mattb348
02-04-2010, 09:34 AM
I have a 1983 YTM200 which, after a lot of time and effort (and help / parts from you guys on this forum), I have made into a really good machine once again.
My trike runs awesome, drives awesome, and I even got the back brakes working again (kind of mandatory since I LOVE 12 o clock wheelies heh heh).
However, after hitting just a small bump/jump, I broke the front part of my seat (and I only weigh 170 lbs.). The plastic underside of the seat broke (the part right near where the front of the seat sticks into the frame)
I was kind of bummed since I spent a long time searching ebay and checking back, before I finally found a good deal on a seat that was actually in good condition with no major rips.
Too bad the seat didn't last long at all. I guess 27 years tends to make plastic pretty brittle.
Is it even POSSIBLE to find a seat for a YTM200 that isn't brittle like that? Any ideas???
Luckily it isn't that big of a deal since the back of the seat still latches to the frame, and it will probably last forever like that. However, it IS pretty annoying, since the rest of the trike is in good shape (and not to mention the friggin seat is in awesome shape, OTHER than that, but now it is ruined forever, since the plastic underside cannot be removed from the rest of the seat I don't think).
Do you guys run into this problem too? Maybe it doesn't help that the ytm200 has no suspension? LOL!
My trike runs awesome, drives awesome, and I even got the back brakes working again (kind of mandatory since I LOVE 12 o clock wheelies heh heh).
However, after hitting just a small bump/jump, I broke the front part of my seat (and I only weigh 170 lbs.). The plastic underside of the seat broke (the part right near where the front of the seat sticks into the frame)
I was kind of bummed since I spent a long time searching ebay and checking back, before I finally found a good deal on a seat that was actually in good condition with no major rips.
Too bad the seat didn't last long at all. I guess 27 years tends to make plastic pretty brittle.
Is it even POSSIBLE to find a seat for a YTM200 that isn't brittle like that? Any ideas???
Luckily it isn't that big of a deal since the back of the seat still latches to the frame, and it will probably last forever like that. However, it IS pretty annoying, since the rest of the trike is in good shape (and not to mention the friggin seat is in awesome shape, OTHER than that, but now it is ruined forever, since the plastic underside cannot be removed from the rest of the seat I don't think).
Do you guys run into this problem too? Maybe it doesn't help that the ytm200 has no suspension? LOL!