ok well i want to get an lt250r or a trx i know the trx handles a bit better but i still like lts how are they on gas maintnance ect? plz help

 

Well, I don't have too much experience with the 250 (I'm a zilla owner) but from what few rides I have taken on them, they definently have a smoother more trail friendly power delivery than the trx. I will say the handling is great, they are extremly light and will put a big smile on your face in the tight stuff, you would be well advised to go buy some works shocks (Idon't know who else makes shocks for them anymore) for the front end before you go attacking big deep desert whoops. The 250r is a hands down better mxer in any state of tune, but for a fast trail and canyon carving quad I like the LT.

 

thanks i personally think the lts look great im just a 2 stroke man glad to hear u have a zilla there getting rare my dads got an 87 kx500 gotta love the big bores lol i mainly trail ride like u said the lt would be good for but i also do a lot of ***** to the wall ridin we have some backroads u can ride on and very long feilds to race in i think it oughta take my buddies z's tho hopefully

 

If you like to ride WFO then be mindful of the fuel you run, the old zuks are kind of picky the zilla won't even run right unless it gets to sip a bit of C12 in with the premix. I imagine the 250 is the same, word to the wise, very few people know haw to get dependable power out of these old 2smokies. I have done a little research on the matter and been disturbed with the lack of attention these things get.

 

what do you mean picky on the fuel i run? octane or mix? i normally run motulex or a pretty good oil 40:1 or 32:1 depending on how good the top end is

 

mine responds great with 38:1 mix with premium fuel and at least 30% race fuel

 

ohh if i got a like 10:5:1 comp piston could i run 87 octane?

 

really, my motor is stock, except for an RM style silencer, infact I just honed my cylinder and am putting in a stock size piston even after 20 years. Even in that state of tune it still makes a huge difference on race gas. As for trail runnig pump gas is fine and will even still hold it's own with all the 400s and predators and even the 450s if you can be quick with the clutch, but the old panger engines love the high test fuel. My 500 is quite formidable on the track and trail with just pump gas (which is great because I am too poor to buy race fuel at the moment) when I get the race fuel and 38:1 with high grade oil, I have yet to come across anything that will carve on the same level as my zilla be it in the tight nasty stuff or I am blowing through the desert washes with my buddies on their xr 650s (100+mph bikes mind you) not saying mine goes that fast but not too far off. they don't start to pull away till the gps reads about ninety.

 

k i go to the track every once in a while not too often other then that i sorta just trail ride or go in some big open fields or on some of the back roads when i go to the track i might run better gas

 

oh how are they on gas i might get one but if they suck gas downs like hogs i might not