september dirtwheels magazine

**twgranger** · 07-28-2005, 09:56 PM

People who have this magazine can you go to page 119. It shows a yellow 250 yamaha 3wheeler that they say it's a tri-z but it's not. What the hell is it??

It says 250 on the fender and yamaha on the tank. Im lost! Plus their is a sweet Z on PG 48 with nerf bars.

**Old 179** · 07-28-2005, 10:57 PM

Pre tri-z. Memory serves me they raced that some where between late fall to early spring. It was a indoor race. With the looks of the kaw @ honda that would put it 83-84 winter. The yamaha is like the ones used during that time special built . I be glad to find info on that if needed. Most likely in ATV News.

**250r'en +TCB** · 07-28-2005, 11:06 PM

scan the pic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so we can all see it!

**Old 179** · 07-29-2005, 06:02 AM

Ment to say I could also find more info in ATV NEWS besides Dirtwheels

**Old 179** · 07-30-2005, 10:51 AM

Pic was from 12-83 issue,page 53. #31 Jimmy White, #51 should be Mark Weixeldorfer, #8 Unknown. ATV News Oct. issue had the race date as Aug 15-17. Promoter had 22 pros from lower 48 states ,and atc shipped there. locals also raced againts them . Two classes 200 and 250. The Yamaha's were special built to run the correct cc class. Don't know if the engines were Yz or It based.

**Old 179** · 08-07-2005, 11:04 PM

Found in the June 1982 DirtWheels mag more info on Yamaha's of that time, Pg 56-59.IIIB (three-bee) Lightning Yamaha (Broc Glover, Billy Talley, and Bob "Ace" Williams.) They had frames for 125,175,250,and 465. The 175 was a IT base moter with claimed 32 hp (218 lbs). They were raced againts the 185 and 200 based suspended trikes. then 200x. The 250 had 37 claimed hp with a yz base moter(236lbs).

**03 ORANGE SHEE** · 08-09-2005, 01:32 PM

i saw it too, neat one of a kind z, look in the readers ride section, a yellow z doing some kind of freestyle trick!

**Kintore** · 08-10-2005, 08:27 AM

That Z is awesome and the guy is doing some sort of trick. I really need to learn those names.

**Orangecnty250r** · 08-10-2005, 08:38 AM

I now buy this magazine because of their recent respect and tributes to 3 wheelers. I love seeing the pics and this last issue has a quite a few. Go support them and buy the mag for those of you who havent seen it.

**Yamahammer490** · 08-11-2005, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by twgranger

People who have this magazine can you go to page 119. It shows a yellow 250 yamaha 3wheeler that they say it's a tri-z but it's not. What the hell is it??

It says 250 on the fender and yamaha on the tank. Im lost! Plus their is a sweet Z on PG 48 with nerf bars.

Yeah, it isn't a Z. It looks to me, based on the radiator, like it is built from an 82 YZ 250. I'd bet that the fenders are from a Tri-Moto 125 or 175. IIIB made a number of trikes around that basic theme. Way cool...

**twgranger** · 08-14-2005, 11:23 AM

This Z looks nice with the nerf bars.

**edog** · 08-14-2005, 11:32 AM

I think it is GAY.Keep that stuff with four wheels.The Nerf bars that is.

**250r'en +TCB** · 08-14-2005, 11:46 AM

^^^ I disagree, if you get those angled ones that are sort of triangler looking it dosn't look half bad. I wouldn't do it but I can see why somebody would.

**slothminx** · 08-14-2005, 12:33 PM

i think they look quite good and the reason they are there is good just think how painful it would be to catch your foot on a passing tree at 5-10 mph

not good lol. i dont see many trees in that photo though

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