Tri Z Project (Updated 04/07/08)

[johnny's X]

Well I bought a Tri Z a few weeks back and decided to tear it down and go through the entire trike. Its amazing what you find that other people did to these things. The Fedex guy is on a first name basis with me now bcs everyday he is dropping of new parts. The Z will be fitted with a Honda 450r swinger. I have a good friend that is going to help along with these mods. I will post up pics as I go along like I did last winter with my X. I am not a Yamaha man so I will be looking for help every once in a while. I will get more pics tonight I have gotten alot more done since these were taken.

[Bryan Raffa]

is that corrosion on the motor? looks like it was dipped in salt

let me know if ya need cases beadblasted and ready to go, bro!:naughty:

[johnny's X]

NO NO that what your trick you told me about, the oven cleaner. haha I will get the pic of the motor tonight all painted with the stainless bolt kit in it. Now how many of those things you need around. What does a complete motor rebuild cost to do to this thing.

[Bryan Raffa]

NO NO that what your trick you told me about, the oven cleaner. haha I will get the pic of the motor tonight all painted with the stainless bolt kit in it. Now how many of those things you need around. What does a complete motor rebuild cost to do to this thing.

oh ok .. I need alot ..:lol: I tear crap up:lol:

add up all the parts and seals and 2 hours labor.. give you a idea,, possibly 3 hours depending on how it go's then add in all your bore,crank work,porting, milling.

[johnny's X]

Here are a few pics that I took last night. The forks got a complete rebuild from top to bottom. the radiator have to many hours in them to get them to look like they do. And I put a couple pics of the first moc up of the 450r swinger in the Z frame. There is still alot of cutting and welding before the final fit. The motor looks dirty in pic but its just dusty. Freshly stripped and painted with stainless bolt kit.

[johnny's X]

well its going under the knife in the next couple of days. Have to cut off all the mounts and fab up some new ones in different places. The plasma cutter should do a nice job. We get that set then we can start to make the bushings. Any opinions on the rear fenders. Should I use stock or fab up from another Yamaha machine. opinions and suggestion really needed on this

[steven 250sx]

tri-z fenders but the banshee ones could look nice too meh tri-z
doing a good job keep 'er going

[johnny's X]

Ok getting screwed on the 450r swinger project. Finaly got the rear shock in and it looks like there is no way to clear the gas tank. I have seen people use top mount tanks but this is going to be a rider and I will need all the tank space I can get. I am not giving up yet but its not looking to good. I will be shopping for aftermarket swinger if anyone on the boards has one.

[johnny's X]

Well since I cant put the swinger in that I wanted to I decided to paint lastnight. I had a friend come over and spray it for me. Here are a couple action shots and a finsihed product pic. I will let it bake in garage for a few days and then start to put together.

[hinddee29]

Next time tell him to wear a hog nose( respirator) when spraying.

[ATCT]

How does the paint hold up when you don't PC it? Last time I did that, the second I put the engine in, half of it scraped off. Then again, I didn't use near enough clear coat.

[evand]

looks good man!!

[Bryan Raffa]

YAMAHONDAMAN Go Johnny GO!!!!

[tri-Z ripper]

Not to shabby bet you have yellow boogers though no mask are you nuts? but hey rip that tri-z!!:beer

[johnny's X]

I was the one taking the pics with a mask on. I told him a dozen times to put a mask on. Not my lungs. The paint holds up nice I did the same thing on my 350x and its holding up sweet. Powder coat chips off like paint does and its harder to strip if you want to change the color. I decided to tear the motor down and give that a total rebuild, So much for the pretty motor pics above. Cases and jugs are going to get beed blasted and I may polish jug I have not decided yet(alot of time).

[250rfan]

Looking Good Johnny,,,,,

Pity the trx swinger did'nt work out for ya :( ,,,,hope you find a nice aftermarket one instead.

I'll be watching your handy work as this project progresses, 'casting the critical eye' so to speak :naughty:

Nice work so far tho!

G.

[ATCT]

The paint holds up nice I did the same thing on my 350x and its holding up sweet. Powder coat chips off like paint does and its harder to strip if you want to change the color. I decided to tear the motor down and give that a total rebuild, So much for the pretty motor pics above. Cases and jugs are going to get beed blasted and I may polish jug I have not decided yet(alot of time).

That's good to know, Johnny. I'm really interested in seeing pics of your engine strip down. I need to do the exact same thing on my Tecate. Not sure the process of the stripping and painting of that though, so perhaps I can learn a thing or two from you.

[Bryan Raffa]

I agree with ya on the PC ..mutch harder to match up paint for a chip..almost impossible..I have two done In PC ..and never again..:cry:

[250rfan]

I agree with ya on the PC ..mutch harder to match up paint for a chip..almost impossible..I have two done In PC ..and never again..:cry:


Hey Raffa,

PC's great - "for my garage queens" :naughty: :naughty:

[Bryan Raffa]

Hey Raffa,

PC's great - "for my garage queens" :naughty: :naughty:

yes your right!! perfict for that..also them duners...:D ;)

[johnny's X]

I wont go pc on my trike unless its going to be a queen. As far as scratching when I put the motor in I will wrap the frame in rags and tape to make sure it doesnt scratch. Iam looking for an aftermarket swinger but not having any luck. hint hint hint Raffa, you got one barried out in that shed of yours. The motor will be torn down in the next few nights. ATCT if you are looking just to clean up and paint. A old wise man once told me about oven clean. I used heavy duty oven clean and let it sit over night, washed it down with degreaser and the hose let it dry and away I went with the paint. Let me know how it works. The old wise man is here on the boards and loves those dahm Yamaha's YAMAHONDAMAN

[maggiesboy]

Looks good Johnny, keep it up.

I got minr tore down this weekend...... off to the sandblasters it goes :D

[johnny's X]

Thanks for the compliments. I am going to be at Yamaha dealer thats near here and try to see what parts are left to buy new and see how much money I can dump into this thing. Sucks when you get going bcs you dont want to put an old part on.

[johnny's X]

Well I got the tripple bearings on order from Dad's here on the boards also ordered the swingarm bushing kit from Xsystems on the boards. The swingarm is at blaster. Raffa is sending me a headlight guard. I am hopefull it will be rolling by Sunday.

[johnny's X]

I started to assemble it lastnight. I got the motor in and rads. The tripples are on but the headlight and guard need some work *Edited**Edited* final assembly. I put some pics of the fuel pump on there because I polished it, its hard to see. Swingarm at blasters and the forks will go on tonight.

[chris200x]

NICE!!!:Bounce

Sure is alot of work isn't it. :TrikesOwn You should pick up some of Shawn's (sblt500r) bling. that would set your ride off nicely.:naughty:

[johnny's X]

few more pics

[johnny's X]

I will have to check his stuff out. I would like a little more bling. This trike is going to be for sale at TF. It will only be ridden in driveway to make sure everything works and then on trailer for TF. I hope to sell it there.

[ATC-Eric]

Lookin good Johnny! :beer

[chris200x]

I will have to check his stuff out. I would like a little more bling. This trike is going to be for sale at TF. It will only be ridden in driveway to make sure everything works and then on trailer for TF. I hope to sell it there.

Your the same as me.. :crazy: I just like picking them up cheap and fixin them up. I rarely keep something very long. :rolleyes: I think this 350x I picked up recently is gonna stick around a while tho. :w00t: If your daring sell lots of tickets and raffle it off. you may not get back what you put in it otherwise.

reading through this thread is givin me the itch. :beer

[johnny's X]

That is funny that you say that because I thought about raffling it off. But the one thing that is bad about that is if you only sell 500 bucks worth of tickets iam stuck selling it. I will have to see how much money I have into it. If I dont get the money I need I will push it to the back of the garage and forget about it.

[Russell 350X]

Lookin good Johnny, mabey some weekend I'll give ya a call to come take a closer look at it.

[chris200x]

Make a link in your sig and start selling tickets soon. I'd buy a 20 dollar ticket for a chance to win that. Ya gotta advertise!

maybe you should get it running first! lol

[johnny's X]

O now chris it will run just fine when finished. I guess when its done I will start a pole on weather to raffle or sell at TF08. I think I will go with some of that bling on this build. Bling always catches the buyers eye.

[chris200x]

LOL...

Seriously tho.. I know our local gun club sells raffle tickets to raffle off some rifles around hunting season and they sell for $20 a shot. I dont think any of these guys would mind dropping a twenty for a chance to win this.

I had about 3 grand into my Z build and I woulda been lucky to get half that if it was in one piece when I offered it up for sale. It's just one of those things ya know.

well good luck to you on whatever you decide to do. It's coming along very nicley.

Those polished shifters, motor mounts, boost bottles and case savers shawn offers are really nice. Well worth the money for hand made parts. Maybe he'll cut ya a package deal. tell him I sent ya! :lol:

[johnny's X]

Well I was going to just go with a top end rebuild but since I am going to be selling this to a board member hopefully, the motor is going to be coming back out tonight and its going to have the cases torn apart and everything new for the Z. I dont want to sell it and have it die and someone. So pony up if anyone is looking for a Z because this one is going to be new from one end to the other.

[Tri-ZNate]

Well I was going to just go with a top end rebuild but since I am going to be selling this to a board member hopefully, the motor is going to be coming back out tonight and its going to have the cases torn apart and everything new for the Z. I dont want to sell it and have it die and someone. So pony up if anyone is looking for a Z because this one is going to be new from one end to the other.

Auction it off. I'd bring some moolah to throw at the Z

[johnny's X]

now thats a thought..hhhmmm an auction. Were did you get those luvers to replace the headlights?

[DeePa]

now thats a thought..hhhmmm an auction. Were did you get those luvers to replace the headlights?

i have one. ronnie makes em.

ill trade you the headlight lenses/bulbs/pigtails/all included pieces for it and ill pay you to ship them to me and pay to ship the part to you

pm me

Mike

[johnny's X]

I am going to keep the lenses and bulbs I was looking just to buy them. I will have to give ronnie a shout.

[84honda200s]

I hope to sell it there.




if it has low hours and you keep it looking as good as it does now you will have no problems.



thats one tight looking ride man. what kinda wheels and tires you going to run on it ?
great job so far man.

[johnny's X]

Its going to have the stock gold rims and I may use the kendra claws on the rear. It will not have any hours on it before I sell it. It will only be ridden on driveway and road to make sure things work fine.

[johnny's X]

Well I got the front end on lastnight. Tonight I will get the swinger painted and within the next couple days I will have it rolling. The motor will be out before it becomes a roller.

[johnny's X]

The forks came back off due to the bolt broke of in them that I didnt notice before and i was not going to half asz this build so I went and picked up another set over the weekend. I did get the swinger in and it should be ready to ride by friday. I through a little sponsor for Dad's on the boards to.

[bigpimpin]

nice job. great post

[johnny's X]

I thought I would let everyone know that I got rid of the Z project. I was rolling with the motor in it when it left. I traded it for a 85 250r. Being a Honda man I didnt mind trading even though I got the shorter end of the stick. The R got stripped just like the Z did and I painted the frame lastnight.

[250rfan]

I thought I would let everyone know that I got rid of the Z project. I was rolling with the motor in it when it left. I traded it for a 85 250r. Being a Honda man I didnt mind trading even though I got the shorter end of the stick. The R got stripped just like the Z did and I painted the frame lastnight.

I think you should put a 450 engine in it :naughty: :naughty: :welcome:

[Shawn72]

Reminds me of when I resored my 86 Tri-Z. She's comin along man, looks great.

[johnny's X]

haha I think I will stick with the 250R motor thats in it. Yes the Z looked killer and it was hard to part with but I am a honda guy at heart and the 350X was pissed the entire time that Yami sat next to it