tri moto 175 with clutch

[yyz4208@aol.com]

I found a tri moto 175 for sale. The guy tells me its a old race bike and has 5 speed manuel clutch yamaha engine in it with some port work.
My question is what type of engine mite be in this ?

[Kintore]

He might be talking about a 1985 Yamaha Tri-Z, the 175 are auto clutch. I am guessing if its a old race bike its a Tri-Z. Hope this helps!

[short4stuff]

I found a tri moto 175 for sale. The guy tells me its a old race bike and has 5 speed manuel clutch yamaha engine in it with some port work.
My question is what type of engine mite be in this ?

it could be an mx175 engine or dt175 engine or something of that nautre, go look at it and find out, or better yet buy it and then get pics!

[Dads]

Or it could be a Blaster lower end. they look the same.

[MTS]

My guess is an Old IT 175 bottem end,,,

[yyz4208@aol.com]

Kintore I own two tri z's a mint 86 and a mismatched 85/86 combo.
I went and checked it out its missing the head and has been sitting outside for awhile:mad: also missing the kickstart lever I offered him $75 for it. oh yeah and it has no plastic so I will see if he calls me back

[Unclediezel]

Sounds like someone bolted up an old bike motor-- I may be wrong --but Only the Tri-Z's came with a manual cltch---Every thing else(Yammi trikes) is a centrifugal Auto clutch.

[thefox]

Kintore I own two tri z's a mint 86 and a mismatched 85/86 combo.
I went and checked it out its missing the head and has been sitting outside for awhile:mad: also missing the kickstart lever I offered him $75 for it. oh yeah and it has no plastic so I will see if he calls me back

So what was it?

[yyz4208@aol.com]

I am not 100% on what engine it was it looked like a rt180 engine he said it was a yz175 but as far as I know yamaha never made a yz175

[MTS]

I am not 100% on what engine it was it looked like a rt180 engine he said it was a yz175 but as far as I know yamaha never made a yz175
Yes but they did make an IT 175...early year bike easily confused with the YZ...more than likely.

[Dads]

they had a YT1-175