my 250r's maiden voyage

[mineralgrey01gt]

well i took it out for a ride yesterday and it performed very well. Only problem I had was I forgot to get the locknuts for my tie rods and they kept on coming loose :(

I did get to drag race a couple of bikes while I was there. A 450r and a banshee. .

The 450r only beat my by a bike in a 1st - 3rd pull and he didnt pull until I hit 3rd so I was happy about that. Idk how well of a rider that guy was but I thought he would pull me more than that.

The banshee is a friend of mine so we was messing around and decided to line them up. I had him through 2nd then 3rd and he pulled a few bikes on me then we shut them down.


In 4th it pulls its *** off (picks the wheels up when I hit 3rd and 4th more than when I hit 1st and 2nd).

Overall im very happy with the bike and had a blast on the maiden voyage of my 250r. Again, thanks everyone for all the help that you provided for me over the past year and im sure I will continue to gain more knowledge over time.

[Aceman]

Glad to hear it!:cool:

[CorvetteZ06]

mineral-- are you running a stock jug and porting?

[mineralgrey01gt]

as far as I know it is a bone stock 85 atc engine with boyesen rad valve, LRD exhaust, and 38mm PWK carb. This engine feels like it pulls very hard for a stock engine and I didnt expect it to pull like this so maybe it has some porting done, but I was told its bone stock.

[86 Quad R]

glad to hear it. those lil '85 engines will surprise you. :D

[CorvetteZ06]

get that jug a nice port and polish and then go race that 450R and banchee again ;) lol, good luck with the R, post some pics!

[mineralgrey01gt]

i plan on sending it to Neil to get ported then I plan on eating me a 450r and banshee :)

Ill post pics up as soon as my plastics get in. I just bought them last night so they should be in by the weekend

[my88r]

GLAD TO HEAR IT!!:macho those plastics i had. i ended up giving them away for 110 shipped.:mad:

[mineralgrey01gt]

wow thats cheap! I picked up some off of here for $180 shipped. Im anxious to see it all done. Next up is a L/T front end and new aftermarket rear shock, figured I might as well finish up all the suspension before I tackle the motor

[Aceman]

Originally posted by Aceman
Glad to hear it!:cool:

Originally posted by 86 Quad R
glad to hear it.

Originally posted by my88r
GLAD TO HEAR IT!!

There's an echo in here. Funny, I never noticed it before...

:D

[mineralgrey01gt]

lol i didnt notice that either

[86 Quad R]

lmao! notice how it was somewhat pronounced at first then got kinda quiet and then on the final bonce back, it was REALLY loud. :devil:

[my88r]

where the pics of this thing.lol

[mineralgrey01gt]

still no plastics, 1SICK250R didnt have time to mail them out last week but he said he will this week, then ill get me some pics!

I actually went riding yesterday with oleboy87 off of this site. We had a good time until my front hub bearing decided it didnt like my hub anymore lol

[my88r]

Originally posted by mineralgrey01gt
still no plastics, 1SICK250R didnt have time to mail them out last week but he said he will this week, then ill get me some pics!

I actually went riding yesterday with oleboy87 off of this site. We had a good time until my front hub bearing decided it didnt like my hub anymore lol

yep,seems like theres always something to go wrong. funny thing its always my r the 400ex has always been good to me. :muscle:

[mineralgrey01gt]

yep, those 400ex's are extremely reliable. I still may get one if something happens and I dont get a 450. Its ok though, the hub is getting fixed tomorrow. Plastics should be in this week, I may go back riding sunday :cool:

[my88r]

Originally posted by mineralgrey01gt
yep, those 400ex's are extremely reliable. I still may get one if something happens and I dont get a 450. Its ok though, the hub is getting fixed tomorrow. Plastics should be in this week, I may go back riding sunday :cool:

RIDEING. i wish the weather will get a little warmer here. 30s sucks riding after 20 mins.lol are you planning on getting a 450?

[mineralgrey01gt]

Originally posted by my88r
RIDEING. i wish the weather will get a little warmer here. 30s sucks riding after 20 mins.lol are you planning on getting a 450?

lol yea it got into the 60's yesterday so it was extremely comfortable riding.

Im planning on getting a LTR-450 possibly later this year or early next year. Id like to have the best of both worlds and I love the suzuki 450's for some reason.

[my88r]

Originally posted by mineralgrey01gt
lol yea it got into the 60's yesterday so it was extremely comfortable riding.

Im planning on getting a LTR-450 possibly later this year or early next year. Id like to have the best of both worlds and I love the suzuki 450's for some reason.

I'm starting to like the Suzuki 450. but the z 400 i had the quality wasn't great. lots of weak bolts and that kind of stuff. i planning on going to Dayton for bike week. going to the supercross and the first gnccs. im taking the ex and hopefully riding a crooms riding spot. or just riding some where.lol

[86 Quad R]

Originally posted by mineralgrey01gt
Im planning on getting a LTR-450 possibly later this year or early next year. Id like to have the best of both worlds and I love the suzuki 450's for some reason.

out of the box, those sukka's will haul. :D