Gee, I don't know, what year is the LT? Those are light as hell. I know the 1985 weighed only 293, I have been meaning to correct those Yamaha dill wads for claiming the raptor 250 is the lightest production ATV ever.

 

Two of em is 85 with 91 swing arms.. The other is a 91much longer and wider then the 85's..Heck i almost have enough parts to build enother 91 lol So i guess would be a good trade for me on the tecate lol after all im just one guy even tho i lets my buddies ripp on the 85's when they get bored with 4x4's I have picss of em here...One the 85 is now taking apart so i can repaint the frame some dumb butt painted it red lol...Altho it's better then the neon orange under the red and neon green on the a arms lol

 

those are some interesting looking mount you have

 

Ty

 

Wish I could keep mine, but school is not kind on the pocket book and I need a commuter bike to I regret that I have to let the best quad I have ever had go.

 

Sorry to hear ya having to let ya quad go...Back in 87 i had a lt250r which i sold soon after i got it..I hated every day after for letting it go,so I told myself if i get enother will be no way in heck I lose it..Going to school is best for now..Quads is made everyday..Even the old one are being redone..Im sure when things lines out for u U'll get enother one like the one u have to let go.if not then maybe one even better..I know I did...

 

I hear you you know it's not all bad, I mean this will give me the opportunity to seek out bolder projects. Besides I need to brush up on my 200x skills anyway. After I fix it of course (it was a victem of the california wild fires in 07).

 

I have been pounding oregon for 7 years with a factory rare red 84 tecate 250 3 wheeler and other than real pipey and front end light, it takes a 10,000 dollar banshee to beat me unless I'm wore out from beating this old body too hard.

 

have had a couple tecate 4's and one tecate 3 back in the day and to be honest the tecate 3 was by far the most powerful of the 250 2-strokes (honda 250r trike very close though) as far as the quads.....well the tecate's had a short wheel base and ran a power valve cylinder from the factory, this made them very fun to ride and very good in the trails however the lt 250r and the trx 250r honda ran off and hid from it on the motorcross track. in my honest opinion the trx 250r was the undisputed champ. and the lt 250's were a close second.

 

I have a first year tecate A-1 that is factory red. The first year was the fastest production three wheeler ever built. That is from September "83" 3 Wheeler Mag. The front end is very light when "on the pipe" even with the weight of a drum brake. A 250r is no match for me, I have even taken a few banshees(sorry bout the dirty word) that didn't have thousands in them. If they think we're nuts to ride these things, just remember one thing: We Don't Need Four! We have a screw loose!