Kfx Tecate-4

[PsychoXx]

Anyone else have a tecate-4?

[PsychoXx]

Im the only one on this forums who owns a tec-4?

[Pappy]

1) This sub section doesnt see a ton of traffic from older members

2) The Tecate was a pretty rare bird. It was infact the first sport atv I ever saw...floating upside down in a creek:huh :p

[907Rider]

I think that there's a guy or two but there never on anymore:ermm:

[PsychoXx]

old? im not old.

and why was the tecate upside down in a creek!?

[907Rider]

How much did you pay for your 4? I've only seen one for sale........(in AK of course) for $3000

[Pappy]

I mentioned age due to the fact that most of theyounger members have never heard of a Tecate nor seen one.

It was upside down because the owner had never riden before and crossed a creek that was to deep. The quad just rolled over on its side and floated:p We were on 3 wheelers and looking at the tires we all thought at first it was a lawnmower due to teh tread pattern and its color.

This was back in the 80's..quads were a new thing:p

[PsychoXx]

Actually, i trade my 250x for it, i paid 1,000 for that and added fmf powercore 4, 400ex arms, renthals and cut the fenders. He was looking for cash and just sold that, i dont know how much he got tho. The Tecate needed some work though..currently im restoring/rebuilding it. Right now its getting sandblasted, then sent to powercoating from there. cant wait to get it back!

[PsychoXx]

Originally posted by Pappy
I mentioned age due to the fact that most of theyounger members have never heard of a Tecate nor seen one.

It was upside down because the owner had never riden before and crossed a creek that was to deep. The quad just rolled over on its side and floated:p We were on 3 wheelers and looking at the tires we all thought at first it was a lawnmower due to teh tread pattern and its color.

This was back in the 80's..quads were a new thing:p

you should have saved it, its a nice qaud, i wish it could get its own spot on the forums so i could talk about it with other tecate owners!

[907Rider]

Originally posted by PsychoXx
Actually, i trade my 250x for it, i paid 1,000!
Oh I hate you... 250r's, banshees, and t4's are so hard to find here, and when you do its a lot of money.

I found this beauty for $3000. I wish I had 3grand to spend :ermm:
http://anchorage.craigslist.org/rvs/995969234.html

[PsychoXx]

lol, Shees would be WAY easier then the tecate, im looking to get a 250r now, i want to collect all 3 80's 250's, i want a close to stock one tho, hard to find.

[PsychoXx]

my jaw seriously droped when i saw that! That is mint!!! nice find!

[wvspeedfreak]

A 1988 Tecate-4 was my first quad......way back in 1990.It had aftermarket reeds,an FMF exhaust and a set of Holeshots on it.I rode the hell out of that quad.I wish I had it back just to keep in the corner of the garage to look at :p

[bradley300]

you should have done your research, if i'm not mistaken, even beat up stock parts are hard to find for that, let along new ones. if its green, you wont find a headlight cover from what ive heard. they look great when they are clean tho and they sure can run

[PsychoXx]

Originally posted by wvspeedfreak
A 1988 Tecate-4 was my first quad......way back in 1990.It had aftermarket reeds,an FMF exhaust and a set of Holeshots on it.I rode the hell out of that quad.I wish I had it back just to keep in the corner of the garage to look at
You should have held onto it, very nice bike.


Originally posted by bradley300
you should have done your research, if i'm not mistaken, even beat up stock parts are hard to find for that, let along new ones. if its green, you wont find a headlight cover from what ive heard. they look great when they are clean tho and they sure can run
Your right, most parts are hard to find for t4, white radiator shrouds are near impossible to find, and those headlight covers in nice shape aswell. Alot of engine parts that wear down suck to find too. I cant wait to get some more money to start my engine rebuild, frame is pretty close to being done.

[chevys&honda$]

Im sure i could find more im a craigslistAHOLIC:bandit:




http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/mcy/995405925.html

[PsychoXx]

nice find, to bad they didnt make a tecate-4 in 85, this guy should do some research on his machines before he sells them.

[jonboy]

I still have my T4 it sets as a display in the back of my shop mainly but she still runs like a champ every time I do pull it out. If you would like to find more stuff for the T4 go to or you can go to and look in the tecate section in the forums. You can find just about everything you need there and even download free repair manuals.

[PsychoXx]

Originally posted by jonboy
I still have my T4 it sets as a display in the back of my shop mainly but she still runs like a champ every time I do pull it out. If you would like to find more stuff for the T4 go to or you can go to and look in the tecate section in the forums. You can find just about everything you need there and even download free repair manuals.

Thanks for the info, Jonboy, but i already have a kawieriders account, Tecate-Rider, and i do plan on buying a few items from rockhound in the near future. Im assuming you have a kawieriders acc? what is your acc name on there?

[bradley300]

be sure to post some pics!

[907Rider]

Originally posted by bradley300
be sure to post some pics!

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http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp330/Jarred27x/pichers11.jpg
http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp330/Jarred27x/nopics1.gif

[PsychoXx]

Sure thing, when it gets back from being blasted and coated, i will definetly try to get some pics up!

[mpwrd3]

I have two right now. Just sold a third one a while back.

One I am completely rebuilding and it is almost finished. 330 bigbore


The other needs some work, but it runs strong. It has a KX top end on it.

[PsychoXx]

Still waiting on parts to get powdercoated......long wait......

[chadj1980]

I've have a 87 and a complete parts bike also....I love the 80's racers i have them all lt250r, trx250r, tecate4, quadzilla, banshee...

[907Rider]

Originally posted by chadj1980
I've have a 87 and a complete parts bike also....I love the 80's racers i have them all lt250r, trx250r, tecate4, quadzilla, banshee...
That sounds like my dream garage:)

[mbarryracing]

Here are some pics of my dirt drag racing 1987 tecate-4, big bore and stroker crank for 327cc's, 122HP at the crank on a methanol and nitromethane mix.


Nice little family quad...

[mpwrd3]

Nice looking quad!