Bad year

[Chuck the Champ]

Is there a "bad year" of 250r's? i heard this and im in the market for an R just thought i would cover all the bases.

[blasterandy]

Umm, the 250r's never really changed much over the course of there lives besides some gear ratio and plastic changes they arn't much different. IMO it is best to buy an atv after they have been out for about 2 years that way the company can get them right. However 250r's all have problem with the weld near the peg cracking. I personally don't like the square tubing frame they came with thought from what i have heard they are very resiliant to crash other wise they wouldn't still be around. Right :D IMO i would get an 88' or an 89' because they had been made since 86' and that gives them a good 2-3 years plus i like those years plastics much more. I would really like one but i am tryin to get rid of my truck and buy a 325i right now and the atv has taken a lower priority. Anyways hope this helped

Drew

[250r4life]

i would look to get an 88 or 89 if i was you... the engine was improved in 87, and the swing arm was shortened and the a arms kicked foward in 88, and the plastic looks a lot better... and in 89 they updated the clutch, although this is easy to update the previous years...

88 and 89 are where its at...

plus theyre newer, so have less time to be beat on... course with a 20 year old quad, a year or two doesnt make much difference... depends on how well its been taken care of

[deathman53]

most of your 250r's now, 86-89 are good, not many are stock. 86 had the strongest frame, 88/89 the best motor, some say 88/89 had the best geometery for mx, while 86/87 for xc. I wouldn't be picky on the year, look at how it is maintained and kept. Check the frame for cracks. Its pretty easy to make a 86/87 feel like a 88/89, -1 swingarm and +1 forward a-ams, the footpeg placement of the 86/87 frame is preffered over 88/89. Hence why some of your nerf bars for 88/89 are 1" lower and back. If you look at lsr frames, they use the 86/87 peg placement.