1987 tecate project trike

[bigredheads]

Here is the starting to my project kxt..I bought this a few weeks back and now starting to go thru with it.the frame and misc pieces and going to get blasted and power coated.. 1ST off should i redo it back to the original silver because i kind of like looks of it being white???? should a 87 be put back to stock?? because i have some cool aftermarket goodies.i could go either ways with this project.. stay tuned over the next couple of weeks...

[honda250sx]

Where are the pictures of the good parts? lol

[bigredheads]

here is the donor for the" goodies".calfab swinger,, JP airbox,, bills pipe etc... ... i would swap the parts from one to the other but keeping my 86 complete still..http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r288/viper115/Scot_007.jpghttp://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r288/viper115/Scot_008.jpg

[Maico]

My opinion?? Keep the frame original silver. Find all the parts you can that make it '87 original and tuck them away. Then build it up. You can always swap the custom parts for the OEM parts and vice versa.

[alexandros]

Very very nice!!!

Do you have a closer foto of the parking brake cable? I want to see where it come from the front till the parking brake. In my 87kxt the cable was missing

[dcreel]

That is a real nice tecate.. Nice goodies..

[ScottZJ]

Build one to look at if that is your fortay' and have another one to ride the mess out of...as there is no way to have a tecate and not ride it hehe.

[bigredheads]

silver it is im bring both frames down today and both will be silver,,,

[bigredheads]

Got the frame back and started putting little parts on it. http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r288/viper115/103_0168.jpg

[code200k]

looks good. the 86/87 t3 are the sharpest looking trikes imho.one day ill get one

[jeswinehart]

Nice project Scott. If you need the handle bar clamp covers I can hook you up. o.e.m. looking front chain sliders too.
Yep, going to be nice to follow this build as it comes along.

john

[alexandros]

Nice restoration!!! small details makes the difference

[JohnR.]

Looks really nice. I see no reason to not build it the way you like it as long as you don't do any irreversible things like cut stuff off the frame. I wish I had that Bill's pipe and I could sure use a good picture of that CalFab sticker so I can have some made for my CalFab arm on my T3.

John

[Tbcoplin]

i'm in the process of restoring my 86 Tecate, I posted some pics here at trikesylvania. I am getting my parts powdered now. I'm going silver frame and blk shock spring.

[Tbcoplin]

Where can I find a radiator overflow bottle for my 86 tecate?

[JohnR.]

That's the million dollar question. They are very difficult to find anymore and not available from Kawie. Keep an eye on ebay and be prepared to pay if you want it. I would just try to find a overflow from another ATV that fits or maybe even make one.

John

[3wheelmecca]

Where did you get the fork boots? Ive been trying to get a set for my ATC and cannot find the ttype with narrow accordion type, only wide type, and those bend a bit because they are so heavy duty.

[honda250sx]

For fork boots. I will bet they came from ebay. Grimcycles was selling them. They are still on ebay.

They are like these only in blue. Contact them.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-RED-FORK-BOOTS-1986-YAMAHA-TRI-Z-YTZ-250-3-WHEELER_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5638a87a07QQite mZ370317752839QQptZMotorsQ5fATVQ5fPartsQ5fAccessor ies