rabmavin

hi mate . hows your xz project doin . i came across a possible fix for the bar conversion on my trike . check out ebay . item number 290968239938 dont know if its any good to you but im gonna try and get something similar made for mine . i emailed the guy thats selling them but he has no idea where they came from good luck with your project . rab .

not keeping the top yoke . I want to put higher bars for a laid back ride . I will either take the whole front end into my local breakers who said he might be able to match up something else . or I might have to get a top yoke fabricated depending on cost I suppose . if I have any luck either way I will let you know .

hi mate . you might check for a sticky brake as my rear brake was binding slightly and caused me to use a bit more fuel . the brake wasnt even that bad .

hi mate . im new to the club . i am in the process of completing a trike project using the xz 550 engine and frame . i have put kn filters on and with a bit of messing about will be using a vn 750 tank as there is plenty of room for the airfilters . just a thought for you .

thanks . i will have a look and if i do find a solution i will post it .

hi . bigger handle bars as the originals dont fit in with the style of trike . thanks .

hi there . Im a new member and could do with a bit of advice . I have taken over a trike project and am looking for some ideas to change the bars and thought i might get an easy option . lol .at the moment it has standard bars and i want bigger bars on . does anyone know of another top yoke that might fit or will I have to look at changing the front end ? . i have been told the 535 virago forks are the same diameter but dont know if the top yoke itself would line up with the steering head . Im pretty handy with the spanners and such but i have never tried to change anything like this before . just the usual boring stuff . lol . my thanks to anyone who can help . Rab . ps . I apologise to anyone who may take offence at this bike being triked but as I said i had no control over it and i havnt seen one of these bikes in the uk so parts are a pain and a small fortune to buy . easier to carry on with the trike I think .

hi there im a new member on here . names Rab . im getting on a bit in years 52 . lol . i come from good old wishaw in scotland . im at present working on a trike project that is an xz 550 . sorry but i didnt start the project it was already underway and its easier to finish the trike than put it back to a bike . all the parts that were removed have apparently been lost or sold . im not used to yams but i have worked on a few kwaks over the years . my everyday ride is a kawasaki zl1000 eliminator that i have owned and ridden on and off for 21 years . looking forward to some chat . i will post some photos when i get time to take some . thanks . Rab .

hi . thanks for the heads up on the wrong section . im a newby as far as computers are concerned . i will move my request for info to the workshop section . im new to the trike thing but i can turn my hand to most things on a bike . anyway no more waffling in this section . lol . look forward to reading up and chatting about yams and such . thanks .

hi there . im a new member and Im looking for some advice . i have a Yamaha XZ 550 that has been converted to a trike . i want to put my own finish to it . One of the changes is to change the handlebars and wondered if anyone knows if i can change the top yoke for something that would allow this and what is most likely to fit. thanks . Rab .