1982 Yamaha DT 50 MX, 49cc. Registration number BTT 647Y. Fr...

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£1,500

1982 Yamaha DT 50 MX, 49cc. Registration number BTT 647Y. Frame number 5M61625. Engine number 5M61625.
The Yamaha DT50MX superseded the DT50M when introduced in June 1981 and can easily be identified by its Mono-Cross(MX) rear suspension with a silver painted square-section rear swinging arm and a more angular tank as opposed to the more rounded one found on the M variant. The 'MX' designation was commonly used on Yamaha motorcycles fitted with the 'Mono-Cross' rear suspension, which was the first to employ a single shock-absorber. It remained in production largely unchanged until 1996, gaining only a CDI ignition system and a change to square bodied direction indicator lights in 1986.
BTT was owned by Levi Small in 2011 before selling it to our vendor as a restoration project in 2013. He had this undertaken by Motorcycle Warehouse of Newton Abbot in 2015, including shot blasting the frame, swinging arm and stand, a repaint and clutch, it has only covered some 20 odd since since then. A DEP sports exhaust is fitted.
In 2007 the MOT history shows a mileage of 5,680, today the odometer reads 8,403 miles.
Unused for several years this machine will require recommissioning before use on the road.
Sold with the V5C and receipts for the restoration.