Its an addiction...

[3Razors]

Ok so I keep seeing this Triz in the craigslist here for "$500 must sell" for a couple weeks here with no takers. I kept telling myself that I do not need another trike to store, but as usual I gave in and had to look at it because it was only 15 mins away. Got there and the thing has been sitting in his brothers garage in san diego for over 10 years. Its really clean with low hours with some aftermarket goodies...Hi-flight seat, CRF pipe, Mikuni 38mm carb., Mossbarger reedcage, and paddles. The guy didnt really no what he had and just wanted to clean out his garage. I threw a low-ball offer for $350 and he accepted it. How could I refuse?! Its been a long time since I had a triz and it was actually the first performance trike I started on.

Couple questions: Are the underseat tanks discontinued? The cap on this one wont lock because plastic is cracked. Any home brewed fixes on this?

Does anyone have any experience with the CRF cone pipe? Or CRF anything?

[oldskool83]

1st off why would a CRF pipe be on it...i am taking thats hondas 4 stroke dirtbike...shouldnt you have a 2 stroke pipe on it? maybe i an total wrong here and that was some aftermarket company in the 80's?

[kwbyfrmhell]

that looks like a good deal my Tri-z didnt run and I bought it for 450, it didnt look that good. I hear ya on the addiction, of course that was the most I have paid for a trike, the next most expensive was my tecate at 150

[tecat-z]

Amazing machine for that price.:eek: You just got the deal of a lifetime. Tanks are on ebay all the time and dont demand lots of money. Caps i believe are still availiable. The pipe is a great vintage piece that is probably worth almost what you paid for the whole bike. Keep it and bring another z back! Plus it's a 85.5:w00t:

[Yamahondaman]

Amazing machine for that price.:eek: You just got the deal of a lifetime. Tanks are on ebay all the time and dont demand lots of money. Caps i believe are still availiable. The pipe is a great vintage piece that is probably worth almost what you paid for the whole bike. Keep it and bring another z back! Plus it's a 85.5:w00t:

DANG IT !!!! i agree with Ed ... N I C E !!! oh yeah .. i have Tank's !! :D
they are Discontinued !! .. buy ALL of them you can on e-bay... !!!

[SYKO]

1st off why would a CRF pipe be on it...i am taking thats hondas 4 stroke dirtbike...shouldnt you have a 2 stroke pipe on it? maybe i an total wrong here and that was some aftermarket company in the 80's?


yea your wwwwwaaaaayyyyy off base there.... CRF made pipes back in da day, and CRF is now the honda dirtbike designation

[Billy Golightly]

That pipe...is like the best one there is for a Z. Even the Klemm pipe. Only the second one I've ever seen before. You got a super duper rare one, hang onto it. CRF stands for "Crotch Rocket Factory"

[Yamahondaman]

Dang It !!! :d

[whyzee]

how do you guys find machines like that for $350 ?????? that would be $1800 min around here. Wether or not it would sell, that is what they would be asking.
NICE!!:w00t:

[BigGreenMachine]

DAMN!! It hasn't been painted or anything? Clean! Dig the skidplate too, don't see that on many Z's.

Never heard of CRF.

[jenndnn3]

Can anyone give some history on this company? CRF

[3Razors]

Just been going through the bike today with changing all the fluids and oils. It starts right up. Havent had a chance to take it up the street as I dont have any dirt tires laying around for a yamaha. The motor skid plate is a malcom smith brand. Now that is old school1 Im glad this trike fell into the right hands as I will take pristine care of it, rest asure guys.

Thats a bummer about the tank discontinuation I actually had another tank in one of my parts bins but it is also crackd in the same area.


Heres another one by me. This ones for $200!! I gotta stop checking that site out.

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/mcy/420650067.html

[jeffatc250r]

You noticed that too huh? I pick up something i think is a great deal and then you see people with deals like this out west. Time for me to move!
how do you guys find machines like that for $350 ?????? that would be $1800 min around here. Wether or not it would sell, that is what they would be asking.
NICE!!:w00t:

[Mosh]

Holy Friggin crap man!!!!!That is the score of the century.Great find.For sure.The pipe alone is worth 2 times what you paid for it.Cant help you on the gas tank,but I have a nice used one I will trade for that pipe.LOL j/k.

[Mosh]

You should go buy that second one,rob the gas tank and part the rest out.You will get yours for free and make money:naughty:

[Eric250R]

You should go buy that second one,rob the gas tank and part the rest out.You will get yours for free and make money:naughty:

Was thinking the same thing.

[mike from long island]

Excellent purchase!!! Got me jealous!! That is a pretty tall seat.Major baja capabilities!!! First time I have seen one of those pipes.You should grab that other Z up too.If not I have an extra tank.You can have it.Just pay the shipping.We could all benifit from that yellow Z. Come on now you know you wanna have the 3 Z's at your place!! :lol: Get some pics of that skid plate too.

[Bryan Raffa]

love them seats!!! cool pipe! one heck of a find!

like them Buffed turf savers and paddels added! thoes pretty stiff?

[3Razors]

You should go buy that second one,rob the gas tank and part the rest out.You will get yours for free and make money:naughty:

Thats what I'm hoping for. I sent him an email but no response yet. I know the tanks are 20+ years old, but I think the AZ heat also does something to the tanks that makes them a little more brittle around here.

Bryan, the tires seem pretty soft and lightweight. I glanced at them and looked like a 2 ply. The hubs on the back look strangely unlike any hubs I have seen on a Z before. I will have to get picks for you to tell.

Also got one of Ronnies alum impellers and red sprocket covers on the way. No need to risk having the oem plastic impeller go out.

[Dammit!]

I sent that $200 guy an e-mail yesterday. No response here either.

[BigGreenMachine]

This should be of interest to you 3Razors.

[Jim mac]

for those kinds of prices no wonder i cant unload my 200Xs. Jim

[ATC-Eric]

Okay, im headed to craigslist for my monthly check.

One helluva find man!!!!!!!!

[3Razors]

Cool image BigGreen. So does anyone know if CRF was just a pipe company?

Here is a pick of the back hubs. I've had two Tri-Z's before this long ago and I dont remember the hubs looking like this...

[ATC-Eric]

Those arent Z hubs, I dont know what they are :wondering

[NINJA]

Whatever they are, they're fugly as hell! Good thing the rest of the bike makes up for it. Great find man. Now you understand why I check Craigslist 3 times a day.

[firefirefire90]

Sweet deal. Check out the numbers on the fenders. If i'm not mistaken..thats some D38 stuff right there. Oldschool for sure.


If you get a good deal on that 200 Z, PM me.

Same goes for you dammit!(since i need to get rid of the R)

[BigGreenMachine]

Those are new to me. What bolt pattern?

[ceaserthethird]

If you look at some of the Old School mag's you'll find CRF Pipes for sale About $129.95 ....

I have a CRF Pipe for a - ATC 250R '85-86