tiger owners I have joined you. now get in here!!!

[200x Basket]

I am now the proud :eek: owner of 4 tigers :D and need lots of info. I have the famous tiger 80, a tiger 200, and two tiger 250's. it is awesome to have such machines but as with most of my projects they are in terrible shape.

the 80 is the best but it is missing the engine. i have been looking for an engine but so far none has been found.

the 200 is in fair shape and would be ridable with an engine rebuild. it still needs new fork tubes and brakes.

the 250's have enough parts to make 1 good bike and a beater riding bike.

i do not have a single radiator shorud. I doubt i ever find one

:(

i need to know engine part suppliers, fork manufactures, brake manufactures, and lots of pictures!!!!!!!! I will be posting pics as i go through each of them to help others in the future. I think i will post an engine rebuild tech article first and then get onto the rest of it.
chris

[200x Basket]

the 80, a 200 and 250 and spare parts

[Racedude48]

looks like you got your hands full. :) Were they sitting outside or something.. They are really rusty.

[200x Basket]

looks like you got your hands full. :) Were they sitting outside or something.. They are really rusty.

who knows they are in fair shape. most of it is just sanding and painting. the fork tubes are going to be the hardest part

[42F67N]

The 80 is cool ,nice stang to :)

[vartiak15]

where did u find them? how much did u pay? wana sell the 80?

[ange]

Engines, any ATK or Rotax engined powered machine dealer can get any part.

Brakes, Brembo if I remember correctly

Marzocchi Shocks

Rear Sprockets - 84/85 tecate

Thats all I remember...

[whiteman350x]

Hey man, I know you will prolly hate being hit up for parts that you just got, but I really need a radiatior. I have a 250 Tiger in great shape except for the rad. If you have an extra one for sale, that will put another Tiger back on the road.

Thanks.

[AirManCam]

Nice deal man!! How much did you pay if you don't mind us asking? Get them beasts roaring!! I know trikeaholic has a tiger, and so does I think its bentwrench or some one, they had parts forsale a while ago.

[MTS]

this is a stupid question..but what is soooo good about the tiger 80..inlighten me cuze i dont have a clue..is it an actuall 80cc motor or bigger in a small frame that hauld ass er sumin...?

[rob0781]

yeah i'd like to know too...

[200x Basket]

the tiger 80 is a 80cc 2 stroke racer.

i only have three radiators for 4 bikes right now. i would call fliudyne and heave them nuild me a radiator. it should not be too expensive.

[whiteman350x]

If you will give some info on this place that builds rads. that would be great. I have good tanks, could they build onto those tanks so it would look original?

[cliff2302]

i know that the rear fenders for the tigers are the maire 86-7 T3 low profile fenders. hope this helps.

[skippy]

welcome to the club!!

[3tigers]

the rear fenders are not 86-87 kxt low profile rear fenders.they are a tiger design fender and not a copy of anything.you may be thinking of the 84-85 kxt low profile which is one the cagiva.

[ATCwithdrawals]

This must be the 80 you got from 250RZ in Cal. right??? Care to tell us how much you give for this motorless trike. Nice find , can,t be alot of those 80 still out there. Congrats on a nice collectors peice. :beer

[BigGreenMachine]

This must be the 80 you got from 250RZ in Cal. right??? Care to tell us how much you give for this motorless trike. Nice find , can,t be alot of those 80 still out there. Congrats on a nice collectors peice. :beer


collectors piece? nah, get out and terrorize the local kart track, you have the tires for it. :D

[TrikerR]

for the guys wondering whats so good about the 80cc tigers go here. http://www.3wheelerworld.com/Tiger80.shtml ...this should give you the answers about this awesome machine.

[200x Basket]

this is the ONLY tiger 80 that has been found!!! if anyone knows of another please post pics of it.

the price paid for the bikes was a fair price. i no longer own a nice 86 tecate with rare raing parts :(

[hondatrikesrule22]

Why woundn't you find a cr 80 or yz 80 motor to drop in the little Tiger? No, it wouldn't be the original motor, but pretty close. I don't think it would require too much frame hacking. I would just like to see it in action. :D

[86250RZ]

No,No,No do not hack it up. It's worth way more with original engine. One has to pop up sooner or later.

[200x Basket]

No,No,No do not hack it up. It's worth way more with original engine. One has to pop up sooner or later.


i am on the look out for one!! i have thought about a later model ktm 85 sx but i would NEVER hack on that ride :beer

[OZQUAD44]

1. In its day there was no comparison to the 80cc tiger except for custom home made racers. Think about it, honda had the ATC70, Yamaha had a tri zinger with like 1 inch of front suspension, and Suzuki had a 50cc trike with no suspension. Now compare those bikes to a liquid cooled fully suspended racing mini class three wheeler. are you getting the picture!

2. I think the rear fenders of the 250 tigers are copys or replicas of the 84/5 T3 low profile fenders rather than the 86/87 T3 fenders. the 86 design was a little later in the game.

[smokinp]

I was told that the fenders are off the 84/85 T-3 (low Profile)

[3tigers]

the rear fenders are NOT 84-85 t-3 low profile.this is how rumors get started.they are an original tiger design.think about it,the tigers kick on the left side and the t-3 kicks on the right.so how could it be a maier low profile 84-85 copy.

[200x Basket]

3 tigers is correct!!! i have lots of pics to post soon but it takes so long to up load on my connection

[Black86tri-z]

do you still have them

[200x Basket]

i got out of the tiger business long ago, to rich for my blood. really it is just to much $$$$$ for a useless machine.

[atcrider1]

I hate you

[harryredtrike]

you have your hands full there.do one at a time and do them right:w00t:

[Vealmonkey]

You realize you are responding to a several year old thread, right?

[Dirtcrasher]

At least SOMEONE finally used the search feature :rolleyes: :lol:

[SeaBass8]

If you read the response from 2008 Basket dosnt even have them anymore :eek:

[200x Basket]

sold them all long ago. i do not own a display shop so no tigers for me :)

[big schott]

Basket,
I Have owned and do own a few three-wheelers and I have to agree with you. I would love to own a Tiger but, Why own a wheeler that you can't get parts for? If I owned one in running condition I woudl be afraid I would scratch it. I know that some guys say "Ride it like you stole if" , easy to say when you don't have $2000+ into it and you don't have to try to find none exhistant parts.:wondering
Do you have any pictures of the 80 anymore? It would be cool just to see some pics.

[Vealmonkey]

Most parts are very easy to get. There are maybe 10 or 12 Tiger only parts. The fenders are now all reproduced in fiberglass, so they are easy enough to get and most of the other parts are off the shelf aftermarket made parts. They are easier to redo than any of the Big 3 restores except for the fenders.

[big schott]

Thanks for the info and the pics. I still LOVE the TIGERS and would love to ride one some day and even own one some day. (probably won't happen though)

[Bigbore]

sold them all long ago. i do not own a display shop so no tigers for me :)

So where did they go? and when?:wondering :wondering

[Vealmonkey]

Big Schott, come on down to MD and go for a ride. I have a 250 and a 500 you can take a ride on. Maybe I'll have the other 250 going someday too. The only deal with the 500 is that it is a cold natured pig to start. Hard to get use to the left foot kicker too.