I Bought a 400cc 2-Stroke Dirt Bike ($100 Find)

I buy a 1977 Yamaha 400cc dirt bike for $100. Will it run again?
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[laurencehastings]

"What can you expect for 100 bucks?" A good tank that's not rusty, an engine that runs, brakes okay, clutch okay. Personally I think it was a steal.

[NOGRID]

I got the same bike from my friend when I was a teenager. His neighbor gave it to him for free and he didn't know how to work on it so he gave it to me. It was seized up and I'll never forget my dad saying "we really shouldn't do this, it's not the right way" and giving the kickstarter a firm whack with a sledgehammer, after letting some WD-40 soak in the cylinder. Broke loose though! It was magical hearing that beast run for the first time. For my 13th birthday my dad got me a new cables and what not to get rideable. Those were the days. I thought I had the fastest bike in town until my buddy with a newer RM 125 absolutely smoked me 😂 I was drooling over his inverted forks. Sorry for the long story but if you made it this far thanks for reading

[seasleddoo]

It was summer 1979 I was 17 and bought my first bike, a 1975 DT 400 enduro!, for the next two years you couldn't wipe the smile off my face ! Thanks for the memories

[leifhoffman]

That's a whole lot of Yamaha dirt bike for $100. Great job my man. Keep the Yamaha's coming. Been a fan of theirs for 60 years.

[tomziemba]

I am 62yrs old and just got back into two stroke dirt bikes. As a teen in the 70's, I had a Bultaco Lobito 175 and Suzuki RM125. Got into cars in '79 and never had another dirt bike until this summer. I bought a '78 Bultaco 370 Pursang from the original dealer we bought parts from in the 70's and also a '74 Bultaco 250 Alpina project for $300 from a private party. New rings, circlips and carb and she is up and running. Nothing beats the sound and smell of a two smoke! Love your videos BTW! 👍

[keitho]

Good to know Shop Manager Vinnie is supervising at all times 👍

[jacksonms]

Naw guys stop hating on this jewel . I have a 79 and this bike is a beast and you can find most of the parts . For 100 bucks you can dump almost 2K into this build and still come out way ahead .

[passpato]

To get the dent in the exhaust pipe out you can use the leak down test kit you used the other week. Put bungs in both ends of the exhaust and inflate to about 4 lbs (very low pressure) then heat the dent with a blow lamp. I used to use an oxy acetelene torch which is much better but that steel is thin and should heat up to red hot quickly with a blow lamp. Use MAP gas as it gets hotter than propane. The dents come out like magic. You can make you own rubber bungs to do this or even temparary weld over the end of the pipe and use a tyre valve. I have seen this tried on petrol tanks but dont do that. They spread open from the centre and it ruins them. I have done this myself and Ive seen many bikes on your channel that would benfit from this. It would make a good video. Regards from Marcus in England

[XYZ]

Joe, thanks for the ride down memory lane, I had a 1975 DT400, I wish I had it today !!

[Bowlee]

DT250 1974 here. First bike. Though it was really fast till the yz's and rm's came out a few years later. First street bike was a 74 H1, bought it used in 81 for $500, thought that was fast too, my buddy challenged me to a drag a few years later on his new used rm 250, I lost again. Bless you you. 😌👊

[davidvoller]

On behalf of all your viewers, this probably one of the best YouTube channels going! Your wife is a Saint allowing you to give so much to your channel. I hope you find time to give her a similar amount of attention.

[POCarton]

I had one just like it 1977, bought it in the early 80's, it had about 2k miles on it and was in mint condition. Loved it. Found another one, a 1975 was given to me. Got it running great. One day I was adjusting the timing and got it to run backwards for a bit. How cool, had reverse. Lol. Nothing like the smell of 2 stroke exhaust. Nice work resurrecting that bike.

[garrysimmons]

I had a DT400 way back in the day (circa 1980). Brought back memories.

[Ems-vf]

Love the 70s early 80s..life was free and bikes where beasts..be safe.peace

[grabir]

For the pipe. you can drill a hole or 2 or 3 on the good side of the pipe large enough to get a brass or steel drift in and use it to knock the pipe back out and into the shape you need. Then weld the holes back up when done.

[notiskoundouris]

Identical to my YAMAHA DT 250 F, bought it fresh out of the army in 1980 .Lovely bike, never had a single problem with it.Kept it for 16 years.The exhaust end on the bike in this video, is not the original and i thought i saw the 2 stroke oil delivery line been cut.Probably uses premix instead.A tonne of fun this bike, have the best memories .

[transmitterguy]

I graduated from HS in 1977 and those bikes were everywhere. I can still smell the smoke. Great job Joe.😆

[henkneijer]

$100 is a gift! This is a real beauty, I love bikes so much! It's probably because I built it in '63. I would choose this bike over a modern bike any day, you can still feel the heavy metal, pure power. You have to be able to ride something like that. 400ccm and two-stroke, it really takes off. Pure riding pleasure. My favorite bike at the moment is the new German 2025 Maico 700 two-stroke, 61hp, the SuMo variant of the current 680? two-stroke...!!! Maico weighs 101 kg and has 80hp! That's pure power and nostalgia paired with modern technology. Unfortunately I'm too old for a monster like that and I would probably die with it. Just too many nm, you need muscles and flexibility, that's not so easy at 60. Italian 300cc 2t is enough for me.Fantic engine 2023
Fantic XE300 2T 50 hp is still great with 2t.

[jayjudd]

I was laughing 😊with Joe at the end when he was describing the ride . How the dirt, gets him in the face and the back I’m giggling with him. I wonder if we get a part 2 on the rest of his fix list. He doesn’t have time for fun with that literally dirt bike. 😅😊😊

[andysinn]

70s Yamahas were great fun in my youth.I miss those days since now I'm old and can't ride any more.