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Any Yamaha Riva 125Z experience on here?
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:31 pm
by ragtop89
I'm about to pick up an 86' Riva 125z possibly next week as an extra scoot. Just wondering if anyone here has one, had one, or knows of any performance modifications that can be done to them. Thanks
Re: Any Yamaha Riva 125Z experience on here?
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:32 pm
by Trafficjamz
ragtop89 wrote:I'm about to pick up an 86' Riva 125z possibly next week as an extra scoot. Just wondering if anyone here has one, had one, or knows of any performance modifications that can be done to them. Thanks
Don't they already do 65mph?
Re: Any Yamaha Riva 125Z experience on here?
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:33 pm
by ragtop89
55, but hey, I can't help myself.
Re: Any Yamaha Riva 125Z experience on here?
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:26 am
by Trafficjamz
there is a super clean riva xc180 on norterm mi CL right now
http://nmi.craigslist.org/bar/2889640860.html
Re: Any Yamaha Riva 125Z experience on here?
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 1:05 pm
by ragtop89
The one I found is cherry, talked the lady down to $350, hoping to get it this coming week.
Re: Any Yamaha Riva 125Z experience on here?
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:26 am
by ragtop89
Here it is, just got her home this evening, was a nice hour drive. $350, can't beat it.
Re: Any Yamaha Riva 125Z experience on here?
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:51 pm
by LMH
Nice scoot, I have a 2003 yama vino 125. Change the rollers from stock 9 gs to 6s, new belt, and air filter and youre good to go for many years more. Mine will beat a 90 Mustang 5.0 and a 91 yama virago 750 to 60 mph. Oh ya get a tractor muffler from Ace hardware for $17.99. Biggest restriction on it is the lame yama muffler. I live in south county and its not very loud or they would pull me over Im sure.
Re: Any Yamaha Riva 125Z experience on here?
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:08 pm
by ragtop89
Can you get me an item number for the muffler? Did you have to do any welding, or was it bolt on? Thanks, I work over in Affton by an Ace Hardware.
Re: Any Yamaha Riva 125Z experience on here?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:23 am
by LMH
Its been about 2 years since i put it on the bike, had to weld it. Just measure the outer diameter and get the muffler with the same inner diameter(ID) as the yamas outer (OD). I live in afton near there, its a nice area but a lot of police that like to harass people.
Re: Any Yamaha Riva 125Z experience on here?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:56 am
by motormike
...wow...I mean holy sh*t ragbag( i mean top)...you got a sweeeeeet deal... 
I just got asked tonight if i wanted to buy a Riva 125, and I'm thinking it's pretty obvious that the answer is...duh!!!....YES
Re: Any Yamaha Riva 125Z experience on here?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:22 am
by ragtop89
Yeah, this thing is a blast, I just need to adjust the idle. It will idle real low if just sitting there and start to die, unless you barely touch the throttle back a little. 80-90 mpg, and I love the Yamaha trunk on the back it came with, even has a cushion on it for a passenger.
Re: Any Yamaha Riva 125Z experience on here?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:28 am
by ragtop89
Hm, can't find any tractor mufflers on Ace's site. Wonder what else I can do. Wish I could get a nice aftermarket setup.
Re: Any Yamaha Riva 125Z experience on here?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:13 pm
by LMH
If you work right by there just go in, I havent looked lately but they definitely had one before winter because my friend got the same one for his vino also.