Yamaha 175 Tri Moto

[Richard Holyoak]

Hello

I am considering buying a 175 for just tooling around the farm and a little in the hills. I am
220 lbs and not that young any more.

What do you think??

This is the ad I am looking at

I have a yamaha trimoto for sale. It has bear claws on back, repainted engine and plastics. Its quite the machine and comes with extra parts. I have spent over 800 bucks on boaring the cylinder and the tires. Want it to go to someone who will ride it more often. Will send picts if interested.
$600.00

[200XMichigan]

They are a lot of fun, the 175 has got a lot of get up and go for its size and you can tow a trailer with them. You would get a softer ride with some balloon tires but those thing would really rip through the snow on a YT175. I would say to ride it and see how it feels. Sure doesn't handle like the calm and predictable 250ES. But its a great trike. If you weren't concerned with going real fast you might not be bothered by the lack of suspension. I've got one and love the YT175.

[110]

Too high priced if you ask me. Just cause he spent that much money on it doesn't mean it's worth that.

[vartz04]

yeah I paid 600 for a 1984 yamaha 225dx. seems more like the kind of trike you would want for your situation. Id say offer $350/400ish

[RubberSalt]

I've got 1 and love it, I've done a few cheap mods and it really rips now. Bore jobs are around $130(blaster piston from wiesco), The plastics have been cut, It will probably toss mud and snow up at you like that. The front brake lever and perch look like they are missing also. The rubber mounts that seat hooks on to(in back) are gone.

The front forks look nice, looks clean on the engine. I'd say $400-500, depending on parts.

Of course, we don't know what extra parts it comes with. I've posted a thread on porting those things also. Pipes help a ton, suspension for the rear(hard to find), porting helps a ton.

I'm about 200lb myself and it takes me for a fuuuun ride, even in stock form.

[Richard Holyoak]

Thanks Guys

Your insite in to the problems make me a little nervous. I found this 200 so I think I will try it.
1983 yamaha 200 trike great condition good tires front is new lights all work good brakes seat has a rip across the middle that is repaired with duct tape manual transmison no reverse and no clutch just idle down and put into gear 500.00 firm

I have pictures but I can not seem to put on the site. Is it right about the transmission shifting???

[RubberSalt]

Most of what i stated are cosmetic, I'm sure it runs great, The fenders only part that would make me sad. But you could make huge custom mud flaps.

The 200 is also a fun bike. They defiantly have more torque from the get go compared to a STOCK 175, but the ultra lightweight 175 is awesome with some porting done. The 175 is around 230lb stock, i forget what the 200 is(depends on model i imagine).

The 200 and the 175 have a semi auto clutch, all you have to do is shift. Both trikes can be at a stand still in 3rd gear, hit the gas and they start rolling... SLOWLY lol.

When i bought my 175, it had a stock piston in it, but a bad crank. The 2nd engine i bought, stock piston. These are 23 year old 2 strokes, The oil injection was hooked up on both engines. They are reliable 2 strokes, I'd just premix a 32:1 with a high grade oil.

If you like going fast, the 175 is for you, if you stay in the bottom of the gears a lot, the the 200 is for you. I rock the trails and dunes on my 175 harder than i do my KLT200 and honda 200m(both 4 strokes).

[200XMichigan]

The awesome thing about the YT175 is it can rip on the dunes and trails, but its got enough low end torque that I've used it to haul some decent sized trailers around. Really versatile and 2 stroke fun.

[Richard Holyoak]

Thanks for the help. with me being just a slow boat driver I think the 200 might work out the best.
a little less money also.

[200XMichigan]

The fact that the fenders aren't cut on the 200 will be nice. And not needing to re-jetting for winter is always a good thing. Post some pics of the 200.

[RubberSalt]

I don't know about the re jetting part, but adjustments are needed.

The 200s seem alot more solid at low speeds, probably due to the weight. Lets see pics

[Richard Holyoak]

The best I can do is the link Having trouble getting pics in reply mode.



http://alberta.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-ATVs-snowmobiles-ATVs-3-wheel-yamaha-trike-W0QQAdIdZ263007192

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