Lt230

[honda_250x_87]

hey.. is a suzuki lt230 clutch driven? they seem like cheap little bikes.. would mind pickin one up.. they any good?

[heavy_d]

they are an awesome atv, good handling and light my 86 is 298lbs, good trail bike, put a pipe on it and it will go just as quick and fast as a 250x, the front wheels come up easier than on the 250x because the quadsport front end is light, my 86 does 60 mph with a Cobra jet pipe,rebuilt carb, bored .20 over, great bang for the buck:D

[heavy_d]

here's a pic of my 86

[honda_250x_87]

thats a nice bike ya got there.. but is it manual clutch? i wish i could get a deal on one.

[heavy_d]

yeah their all manual, 5-speed

[4TraxRider]

My friend Jesse had one before he sold it for a 250x. It was a nice bike, but his was a beater. If you see a decent one I think they would be a great fun quad. Not a racer or anything. They seem to run pretty good, Jess ran his out of oil a few times, ad really didn't take care of it at all and it always started after a while.

[honda_250x_87]

see.. thats all i want one for.. is beatin around.. im gunna put some cash into the 250x & i dont wanna hook up a trailer & carry **** on it.. so im gunna buy a beater.. i wish i could get a deal on one tho!

[heavy_d]

you don't have to spend a lot of money to get a nice quadsport, that white quadsport is faster in top speed than my brothers 250x with the same mods, but the 250x has it in the holeshot

[4punksdad]

suzuki made an auto clutch version of the quadsport too. they called it the lt-230e or something. it too was a reliable bike but not as sporty as the quadsport.

[honda_250x_87]

actually.. i dont care what kinda bike im gunna buy.. as long as it runs good & its cheap! thats all im lookin for.. i totally lucked out on the 250x... i was just thinkin of an lt230 cause they look like a pretty cool bike.. but theres not much lt's around here.. bah o well.. i think im probably gunna buy a 3-wheeler er somthin.. a cheap beater.. lol :D

[fiffer]

i had a auto clutch one it was a lt230e with electric start and autoclutch it was a quad runner instead of a quadsport

[Sportrax10]

Originally posted by honda_250x_87
actually.. i dont care what kinda bike im gunna buy.. as long as it runs good & its cheap! thats all im lookin for.. i totally lucked out on the 250x... i was just thinkin of an lt230 cause they look like a pretty cool bike.. but theres not much lt's around here.. bah o well.. i think im probably gunna buy a 3-wheeler er somthin.. a cheap beater.. lol :D
You can find pretty cheap Blasters around.

[Guy400]

Had an LT230S Quadsport, it was a great bike but was stolen. Unfortunately I don't have any pics of it. It was replaced with a LT230E Quadrunner which was the exact same bike but it came auto-clutch and had a rack on the back. Here's a pic of my younger brother on one of the LT250R's and my youngest cousin on the LT320E. They were extremely reliable for us and went everywhere the 'Racer did just not as fast:D

[Chanman420q]

my friend had one... but it was a POS... so many problems... didnt start, bent axle, stalled, smoked, chain constantly came off... jeez :rolleyes:

[4punksdad]

Originally posted by Chanman420q
my friend had one... but it was a POS... so many problems... didnt start, bent axle, stalled, smoked, chain constantly came off... jeez :rolleyes:

no.......the quad wasn't a POS............your friend was lazy.

[Chanman420q]

Originally posted by 4punksdad
no.......the quad wasn't a POS............your friend was lazy.

ok how does buying a quad with a lot of problems that u cant really tell until its to late make u lazy?

[kwatts400]

My old lt230e was the same way. It threw the chain through the case once.

[Rip_Tear]

They are pretty good if you look after them a bit. My neighbor had one and he didnt look after it and it still ran good for a while... But he let too much go on it. Seized the piston a few times, and it started on fire a few times... and he broke a few chains. But he didnt look after it at all. It ran well when he got it and when it was looked after.

[honda_250x_87]

Originally posted by Rip_Tear
They are pretty good if you look after them a bit. My neighbor had one and he didnt look after it and it still ran good for a while... But he let too much go on it. Seized the piston a few times, and it started on fire a few times... and he broke a few chains. But he didnt look after it at all. It ran well when he got it and when it was looked after.

any bike ya look after is a good bike.. if ya beat the sh|t outta somthin & not care about it at all, ur gunna have some problems.. well, except for honda.. cause hondas the best bike ever as we all know.. :eek2:

[4punksdad]

Originally posted by Chanman420q
ok how does buying a quad with a lot of problems that u cant really tell until its to late make u lazy?

all the things you mentioned were repairable...........if he didn't repair & maintain his bike then how does that make the bike a POS? if the chain keeps falling off, it might be time to tighten it or replace the chain :huh

[Castor-426ex]

youre supposed to replace the chain?????????

Holy S&%^!!!

3 years...and I never knew

Guess I missed that page in the owners manual:eek:

[Guy400]

Originally posted by Chanman420q
my friend had one... but it was a POS... so many problems... didnt start, bent axle, stalled, smoked, chain constantly came off... jeez :rolleyes: Did he ever try to repair any of this? Quads just "don't start" mysteriously. If the axle was bent why didn't he replace it? Again, if it stalled why didn't he look into the problem? If it smoked it needed rebuilt, happens to all quads. Chain probably came off all the time because of the bent axle. And I'd make a pretty safe assumption that the sprockets were also in poor condition as well.

[kwatts400]

I had a problem with mine not wanting to start. lt would somehow get water in the carb. That was easy to take care of, just drain some gas from the carb. The problem I had with my chain was pretty bad though, I went through a chain about every month or so. No idea why.

[Chanman420q]

my friend is having his dads friend rebuilt it now. Also my friend doesnt know much about these things. Just clutch, shift, gas... and every place they have gone to, to have it loooked at wont except it because its so old.

[DEAL]

good bikes , You gotta watch the swingarm bushings, Thats what usally causes them to throw the chain.
The sideways kickstarter they have is pretty awkward..
They don't have much low end, so they are geared VERY low.
Alot of people seem to have problems with the rear calipers messing up too, I dunno if thats a common problem or not it just seems everyone I have seen/ridden had non-working rear brakes.

[4punksdad]

Originally posted by Chanman420q
my friend is having his dads friend rebuilt it now. Also my friend doesnt know much about these things. Just clutch, shift, gas... and every place they have gone to, to have it loooked at wont except it because its so old.

so your local bike shops only repair new bikes?:eek2:

[Chanman420q]

Originally posted by 4punksdad
so your local bike shops only repair new bikes?:eek2:

of the 3 or 4 around here yes... if any other shop does it, its way to far to go... ike wayyyyyyyy to far

[MSL]

I had an 86 230 and it held up to a ton of abuse and still ran when i sold it.

[CowsBitePeople]

Munual 5 - speed....My first bike was an lt230 quad runner....now my brother has it....great bikes but they seem to have swing arm problems....

MaTT....

[bradley300]

i got a quadrunner 4 sale-600 bucks takes her. she's even got a new swinger

[4punksdad]

Originally posted by bradley300
i got a quadrunner 4 sale-600 bucks takes her. she's even got a new swinger

I might be interested............e-mail me a few pics of it.

[Tecate250]

Now honda_250x_87 I resent the comment about "beater" "cheap" 3 wheelers. Some of us think 4 wheels is cheating. lol. I like seeing old 1980s bikes going for 2 time what exs are worth. And to me when you get advanced bikes you loose duablility. My buddy has a 85 lt250 hard tail chain drive utility quad. His grand father bought it new and when he died they beat the rat **** out of it.
I am amazed a suzuki could take that. And I think all bikes are different. You can see a bike that took no beaten and had probles and always breaking stuff and another bike same amount of abuse take no damage. But that bikes in bad condition.
So bad that anyone with a brain would walk away from but it fires right up and just needs a chain to go.
Im hopping to buy it off them and make some bad *** cash.

But ive never seen the yellow or white ones.
Those are slamming bikes. And just like the atc 200 x im sure you cab make that 230 a bad *** bike.

[heavy_d]

1987 Suzuki 230 Quad Sport (excellent condition)
Parts replaced recently:
Uni air cleaner
Cobra exhaust
Rear axle carrier bearings & seals
Swingarm bearings& seals
MSR handlebars & pad
Oil and oil filter changed regularly and lube
Condition:
Front and rear brakes 1/2 worn
Front supension is tight as well as rest of ATV
Clutch works like it should,very well
Motor has not been apart,Original
Motor runs strong and sounds good
Five gears with reverse gear. Shifts smooth
Four stroke motor.Takes regular unleaded gas
Starts right up in any weather
Good power range to have fun
Not abused , well taken care of by experienced riders
Has a registered title
$1650.00
Make me a offer. Chuck , 989 -872-2347

Live in Michigan

[heavy_d]

another pic

[AC 400 ex 02]

my first quad qas an 87 QS, it had problems with leaking oil because of the chain hitting the case, i had it fixed and it ran pretty good for the time being, then one day my bro took it out...it came home looking the same but my kick starter wouldnt move!:eek2: yep the engine seized on her:( but now i got a new 400!:D

[4punksdad]

Originally posted by heavy_d
another pic

hey heavy..............why you got your spidertrac's on backwards?

[heavy_d]

Originally posted by 4punksdad
hey heavy..............why you got your spidertrac's on backwards?

you know 4punksdad, i don't know, they work fine though:D

[Rip_Tear]

Originally posted by heavy_d
you know 4punksdad, i don't know, they work fine though:D
Awww common you could have made something up :p There are a few sets of tires out there that look like they would would better turned around :D

[heavy_d]

Clearance!!!!!!!!! it has to go --------$1500 o.b.o.-----------

[86_quadsport]

i have an 86 quadsport lt 230s and ive been lookin for parts like extended a-arms and axles and im havin no luck but i kno there out there cause im seen them.... i was just wonderin where everybody with there LT's got there aftermarket parts... send me a message if you kno at..... deer_killin_101@yahoo.com.. thanks

[lt230racer]

I have a 1986 lt230s quadsport best quad i have ever owned. Mine is getting rebilt beacuse it smoked no biggie just needed rings it keeps up with most sport quads on trails its perfect for me it allso does great wheelies beacuse the front end is so light the only down falls are that the shifter linkage wears out and the headlights go dim throw in a halogin bulb and you are set to go.O ya and it will blow a blaster out of the water.

[RSWORDS]

Hate to drag up an old post but how do these bikes fair on hills? and small doubles? How about jumping period... I have some friends who's 12 year old son wants to start riding with us... I'm sure this bike would be a great starter but wil he out grow it in terms of starting to ride somewhat aggresive or wil i stand up to some tame stuff... Thanks....

Bobby