Looking GREAT! Nice Job.

 

hey sahzookee. You shure have come a long way from that wheel barrow motor.
Great job.

 

Hey guys! Been reading this thread for a while now and figured I should share some of my pics. I have an 85 QS and have been rebuilding it from the ground up. Its still stock but I'm very impressed with it's performance (for 20 years old). I got it free and have only spent about $400 on it so far. It was in real bad shape when I got it. I should have taken pics but when I get wraped up in somthing I don't realy stop till I'm done. I took it out yesterday with my buddy who has a 2000 big bear and smoked him to my suprise. The old quad still has some pep in her step. Also wanted to thank you guys for all the good info and pics, its been the driving force for the rebuild. Now I just need the wife to come off the check book!! LOL

 

fox85
great job man. Glad to see someone else takeing an intrest in the 230. You gotta first year too. If your going to restore something its always great to have either the first or last year.
Love the pics. ( that rider looks to be under 16 years old though [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
Whatcha plan on doing to it next? And good luck with the "wife and checkbook" thing. The money I went through working on mine is still a sore spot with my wife. Now a days if I even act like I maybe interested in a part for my machine, I get this "YOU BETTER NOT" stare coming from her direction...............!
When I try to explain thats its and old quad and that I will need spare parts, its the ole " Should have bought a new one instead of wasting all that money on an old one" routine[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
But I digress.

Let us know if we can help with any issue you may have with your 230. But it looks to me like you have done well so far.

 

Right now I just want to get it back in good shape all around and then work on performance upgrades. Im going to be out of town for about 10 days so if I dont reply I'm not blowing you off.

 

Anybody know if a rear caliper from an 85 will fit an 87?

 

To my knowledge they are all interchangable parts. One of the few things I have seen is the bearing carriers have been shaped different on some but everything else was interchangable.

 

Thans for the quick reply!

 

"Anybody know if a rear caliper from an 85 will fit an 87? "


By the way, have you ever really paid attention to the rear brake caliper on a Yamaha Warrior ( 350 quad)?
There is no dought what parts bin thay pulled that unit from [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] Check it out sometime.

 

UGLY88
I just picked up a spare web cams camshaft off ebay. Its just a 188 grind but it will make a great spare............or paper wait, you never can tell.
Good luck with the caliper, etc.