JIGA, give me a little time to think about trading if for a new Banshee . Drop me a mail next time you come up this way to go ridding.

 

dalegoldston,

By the looks of all your modifications (I assume you did them yourself?) you seem to be pretty familiar with 2 strokes. Maybe some weekend if it's convenient for you, I can go to your place or you come by here and show me how to take a 2 stroke apart and what all the parts mean. I'm not a complete idiot when it comes to engines (built a Nissan 280ZX w/ a Chevy 350 in HS ), but I've never had much experience with 2 strokes and would feel better if someone that knew what they were doing was around!

Thanks,
Bart
www.members.home.net/bartkim

 

Have you fallen on your head since I have seen you? If so, do you want to trade your 250R for a Raptor??? I'll make you SUCH a deal...

 

I really bought it that way,but I have been into the motor with the help of a friend. I would be afraid to give much advise on motor work, I'm really a novice at it. We need to hook up at Jills track in Denison www.onward.to/jacks or TQRA has its first race March 24 www.serve.com/tqra. Maybe in a couple weeks I'm down right now waiting on new tires and some jets and reeds.

 

Bird, that quad is trick. I would have definitly made that trade in a heart beat. Have fun!!!

 

Raptorrider2001,

Actually, I think I fell on my head A LONG TIME AGO . Ummm, trade a 13 year old quad for a new Raptor...sounds good to me!

When are we going riding again? I've got one of the Prairie's here at the house for maintance. I was at the ranch again on Sunday. Have you ever chased turkeys on a quad ?

 

KyRaptor,

I'm going to look into getting a complete new tire/wheel set for trail riding. Any suggestions? Also, I got an extra Lobo swingarm in the deal that is set up for a skid plate. I may have it chromed like the one on it now and put a skid plate on it. I'm a little paranoid about bending the diamond cut disk and chain sprocket on a big rock!

I rode around the neighborhood a little more today and I'm getting a little more familiar with it. It's AMAZING how you can leave it pinned around corners and it will turn as hard as you can hang on! I really think it will throw you off before it high sides.

 

i turned down a lsr 250r,and a 99 r6, and 7000 cash,for my raptor, i had a 86 310r,i got a 01 r6,the lsr was the nicest quad i have ever seen the guy had 18000 in it but i have been there and done that one before,the guy with the r6 was cool but i have one of those already,and 7000 will not touch my raptor.did you give them your raptor plus 1500 for it?

 

dstevens,

Yes, I gave my Raptor plus $1,500 cash. Don't get me wrong, the Raptor is a GREAT bike, but I don't regret the trade for a minute. You have to keep in mind that a year from now your Raptor will be worth $5,000 and it will keep going down from there (similiar to what happened to the R1s when they first came out 3 years ago). The 250Rs - especially the nicer ones - have already depreciated and will actually increase over time if they are taken care of. If I start to miss the Raptor, I can always buy a brand new one next year - maybe even this year. That would be hard to do on a 250R like this one. Maybe I'm dreaming, but I thought it would be cool to hang on to it for a decade and then hand it down to my son someday. Also, a decade from now 2 strokes will be getting more and more rare - and probably even out of production - and that will just add to the collectability.

I'm with you though, I would NOT have taken $7K cash for my Raptor either. And, I've had a R6 (as well as a 9R, Valkyrie, and R1) so that wouldn't intrigue me that much either. The bottom line is to have FUN with WHATEVER you have!

Bart
www.members.home.net/bartkim

 

in 1988, a brand new 250r was $2895. if you can find a mint one, it will run you about $5000 or more. yours is worth a lot more. if you pass it down to your son, he will have a small forture. by the way, i would say i was your son for that quad!