1983 Tri-Moto Project

**jimandpam** · 07-01-2009, 08:06 AM

Brought this home out of a barn near me as a project. Was told its a 1983 YT175. Spend time cleaning out the carb and got it running on pre-mix. I do not know a lot about these 3 wheelers so I hope this site will help with some of the mods I would like to do to it. The exhaust does not look to be factory, can anyone tell me if it is or not?

**Vealmonkey** · 07-01-2009, 09:28 AM

A neat little home made hotrod. Not a stock exhaust. Someone had made a neat little yard bomber out of that trike. The tires are alot smaller than stock. It would be a rough ride on anything but a nice level yard or maybe even a small smooth dirt track. Looks like fun. A lot of potential there. You may want to also get another set of rims to have some stock size and shape tires so you can ride it in the bumpy stuff and have it not be too miserable. I'm not sure of the exhaust, maybe a bassani, but it's hard to tell. Welcom to the site and best of luck with your new little hotrod.

**jimandpam** · 07-01-2009, 09:35 AM

Its a project, the person I got it from said he used it on a flat track years ago. Anyone know what size tires I should look for?

**dcreel** · 07-01-2009, 12:55 PM

The exhaust is made by Cobra. You can barely read the sticker. It does look great. Good luck and welcome to the site.

**old-yellow** · 07-01-2009, 01:14 PM

Nice find it looks like it needs work, but these trikes are so easy to work on. Good luck.

**Lukeatc185** · 07-01-2009, 01:17 PM

that thing looks siick

**old-yellow** · 07-01-2009, 01:33 PM

Here check this thread out it will show how much you can mod these trikes out.
Read the whole thread.
http://www.3wheelerworldforums.com/s...ad.php?t=86220

**jimandpam** · 07-01-2009, 08:44 PM

Its going to be a project but at I did get it runnig with out to much trouble. It does have a busted throttle cable on it. I would like to use a twist throttle on it and still runn premix in it. Any one done that and what would be a good one to look for?

**Macs** · 07-01-2009, 08:50 PM

i like it, good find. It looks like someone had quite a blast on it at one time

**trizilla** · 07-02-2009, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by jimandpam

Brought this home out of a barn near me as a project. Was told its a 1983 YT175. Spend time cleaning out the carb and got it running on pre-mix. I do not know a lot about these 3 wheelers so I hope this site will help with some of the mods I would like to do to it. The exhaust does not look to be factory, can anyone tell me if it is or not?

whats the boost bottle looking thing just above the cyl head in this pic?

**old-yellow** · 07-02-2009, 10:11 PM

Yeah what is that thing, can we get a close up picture?

**jimandpam** · 07-03-2009, 06:54 AM

It goes to the carb intake boot, looks to be a vaper canister to me.

**MonroeMike** · 07-03-2009, 07:26 AM

Welcome to the board. Looks like a good project.

**Bryan Raffa** · 07-03-2009, 07:30 AM

looks like the Don Elmers boost bottle I have.

**jimandpam** · 07-03-2009, 07:52 AM

What would a boost bottle be for?

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