Picked up another project. pics

[blaster311]

Hey all, just picked up a Yamaha YT125 and was looking for more information on it. The previous owner thought it was a 1982? How many gears does this thing have?

I picked it up off ebay for $28 and the engine starts right up and runs great. Everything seems to be there except the airbox and brake lever, it has a new carb although it's different from the stock one so the choke lever on the handlebars is not setup.

It's pretty rough looking but i'm going to restore it to like-new condition, anyone know where I can get a seat cover for this and a decal kit? :D


I'll post updates in this thread along the way :TrikesOwn

http://i45.tinypic.com/r76bev.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/1khsw.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/4tqzw0.jpg

[MonroeMike]

Congrats on the project, that's a five speed.

[C Kerley]

It may just be the picture or flat tire, but it looks to me like the front fork is bent in.

[old-yellow]

Nice find, look on ebay for a seat cover and here's a link to speedandsport they should have a decal kit.
http://stores.ebay.com/SpeedandSportGraphicReproduction

[old-yellow]

here's two good links to restoring the fenders.
http://www.3wheeler.org/tech/fenderrefinishing.html
http://www.3wheelerworldforums.com/showthread.php?t=24247

[blaster311]

thanks for the info and links everyone!

Did a little work on the fenders, they still need to be wet sanded but they are cleaning up nicely! The front forks seem to be straight, I think it's just the picture makes it look like they are bent. The paint on the forks has seen better days and i'm not sure where i'd be able to find the matching color so I'm probably going to end up repainting them black.

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/6408/yamaha1253.jpg
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/4917/yamaha125.jpg
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/7238/yamaha1251.jpg
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/1086/yamaha1252.jpg

[MonroeMike]

Plastics look a lot better.

[old-yellow]

Looks good.

[cox]

i got a perfect set of 125 forks ill sell ya for cheap if you want. Paint is in great shape. Just not going to be using them. can get pics if your interested.

[Trimotomike]

nice find !!!!! cant beat the price. should put a 175 front end on it for a little suspension

[Yamaha_Rules69]

That tri moto is deffinatly a 80-81 model. The 82-85 models have a few differences to be aware of when trying to buy parts. To name a few off the top of my head, the frames,airbox design, rear axle, cylinder and reeds, clutch components, gas tank plastic and decals are all different between the two generations. Nice bike though, and look forward to seeing her all fixed up! It looks like you are doing a great job so far. Keep up the great work and interesting pics!

[harryredtrike]

28 bucks?ive spent more on gas to pick one up,lol.looks nice.for that price you can afford to put a few bucks in her.

[yt125man]

thats aq 1980 yt125 i have the same bike but in better condition it has 4 gears up and 1 gear down from nuetral

[big yeller]

looks like ya got a nice trike for a project

[aldochina]

nice cheap pick-up! I am in E.G. only half hour from you. Have fun with it.:beer