kawasakiman84
04-27-2017, 01:23 PM
Well I am looking for a few things to complete my 1984 tecate3 -1986 kx 250 mutant and i thought i would start a build thread to draw some attention. Please keep in mind there was not enough parts to put ether bike back to factory with out spending an in sane amount of money. I would have saved them both if i could have . I had lemons so i made lemonade. I don't think i have over 200 in this hole mess i only payed 150 for the two bikes and the other 50 went for fluids and welding wire. It is all stuff i had laying around or made. The only things i am missing are a seat,air box lid, and a shifter keep in mind that this stuff dose not half to be perfect rips tares beat up is fine but still usable and of coarse cheep.
I started by assessing what i had witch was a 1986 kx250 that was missing a lot of parts but had a complete motor and a 1984 tecate mostly complete rolling chassis with a motor that was blown up, taken apart and missing pieces. My first thought slap the kx motor in their make some mounts and ready to rock. Well not so much the kx motor has a center port exhaust witch interferes with the center bar of the 1984 tecate 4. So i started to do some measuring and found i could cut the sub frame from the dirt bike weld it in the tecate and keep proper frame geometry and only have to fab one mount so i braced the tecate frame and started cutting and welding. I am a certified welder with 10 years experience i trust my life with my welds.
I started by assessing what i had witch was a 1986 kx250 that was missing a lot of parts but had a complete motor and a 1984 tecate mostly complete rolling chassis with a motor that was blown up, taken apart and missing pieces. My first thought slap the kx motor in their make some mounts and ready to rock. Well not so much the kx motor has a center port exhaust witch interferes with the center bar of the 1984 tecate 4. So i started to do some measuring and found i could cut the sub frame from the dirt bike weld it in the tecate and keep proper frame geometry and only have to fab one mount so i braced the tecate frame and started cutting and welding. I am a certified welder with 10 years experience i trust my life with my welds.