My $900 97 Quadrunner 250 is ready for action!
Nov 1, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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My $900 97 Quadrunner 250 is ready for action!
Actually it's my wife's ATV but I just maintain it.
So about three weeks ago we bought this little 97 Quadrunner for $900 from a guy out in the country. We brought it home and it needed some hardcore luvin.
With some fresh gas and jump it was able to run and stay running(barely) and move on it's own so we were pretty happy.
First off...new battery. Then it went on jackstands and 3 out of the 4 wheel bearings were toast! 200 bucks in Suzuki OEM seals and bearings later...everything is nice and tight. It also got treated to some Suzuki 10W-40 oil and new air filter and spark plug. It still ran bad and I knew the carb was dirty. After a quick carb rebuild to get the trash out and actually tune it correctly...it idles and runs perfect. Actually it's faster than my 98 Big Bear 350 EASY!!! Yes that sucks but the wife is happy[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
Anyway..I also sandblasted the racks and painted them with some 3M rubber coating and cleaned the entire quad.
Tonight it went out on it's maiden voyage and ran great! Next weekend we are going trail riding and will report back on how it rides out there.
Here are some before and after pics.
Before 1
Before 2
After a little down time...
So about three weeks ago we bought this little 97 Quadrunner for $900 from a guy out in the country. We brought it home and it needed some hardcore luvin.
With some fresh gas and jump it was able to run and stay running(barely) and move on it's own so we were pretty happy.
First off...new battery. Then it went on jackstands and 3 out of the 4 wheel bearings were toast! 200 bucks in Suzuki OEM seals and bearings later...everything is nice and tight. It also got treated to some Suzuki 10W-40 oil and new air filter and spark plug. It still ran bad and I knew the carb was dirty. After a quick carb rebuild to get the trash out and actually tune it correctly...it idles and runs perfect. Actually it's faster than my 98 Big Bear 350 EASY!!! Yes that sucks but the wife is happy[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
Anyway..I also sandblasted the racks and painted them with some 3M rubber coating and cleaned the entire quad.
Tonight it went out on it's maiden voyage and ran great! Next weekend we are going trail riding and will report back on how it rides out there.
Here are some before and after pics.
Before 1
Before 2
After a little down time...
Nov 1, 2005 | 09:20 PM
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My $900 97 Quadrunner 250 is ready for action!
hah! thats the exact same as my cousin just bought!! those little bikes can go eh lol its so fun with the independent suspension and the on/off 4wd you did a good job on cleaning her up [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] your wife will injoy it
Nov 1, 2005 | 10:15 PM
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My $900 97 Quadrunner 250 is ready for action!
yeah the independent rear suspension is amazing compared to a straight axle. Instead of sliding around or flipping into a turn...it just hugs in the corner.
My next quad will DEFINITELY have IRS.
My next quad will DEFINITELY have IRS.
Nov 1, 2005 | 10:20 PM
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My $900 97 Quadrunner 250 is ready for action!
aw that ones the 2wd one but they are deffently tough bike actually my cousin just called me up and told me he blew his piston he wanted to see how long he could hold it wide-open in neutreal lmao what a retard eh but hey it lasted like 7 mins then she blew but he allready got a new piston for it[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] oh yeah hes a major hick
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