A Little 86 Tri Z update --NOS OEM fun

[OldSchoolin86]

i hate to start anything,but my yellow tri-z has an 86 frame under it. ther are no mounts on the frame that would line up to those holes behind the seat. all my fender mounts are under the seat. other then the two on each side on the lower fender.

so once again(unless i missed something in the pic???) what are those two holes behind the seat for???

The holes are too wide to bolt directly to the frame, I believe there was supports that bolted to the frame and then the fender.

EDIT: I just looked at some old pics I had of my first 86 and that exactly what they are, supports that bolt to the sides of the frame and then to the plastic.

[Orangecnty250r]

Heres a pic of the original fender that came off this TRI Z -It does have the holes and there were definetly bolts there.

If you go to the yamaha web site it shows the holes on the 86 fender only. I had an old stock OEM black fender (i say old stock because it had the old yamha labels) it did not have the holes.

I believe that 85s did not come with the holes. 86 s did. When they ran out of old stock fenders they made the new black and yellow ones from the newer 86 mold. Thats why the new yellow set I got has the holes.

To answer a few comments- I would like to set up an online gallery of these when they are all complete. The large banner cost almost a 100.00 but its great. And for the cost ...I used to keep track but I dont anymore (it gets a little scary and I try not to think about it) Paypal helps because the cash isnt actually leaving your hands.

Mike from LI --I'll PM you tommorrow

Also See the white space where the decal that went on the rear for the 86-- its a different shape than the 85. Anyone have a shot of that???

I dont believe thats in Jareds 86 Kit--Also Kintore Do you have a decal on your air filter cover that was unique to 86's???

[mike from long island]

ill be damned. thanks for setting the record straight i got no sleep last night pondering it all night long!!!!!!!!!

[edog]

He said long.lol

[denn]

If anyone here has a true 100% stock 86z you will see that the brace in the back of the bike that goes between the frame rails where the gas tank mounts to, (behind the taillight) has two extensions on it. They have holes in them and that is why they have holes in the 86 fender. Only the 86 came with this. The 85 does not have those two tabs on them. When the 86's came out yamaha then used all those molds to make the plastic. Even for the 85,s. That is why yellow and black plastic has them too. If you ever noticed the headlight shells on the tri-z for 85 have the slotted vents in them. On the 86 they are not slotted and neither is any other headlight shell that you can get today. That is cause for 86 they revised them and made the vents solid and yamaha made the new factory plastic off those molds. Even the 85 yellow and the black. I am in Iraq otherwise I would post pictures on the brace and the headlights.. Hope this helps.

Thanks Denn

[Darius1502]

Denn,

Are you doing alright over there?

Take care of yourself!!

Thanks for the ATV News shootout you sent me a couple years ago!!

Darius

[twgranger]

If anyone here has a true 100% stock 86z you will see that the brace in the back of the bike that goes between the frame rails where the gas tank mounts to, (behind the taillight) has two extensions on it. They have holes in them and that is why they have holes in the 86 fender. Only the 86 came with this. The 85 does not have those two tabs on them. When the 86's came out yamaha then used all those molds to make the plastic. Even for the 85,s. That is why yellow and black plastic has them too. If you ever noticed the headlight shells on the tri-z for 85 have the slotted vents in them. On the 86 they are not slotted and neither is any other headlight shell that you can get today. That is cause for 86 they revised them and made the vents solid and yamaha made the new factory plastic off those molds. Even the 85 yellow and the black. I am in Iraq otherwise I would post pictures on the brace and the headlights.. Hope this helps.

Thanks Denn

That explains my new headlight i got.

[mike from long island]

i figured you would see that twgranger lol denn explains a lot!!! now i want to see this bracket!!!!! who has one??????

[twgranger]

i figured you would see that twgranger lol denn explains a lot!!! now i want to see this bracket!!!!! who has one??????

I can't even find that bracket on bikebandit or the yamaha site.

[denn]

Hey guys. Its the same bracket that is on the 85z except the modded it for 86. It is the black bracket that goes across the frame rails in the rear that the grab bar and gas tank bolts to. In 86 they put 2 wings on it that have spot welded nuts for those fender bolts to go in. I wasn't sure if I explaned it clear enough in my last post. It should be on the fisch.


Denn

[Orangecnty250r]

Hey guys

I went and pulled the bracket out of the box-- Heres the 86 bracket

One pic on the frame, the other turning the fender over and lining up the bolt holes.

[ZRacer94]

Is there a asupplier for the nos seat or cover and fork boots in these pics?

[Orangecnty250r]

Is there a asupplier for the nos seat or cover and fork boots in these pics?

Only aftermarket is available for those two items--Alot of this stuff is discontinued stuff I've tracked down ( I live on ebay)-Check with bike bandit for availability--

[mike from long island]

THE BRACKET LIVES!!!!!!!! i was wandering how it attatched to the frame. now i see it is part of the gastank mount thanks for the pics i can sleep now lol

[Hornetpowerspor]

All I can say is keep up the good work. I love seeing theese old trikes brought back to life!