i just bought a quadzilla.i think its an 87.the sticker on the frame says 12-86.as fare as i know it only has a fmf pipe and silencer.440 main jet in the carb.aftermarket reeds on the stock cage.i would like aney info you can give me on this bike. good or bad.i'v read before that the 87 year is not the one to get?is this true or not. what is different about the motors?i hate to tell the wife i bought a problem.all info is welcom.just want to know the things i need to know.thanks.

 

If it has 6 head studs, squared upper A-arms, and just one long tube on the upper A-arms (where they're mounted to the frame, the bottoms have two each)....(Sorry, can't think of another way to describe them in a quick, fashionable way)it's a 1987 LT500R "H" model Suzuki Quadracer.......The diff in motors is 88-90 used 7 stud cylinders to help with the blown head gasket problem you'll more than likely come across, and the 88-90 Zilla's also use a smaller reed cage, supposedly (from what I've heard) because the Californian EPA 'tards thought it spit too much unburned fuel (pollution) out into the nice brown haze already out there above L.A., but other than that, I think the steering stems have a different part #, but that's probably because of the A-arms or sumthin'.........So rip it all apart, pack grease into all the suspension and wheel bearings, make sure the headstuds are tight, and remove the mag cover (shifter side) and make sure that you can't wiggle it at all, or else you need to have your cases split, and inserts put in for the crank bearings, because the huge reciprocating mass of the 500 tends to where that stuff out quick-like, and you'll have a fun, fast, reliable machine......I completely re-did mine, from painting the frame to new air in the new tires, and don't have any problems or complaint's yet, but it took almost a year and more $ than I care to think about, but I'd much rather ride that then the new 'wheeler sittin' beside it in the garage.............Latah......

 

Oh yeah, if it really is your first quad, be gentle with your right thumb.....

 

thanks for your time and all the info. i will be sure to check out the thinge you mentioned . thanks againe

 

Well you can definately run with the best of the best out on the trails or dunes now. Good luck with your new Quadracer you will love it.