ok i am thinking about a 250r with a freshly rebuild topend bored mabe .20 over everything looks really good on it do yall think i should get it???

im looking at a couple the price range is from 3500 to about 4000 for the r's

whats the major think i half to look for when buying it rinding ot and everything about them ARE THEY A project bike???? im looking for something thats in that price range and thats great on the MX track!! and that i can hop on and wont give me any crap!!! i can change a piston or something like that!!


whats yall's oppinions????

how do or did you like yours

what condition was it in when you bought yours??? how much did you end up spending in it and has it ever broke down on you before??? after you spent the $ in it

JUST TELL ME EVERY THING

is it a smart choice to go with that old of a 2 stroke????

 

I would save for a little while longer and get a 450r. 250rs are great, but are getting old. The older they get, the more prone to breaking they are. 450rs are in there prime. Just my $.02 cents

 

I have two 250R's both were in decent shape when i purchased them, but it seemed like there was always something that needed fixing. Any quad you buy that is that old something is going to start messing up on it due to the age of the quad. None of mine were major problems just little things. You can find parts for these things very easily and usually at a decent price. The money I have put in both of them I could have probably bought a brand new one. As far as the quad goes it is great expecially for MX. If i were you i would prolly save up a little more and get the 450R. I don't think you would go wrong with either but on the 250 you will be repairing somethings i can almost guarantee you that. thats just my 2cents.

 

I have had two 88 r's and one 86 r, loved all three. Great bikes and are as dependable as you make them, just like any bike. No maintenace no dependable riding. You could very easy sink as much, even more, on a old 250r as you would buying a brand new 450, it's whatever you perfer. Myself, I'd put around $4K in a 250r and be happy, but I am one who would rather have a 2stroke than a 4stroke. I'm riding a quadracer right now, always have my eyes open for a nice r though.

 

thanks alot any more sugestions??? whats the little things that go wrong with them???? i am not the kinda person that doesnt check everything and make sure its working properly before i ride!! i do it everytime with my bike now and i change the oil like its supposed to i di all the maintenence to the bike greese it everything!!! if i kept the 2 that way checking everything and greesing it changing the oil will i be satisfied???? i can buy a race ready R for 3000 bucks and then i still have alittle left over!! like 500 or something like that probably more like 1000 left over!! should i do that or spend the cash as get a race ready r and buy the 4000 $ bike??? would it be any more reliable???


I want reliability and speed and great for the track!! ( i cant affored the 450r i just cant!!

whats the spacific things i should look for when buying my r???? also once again please let me know what all goes out on them i dont want nothing major!! like engine!!!!/tranny something like the wheel bearings or something like that i can deal with that and after i get some hours on it a piston those things i dont care about!!!

THANKS FOR THE HELP!!!

 

On my 86 i had a few gears that were worn pretty good, so i had those replaced at a local honda dealer. I probably could have done this myself but i wanted it to be done exactly right so i let them do it ended up costing $396 for parts and labor. I think they replaced a few bearings and seals also. My stator went out once so i upgraded it to a CR250 stator supposedly it gets a hotter spark. Other than just a few minor things that i have done myself. When you go to buy one checkaround the front sprocket for damage especially where the case saver is supposed to go. Both of mine have had some damage in that area nothing major. Also check around the shifter i just about bout an R that the chain had evidently came off and got wedged under the shifter and broken a piece off and and been welded back on. Check the swingarm and be sure to check the frame over really good for cracks especially under the seat and around the motor mounts. Other than that i have replaced buhings and bearings here and there and of course the motor mods. just to give the R a little more umph.

 

Thanks alot!!! for everything this is helping me out alot!!!

 

Go for the 250R----one of the best 2-strokes ever put in a quad and definitley the best 2-stroke quad chassis ever! Even after all these years, I would rather have a 250R over the newer 4-strokers. With the right mods the R will smoke 'em too, even if the 4-strokers are modded as well. Plus of course, the R is very light.

 

wow this is making me want to go buy my r and ride it right now!!!!! but i half to wait like 2 months or something like that after i sell my quad right now i should have the $ to buy my R cant wait

 

i currently own an '86 250r. i bought the bike for $4000 i spent way to much money on it. but i had to have it. HAHA the first weekend i had it i blew it up because I didnt jet it for where i was riding. bummer. oh well. i replaced the piston and rings and had it bored and the only other problems i had were that the swingarm bolt rusted it self in side the swing arm. wow that was a chore to replace. and the front shocks were so old that they were just stiffer than ever. but ride it. see if you like it.... i wanted more power so im putting in a CR500 as we speek.