ok i havent herd much about this bike could u please give me all the specs on it i know its older and alittle out dated but i wanna know everything how do they jump ( stock) and then with elka suspention underthem and how offten do they blow being a 2 stroke.... what area do they shine in?? would this bike be good for enduro? or MX? how much do they weigh.. and can u hold them oppen for a while with out them blowing unlike the 4 stroke? just the basic ups and downs of the bike I know its alot of questions please answer them all? would i be happy with a fully restored zilla? for enduro racing? it has elka suspention and the thing iz totally done.. thanks fot the help!

 

ANYONE?? i know theres gotta be someone that can help me out!!

 

Good golly no. You cant MX that thing. Its WAY too big. Those bikes are too big to race on a track and even with improved suspension they dont handle as well as the smaller bikes.
Built right they can drag race and make nice dune machines.

Like any other 2 stroke, run it lean and its gonna have a melt down. Run it too rich and you dont get top performance.

The weak spot of the motor it the crank bearings and seals. They have a tendancy to go bad and then suck air causing the motor to run lean , then Bingo, meltdown.

Great duner, horrible racer.

 

ok what about enduro racing?? or are they not good for that neither! i live in GA so theres no dunes around here!!

 

They are just a touch smaller than the DS650, and weighs just about 400lbs full of fluids. There are much better quads for either mx or xc/enduro riding. If you could find a open class to race it in it could be competitive though. They are mostly just fun play bikes, although a few have found a good life as hill shooters and dune runners. The motor has some known reliability issues, but people have kept a good number running anyway[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] If racing is your goal, I would probably look elsewhere. If being unique and having a ton of raw horsepower is your thing, then go for it. BTW, the Nov issue of ATV Sport has an article about the LT250/500 series. Pretty decent article, although they have the 500 listed as air-cooled, it's liquid cooled.

 

Ha! LoL! if your looking for a blow... go downtown and wave a $20 bill in the air.

This quad was originially designed as a race quad, MX open class.... Since there never was any competition built to race against it, it was in a league all it's own.
Yes, there are other quads that are much better on a track (insert favorite 250R comment here).
The 500 still does fairly well MXing... It's no bigger than a banshee, and within a few pounds of it also...
It fits larger riders better than the others, with the comfort level being very good. The power dept. is where it really shines. Low end grunt / torque of a 4 stroke only gobs more of it.

As stated, there are some design shortfalls with the motor, once these are corrected, reliability is easily achieved.