yamaha tt500 trike

[jims72]

been a while but yeah 5 years later and im still here! any who just got a new "trike" and im about as excited as rosie odonnell at a free buffet in a topless bar! someone at some time decided their tt500 needed anextra wheel so they constructed what i call "the death machine*. its a 77 or 79 tt500 with an atc trail arm and monoshock attached. this thumper doesn't rip it annihilates! I already took out my buddies banshee and his 250 r drag trike as well as a cr500. the bike has a larger kei hin carb and valves as well as a custom ground cam. i picked it up for 150 at a sale.the low end is gnarly and it gets to 60 without hesitation.it also has an after market pipe on it.not sure what brand but by looks i would guess its an older fmf. it doesn't look like much and is a bare bones trike.what i need to know is some basic info that i cant find. how many quarts of oil does it hold and what weight should be used ? iknow these are simple questions but they are the only ones the yamaha guy couldn't answer

[Ordo]

Those old 500's rip. My first bike was a 76 tt500. Im thinking it was around two qts. Make sure to change the oil filters. Ill dig around and see if i still have the manual for it. Funny you mentioned Death Machine. My friends called mine a death trap and wouldnt dare ride it. Have you had the dreaded back-kick while trying to start it?

[the great gazoo]

Holy Crap, I gotta see this beast!
Try googling "TT500 manual" & I'm sure someone has it downloaded, now go get your camera & let's see it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TatTooL23]

so it still is the thin dirt bike front tire??

[fabiodriven]

X ownerX owner

[ezmoney1979]

You must have raced the slowest CR500, drag 250R and Banshee in existence.

[MonroeMike]

From the manual.
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[fabiodriven]

You must have raced the slowest CR500, drag 250R and Banshee in existence.

Yeah, I'll have to agree with that. I owned an 84 TT600 which was my favorite bike I ever owned, but it was no rocket ship. I currently own an 82 XL500R and a 350X would probably give it a run for it's money until it ran out of gear.

[Bryan Raffa]

Theres more than 1 Brappppppp!:naughty:

[CRAZY70MAN]

:shiftyeyes:........I see kold kutters and a slammed front end?????:lock:

[xrider]

Raffa we need the run down on that beast. Lookin good!

[Keith Salyer]

A friend of mine in the 84 turned a tt500 into a trike using tecate front end and tecate swinger axle ect. It was a gas at the dunes. I never ride it on the track, only in the sand. It was fast, probably because of the paddles and all that torque :)

[jims72]

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Here is a pic of the bike the night i got it. Like i said its not much to look at but it sure hauls some serious butt!

[the great gazoo]

I dig that kooky front fender!

[fabiodriven]

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z136/Sithis_18/facepalm.jpg

[jims72]

Like i said it is not much to look at but its got it where it counts. I do want to change the seat and the front fender as well as make some rear fenders.all in for 150 bucks i cant complain.The cam is a web cam 440 272 according to the card. I would also like to put a taller tire in the rear to help with balance and the bike consistently wanting to pull to front tire up.

[taz]

what abouta atc front end that would help with the balance

[jmax857]

Funny im building an tri z 500 as we speak.
So there will be 3