An 85 Yamaha 200 that I am looking to buy next weekend....

[KC]

Question!! I am going to look at a 200 Yamaha next weekend and would like some imput on it... Here is what I know about the machine (it's priced right )

It is shaft drive -

It is 200cc - bored .20 over with a wiesco piston and carb kit in it -

It has electric start

It has been in the guy's garage for a couple of years and is in great shape except that the timing is out of sync...

My question is this... Is this an 85 Yamahauler? I looked on the specs and that is the only one with shaft drive that I could see... But the guy thought it was newer than an 85.

How hard is it to get the timing straightened out?

Thanks for any help I can get!!

[J.D.]

If it's got the Shaft drive, it is the "Yamahauler" version. I have one too, except for mines an 83 YTM200EK. The 85 is called a YTM200ERN. How much is the guy asking for it? And as far as timing, I don't understand crap about what the manual is telling me how to time it. If you like I could type it up for you though.

[Yamaha_Rules69]

Timing shouldnt be too hard to work on. If you have the manual, It helps a lot.

[KC]

The guy wants $400 for it - he said it has tons of grunt in the low end. It belongs to his brother in law who bought it several years ago for $400 and put quite a bit of $$ into it with a rebuild and new tires ect. Then he just stashed it into the corner of his garage because he was too busy to ride. Where can I get a manuel for it (when I find out the exact year and model)?

[ATC crazy]

When you go to look at it, search around the frame for any stickers or labels that might tell the year and model. If you don't find that look for a VIN#

[250Rstud]

almost any yamaha dealer could get you a manual for that trike, most of the manuals cover more than one type of trike so they come in very handy.

good luck

[J.D.]

If you get me the VIN# I can tell you what year and model you have.

[KC]

Well crap

I went to the guy yesterday afternoon and told him I had the $$ in hand and he said that his brother-in-law sold it to his neighbor for only $300!!!!

He said that I was supposed to get first dibs but his idiot inlaw didn't want to mess with moving it. For $400 (let alone $300) I would have driven across town to pick it up!!!!

Anyway - - Thanks guys for all the cool info and keep an eye out for me because I will get mine yet!!!! I'm off to surf E-bay for a nice ride!

KC

[KC]

Well crap

I went to the guy yesterday afternoon and told him I had the $$ in hand and he said that his brother-in-law sold it to his neighbor for only $300!!!!

He said that I was supposed to get first dibs but his idiot inlaw didn't want to mess with moving it. For $400 (let alone $300) I would have driven across town to pick it up!!!!

Anyway - - Thanks guys for all the cool info and keep an eye out for me because I will get mine yet!!!! I'm off to surf E-bay for a nice ride!

:twisted: KC

[KC]

Well crap

I went to the guy yesterday afternoon and told him I had the $$ in hand and he said that his brother-in-law sold it to his neighbor for only $300!!!!

He said that I was supposed to get first dibs but his idiot inlaw didn't want to mess with moving it. For $400 (let alone $300) I would have driven across town to pick it up!!!!

Anyway - - Thanks guys for all the cool info and keep an eye out for me because I will get mine yet!!!! I'm off to surf E-bay for a nice ride!

:twisted: KC

[J.D.]

Sorry to hear that, you would have had a nice machine.