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    Mar 15, 2021 2 minutes

    James Wood’s Yamaha DT175MX

    Hello! Jim Wood here from Sittingbourne in Kent. Here is my Yamaha DT175MX. The powder coating was done by Shearspeed Custom Paintwork of Queenborough, Kent. I bought the bike off of eBay around two years ago and it was a full nut and bolt rebuild. It has one former owner, and the tank, mudguards and panels were painted by

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