My new score... 1985 Yamaha 225 DR !!!

[Kerick]

Put up a wanted ad " Wanted: 3 Wheeler project" a guy calls me today he says Hey I have a Yamaha 225DR Im like has reverse he says yes. Said he had it running last year but didnt start this year. I go how much you loooking? ( thinking hes gonna say 300 or so....He goes IDK 100 bucks? I go whats your address ill be right there. Heres what I came home with:D :TrikesOwn

[MonroeMike]

Looks great, from what I can see.

[Kerick]

Yeah its in nice shape. Have the original tool kit and all. Didnt even touch the carb cleaned the plug and put some ether in the plughole and it runs for 1 second then dies. Ill clean the carb tomorrow and see what happens

[edog]

It looks nice from the pics!!! But.....they can be deceiving sometime.

[MudBug]

A bike in that shape is worth alot more than $100, Great score! Where i live, a good price for that bike would be 10X that.

[harryredtrike]

nice pic up,for a 100.00,very nice

[Kerick]

Went and cleaned the carb today and it fired. Smokes a bit then it fades away then none. reverse works nice. There is a little "click" to it not sure what that would be...

[Bryan Raffa]

Nice Find!!!! get some better pics!

[Kerick]

Ill get better pics tomorrow after school. Only downside of it is the front tire has a leak, so whenever I ride iit I have to pump it up every 10 minutes lol. I wanna check out that ticking could it be the valves

[Bryan Raffa]

it could be..in need of a valve adjustment

[MudBug]

valve seals are gone and valves are out of spec. Same thing was wrong on mine.

[Kerick]

How hard are valve seals to do?

[Kerick]

Also When I got it the battery was dead so i put an extra in it and didnt do anything so i tryed another and still nothing at all not even a starter "click" Maybe they are both dead IDK but I have to get my charger tomorw from my uncle

[code200k]

gently tab the starter with a rubber mallet. could just be froze up from sitting..also check all the wire and grounds before buying a new battery.good luck with it now you can keep the 70!

[daniel_250r]

How hard are valve seals to do?

if i were you i would dissasemble the top end, put in new valve stem seals, lap the valves, and also put in a fresh set of rings:w00t: its not a huge job just read the shop manual because it is your bible to making sure it runs right after

[Frankencelery]

Hey, my 225DX is super clicky clacky (that's a technical description, leave it alone) somewhere around the top end too. I tried messing with the cam chain adjuster, but it didn't seem to do any good. Let me know what ends up fixing it.

[Kerick]

Im thinking its gotta be the valves outa spec, I gotta find another downloadable manual my last one was on my computer tht died

[MonroeMike]

http://72.52.143.80/~trikes/ytm200&225-fm200_clymer_manual.pdf

[Kerick]

Thanks Mike but that link isnt loadding for me for some reason?

[MonroeMike]

The thanks go Dammit and Sunblock.

Try right clicking and saving it to your hard drive.