Well guys I picked up a 1982 yz 250 for 75.00 yesterday ugly as hell but the engine runs. The plan is to put it into one of my spare 230s frames I have. has anybody ever done anything like this before???

 

a yz hybrid. nice. just remember no counter balancer in engine but they r nice when done . i seen one with an rm250 ingine. when he got the gearing right it was awesome

 

I would have rather gotten a rm250 or a kx250 but this was so cheap i couldnt pass it up. I just need a set of front shocks, swingarm bearings and rear axle bearings and then I am gonna do the swap.........

 

I got a xtra set of stock front shocks id selk real cheap

 

The coils in the mag cover. Mine used to be a pain to start when it was warm. I fooled around for months and almost threw the stupid thing off the mountain before I decided to replace the lighting and power coils. The old ones checked out ok on the ohm meter, but must have shorted when hot. 20yrs is a long time for the varnish on the coil wires.

 

Hey guys, I scored yesterday and found a LT230 on craigslist that I picked up for $75. The only thing missing was the seat. I have a 92 and needed better plastic, grab bar, and shift lever. I believe it's an 86. Threw on the grab bar and plastic right away last night. The bearing are shot and maybe even the hub on my 92.....just wonder if I can swap the entire front A arm assembly. The front on the doner quad is in really good shape.....plus it seems like an easy job. Would it work?

 

do you guys think my 230s with a cobra pipe can beat a yamaha blaster thats stock..........

 

i have a question i just got my 1985 lt 230s and it smokes when i start it up and when i rev it up what in the hell causes that? does it need just rings or a engine rebuild kit?

 

Rings and cylinder hone for sure, possibly a piston, cylinder bore, gaskets, and connecting rod bearing....

the rod bearing is the pain in the a$$ part so hopefully you wont need that, but you need to check it, cause if you just do the top end and it turns out the bearing is bad you will have the same problem again.

 

ok thanks man, im not that good with engines so i'll bring it to my bud and he can help me with it i'll tell ya what the problem is once its all apart thanks a ton =)