Believe it or not, I'm 50 and have owned my 250R for more than 25 years!

[4x4van]

I actually own 2 1985 ATC250Rs, one of which I purchased brand new in August of 1984. Here it is:
http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv159/4x4van/photobucket-5239-1326770320037.jpg
Starting from the intake, the mods include:

Open air box (no lid, no front snorkel boot)
K&N Air Filter
38mm Mikuni Flatslide carb
Boyeson Dual Stage Reeds
3/8" Reed Cage Spacer
Trinity Stage III Porting
Weisco Piston
Answer Roost Boost Ignition Enhancer
Barnett Clutch
Bill's Exhaust Pipe & Silencer
Hi-Flite desert seat
Cooler Rack
Light & brake reservoir guards
GPS mount

I run 12/39 gearing with Skat Trak 22x11-8 8-paddle Haulers, and run almost exclusively in the sand dunes of Glamis California. This is my baby, and no one rides it except me. :)
http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv159/4x4van/photobucket-5565-1326771079428.jpg

My wife (48 yrs old) also rides a 1985 ATC250R (she also prefers the 3 wheeler over the quads). Hers is mostly stock, with the open airbox, K&N Filter, and Bill's pipe & silencer. She runs stock gearing and 21x12-8 Skat Trak Haulers. Here she is:
http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv159/4x4van/photobucket-1028-1326771106441.jpg

BTW, I also own a 2007 TRX400, mainly for the kids and other friends that we take to the dunes, as well as a 1985 Yamaha BW200 2-wheeler.

I grew up riding motorcycles in the deserts of SoCal, and spent a number of years racing in the desert back in the 70s & 80s. Glad to be a member of this site, and look forward to contibuting relevant knowledge, as well as gaining knowledge too.

[dcreel]

Welcome to the site. It's always nice to se a couple that rides.. My wife rides an 86 250r, and I ride an 84 Tecate. I'm originally from Huntington Beach, CA..

[KASEY]

man we need to hook up .. i am also older,, and my wife rides anything i put in front of her... she prefers the 250r though!! read up on the imperial invasion its a week long ride!! great place to meet ned and old duners

[TeamGreenOmaha1]

Welcome from Omaha Ne.

[Knobby Addict]

Wow, Nice rides! It's nice to see someone take care of a machine. Seeing all that rideable sand make me jealous. Out here in CT we have trees rocks stumps snow and mud. It is fun but the equipment takes a beating. Welcome, I'm a new member too everyone here has been great!

[MonroeMike]

Nice machines, welcome to 3ww.

[JasonB]

Nice! Welcome, that is awesome you still have it since new. They both look great to, the first one has some nice clean mods too

[badass350x]

As Kasey Mentioned the Imperial Invasion is coming up In march, Would love too see you out there!! Welcome too 3ww.

Dean

[leviblue]

the 2 words i love to hear.. ORIGINAL OWNER!!!! and a wife that rides too!!! i too have a 85R pushed from the showroom floor in 85. welcome to the site

[rodeofan5656]

so you gotta barnett clutch on it. i recently bought a barnett clutch for my 200x and have yet to put it in. are they good clutches? mine was $91 for the gasket, friction disks, and springs. should i get steels too?

[rodeofan5656]

how does waynoka compare to glamis? i here more about waynoka because i live closer to it than glamis. but from what i hear, glamis is bigger and better

[dcreel]

The only thing they have in common is sand.. Waynoka has small dunes and not a whole lot of area to ride. Glamis has large dunes (Comp, Oldsmobile) and has miles and miles of open sand. Waynoka is good because it's the only dunes in the area besides Sycamore which is smaller in area. Glamis is a mind blowing place to ride.. as well as way more dangerous as far as witches eyes, and razorbacks. If you get a chance to go to Glamis, definitely go.

You won't see as many squids either.. flying around on alcohol banshees with no helmets and their girlfriend on the back.. It always amazes me when you see very few people with helmets on.. I also hate tearing up my paddles riding pavement to the entrance to the dunes.

But on the other hand, you can't ride your 3 wheeler into town and get a pizza at Glamis.. :D

[rodeofan5656]

from July 5th to the 8th my brother in law is takin me to Waynoka for my 18th birthday. hes 26 and been goin since he was 8. hes never had anythin bad to say about it. he's gonna try to buy his mom's '85 or '86 Tecate trike and rebuild it to take with us. so for four people, we'll have my 200x, a Quadzilla LTR500, two LT250R's, one polaris, and possibly the Tecate. its gonna be an awesome trip

[dcreel]

I wasn't trying to imply that it isn't fun... What I was trying to say is that until you've been to Glamis.. you wouldn't know any better. :lol:

or how about this...

Going to the local dirt track races would be great, but just how awesome would it be to go to the Indianapolis 500.. :D

[rodeofan5656]

its ok, i knew what you meant. just thought id tell you what my plans were haha

[4x4van]

Yup, Glamis is the sand toy capital of the world! Miles & miles of nothing but sand, huge dunes, etc.

Regarding the Barnett clutch; With the mods I've got and after the Trinity porting, the additional power was eating the stock clutch up every 2-3 trips. I finally installed the Barnett, and it has lasted at least 15 seasons.

Speaking of "witch's eyes", a friend was riding my wife's ATC at Glamis a couple of weeks ago and hit one (a witch's eye) and bent both front forks (also broke the front of the helmet when he hit the handlebars!). Luckily I had a full set in my garage, 'cuz I went online to check out the cost (curious)...can't find them anywhere anymore! What are any of you doing for front forks if bent?

[dcreel]

As long as it is the fork tube it should be able to be straightened with a press at a machine shop. I would be afraid that the metal of the tube would be weaker afterwards, and therefore be easier to rebend. There is a company (I can't recall the name offhand) but they build fork tubes for a lot cheaper than oem parts. As far as forks there are quite a few on Ebay and I think there is one NOS set of forks on there right now.

NOS set
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-ATC-250R-NOS-Forks-Axle-Spacers-ATC250R-NIB-85-86-39MM-RARE-/320832300404?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item4ab3186574
http://www.ebay.com/itm/honda-ATC-250R-NOS-forks-axle-VERY-RARE-RARE-250-R-/270894178869?pt=Motors_ATV_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item3f128d2235

Rebuilt set
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ATC-250R-ATC250R-FRONT-FORKS-REBUILT-NEW-SEALS-OIL-/220845744728?pt=Motors_ATV_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item336b6ea258

Used set
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-250R-250-R-ATC250R-ATC-OEM-Front-Fork-Tubes-Fork-Tube-Shocks-Shock-85-86-/400269817551?pt=Motors_ATV_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item5d31f0b6cf

[rodeofan5656]

since i havent been to the dunes and dont know the language..... whats a witch's eye? just curious

[dcreel]

since i havent been to the dunes and dont know the language..... whats a witch's eye? just curious

It's a large, deep hole formed in the sand by the wind.. Depending on time of day, and conditions they are all but invisible til you fall into it..

[Dammit!]

You got me beat by a couple years. My R was almost new when I got it but not quite. Had it for 23 years now.

[rodeofan5656]

It's a large, deep hole formed in the sand by the wind.. Depending on time of day, and conditions they are all but invisible til you fall into it..

should i try to watch out for em in Waynoka? or does it just happen in Glamis?

[dcreel]

should i try to watch out for em in Waynoka? or does it just happen in Glamis?

You don't see them that often at Waynoka. There just isn't as much dunes, the dunes are a lot smaller so you just don't see them there.

1:15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4KtPEDldBA

9:40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Hrr5Uv_nY

:08

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvAQ_8hzRlg

[4x4van]

As long as it is the fork tube it should be able to be straightened with a press at a machine shop. I would be afraid that the metal of the tube would be weaker afterwards, and therefore be easier to rebend. There is a company (I can't recall the name offhand) but they build fork tubes for a lot cheaper than oem parts. As far as forks there are quite a few on Ebay and I think there is one NOS set of forks on there right now.

NOS set
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-ATC-250R-NOS-Forks-Axle-Spacers-ATC250R-NIB-85-86-39MM-RARE-/320832300404?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item4ab3186574
http://www.ebay.com/itm/honda-ATC-250R-NOS-forks-axle-VERY-RARE-RARE-250-R-/270894178869?pt=Motors_ATV_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item3f128d2235

Rebuilt set
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ATC-250R-ATC250R-FRONT-FORKS-REBUILT-NEW-SEALS-OIL-/220845744728?pt=Motors_ATV_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item336b6ea258

Used set
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-250R-250-R-ATC250R-ATC-OEM-Front-Fork-Tubes-Fork-Tube-Shocks-Shock-85-86-/400269817551?pt=Motors_ATV_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item5d31f0b6cf
Thanks for those links. I went on ebay, but only found the one set of NOS, not any of the others you listed. Not sure why, maybe my "search" terms/techniques need a little tweaking! In any case, one of mine is bent pretty badly; don't think I would trust it after straightening, but the other is not too bad. I'll probably try to have it straightened so I still have at least one spare on hand.

[4x4van]

BTW, one additional request (posted here since I'm new and can't post elsewhere yet): I'm loving the pdf service manual for my ATC that I got from this site. Does anybody know where I can get the same thing for my 1985 Yamaha BW200?

[rodeofan5656]

You don't see them that often at Waynoka. There just isn't as much dunes, the dunes are a lot smaller so you just don't see them there.

1:15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4KtPEDldBA

9:40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Hrr5Uv_nY

:08

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvAQ_8hzRlg

wow, that would scare the s**t outta me hittin one of those like that..

[rodeofan5656]

also, in the video where he gets tossed.. thats the "Dragula" quad he made. i saw the video of him puttin a supercharger on that KFX700

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3F8D9GuKnY

its embarassin that he whoops a 250r at 1:27 though :-/

[EuroRash]

Congrats. You're never too old.
I'll be 48 next month and still enjoy riding. My first 3 wheeler (84 ATC200M) fixing it up.

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[DRG RCN]

Nice rides and very cool!!:TrikesOwn

[philgipson]

welcome,good to see other older riders.i am 67 and ride a couple of big reds in the dirt and local lake bottom in west texas.