Well this will be my first quad buy. I've ridden many, but never owned one.

Its an 87 250x, guy wants $550 for it, i talked him down to $450. He said the back axle and swingarm could use replacing some time soon, but are good for now, and he said it comes with the new axle... Has a slow oil leak from the stator cover, probably a gasket...

Anything i should look for? Is that a decent deal? Anything else i should know?

Thanks!

 

Also, how hard is the axle swap?

 

Do you have any pics of it? It sounds like a decent deal. The axle could be bent and the swingarm probably needs new bearings which aren't too expensive. Check ebay for prices. An axle isn't too bad to change.

 

Here are the only two i got.
I replaced the motor in my dakota this spring, so i am not too worried about the axle swap, just wanted to make sure there are no super sticky places. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
I've been looking around for an older cheap quad for a while, and this is the best deal i've found...

 

what the djfdja kind of exhaust is that?????????? thats enough reason not to buy it!!!!!

 

You have any better ideas on finding a good quad for under $500?

 

I understand it may be advisable to stay away from 2 strokes as your first machine, but blasters are a very nice machine, reliable until modded a lot, and have some oomph for a first quad. You can find them for very cheap on ebay all the time. Hope this helps you out.

 

I'm not worried about too much power, i drive my buddies modded 02 banshee all the time, just the hard part is finding something within my $500 budget...
Is there a reason that you guys think this is a bad deal/bad quad?

 

I have an 86 250x trike id say get that it's faster and has the same engine!!! Its also cheaper and more fun!!!

 

First off, i dont know of any local for sale, so that doesent help much... Also, i dont want a trike, need a quad...