A great little bike for trail riding. I had the 1973 L5T model in the early 70s. I had it for 3 summers when I was 15 to 18. Then I traded it in for a Honda S90 street bike. The engine on the L5T has lots of low end torque and very smooth power delivery because of the rotary valve intake, and the carburetor is protected from dirt in its own little housing on the side of the engine. The transmission is only 3 speed (x2 with the dual sprockets) but this is fine due to the wide power band of the engine. This is one of the few trail bikes with electric start which is very convenient and can be really handy if you stall out on a steep hill or something. It has oil injection so the tank holds only gas which I used to steal from my Dad's lawnmower gas can. On the 1973 model the dual sprocket was replaced by a dual range attachment on the transmission, with a lever to change between low and high range. Top speed in low range is about 30mph and 1st gear tops out at around 10mph making it a good crawler for steep and twisty trails. Top speed in high range is about 45mph. But I never rode it on the road except to zip down the street to the trails about 200 yards from our house. I remember this bike fondly and the many adventures I had with my friends and their bikes exploring the back woods and the various logging roads through the back country. Cheers from Canada and Merry Christmas 🎄
I have one, also in red with the silver fenders. I'm about to dive into the full restoration. They're super cool and the fact that they're both kickstart and push button start is such a cool option for the era!
Can anyone tell me how to hook up low gear? My trail 90 sprocket slides over and bolts up with an extension. I cant figure out how this bike works, do you flip the sprockets or does one slide over?
I just found one of these but its been used as a farm bike and is beat to shit. To be honest this guy way over talks the bike its a 100cc making 8 horse power on a good day. Its also extremely heavy for its size and runs really narrow tires. Its not something thats good on the road or offroad it just barely does both. Really the only unique thing about it is that its old.
I got one for free when I was 13 the dude over hypes it up way to much don't get me wrong I had a lot of fun but I sold mine for 800$ in way better condition then this one. He also forgot to mention the fat ass dent in the front fender
I believe I bought a 67 trail master that needs a lot of work. The guy I bought it from said it was a 63 YL1. Are there anyways I can help positively identify it?
YL1 has two pistons and two exhaust pipes. YL2 is single piston and looks a lot like a YG5T. The difference is the YL2 will be 100cc. You can see a difference in shape of the right side carb cover. It's hard to explain but look at pics of both and you will see the difference.
My tank was rusted to shit as well pin holes in the tank after I gave it a acid wash they make a coating you can do inside the tank I was lucky and found a similar model tank
@@comradestone5334 Glad to hear yours was restorable. Mine was definitely not, but I got lucky enough to find a good one that had been recently rechromed. cheers!
I wish we could post pics, I mildly restored my 71 G5. The red metallic with white sides on the tank. Looks beautiful...for sale in Colorado springs, Colorado
A great little bike for trail riding. I had the 1973 L5T model in the early 70s. I had it for 3 summers when I was 15 to 18. Then I traded it in for a Honda S90 street bike.
The engine on the L5T has lots of low end torque and very smooth power delivery because of the rotary valve intake, and the carburetor is protected from dirt in its own little housing on the side of the engine.
The transmission is only 3 speed (x2 with the dual sprockets) but this is fine due to the wide power band of the engine.
This is one of the few trail bikes with electric start which is very convenient and can be really handy if you stall out on a steep hill or something.
It has oil injection so the tank holds only gas which I used to steal from my Dad's lawnmower gas can.
On the 1973 model the dual sprocket was replaced by a dual range attachment on the transmission, with a lever to change between low and high range.
Top speed in low range is about 30mph and 1st gear tops out at around 10mph making it a good crawler for steep and twisty trails. Top speed in high range is about 45mph.
But I never rode it on the road except to zip down the street to the trails about 200 yards from our house.
I remember this bike fondly and the many adventures I had with my friends and their bikes exploring the back woods and the various logging roads through the back country.
Cheers from Canada and Merry Christmas 🎄
I have one, also in red with the silver fenders. I'm about to dive into the full restoration. They're super cool and the fact that they're both kickstart and push button start is such a cool option for the era!
Every bike we buy WAS running when parked lol. But no really these bikes are so fun to restore and ride
Merry Christmas 🎄
Had one when I was 15. How much did you end up selling it for?
Can anyone tell me how to hook up low gear? My trail 90 sprocket slides over and bolts up with an extension. I cant figure out how this bike works, do you flip the sprockets or does one slide over?
I just found one of these but its been used as a farm bike and is beat to shit. To be honest this guy way over talks the bike its a 100cc making 8 horse power on a good day. Its also extremely heavy for its size and runs really narrow tires. Its not something thats good on the road or offroad it just barely does both. Really the only unique thing about it is that its old.
I got one for free when I was 13 the dude over hypes it up way to much don't get me wrong I had a lot of fun but I sold mine for 800$ in way better condition then this one. He also forgot to mention the fat ass dent in the front fender
I believe I bought a 67 trail master that needs a lot of work. The guy I bought it from said it was a 63 YL1. Are there anyways I can help positively identify it?
YL1 has two pistons and two exhaust pipes. YL2 is single piston and looks a lot like a YG5T. The difference is the YL2 will be 100cc. You can see a difference in shape of the right side carb cover. It's hard to explain but look at pics of both and you will see the difference.
I'm restoring one of these right now with 1154 original miles. Only thing bad was a rusted out tank. Looking for a tank same color if anyone has one.
My tank was rusted to shit as well pin holes in the tank after I gave it a acid wash they make a coating you can do inside the tank I was lucky and found a similar model tank
@@comradestone5334 Glad to hear yours was restorable. Mine was definitely not, but I got lucky enough to find a good one that had been recently rechromed. cheers!
I wish we could post pics, I mildly restored my 71 G5. The red metallic with white sides on the tank. Looks beautiful...for sale in Colorado springs, Colorado
I’m restoring one of these atm, so cool!
anyone know any how to video on carb work I have 67 handed down from my great grandfather 1800 miles
It's a very simple carb just don't mess with the floats wish I still had mine
Tengo una moto d esa Master y kiero aserle alguno arreglo pero mi motos esta super buena d maquina