tecate

[NDS Custom]

Found a really clean Kawasaki Tecate today for sale for a thousand bucks, rims were a little beat up, but other than that she was clean, after market plastics, fresh rubber, clean, but those things were always 2 stroke ticking time bombs, blow up at any second, nothin like my Big Red, 4 stroke, she'll run forever! What do you guys think about the Tecate? I'm on the fence. :wondering

[dksix]

What year is it? If it's a running 86 or 87 for a grand, you had better get before someone else does. If it's an 84 it depends on over all condition. IMO an 85 is worth at least $150 more, just for the front disk brakes and rear hubs.

[NDS Custom]

Not sure what year, I guess I'll scoop it up for a G.

[HuffieVA]

Found a really clean Kawasaki Tecate today for sale for a thousand bucks, rims were a little beat up, but other than that she was clean, after market plastics, fresh rubber, clean, but those things were always 2 stroke ticking time bombs, blow up at any second...

Education is a good thing to take advantage of... I haven't had one "blow" for the last 28 years I've been riding them, regular rebuilds are maintenance items on a smoker, you want the thrill you have to maintain them or they will "blow" you want to talk time bombs you need to look no farther than the modern thumpers

[dksix]

huffie, was those your bikes that were stolen? I saw you add on Craigslist asking for information on them. You must not be far inside of VA, I'm just inside TN, not too far from Bristol.
I totally agree on the 4 strokes, especially the new ones that make so much power. The old air cooled Honda's were dead reliable if they were left alone but I see more of the new 4 strokes listed with rebuilt topends than I do 2 strokes. At least with a 2 stroke you can maintain it and just replace rings when needed, rings and piston every other time. I've never had to sleeve or replate a 2 stroke that I owned unless it was damaged before I got it. Run good 2 stroke oil, keep the air filter clean and oiled, jet it correctly, don't run it til it breaks and a 2 stroke is every bit a reliable as a 4 stroke.

[dcreel]

My 84 Tecate (Klemm ported KX cylinder, 41mm carb, Klemm pipe and silencer) has been on the same bore since 1987.. It's had a piston and ring job done twice in that time. Granted it is getting tired but it still runs well..

[NDS Custom]

You guys have convinced me, I'm gonna go get her, my old lady will be thrilled.

[HuffieVA]

huffie, was those your bikes that were stolen? ....

Yep that was me, they got both my ATK's along with my Son's KX and his KLX trail bike. Its been a crappy couple of weeks but I did hook my son up with a nice clean Husqvarna 125 yesterday, he's taking to it like a duck to water and watchin' him fly around on that the last two days has been kind of like therapy... We're a ways from Bristol, were just south of Richmond but my wife has been hitting Craigslist, every bike shop, track, pawn shop and scrapyard in a 300 mile radius. I tell ya what if the come back for more they better hope its me and not her that catches them in the act...

[warlordmx]

tecates are the most rare, harder to find parts for, but worth it, very good performance as long as you do the maintenance that a 2 stroke calls for...get it ninja before someone else does...

[NDS Custom]

I opted not to get the Tecate, told a friend about it, he bought it for $900, motor popped a week later, glad I bailed on that one.