Rebuilding A Vintage Dual Sport: Here’s The ASMR Rebuild Of Revzilla’s Yamaha DT-1

After watching Common Tread’s Wyoming trip, I instantly got invested in the two dual sport motorcycles that both Ari Henning and Zack Courts brought on the trip. The adventure that the two had was filled with a ton of unfortunate happenings, and the little Yamaha suffered a ton of abuse. 

In typical Revzilla style, after the trip, Mr. Henning goes to work on the bike. Just like the Honda CT90 Rebuild from the Alaska episode, the Yamaha also got some TLC. The Wyoming trip was brutal on both bikes. The Honda and the Yamaha were both caked in mud and dirt and were both (likely) leaking oil in places that shouldn’t be leaking oil. Henning’s Yamaha experienced soft seizing, which was brought on by a broken oil pump. As such, the piston was fried and the rings were in need of a replacement, among a ton of other things to refresh, replace, and clean.