1969 Yamaha DT-1 Rebuild, ASMR Special | The Shop Manual
Get 20% off a new pocket knife at kershaw.kaiusa.com/ with code 20TSM. Discount code valid through 5/1/2023.
By the time Buzz Aldrin first set foot on the moon, this Yamaha DT-1 was out in the world, throwing roost. Some 54 years later the old DT was called into action for a CTXP adventure, where it hauled Ari across the entire length of Wyoming. Now it’s in the TSM Resort & Spa for a rebuild. So brew some coffee or crack open a beverage and sit back and enjoy another ASMR edition of The Shop Manual.
Read about Zack and Ari’s epic ride across Wyoming here: rvz.la/3JAdboR
Looking to tackle a rebuild? Here are some essential tools:
Stockton T-Handle Set rvz.la/3wR42R8
Motion Pro Crankcase Splitter V2 rvz.la/3wVIClQ
Stockton Clutch Tool rvz.la/3Y1GTaH
Other Handy Tools rvz.la/3X1eWyy
Maxima Formula K2 Two-Stroke Oil rvz.la/3HSb7WX
Shinko 244 Dual-Sport Tires rvz.la/3js56Id
Inspired to fix up an old bike? RevZilla has the tools you need to tackle the job.
RevZilla struck gold, bringing Ari and Zach on board. Their humility, passion and enthusiasm for everything 'On Two-Wheels' is intoxicating. I've been riding and reading for over 50 years, and watching these two young men on their adventures and endeavors never gets old. If RevZilla continues to produce content like this, I will continue to watch these videos and purchase my gear from RevZilla, in order to support more content from Ari and Zack.
A Common Tread rebuild video with Ari? Is it Christmas?
I miss wrenching on bikes (my first a ‘74 Tr-5t). I bet I know why Ari said nothing, had no music in the background… I worked like this for hours in my shop. The old bikes always had something to say and I would listen to their stories. Best part of completing a rebuild is to chance to hear them sing again.
Please let Ari do more rebuilds. I absolutely love this, seeing new life breathed into these machines.
Just want to acknowledge the amount of work that must have gone into this video. The production quality and editing is so pristine. So satisfying all the way through. Great job. Just curious, how long did the actual build take?
Man, I rewatch the CT-90 rebuild all the time, that video is like one of my favorites, and now this will be added to my watch later collection haha.
Can't believe I watched the video of a guy rebuild a classic motorcycle and manage to finish the entire video. It just...so nice to watch it without any music or any disturbing sound. Also, cool bike there. Love the design of it.
You bring back memories, some of them good and some not so good. BUT you surely will remember the ride and the rebuild when you are my age, and I hope fondly.
Amazing that we all sat and watched this video where not a word was spoken for 36 minutes and were entertained. Speaks volumes to the quality of content and production of this team. For me it was very meditative and I consider it some of the best production on KZhead. Great job.
These ASMR rebuild videos are medicine for the soul!!!
The TLC the DT deserved after it's trip. Top job.
I could watch this again and again and again.
Anyone can tear apart a motor, but putting it back together is a science. Measuring the clearances, balancing the crank, it was just amazing. Thank you Ari.
Having owned (and repaired) two of these DTs the most amazing part of this video is the lack of curse words from Ari. There are some really baffling design elements to these bikes when you start pulling them apart. Great stuff
I could watch videos like this all evening long!! Thanks for Sharing!!
I do love the way you restore the motorcycle. Till now you are the only one that restored and leaved as it be. No new painting, no new tires, etc. You did not kill the history of the bike. The scratches and rusty parts are the living soul of it. Great work. Really enjoy this video.
I'm an old 4x4 truck guy and have never considered owning any motorcycle until I began watching your videos. Good work.
Awesome!!! Gonna try to watch this in one sitting before the kids wake up!! Watching Airi work is a treat!
ITS AWESOME HOW YOU TAKE THESE BIKES ON EPIC TRIPS AND THEN RUSTORE THEM. SO COOL!