<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: atvman29

Man, this guy wasn't kidding when he said it needed rear fenders!! lol
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My friend's 250 looks about like that now. He has bits of plastic scattered all over north GA. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

Here's some pics I took over a year ago of the 230 and 250 side-by-side:







Note: the 230's rims have been flipped and its 3 inches wider than stock.

 

nice pics randy, seems like the people with these 250s I found are not willing to negotiate a trade of some sort so that takes me outta the pic since I don't have the pure cash to burn.

Anyone have any pictures of the 250 a-arms just so I can comapre them to the 250R arms. How sweet would it be if they were the same, there's a lot more of them on ebay.

 

thank god i found this forum im doing a complete rebuild on my 86 230. i have started i had to take a break im going to welding school away from home and was unable to bring it with me. but ill need this for lots of help the thing runs still and is in excellent shape. ill post pics when i get around to it

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: atvman29

nice pics randy, seems like the people with these 250s I found are not willing to negotiate a trade of some sort so that takes me outta the pic since I don't have the pure cash to burn.



Anyone have any pictures of the 250 a-arms just so I can comapre them to the 250R arms. How sweet would it be if they were the same, there's a lot more of them on ebay.</end quote></div>

All I have are these:

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: jory230

thank god i found this forum im doing a complete rebuild on my 86 230. i have started i had to take a break im going to welding school away from home and was unable to bring it with me. but ill need this for lots of help the thing runs still and is in excellent shape. ill post pics when i get around to it</end quote></div>

Welcome! A fellow welder... A skill that comes in handy on the 230s! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

haha why do you say that? money wise or they fall apart wise? lol

 

I welded my swingarm longer, a-arms longer, welded on a chain guide, welded a sprocket guard, and welded a drink carrier. Comes in handy for fabricating things that are hard/impossible/too expensive to find. See at the top of the page for my chain guide weld job.

The swingarm is the weak link on these quads. This page has a lot of good info on that.
The steering stem has been known to break. If yours hasn't been welded yet, maybe you should plan on that.
Other than that, for a stock quad, its pretty solid. But when you get around to the big bore kit, the rod will be the weak link. 2 guys have posted pics on here with holes in the cases from a broken rod. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]

 

ok well thanks for that ill keep everything in mind i plan on upgrading the 230 but also doing some custom work. i seen your chain guide on here i might have to try that cause the chain seems to be falling off. and i might make some plates for it too

 

Plates???

 

skid plates