHT HERE IN SO. CALIFORNIA" !!!
"HER STUNNING Cosmo RESTORATION IS JUST NOW BEING COMPLETED on this GREAT RUNNING VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE" ! THIS WONDERFUL Vintage M/C Starts+ RUNS+ Shifts as Good as She LOOKS !
YES ! SHE HAS HER CALIFORNIA DMV TITLE & YES! SHE HAS HER MATCHING ENGINE + FRAME V.I.N. NUMBERS !!!!
THIS WONDERFUL 1970 DT1"THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS"
WHY PAY ~$9,000.00 to $14,000.00 + for ORIGINAL SERIES 1968'-70 YAMAHA ENDURO
(IE) This is the Best of Both Worlds 1970 YAMAHA ENDURO (With Her "ONE YEAR ONLY"STUNNING CANDY APPLE RED Paint work+ Graphics ) She has BULLET PROOF 2025" TWO PART" URETHANE "ULTRA GLOSS "GLAMOR" Clear Coat etc etc
IF You think I am kidding .....a 1968 YAMAHA DT1 ENDURO ... JUST SOLD at the 2025 Los Vegas "MECUM MOTORCYCLE AUCTIONS" for $15.000.00 ! ! ! ! ! ! in 2025 in "Los Vegas" ...
PLEASE NOTE: A 1968 DT1 .... J.D. POWERS NADA .com value Guide Blue Books for ~$14,000.00 & around $8,000.00 or $9,000.00 for a Nice 1969 -1970 YAMAHA 250 DT1 ENDURO...This is the best of Both worlds (IE) 1968 -1970 DT1 Looks with All of the 1970 YAMAHA Mechanical Improvements & Refinements + "ONE YEAR ONLY " 1970 " ORIGINAL Style "CANDY APPLE RED " Bullet Proof Urethane Updated Finish...STUNNING !
During Her 2025 cosmetic Restoration we did a "TOP END" ENGINE REBUILD with Brand New Piston +Rings + Piston Pin+ Pin Retaining Clips+ Brand New Cylinder Gasket + Brand New Cylinder Bore + Brand New Cylinder & Crankcase Gaskets + ROD Bearing etc etc + Brand New Engine Main Bearing Seals
THIS IS A ORIGINAL SERIES 1968 - 1970 YAMAHA DT1 ENDURO
"THESE 1970 DT1's ARE THE VERY MOST COLLECTABLE & VALUABLE + MOST MECANICALLY ADVANCED OF the 3 Initial Years &BY FAR the Most Simple & Straight Forward to Maintain. "OF ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SERIES 1968-70 YAMAHA DT1's"
..SHE's .a Great Running 1970 YAMAHA DT1 ENDURO 250cc DUAL SPORT DT1 Motorcycle !
Again, This is Actually the Very Most Refined of ALL of the ORIGINAL SERIES 1968'-1970 YAMAHA ENDURO's
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 Her D.M.V. TITLE YES &YES ! with Her ORIGINAL "Blue & Gold" lettered CALIFORNIA License Plates & LICENCE plate TAGS !!!!!!
This BRAND Newly Cosmetically 2025 Restored Wonderful 1970 Replica Bike is the Best of Both Worlds (IE) with Her STUNNING ORIGINAL SERIES DT1 1968 -70 LOOKS with the Very Most Technical logically Advanced YAMAHA ENGINE UPGRADES with Her STUNNING 1968-70 DT1 ENDURO Looks & PLUS: Her 2025 UPGRADE "BULLET PROOF" TWO PART " HIGH QUALITY " TWO PART " URETHANE " CANDY APPLE RED" Custom paint + 1968-70 style Graphics etc & Best of all with all of Her subtitle 1970 DT1 engine + Frame Improvements.... .
PLEASE NOTE: A 1968 - 1970 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 -70' 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 $ 3950 ! ! ! ! (Aprox Only 1/4 the price of a 1968 YAMAHA ENDURO..& this has All of the 1970 YAMAHA Mechanical Upgrades ! ! ! ! !
YAMAHA DT1 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 & SIMPLE +; BY FAR the EASEST to MAINTAIN as well as the most Cost effective & Easiest to Obtain parts for "BY FAR" ! (IE) UNLIKE NEARLY ALL OTHER VINTAGE M/C's These YAMAHA DT1's are Very DURABLE + Easy to Maintain & any replacement Parts are VERY Easy & Reasonable to locate should you ever need anything ! ! ! ALSO .. .YAMAHA DEALERSHIPS ALSO STILL STOCK MANY PARTS FOR THESE WONDERFUL DT1'S !!! BEST of ALL There are many GREAT & VERY REASONABLE (VERY FAIR) Suppliers that Built Exact Replacement Parts for these AMAZING YAMAHA ORIGINAL Series 1968-1970 YAMAHA DT1 ENDURO's should You ever need anything..(I HAVE MANY GREAT SOURCES I WILL PASS ON " "ONLY" " TO THE NEW OWNER of this WONDERFUL DT1 ) ! ! ! !
(IE).. "FEAR NOT" I will provide the "New Owner" ONLY.. (SORRY "NOT" everyone) with ALL of my Very Tallented & Cost effective 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 FROM THE FRAME UP seat + New Foam new+ Brand New Seat Cover + She has a BRAND NEW TWICE AS THICK AS A STOCK Seat Pan !!! etc etc ..ALSO Her Brand New Extensive Cosmetic Restoration etc. etc. which includes a recent "TOP END Engine Rebuild" (IE) Rebuilt 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 1970 DT1 ) also Brand New Gaskets + near New & Original Spec. N.O.S. Piston + BRAND NEW Piston Rings + Brand New Piston Pin & also Brand New Locking Locking Wrist Pin retaining clips + Brand New Carburetor Rebuild & Her Entire Fuel system was REFIRBISHED + Brand New "RED COAT " (THE BEST) Lined Fuel Tank + STUNNING custom High Quality 1968-1970 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 Throttle Piston + Throttle Tube + + Brand New Tachometer Drive Cable & Brand New Speedometer Dive Cables.+ Also, Brand New Quality Drive Chain + Brand New 4.50 X 18" Rear + 3.50 X 18" Front (Dunlap Trails UNIVERSAL Style Tires) &" High Quality " Michelin " Tubes. Also She has a BRAND NEW UPGRADED SYLVANIA "HALOGEN" EXTENDED BRIGHTNESS Headlight Bulb + a Brand New Headlight Chrome Ring !!! & also a Brand NEW 1970's Rear Taillight assemble & Bulb etc etc
Again...We are just now Completing Here Beautiful Restoration & Should be done in the next few days...So If You want her You should contact me ASAP as My Restored Bikes do not last long (IE) PLEASE KEEP IN MIND... Every one of the last several bikes We Have Restored & have had up for sale went to the Very FIRST Person that came out to see each one of them.
PLEASE NOTE: Again we are just now finishing up this Wonderful Bikes Restoration so if you have been looking for one of these
AMAZING ORIGINAL SERIES 1968-1970 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"