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    yt175 purchase

    In danger of ticing people off I'm gonna ask you highly knowlegeable people this one.... I have a chance to pick up this YT for $100. No pipe, no pull starter. Been looking on ebay and pull starters are quite rare and quite pricy! Gentleman says it runs but without a pipe how would he know????? What do you guys think.
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    Engines don't need a pipe to run, but they won't run right from the lack of back pressure. I'd buy it, even if it takes a few hundred to fix it up, you'll only be into it that much.
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    Husky250 is offline At The Back Of The Pack Arm chair racerAt the back of the pack
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    Thanks express. You know, in 30+ years of riding and racing I never, once, even considered running an engine without a pipe! Thanks for the info!
    BTW if anyone happens to have an old yt 175/125 pull starter laying around, let me know!

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    I'd get it, pipes aren't to bad in price, and you can, if you really wanted, tire a rope around the pull start to start it, or push start it.

    Some port work really goes a long way for these machines also. It can make them scary fast.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xpress View Post
    Engines don't need a pipe to run, but they won't run right from the lack of back pressure. I'd buy it, even if it takes a few hundred to fix it up, you'll only be into it that much.
    hi xpress, im suzuki_dude from TT, i found this place and wondered if you'd be here lol. im still looking for a 3 wheeler.

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