ALright guys, I'm stuck on this one. I've got my 250R that needs a new crank, new exhaust and possibly new head. I can probably get an used crank for less than $100 on Ebay, and a stock exhaust for less than $50 on Ebay as well. The head I'm not so sure about, it has some "pits" in the combustion chamber and I don't know if it will cause hot spots which could lead to pre-detonation. Those are cheap on Ebay too. Now, I can rebuild it to it's original state for less than $500, and have a nice stock trike again. My second thought is to find a liquid cooled CR500 to drop in their. That's quite a bit more, and I have to fab up new mounts, and figure out a way to reduce vibration and all that good stuff that comes with doing conversions, but have an even faster trike that nothing butbuilt Banshee's can touch. My last 2 idea's are to just sell the thing outright for about $500 as is and save the money, then when tax return time comes around drop about 2-3K on a new 450. Last option would be to sell it after fixing for hopefully $1500, then buy a TRX250R when I get my tax return money. When the bike was running, I loved it. I got beat once by a C-Dale and a KTM 520SX, thats it, and my bike was stock! However, I have always dreamed of racing MX and obviously that just won't happen on the trike but 70% of my riding is trails(both tight and long wide open) and a little bit of duning. The trike does awesome in these conditons, but when I see a double, I have to look away because the sotck suspension just can't handle it with my big as$ on their, which is the only reason for me wanting a quad. So, what should I do?

 

Why not use what you can from your ATC and build a TRX. Even if you dont get radical with the motor now, you could probibly do it up right for less than 2500, then part out the ATC.

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Sorry to say, but with your riding style, selling it as is, and buying a quad with your TR $$$ would be the best thing to do.
BUT.....BUT....that CR500 idea sounds wicked....[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] It would be woth the money!!