The current Yamaha 200 project *Update 1-08-06*

[thefox]

Hi everyone! I figure it is about time that I fill you in on my current project. Last winter my brother (aka TheOlderFox) picked up 2 trikes, his 225dx project and my 200 project. He is doing some finishing touches on the 225 still but that is just about done too. Anyways, he picked up this trike (which I soon clamed to be my project :rolleyes: ) when I was away at college so it sat in his basement for most of the winter till he tore it down and painted the frame. I wasn't able to pick up the trike, well boxes of parts really, until the middle of the summer but working on it seemed to go fast. I have been back at school for the last month so work has stopped yet again on it but hopefully I can finish it up over fall break. Here are some pics. from various stages.

Here is what it looked like when we got it, and the tank is not as nice as the pic makes it seem, it was spraypainted along with the rest of the fenders :mad: .
http://images.snapfish.com/33%3B9298%3B23232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2337%3D353%3D6%3B% 3C%3DXROQDF%3E232363%3A%3B24999ot1lsi

The enigne...
http://images.snapfish.com/33%3B9298%3B23232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2337%3D353%3D6%3B% 3C%3DXROQDF%3E232363%3A%3B24%3B74ot1lsi

Gettting the parts ready to put it back together....
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Getting closer..
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With the plastic
http://images.snapfish.com/33%3B9298%3B23232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2337%3D353%3D6%3B% 3C%3DXROQDF%3E232363%3A%3B246%3B3ot1lsi

[kilabeez0]

wow that looks great! how much $$$ do u have into it so far? what new parts have u bought for it?

[vartiak15]

looks good man keep us posted lets see the other project too.

[TheOlderFox]

Well I bought the trike for 80. We propably have 200-300 in it. So not too bad. Time has just been an issue so it has been slow going. I haven't started the YT125 that I bought in April yet... Well My bro and I will try to finish it up in a couple of weeks when we will be at my parents (where the trike is) together.

[thefox]

looks good man keep us posted lets see the other project too.

LOL, you can kind of see it behind the Yamaha in the last pic., I really haven't done anything with it yet. It is an '84 Kawasaki 110 which needs an engine, I just won a mojave 110 engine on ebay today so hopefully that will go in it. Then I will have an electric start Kawi 110 :cool: .



wow that looks great! how much $$$ do u have into it so far? what new parts have u bought for it?

Actually so far I have about $400 or so into it. I still need some little things which should put it up to about $500. The goal for this trike was to go through it and put a lot of time into, not money it to make it look and run great. I got it mostly complete (for $80! :Bounce ) so most of the parts it needed were things that I could get used. Wearable things such as the bearings, piston rings (and maybe a piston now :( ), some cables, gaskets, and seals I of course bought new. The worst part about this trike was the engine, I have never seen one is such bad shape. We ended up getting a used top end because the cam was worn and had chunks missing (the valves were ajdusted all the was and were still loose). The cylinder was ugly with a piston just as bad. The crank breaing were even bad, and this is a 4 stroke! The trans. gears and forks looked good and the clutch is from a parts engine that I have so it now looks good.

[MTS]

wow fox that thing sounds like it was in rough shape..iv never seen that much damage in a 4 stroke..lol just 2 smokes O_o

[edog]

Nice Tri Moto.They don't get enough respect.

[thefox]

Well the Tri Moto project is just about done, it only took 2 years:eek: . For the last year I have been chasing around a ticking which has finally been solved it only took replacing the head, piston, cylinder, crank, and just about every other part in the engine. The only parts that were from the original engine are the stator cover and pull start. It turns out the knoise was worn out rocker arms that I though had been inspected when I got a good head from my brother.
Anyways it is just about done, I still need to adjust the carb. and the chain and sprockets along with the pull start pully should be replaced.

[Yamahauler]

That looks real good Fox!
Nice decals! Where did ya get em? ;)

Its good you found out what the knock was.

[350x'inNY]

So that rocker I gave you straightened it out huh??? Now... what to do with MY 200ERN???

Glad that part did the trick for your trike! :beer :TrikesOwn

[slow200s]

Yamahas, they are yellow for a reason! or so i have seen ;)

[thefox]

That looks real good Fox!
Nice decals! Where did ya get em? ;)

Its good you found out what the knock was.

Thanks Corry, the decails turned out nice thanks again! With the new decails I probably should finish wet sanding the plastic....well maybe not it is a rider.


So that rocker I gave you straightened it out huh??? Now... what to do with MY 200ERN???

Yeah after I cleaned it up I found that it was worn a little too but only a very little so I am happy with it. For some reason the intake (or was it the exhaust) rocker seems to wear faster then the other or atleast on the few heads that I took apart it was like that.
As for the ERN I was thinking of doing a YTM summer swap, I leave mine at your place and bring your's back, I am not planning on getting my own project this summer so I will need something to work on.


Yamahas, they are yellow for a reason! or so i have seen
You just know that my project trike is nicer then your's now:D . Go buy yourself some brakes:lol: .

[sideshow_bob]

Wow mate,congrats on the bike....
I am looking purchasing a trike similar to this(YTM200es..).

I have some questions:
Are the wheels galvanised or painted??If galvinised,how much $ was this to get done...

Also,was the frame sandblasted?

Cheers mate.

[Yamahauler]

Hey Andrew, watch out when you fill it up, dont get gas on those decals...they just smear if you wipe it. If you do spill gas on them, dont wipe it off, just let it dry and you should be find. They're not the best quality decals, I dont know why they couldnt laminate them for me.
Well, hope they work out for you.

[BigGreenMachine]

Thats sweet, really love those old Yamahas. Tried to convince the old man to let me fix up ours into a solid runner before we ended up selling it. All it needed was a headpipe and a little TLC.

[YTM200BOY]

VERY VERY nice work Fox you know i have a similar bike the EK "crank shaft" i have run into some problems but hay ill figure em out soon i think its the carb.. i dont have a choke anymore. It broke so it wont start in the cold.. i am pretty sure thats my prob.. Well congrats on the great looking bike!!1 Ohh yeah and about the carb advise you gave me a while back thank you again it stopped leaking :} thanks again Fox and congrats.

[thefox]

Wow mate,congrats on the bike....
I am looking purchasing a trike similar to this(YTM200es..).

I have some questions:
Are the wheels galvanised or painted??If galvinised,how much $ was this to get done...

Also,was the frame sandblasted?

Cheers mate.

The wheels and frame were wire brushed and painted, the frame was done in Rust-Oleum black by brush and the wheels were done with Rust-Oleum spray paint. Since I started the project I now have access to a sandblaster and automotive paint so I will go that route on my next project. lol I keep looking at it and thinking I can do a better job and am tempted to tare it down and redo it (ok, maybe not that tempted).

[350x'inNY]

As for the ERN I was thinking of doing a YTM summer swap, I leave mine at your place and bring your's back, I am not planning on getting my own project this summer so I will need something to work on.


You just know that my project trike is nicer then your's now:D . Go buy yourself some brakes:lol: .


Yeah.... that sounds cool.... I also have enough parts form that 200ERN I got from MIK6 to build a second one.

Hey Joe.... don't forget to get a new chain/sprockets to go with those brakes! hahaha

[sideshow_bob]

Hey mate,that frame and those wheels look sweet to me.....So do you get a nice finish with brush paint??I have some barbecue paint,but I don't know if that would do the job....

Cheers.

[thefox]

Hey mate,that frame and those wheels look sweet to me.....So do you get a nice finish with brush paint??I have some barbecue paint,but I don't know if that would do the job....

Cheers.
I am happy with how the frame turned out, you can tell it has been painted it you look at it closely but it seems to hold up well. For the wheels the rears were rusted up pretty good so they have some pitting under the paint so I am curious as to how they will hold up.


Yeah.... that sounds cool.... I also have enough parts form that 200ERN I got from MIK6 to build a second one.

Yeah then I could just hop on the motocycle and ride over to go riding, save on some gas money and not have to borrow my dads car. And I could get more done on your Yami if I work on it more then a couple of hours every few months lol.

[350x'inNY]

Sweet..... guess I'll have to wait til TF'07 for the "Cool Yellow Banana" to debut. hehhehe

Thanks man!
Bruce

[edog]

Very nice!
How much time and money did you spend on the 200e?

[sideshow_bob]

Thanks for the speedy answers..

The engine side covers,did you paint those,or did they come painted...

Cheers

[thefox]

The side covers came black and they cleaned up well so I don't bother repainting them, the head was black but had a lot of chips in the paint so I repainted it. For the head and cylinder I cleaned them as well as I could and then let the cylinder soak in some degreaser and then power washed them both. After they were cleaned I scrubbed them with some steel wool and wiped them down and painted with some high temp. engine paint.
In the process of finding the noise it was making I ended up using another cylinder which isn't as clean so I will have to do something to it now that it is on the trike.