How much did you pay for it anyway?

 

I paid $4000 for it.

 

If it is nice as you say it is then you have a chance at selling it for 5,000. I'm from oregon and the really nice modified ones go for around 6500-10000. Ive seen stock ones go for 3500-3800. One in mint might go for 5000

 

By the way, you don't have to rebuild an R every year. If you trail ride and run the pre-mix at the OEM 20:1 rating they are nearly as reliable as four strokes. Most people lean out the pre-mix to 32:1 and have no problems. At 20:1 it looks like your fogging mosquitos though.

 

I WOULD SAY 5000. IF IT IS THAT GOOD. I MEAN ITS LIKE NEW. NEW I BET NOW ADAYS WOULD BE SIX THOUSAND IF THEY MASSED PRODUCE THEM. URS IS ALMOST A ONE OF A KIND

 

We sold two 88 250r one for $3,999.00 it had a custom seat. The other had a modified stator and two huge headlights mounted on the front. We sold it for $4,400.00

 

Yesterday I bought an '86 in good shape for $3100. The seller threw in a six-pack rack for a 2.5 gallon gas tank, the gas tank to go with it, the set of original rear rims (still in OK condition) and some left-over tranny fluid. I'm really happy with my purchase. It will be a fun quad on which to ride and wrench.

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What's mine worth? I really have no idea. Cost me over 3K to do all this to it....

1986 Honda TRX250R quad.
Blue frame, blue tank, new white OEM Honda Plastics with blue nose piece, polished engine, lotsa chrome. Entire bike was stripped down to the frame, and the engine was pulled down and professionally polished and then rebuilt with all new bearings while the frame was being hot-tanked and powder coated blue.

CT 310 kit motor
Chromed CT Whale pipe and CT silencer
CT 39mm Keihin laser-bored carb
FMF Ram valve w/ reeds and reed spacer kit
Renthal Aluminum handle bars w/ cross pad
New Renthal sprockets front and rear
Nacs Case Saver
New Stock OEM Honda Plastics front/rear (3 rides on it since rebuilt)(fronts cut down for sand)
Steel braided front and rear brake lines, blue plastic covers on 'em
Chromed foot pegs and kick starter
Chromed A-Arms, tie rods, steering stem, and Swingarm
CT Polished Aluminum radiator scoop
CT Polished Aluminum air box
CT parking brake block off plate (blue)
Barnett Dirt Digger clutch (new, 3 rides on it)
Frame hot tanked to bare metal and powder coated Blue
Douglas Red Dot aluminum rims front and rear
K&N air filter w/ Outerwear
Polished Aluminum front bumper, Polished aluminum grab bar
Works Remote Reservoir Gas shocks Front and Rear with blue/white springs. Shockwears on all shocks
Custom Ceet Kevlar&Vinyl Blue/Grey seat cover
Kevlar brake pads front and rear
Quarter or half turn adjustable twist throttle
Chromed Ricky Stator dual 8 inch headlights, w/ Chromed frame and brackets

 

I would say all of our 250R's appreciated today. With the introduction of the TRX250EX, the 250R will have to bail Honda out for another year. I don't know how much longer they can let a 12 year old bike defend the high performance title Honda has held for so long.