87 Yamaha G1
 

Bought this from a farmer who left it in the field for 10 years.
He had pulled the carb and robbed the oil tank.
I pulled the reed plate and inspected the cylinders.
No rust inside cylinder and engine rolls over easily except at near TDC.
Seems to have decent compression as when I roll over TDC,
the cylinder pops back down with a little force.

I ordered carb already and await it's arrival. I plan to premix
for now to get it running (about 85:1?)
Future plans call for about a 4" lift, larger more aggressive
tires and Douglas smoothies.

Primary use will be for hunting and working the lease during the
off season.

I have already perused the site (about a 1000 pages so far!)
Looking forward to being part of the community.

Re: 87 Yamaha G1
 

welcome to the site...lets see some pics of the cart:thumbup:

Re: 87 Yamaha G1
 

welcome and yes, we are addicted to pics!

Re: 87 Yamaha G1
 

Cheap boat seats are a bonus, I like that they can be folded down. Entire cart is complete minus the oil tank and carb.
http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/membe...6-cart-001.jpg

Bent bumpers, missing fuel door, a bad repair job in the rear center of the body, and a bit of damage on the corner
http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/membe...7-cart-002.jpg

Mismatched flat tires, rust stains, etc
http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/membe...8-cart-003.jpg

Re: 87 Yamaha G1
 

good find, loved my G1! easy to fix and nearly indistructable, hope it runs with the new carb.

Re: 87 Yamaha G1
 

You and me both. The engine seems runnable, I just don't know if the electrics
are going to work. I'm going to have to engineer a temporary switch for the
forward and reverse, because I do not have a key. I also want to bypass the
pedal switch just until I get the engine runing and somewhat tuned.

Re: 87 Yamaha G1
 

Welcome to the board Rosati, I also have 2 G1's and love them both.
Calvin

Re: 87 Yamaha G1
 

OK, I'v gotten the engine to roll over after doing some wiring and
replacing a missing relay. I have pulled the tank on cleaned it up,
pulled the fuel pump amd cleaned it up, and now am installing the
carb. I hope everything else goes so easy.

Re: 87 Yamaha G1
 

Well, it runs. I was able to get the fuel lines replaced, the
fuel pump seems to work and the carb is somewhat adjusted.
I took it for a few laps around the block on mixed gas at about 80:1.
It seems to run fine but the body cowl gets real warm.
Once I got it back in the driveway and lifted the lid, the tail
pipe was smoking something fierce. I guess it's time for a BBQ.

Re: 87 Yamaha G1
 

Well, here's my latest addition to the cart. I decided I needed a winch since
I got it stuck at the deer lease. I wanted to make something strong yet
functional that I can still use after I install the lift and larger tires.
Attachment 38452
I used a 1/4" wall 4x6 tube to fit over the existing bumper mounts and boxed
the sides. I also used the existing holes but upgraded the hardware to 3/8" bolts.
Attachment 38453
Attachment 38454
I also trimmed the front cowl by removing the wheel well lip and blending the
sides into the front. I removed about 4". the HF winch fit right in.
Attachment 38455