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FTR250Rnif
10-08-2004, 02:43 PM
Well Ive wanted an R for a long time now and it just so happens my freind's cousin has one for sale and its in my price range. He just sent me these pics and I think its nice . yea the motor looks a little dirty but he says it runs good and my freind said it does too. What do you guys think?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/ftr250rnif/nice%20bikes/250r1.jpg

FTR250Rnif
10-08-2004, 02:45 PM
heres some more
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/ftr250rnif/nice%20bikes/250rleftside.jpg

FTR250Rnif
10-08-2004, 02:46 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/ftr250rnif/nice%20bikes/250raxle.jpg

FTR250Rnif
10-08-2004, 02:47 PM
last one
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/ftr250rnif/nice%20bikes/250rrightside.jpg

FTR250Rnif
10-08-2004, 02:48 PM
What do you guys think?:)

TheFontMaster
10-08-2004, 06:03 PM
Looks nice man. How much you gettin it for?

FTR250Rnif
10-08-2004, 06:47 PM
i beleive he said $3000 or so

deathman53
10-08-2004, 06:55 PM
is it a 87? it looks to have a 85 atc motor

theTman
10-08-2004, 06:59 PM
looks good....go for it!

TheFontMaster
10-08-2004, 07:06 PM
Originally posted by deathman53
is it a 87? it looks to have a 85 atc motor

The 85atc motors were air cooled. This one is liquid cooled. It isn't and 85 atc motor.

deathman53
10-08-2004, 07:28 PM
the 85 atc were liquid cooled, also the 85 atc were all black the 86-87 were sliver, 88/89 black bottom with a silver top end. 85 was the only year that was all black. 81-84 were air cooled. I know that the bike is a 87 becasue of the of the skinnier front motor mounts, little pegs in the front that the stock crowl on the plastic attaches to, the foot pegs bolt to the frame, and 86/87 was the only years with the vin plate on the subframe, 88/89 had it in the front end as part of the frame, not a flimsy tab, also on the 88/89 the rear motor mount was on the frame,not the swingarm. I got a 86 atc frame with 85 motor(87-89 rod) and 330 kit, all modded for mx

http://www.pictureposter.allbrand.nu/pictures/deathman53/330r+8-15.JPG.html
http://www.pictureposter.allbrand.nu/pictures/deathman53/250r-8.JPG.html

the stator cover was off of my trx and was polished at one time.

http://www.pictureposter.allbrand.nu/pictures/deathman53/330r+8-15.JPG.html

TheFontMaster
10-08-2004, 07:31 PM
I thought that the atc's got a liquid cooled motor the same year as the trx's started. I gues you learn somethign new every day.

deathman53
10-08-2004, 07:35 PM
also that is a somekind of aftermarket swingarm, I think its a aluminuim cal-fab, they came in aluminuim or steel(not sure of the color), I know its not a west coast as they are white.

FTR250Rnif
10-08-2004, 07:39 PM
idk about all the aftermarket parts on it. the guys is gonna email me the parts list. Im pretty sure its not an atc motor tho..

rollie
10-08-2004, 10:34 PM
donny i say go for it after you figure out whats it got on it......looks like its got axle tho...thos r stock a-arms right?

i dont know much about these R's and i wanna learn lol:D

FTR250Rnif
10-09-2004, 08:44 AM
Originally posted by nacsracer12
donny i say go for it after you figure out whats it got on it......looks like its got axle tho...thos r stock a-arms right?

i dont know much about these R's and i wanna learn lol:D
yea me and my da are gonna drive down to conneticut to check it out and test ride it. just gotta get in touch with em.

TheFontMaster
10-09-2004, 02:26 PM
Here this thread I made a while back will help you. It helped me alot.
http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=107759&highlight=250r+differences

stocktires
10-09-2004, 07:19 PM
I'd say.................Don't go for it.
Looks like a "polished turd" to me. After building an R myself, I'd be willing to say that one isn't maintained too greatly and everything mechanically won't be so great.
250r's are going for VERY cheap now and you should be able to get something nicer than that for $3k, or try and drop the price on that one.
You'll probably have some work to do if you buy that one.

Roostin250R
10-11-2004, 03:28 AM
Sorry man but I agree with stocktires, it looks a little rough for that price. Maybe if you could get it cheaper? To bad you live so far away, I'm getting ready to sell my 89R that was redone from the frame up last year. I'm getting too old for the old 2 stroke now :( It's an absolute beauty. I'd let it go for 4 grand. Good luck though.

LT250Racer609
10-11-2004, 06:00 PM
its not a 85 ATC motor....its an 87

FTR250Rnif
10-11-2004, 06:12 PM
Originally posted by stocktires
I'd say.................Don't go for it.
Looks like a "polished turd" to me. After building an R myself, I'd be willing to say that one isn't maintained too greatly and everything mechanically won't be so great.
250r's are going for VERY cheap now and you should be able to get something nicer than that for $3k, or try and drop the price on that one.
You'll probably have some work to do if you buy that one.
yea i figured it may need some work. trust me im not gonna go and buy with out checking it out throughly. and my dad said he wouldnt mind going threw the motor to make it run sound. Ill also try to get the price lowered. I wanna test ride it before I make a decision on any thing tho. thanks guys:)

FTR250Rnif
10-14-2004, 03:27 PM
I finally got some new pics of the R .I really like the look of this bike
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/ftr250rnif/nice%20bikes/DSCF0002.jpg

FTR250Rnif
10-14-2004, 03:27 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/ftr250rnif/nice%20bikes/DSCF0001.jpg

FTR250Rnif
10-14-2004, 03:28 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/ftr250rnif/nice%20bikes/DSCF0006.jpg

FTR250Rnif
10-14-2004, 03:29 PM
Now you can see what the whole bike looks like. I like it:blah:

stocktires
10-14-2004, 04:48 PM
Originally posted by FTR250Rnif
Now you can see what the whole bike looks like. I like it:blah:

Please trust me. Go look at some other R's, this one will give you more headaches than you would ever think. Don't get R happy, I was a victim of this and I paid for it...

rollie
10-14-2004, 06:08 PM
donnys,man idk id go for the 400 man JMO....:D

FTR250Rnif
10-14-2004, 07:14 PM
Originally posted by stocktires
Please trust me. Go look at some other R's, this one will give you more headaches than you would ever think. Don't get R happy, I was a victim of this and I paid for it...

w/e im still goin down to check it out. He said I could test ride it and everything, and Ill know what to look out for . thanks for the advice tho:)

LT250Racer609
10-14-2004, 07:51 PM
u really dont kno what ur getting urself into...i have a friend that i race with that went from a 4 stroke to the 250R and he doesnt kno much about 2 strokes at all...i told him before he got it to check it out and ride it...ask a million questions etc. Anyways he got R happy like someone else said and just went, looked at it./...listened to it run and bought it...well this was 3 weeks ago and to make the long story short...it blew up...cracked the sleeve which feel into the crankshaft...shot the crankshaft and now hes paying well over a grand for a BRAND new motor...top end and bottom...trust me...dont get R happy....be smart i used to have one too and now im on a 450R...3 blow up's is more then enough...i blew mine up 9 times and its not cause i dont kno how to rebuild them...cause trust me i do...


think about it...dont get one that was raced cause then it was beat...go check it out buyt dont get R happy just cause it looks pretty...cause the motor could cost you and what good is a pretty quad without the power plant to move it

stocktires
10-15-2004, 11:01 AM
Originally posted by LT250Racer609
u really dont kno what ur getting urself into...i have a friend that i race with that went from a 4 stroke to the 250R and he doesnt kno much about 2 strokes at all...i told him before he got it to check it out and ride it...ask a million questions etc. Anyways he got R happy like someone else said and just went, looked at it./...listened to it run and bought it...well this was 3 weeks ago and to make the long story short...it blew up...cracked the sleeve which feel into the crankshaft...shot the crankshaft and now hes paying well over a grand for a BRAND new motor...top end and bottom...trust me...dont get R happy....be smart i used to have one too and now im on a 450R...3 blow up's is more then enough...i blew mine up 9 times and its not cause i dont kno how to rebuild them...cause trust me i do...


think about it...dont get one that was raced cause then it was beat...go check it out buyt dont get R happy just cause it looks pretty...cause the motor could cost you and what good is a pretty quad without the power plant to move it


Dont worry LTRacer, he knows everything :rolleyes:
some insist on learning the hard way....hell, I did

Roostin250R
10-15-2004, 11:03 AM
or maybe look for one that looks like this:D did I mention it's forsale??

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid143/p0b59eb11eda55721295e1b9f37aca10d/f6a24bc5.jpg


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid143/p46f6a35b0be627703dc8549102f1abdb/f6a24bc2.jpg

Roostin250R
10-15-2004, 11:16 AM
Here's how it looked before I changed it to Red :p

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid143/p91f9c12aa82d0485378690b0b350b2c0/f6a22630.jpg

FTR250Rnif
10-15-2004, 08:44 PM
Originally posted by stocktires
Dont worry LTRacer, he knows everything :rolleyes:
some insist on learning the hard way....hell, I did
dude are you getting mad at me because I want to look at this quad or sumthing? yea I know you think its gonna blow up in my face. but if it does ill fix it . trust me I know a freind who had no thing but problems with his, but I still want to go check this one out.if worsdt comes to worstill throw a 450 motor in there. thanks for all the advice before but dont talk **** because you dont think the quad is worth the time..:huh

lil400exman
10-18-2004, 04:59 PM
mines for sale for 4,500 and has many more aftermarket parts and isnt abused. Hardly ridden (less than 2-3 hours) since i assembled it. Only thing is i have dissambled some of it. Frame was guessted and re-welded (TIG) by tony kellner which is barry hawks mech when he a rode a 250R. IT IS A GREAT QUAD I JUST NEED THE CASH! i have spent thousands building it and now i gotta get it gone. ITs a real eye cather with the PC and chrome. Only thing is its stock width but if you want to do trails you cant beat it. Also this quad is a powerhouse. I had it built by one of the best R motor builders. His name is neil pritchard and his engines pull ESR, Curtis Sparks and all the other engines. LMK if you want it. This quad can pull a 310R and its only a 261;)

FTR250Rnif
10-19-2004, 05:51 AM
sounds nice. any pics?