YFZ for sure!! dont get me wrong I love 2 strokes, I had a hard time buying a 4 stroker. The YFZ has electric start, you dont have to mess around with mixing gas, and you dont have to worry about those stupid 2 stroke laws.

 

Tellico, a stock 250r in 88 sold for about $2999.99. Today a bone stock 88 in mint condition will bring in about $5000-7000. Thanks pretty darn good for a 16 years old quad.


BTW most modded 250rs don't have as much value as a 100% stock one in good condition, there are exceptions but this is generally the rule.

 

I can't say either way, but......Let's say you sell one or the other, then in a year or two, after kicking your own a$$, you want another one just like it.....would it be easier to replace the YFZ, or the 250R?

I just sold a 90 QR500 to buy a new DS Baja, and I may regret it, but I think a 2004 model big-bore sport quad will always be more reliable and easier to maintain than a 14 year old big-bore racer....., and like it or not, the 250R is dated....no matter what you do to it, its still dated, unless you swap out the factory style motor for a newer 4-stroke or FI one. But of course, knowing you have something rare and sought after and that'll wax the new 4-strokes is nice......

O yeah, I do still have an 87 QZ, so I couldn't lose either way.....[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

If you ride it like you should?????? LOL!!! So basically your saying that if you ride a YZF hard that you have frequent top end rebuilds??? Until you "actually" race and see the long term durability of a YZF then and only then will you know just how reliable they actually are!! As for how hard I ride mine...........come to the track and you will see!!!

 

First, 250R's are NOT rare! You can pretty much see them anywhere! Second and most important, the ONLY good thing about the 250R was the FRAME, it will NOT WAX the new 4 strokes, I ask you this.......WHY did ALOT of pro's take out the 250 2 stroke motor and replace it with the old 426F motor?????

 

Thanks for all your help guys. I have decided to keep the 'ol 250R! Bottom line is this quad is top of the line. After I install my PC2000 powervalve it will have a state of the art motor to match the state of the art chassis. It would cost me at least another $5K to make the YFZ handle as good. Even though they would sell for about the same $$, I would rather have the quad that initially cost $20K to build.

See you all on the trails...

 

wow thats a lot of $$$ lol Make sure you get us pictures of it when your done working on it!!!!!!!! also how much did you end up selling your yfz for?

 

I think you will be making a mistake, but either way you will still be riding and that is all that matters just keep that thing on 4 wheels or 2 if you can lol!!! Be safe!

 

I thought this was an easy one.

What would you rather do later on when you are able to have two quads again, completely build a custom R or just buy a new YFZ and swap the pipe?

Also since the yfz is still desired as a new machine and yours is the current model year it should be easy to sell at a fair price.

So with no bias to either I say keep the 250R and just walk into the yami dealer and buy another new yfz when ever you like down the road.

 

Thank you Rid!!!!! You are right.......before the 4 strokes came out I ran nothing but 2 strokes(all there was), even had a Maico LOL, though I'm not that old! Since the 4 strokes came out I have tested every possible weak piont on the bike and though I have not had a problem with mine, the clutches on the yzf's are the only weak points I have found through friends! I love my 4 strokes!! But good luck with your R!!! Thanks again Rid!