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Quadguy08
07-18-2004, 11:35 PM
Well, after having my Blaster for a while I am now thinking of buying a 250r quad but I dont know which is the best year to buy it in. I really dont know much about the differences in the older like 86 and below models and was thinking about purchasing an 87 or up. Is this a good choice or does it even matter?
ZRider400
07-19-2004, 07:30 AM
they are all good. there was some slight differences between the years

86 short rod, longer swingarm , taller gearing
87 long rod , longer swingarm , taller gearing
88 long rod , shorter swingarm , shorter gearing
89 long rod , shorter swingarm , shorter gearing

they also moved the a-arm position between the years, but im not sure which year it was done..... probably the 88/89 was changed.

buy what ever one you can find thats in good shape.
electricstart
07-19-2004, 05:49 PM
Any year ,you can modify any year.
Quadguy08
07-19-2004, 09:18 PM
Well, im thinking of getting this cool looking mx 89 250r for like 4,500. Its really fixed up but I was also wondering if 250rs are reliable even though there old or should I just buy a 4-stroke instead.
ZRider400
07-20-2004, 07:25 AM
Originally posted by Quadguy08
Well, im thinking of getting this cool looking mx 89 250r for like 4,500. Its really fixed up but I was also wondering if 250rs are reliable even though there old or should I just buy a 4-stroke instead.


depends how the quad was treated...... they are old, and if they wernt properly maintained then they definately wont be reliable. the one i had wasnt taken care of, so it was left up to me to fix almost everything which meant never riding and always working on it.......blah.... i ended up selling it and getting a 450r.
wilkin250r
07-20-2004, 12:32 PM
I've never had any problems with my 86, except when I bought a new motor. The new motor didn't work out too well, so I put the old motor back in.
zephead400ex
07-20-2004, 01:50 PM
Originally posted by wilkin250r
I've never had any problems with my 86, except when I bought a new motor. The new motor didn't work out too well, so I put the old motor back in.

:eek2: That has to be the shortest, most non-technical post I have ever seen you post! Are you ok?:D