Hey,

always keeping an eye out for a cheap 4wheeler. saw an 87' Honda 250x in the bargain trader for like $1850. said it had a new piston, cam, and cobra pipe. i know i can't be too picky if i'm on a budget, but i was wondering how this would perform with my riding buddies, which have Polaris Scrambler 500's, a 300EX, and a Raptor. opinions?

later,
bigmac

 

Depends on what type of cam and piston they put in it. The cobra pipe is pretty much worthless in my opinion. It doesn't do anything but make a lot of noise.

 

Hey,

hummm . . . the ad didn't say. for argument sake, let's say it's got a mild cam (nothing too extreme) and a better piston of some sort. what would be it's potential with the right equipment? any chance that with a better airbox/filter and jetted right, that i could hang with the Scrambler 500's?

later,
bigmac

 

in my opinion no the 250x couldn't keep up with the scrambler. just my thought though

 

It depends on what you mean 'hang with'. On trails the 250x can pretty well hang right with those quads. If you're talking about flat out drag racing, forget beating any of your friends quads with the 250X except for maybe the 300EX. You wouldn't be left behind though for about anything other than racing. My sons 250X hangs right with my Scrambler unless were on a straight flat stretch and even then he's not far behind. It's a nice quad.

 

In a drag or WFO situation the scram will beat it. But in the trails a stock 250X will slaughter a scrambler....I know from experience. A 250X with a cam will beat a 300EX....stock for stock a 250X is just alittle faster then the 300EX.