Which year to buy?

[Quadguy08]

Well, after having my Blaster for a while I am now thinking of buying a 250r quad but I dont know which is the best year to buy it in. I really dont know much about the differences in the older like 86 and below models and was thinking about purchasing an 87 or up. Is this a good choice or does it even matter?

[ZRider400]

they are all good. there was some slight differences between the years

86 short rod, longer swingarm , taller gearing
87 long rod , longer swingarm , taller gearing
88 long rod , shorter swingarm , shorter gearing
89 long rod , shorter swingarm , shorter gearing

they also moved the a-arm position between the years, but im not sure which year it was done..... probably the 88/89 was changed.

buy what ever one you can find thats in good shape.

[electricstart]

Any year ,you can modify any year.

[Quadguy08]

Well, im thinking of getting this cool looking mx 89 250r for like 4,500. Its really fixed up but I was also wondering if 250rs are reliable even though there old or should I just buy a 4-stroke instead.

[ZRider400]

Originally posted by Quadguy08
Well, im thinking of getting this cool looking mx 89 250r for like 4,500. Its really fixed up but I was also wondering if 250rs are reliable even though there old or should I just buy a 4-stroke instead.

depends how the quad was treated...... they are old, and if they wernt properly maintained then they definately wont be reliable. the one i had wasnt taken care of, so it was left up to me to fix almost everything which meant never riding and always working on it.......blah.... i ended up selling it and getting a 450r.

[wilkin250r]

I've never had any problems with my 86, except when I bought a new motor. The new motor didn't work out too well, so I put the old motor back in.

[zephead400ex]

Originally posted by wilkin250r
I've never had any problems with my 86, except when I bought a new motor. The new motor didn't work out too well, so I put the old motor back in.

That has to be the shortest, most non-technical post I have ever seen you post! Are you ok?