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Thread: TRI-Z Q&A with driscoll

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    honda harry... It was a pleasure...my pops was there almost every race and had a ton of input in the pits and between motos.... He remembers alot of stuff that I forgot about... Next year I will make sure he comes out with me again... maybe we need to write some notes down, so we can give u guys more history and experiences....I held back alitte bit because I didnt want to come off as arrogant, or a "know it all"....I will make sure Craig Corda makes the trip too... when I tell him how cool your Tiger looks .... He will come for sure....
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    Hey Brett! You and Corda need to go oldschool and check this out! http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthr...279#post826282 Theres going to be a "Classic" Mexican 1000 race that's limited to machines 1989 and older.

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    I need to look into that... it looks like corda and I will have to make this happen....billy and your crew will need to start saving for a trip to baja......this would be the closest thing too the 80's as u can experience....
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    still Droolin,, when you said you guys rode 400 miles WOT!....I was wooped after 50mi... ha..

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    400 miles was the most I ever sat on a ATV all at one time...i remember getting on the ATV around 10pm and racing all night long, and watching the sunrise come up just as i crossed the finish line.....we usually spread the miles out at the baja and desert races,, but for the baja 1000 thats the only way to do it without a hellicopter....the original baja 1000 starts in ensenada and ends in La paz.... it a straight shot,, not a 1000 mile loop or two 500 mile loops....the loop races are much easier and less expensive to race .... but every 5 years (i think).... they run the straight shot... its way more prestiguous to race the original baja 1000....
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    i just read all of these pages every post, and i have to say it was wildly interesting. Cool to hear the story's from the days before my time haha

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    I thought u guys might like this pic... its a dean kirsten photo... i dont think it made the mag. but its still one of my favorites... kinda different angle, and it was a slow speed one wheel wheelie... it was a balancing act.....notice the stock thumb throttle.. totally stock bike..
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    When u say long rod what do u mean is there a long rod 250 tri z motor pls enlighten me

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    yes..back in 84-85,at that time i never even heard of a long rod.... but when I ask kieth mccarty (head yamaha mech)for more power... he bolted a "wanna be" duplicate bob hannah motor in my tri-z.....its funny because the day I picked up my 3wler... i noticed a plate bettween my cases and the cylinder......i asked kieth what it was.... he told me not to worry about it... "my job was to ride it"....Im not sure, but i think it was a yz 490 rod.... not 100% sure....that motor was a beast.... I ran long rodes on short course, speedway,and desert... it was an awsome all around motor.....I believe Kieth is still with yamaha and donnie luce works under him at yamaha......
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    hey Brett,
    I'm a big Z fan. I've have two TRI-Z shooters, all the model years and hope to make a racer someday.
    I read the thread often and it is very inspiring. I'm just waiting for the book to come out. lol

    Anyways I have a question for you. I bought a tri-z side case off e-bay and i noticed it had a big hole in the case from the tranny to the kick start
    the guy wrote this back

    "The case is good. The hole was to oil the kick start gear better. We raced these in the day and figured this out. We use to driil them but figured out it was easyer to just punch a hole in them. The zss were notorious for not getting enough oil to the kicker."

    The more I look at it, it looks like it was punched in the only place it could be and it kinda makes sense.???

    was this really a common mod done to the Z's?

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    I never thought that need to be drilled.. but maybe over the years that was needed... I only raced tri-z' s for maybe 2 years.. as soon as yamaha released the banshee they wanted my focus off 3wheelers and on quads...I never had a kick starter problem, but Ive read others had problems... I just tried to buy a bone stock tri-z on ebay... but someone out bid me... sucks.. i will keep looking...
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    Hey Brett,

    Just a heads up, I'm gonna be giving you a ring sometime this week and get with you on the Trikefest shirts again

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    Quote Originally Posted by Billy Golightly View Post
    Hey Brett,

    Just a heads up, I'm gonna be giving you a ring sometime this week and get with you on the Trikefest shirts again
    good... I will be talking to u soon....
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    Hey Brett how many different styles of racing did you do on a trike,, mainly MX and desert? and what the furthest you have jumped on a trike and what was it?,,mugen,,Z,,Husky...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bryan Raffa View Post
    Hey Brett how many different styles of racing did you do on a trike,, mainly MX and desert? and what the furthest you have jumped on a trike and what was it?,,mugen,,Z,,Husky...
    I raced MX, desert, speedway, speedway on concrete, mx with wood jumps, grand prix out door, MX indoor..... just NO Ice racing..(sorry raffa)... the furthest jump on a 3wler was about 60 ft. ...it was on a tri-z....
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