Bike check – Dao Radivo’s YZ125 2005 model.
This morning we decided we’re gonna start posting up pictures and info about nice bikes we come across, so if you have a nice bike with some happiness done to it, feel free to shoot some nice photos of it, and email them through to dao at daosplace dot com with a list of stuff done to the bike, if the pictures are nice it may end up on the site!
Dao’s Place YZ125 2005 model.
Yamaha YZ125 2005 model.
Engine:
Athena 144cc top end
DEP expansion chamber
Pro Circuit R-304 muffler
V-Force 3 reed block
Tuning by Cisco’s Race Tuning (the best)
Suspension:
Titanium rear shock spring 5.3kg/mm
Eibach fork springs 0.46kg/mm
Revalved and serviced by Krooztune
Wheels:
Talon hubs (red)
SM Pro rims (bronze)
Talon spokes
Everything else:
Barkbuster Ego handguards
Easton EXP handlebar pad
Pro Circuit Sunline forged clutch and brake lever
RK 520MXU sealed race chain
Renthal 13t front sprocket
Renthal 50t aluminium rear sprocket
Dao’s Place lifting strap
UFO plastics
Pirelli MX Soft 410 front tyre 80/100-21
Pirelli MX Extra X rear tyre 100/90-19
Pirelli Mousse tubes
Motion Pro LiteLoc plastic rim locks
Renthal YZ-bend handlebars
Renthal soft half-waffle handgrips
DRC grip lockwire
Ringmaster gripper seat cover
Lightspeed carbon fibre rear chain guide
CPR forged aluminium gear lever
DRC hex-head brake pad pins
Brembo brake pads
Dao’s place enduro fuel tap
Twin Air air filter
DRC fuel hose
X-Tech rear brake disc
Handmade carbon fibre engine mounts
Lightspeed carbon fibre frame guards
Tag Metals top triple clamp
Massive, massive Dao’s Place sale starts midnight tonight, until midnight on 1st of April!
Not an April Fools joke! Massive discounts on everything store-wide, including gloves, Barkbusters, tyres, sprockets, chains – everything!
Yep, huge discounts across our entire range!
Sale starts at midnight tonight (28th March) and goes until midnight Sunday 1st April. Click on any of the pictures in this to be linked to the online store!
Xavi Galindo, Husaberg TE300, and some rocks.
It’s been a while since I’ve posted this…
…but it’s just too damn good!
Dao vs Wildwood
Wildwood 1, Dao 0.
Going to the limits of Extreme Enduro.
As promised, a new Graham Jarvis video from Spain!
Yep, check it out! Absolutely amazing.
So I asked Graham Jarvis a couple of quick questions…
…the other day, and here they are for your enjoyment. Read on!
Your Youtube video ‘Graham Jarvis Extreme Training’ now has over 200,000 views, this video and all your others like the Extreme Tree Stump video have been posted on dozens of dirt bike forums worldwide, did you expect it to become this popular?
No I didn’t expect it to become so popular, I started out making them just for a bit of fun, but also to promote myself and my sponsors.
Any plans for any new videos any time soon?
I’ve made a new video which was filmed in Spain which was really good fun with some different terrain and drier conditions from where I normally ride. It will be released in the next few days.
I see you ride a Husaberg two-stroke when you’re not on a trials bike, what sort of things do you do to a new bike to set it up and make it more Jarvis-worthy? Any particular tyres you prefer, or personal preference things?
I dont really ride a trials bike anymore, my enduro bike is more or less standard. I use Goldentyre Tyres with a soft mousse in the rear for extra grip and my suspension is modified for extreme riding but nothing special for the videos.

What would you class as the toughest competition you’ve ever competed in?
Hell’s Gate without doubt is the toughest, hardest event, because it’s a full 9 hours riding of extreme, icy, gnarly conditions.
What would you class as the more difficult riding to excel in, trials or extreme enduro?
I think trials is more difficult to excel, but unless you have had a good trials background extreme enduro is difficult to reach a high standard.

Any plans of heading to the US any time to have a play in their endurocross series?
No real plans, but I would like to attend the X-Games. My main focus is on the outdoor extreme events.

What sort of things do you enjoy getting up to outside of riding motorbikes?
I dont have any real hobbies as such but I enjoy spending time with my kids, they are 7 year old twins, a boy and a girl.
Thanks so much for your time Graham, really do appreciate it! I can safely say that every dirt bike rider here in Australia is really hanging to see what your Spain video is gonna have. Very excited!
Here are some of the other Graham Jarvis clips that have made their way into circulation via Youtube, so take a few minutes out of your day to watch them, and then go out and burn your clutch out and wear your brake pads out trying to do the things you see in these videos. We will be posting up Graham’s latest video from Spain as soon as it’s uploaded, so watch this space!
There’s a million other Youtube videos with Graham in them, so get your search on!
If you like riding singeline tracks…
…then you need to watch this! Two-stroke loveeeeeeeee.










