With all the new Sport and Hi-Performance ATV's that have been introduced in the past couple of years, where do you think the "R" ranks as far as desirability and also value are concerned? You hardly see any pictures or mentions of the "R" in any of the mags or ATV related websites this past year. It's like the "R' has died! I have always liked 4 strokes but the "R" was the ultimate sport ATV for so many years! I miss seeing all the different variations. Maybe there needs to be a yearly "R" rally somewhere in the U.S. IMO

 

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R's will live as long as we run them and then some. The next generation will get wise and keep re-building them. Not everyone can shell out big cash for an inferior thumper, were just stuck rebuilding our 2-stroke trash!!

 

rebuilding a 2 stroke is one thing, ive seen a couple of people see what it takes to rebuild their new 450's and they arent smiling. no one wants to wrench on something before the loan is even half paid off.

 

I don't think the 250R will ever totally die, my brothe and I have an ATC and a TRX that will never be sold. They are becoming more and more rare. The last time we took them out to ride, at leas ten people came up and couldn't believe that we still had "real" 250R's, especially an "illegal" three-wheeler. LMAO.

 

Is it dead, no way. The new breed of 450 are just sooo capable though. Add to that the fact that people who have been into the sport for a while are getting a little tired of the R, what with all of the new blood in the sport the last few years. Eventually you will see more articles on them, but nothing like pre YFZ days. Like they say, "There is a new sheriff in town."

 

R's will never die at least not with me, the new 4 strokes might have it now, but give it a few years and the R will be #1 again, like everyone says you can't kill a legend, and the 450's are far from being legends, stock for stock the 450's might have a slight advantage, but against a modded R, no way, i have yet to be beaten by any 4 stroke quad out there, and i can still improve my mods even more than what i already got, so as i see it the 250R's will never die, and i wondered the same question, is the legend dying, the answer is for now, but not forever, I still see many R's around, but they are garage kept and ridden every now and then, and the 4 strokes are the beaters in my mind now, they are the ones being raced and beaten to death now, while the R just moreless just kicks back and watches the show, 250R's are like the 450's grandparents, the 250R's have done it all and been through it all, it's like the 250R's are watching their grandchildren (450's) grow up.

I love my 250R more than any quad out there and will own it till the day i die, 250R's might've died with alot of people but with me they live forever.

 

i will always have my R, and even if i was to get rid of it, i would just replace it with another . so as long as there are people out there like myself,R's will never die..its like my ol chevys they just get more rare and more lusted after.. but will never be fogot..period

 

I like the grandparents idea... Actually I have noticed that most of the new fourstrokes are being ridden very hard by relative new-comers to the sport. My 250R's only come out on pretty days and never stay dirty or ridden very hard. I just like being different. Just think about hot rods and muscle cars; even though the muscle cars are faster newer and more convienant, there is still a huge following for the older iron.

 

I'm building a 250R right now. Have you tried to buy any 250R parts off ebay lately? There are loads of parts out there, and there are loads of people bidding on them. There are still a lot of aftermarket manufacturers making parts too. As long as there are guys like us out there, the 250R will live on.