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  1. 10-20-2008, 10:52 PM #1
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    New to 3 wheels

    Hello all,

    I just bought a Yamaha 225? (I now know what to look for after reading some threads and will update my signature with my model when I get home.) this past Friday. I basically just wanted something to get me out in the woods and bring a deer back with me.... but this thing is a blast to ride. I used to do some dirt bike riding back in the early 80s in my youth, but went straight to a goldwing after that and have been a tourer ever since... I feel a wild hair growing again.

    I'll check back in soon with some pics of the trike.

    Looking forward to learning much from y'all!


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    thats were you went wrong going with a yamaha
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    Quote Originally Posted by 350xrider911 View Post
    thats were you went wrong going with a yamaha
    Nice way to great a new member.

    Nothing wrong with buying a Yamaha. Welcome to the boards!
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    Quote Originally Posted by 350xrider911 View Post
    thats were you went wrong going with a yamaha
    Don't hate on it... I ride a Honda VTX1800R with all the bits and pieces as my main fun machine.... it already feels like the ugly duckling parked next to it.

    Thanks for the welcome.... ! :-)

    .... and I've always wanted to be greated! lol!


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    welcome to the boards... someone told me to bring it.. so here I am.... THE PAIN.... no not really... Edog is the pain.... pain in da azz... any way POST PICS!
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    Welcome to the boards. If you don't post pics soon edog will bring you the pain!!!! LOL
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  8. 10-21-2008, 03:04 AM #8
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    Here's some pics....geesh....make a guy go out in the middle of the night...

    It is evidently a DX model... will have to wait for daylight to go look for the year. It has a DG muffler conversion and runs like ... I believe someone described one as a "raped ape".... that fits.

    I'm already doing some shopping around for it. The rear tires have a bit of dry rot and seem to leak air over time.

    I found some newer tires on craigslist... will start another thread with the question on whether they will fit or not.
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  9. 10-21-2008, 04:00 AM #9
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    Great man welcome to the boards its a great place here, if i dont check it out every day i start to lose myself ,You will probly notice now that you have pics people on this forum love trail pros like you have as a front tire, those tires have been know to make passes at peoples wives and hurt loved ones find a trail pro thead there great.
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    Hey welcome aboard Bro........ careful.....they multiply!!

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    hola gringo!!! man....these 200x's are everywhere!! I think honda made an extra 20000 units then dumped them out of planes in remote fields and barns for everyone to find
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    I god... the horror!!! its like bloody marry when I saw the pic the trail pro came out of my screen and tried to slash my throte!
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    I have a DR that I just love. It was my first trike when I got back into riding after a 15 year break. Of course, now I have seven of the damned things... They do tend to start to take over your life. The YTM225 is a wheelie machine, for sure. I find that mine really loves to come up when you grab a handfull of throttle from a slow 2nd gear roll.

    The only major thing that's gone wrong with mine so far is that I had the battery fall out while riding. Check your battery tie-down. Make sure it's secure, then go beat the snot out of that bike. It'll take it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gag_Halfront View Post
    The YTM225 is a wheelie machine, for sure. I find that mine really loves to come up when you grab a handfull of throttle from a slow 2nd gear roll.

    The only major thing that's gone wrong with mine so far is that I had the battery fall out while riding. Check your battery tie-down. Make sure it's secure, then go beat the snot out of that bike. It'll take it.

    Yep, I have unintentionally done some sky-gazing.... especially the first few times I took it out before I got the carb good and clean and adjusted.... I gave it a good bit of throttle as I kicked it into first gear... it burped once, f#*ted, then took off like the aforementioned raped ape... darn near tipped the thing all the way over the first time I was on it. I got the innards all clean now and adjusted... it still runs a little rough, but so do I.
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    225's are trikes to.

    Get a manual.

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