Goverment: Let's ban 3-wheeler production, those are too way dangerous! Guys on RU-vid: We will fix all the old ones & build some new ones too! 3-wheelers one love!
@@kevinAuman1 for real cboys has a crf450 3 wheeler that thing is crazy but nowdays they are still dangerous but less cause you make the rear WIDE AF and its already better. love how the cboys broke that engines multiple times cause the air filter is a cone filter near the rear and they went full send tru water, and that is why you want and need a air box... but also there is this channel on youtube that build trikes but also transform bikes into quads they make a crf 450 quad that is just crazy
I bought one of these Tri Moto 175's new in the early 80's. Blew a piston riding through wet snow and slush across a lake. Warranty covered the repair:). My first new 3 wheeler was the Tri Moto 125. Good times!
Nope not the original tires my man. The rears were matching with your front tire, a dimpled knobby tread was OEM. Own 2 of these things and was around when they were brand new have one as a kid. The one I'm building right now is a Franken Trike for better handling and more comfort. The neck was removed and raked to 24 degrees which matches the Honda 250r frame layout and using triple trees and the entire front end off a trashed Honda 250r. Engine has been fully modified and built for performance. Custom crank, welded cylinder deck and installation of a Yam DT-175 jug with the best of the cylinder heads from 85 with the center located spark plug and shaved for higher compression as we as ported mildly. Using the larger reed cage of the DT and a custom intake and boot running a 28mm Mikuni round slide. Clutch was modified for a higher stall speed engagement as well as the DT cylinder was modified, they had great transfer ports but a poor exhaust port design. Welding up the top of the exhaust port on the outside and the removal of the restrictive blockage of the original casting was removed for a free flowing downstream system. They run pretty well though even in stock trim when they aren't beaten into the ground and left for dead! Lol.
That was the only three wheeler that I’ve owned. I had so much fun with it and almost makes me want to buy one if I had a place to ride it. Great video
Of course you’d have one of these on now, one week after I sold my ‘82 175… bought for $100, seized engine, new piston, rings, pull cord spring… sold for $1000
I bought a 2005 crf150f and there was a huge nest in the air box and 2 dead mice. Ram like a champ tho. Still smell of decaying mice, they literally melted, it was fun cleaning it out
any three wheeler non honda is a rarity! keep up the great work, i love the vids. you have inspired me to start workin on atvs. jus bought an 01 rancher for 200 and now it runs again!
Those had the weight really far back in the chassis. I have had good luck with a few ounces of ATF in the old tires or good old fix-a-flat to slow/stop leaks and get more life from those old low-pressure tires. Especially since it's so important for the tire OD size (pressure) to match for the back on a live axle rig. Great job!!!!
Love the vids man! Actually the trimoto 125 was made from 1979 till 1985. I have a really nice condition trimoto 125 1985 with all original tires and stickers, love that little thing.
Yeah, riding a 3 wheeler with a flat back tire definitely takes some skill. With enough seat time Joe, you’ll learn how to nurse an atc home with a flat rear tire…..it takes balance while standing up on the pegs!
I just picked up an 83 yt175 a few days ago, albeit in a lot worse shape. Will definitely try what you did with the shifter as mine has even more play than yours did
Safe to say that carb is definitely going in the carb dip for awhile! That was some nasty crap in there. The oil in the carb likely leaked past the pump and check valve if it sat for a long time. My H2 Kaw triple used to do that if it sat for awhile. Thanks for a cool video, Joe!
Have you tried using a turkey baster for feeding fuel into the carb fuel line? They are also good for sucking out water / oil ect out of bottom end of 2 stroke engines. Handy to have around.
That's a great find for sure. Speaking of rare wheelers I picked up a 84 Manco 310 Quest. Still has the original tire's on it and is in great shape. I'm the 3rd owner
Out of the tri motos that 175 is the rarest one produced. The 200cc the 1985 ytm 200cc was the rarest. Only year they made 5 speed, with reverse, electric start, shaft drive, and telescopic front forks
Not going to lie I go straight to 2 vintage to see new videos when I get on RU-vid and get a hour or so free time I’m doing a crf 450r and pw50 into a 60 cc
The way your wrench snaps up in the air when your removing the spark plug and taking it off the socket, I did that and hit the crossover fuel line on my Yamaha which is exposed above the cylinder head and gas was spilling everywhere haha
Of all the ATCs I’ve ridden those were by far the most unstable lol, quick little bikes though we had two we used to take down to Mexico and ride on the beach, anything other than flat ground they were a bit of a handful, Honda definitely had the handling figured out way before Yamaha, those little 175s definitely hauled A$$ tho for such a small ATC lol
As others have said Yam Dt175 motors almost bulletproof and will shrug off plenty of abuse. In '78 they revised the model with a monoshock rear, cdi ign, lighter plastic components and a six speed transmission to make a very popular and successful trail bike, more nimble and responsive than the rather heavier and slower revving 250. Wondering if your trike has a 5 speed, as it probably weighs more?
Man thats cool! You should fix it make The plastics shine again and fix The flat tire. Love to se old 2 strokes Come back to life! Allso you should se if you can get a front light on it since it wasnt working. Great vid 👍
Those metal stick valve stem bar tools come in handy for replacing them with to. They pivot to pry down to pop them through the rims very easy to with. A little bit of soap they will pop through until it seats into place when the stem is to the putter rim edge. Just make sure that area is cleaned up good first. Before reinstalling A new replacement vavle stem in it's place. Yes those tires needed replaced A very long time ago. A 1/4 cup of kerosene to presoak into that muffler.& then burn it out good. After the exhaust has been removed from the engine will bring up the tourche.& horsepower to. I remember that three wheeler growing up years ago.
Maaan I'm jealous. I just paid $500 for one of these in horrendous shape. Massive hole in the pipe. Has compression and spark but doesn't fire. Not even a pop.
These things are getting harder and harder to come by and they were fun as hell to tool around on so I'd either hang onto it or make sure you ask a decent price for her, heck I'd say running and a new sear cover it should fetch close to a grand for ya!
The one you got doesn’t even come close to how good my buddy’s does I think if you really took time to rebuild that motor you’d be surprised on what that thing can do
A nice video there Joe keep up the good work bro you never cease to amaze me. I know you would get it running nice little machine you got there take care and God bless bro peace out.
Hell ya tri moto zinger , very nice. Super fun. 👌 awesome find. Wow that 2 stroke mix really helped the inside of that carb, awesome storage idea, long as it's clean
Hey U can use this trick to know if an engine is gonna run you don’t even need a carb on the bike to do it u can drop fuel down the carb holes on 4 strokes too and down the cylinder of 2 strokes more common on 2s but not a lot of people use it on 4s
One thing I found in life if I ever came across any oil injected machines I would remove the oil injection and mix the gas myself ! After blowing 3-4 engines mostly Yamaha after rebuilding remove the oil injection and the motors would last for years ! It seems most oil injection systems could not keep up at high rpm !
LETS GOOO im a big fan off the yt125 and 175 by the way the number one problem with these things are the crank seals it can cause higher compression feel and probably wont run btw haven’t watched the video yet haha
