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nico
08-14-2010, 10:11 AM
Here are a couple pics of my 1986 TRX250R and my 2007 TRX450ER... It's hard to imagine there is 21 years difference between them. They are pretty dusty and dirty from sitting in the shop, but I thought I'd share. Which would you ride?

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a274/nico250/Wheelers/P8130212.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a274/nico250/Wheelers/P8130207.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a274/nico250/Wheelers/P8130203.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a274/nico250/Wheelers/P8130201.jpg
meankfx
08-14-2010, 12:18 PM
Nice those are both really clean!
waychoff05
08-15-2010, 12:08 PM
Very nice
btlfedbanshee
08-30-2010, 12:19 AM
Sweet rides! Althought i'd have too go with the R. Kinda crazy but doesn't the chassis on the newer 450 look familiar??? What's that saying, the more things change the more they stay the same??? PROOF the 250R was WAAAYYYYY ahead of it's time!
btlfedbanshee
08-30-2010, 12:46 AM
Sweet rides! Althought i'd have too go with the R. Kinda crazy but doesn't the chassis on the newer 450 look familiar??? What's that saying, the more things change the more they stay the same??? PROOF the 250R was WAAAYYYYY ahead of it's time!
Duner450
10-03-2010, 08:40 AM
that 250r is clean. wow
yama450yfz
02-03-2011, 08:01 AM
Which one is faster?
nico
02-03-2011, 09:59 AM
I'm not really sure which one is faster... All my riding buddies sold their rides, during the year long restoration of the 250R and it hasn't been on dirt since November of 2009.

I bought the 450R as a junker and partially rebuilt/cleaned/polished it back into its current state. They are both just kinda decorating the shop now, waiting on a chance to go to the dunes.

I know the 250R's handling is way ahead of the 450R's, but I would expect the HRC 450R to be faster in 100 yards. Their top speeds are very close with stock-tooth sprockets.
HondaPohl
02-06-2011, 05:33 PM
Sweet!
dtowndiesel
03-03-2011, 09:22 PM
250R for the win
bigE28
03-04-2011, 06:33 AM
you have beautiful kids (quads) there! working on mine now, should be done in a couple weeks. cannot wait!!
Latemodel32
03-04-2011, 07:20 AM
Very nice :D
nico
03-04-2011, 09:27 AM
Thank you all for the compliments... I am actually going to get another 86 frame tomorrow, which I will swap for this 250R's frame. The new one is in much better shape than this one.

Having owned this 250R for nearly 10 years, it probably has 20,000 trail miles on it and has had lots of welds and fixes through the years.

I'm really considering taking the current one down to bare metal, and building a CR500 powered drag only machine.