Where have all the 250r's gone?

[Spencer2986]

I'm still kicking myself for not picking up a 3rd gen 250r that was locally on craigslist for a fair price. Looked unmolested too, just wasn't motivated enough to make a purchase at the time and figured I would find another one for a better deal. 2 years later, I rarely see them for sale anymore and when one does pop up, everyone wants $3,000 or more. I am in Ohio and was used to seeing them fairly often. Is this the case in your neck of the woods also? I was fortunate to grab a decent 350x rider for a good price but I would regret selling it and using the money towards a 250r. So if anyone knows of a decent 3rd gen 250r around Ohio, let me know. I don't mind traveling a little ways. Thanks!

[AMK]

There's a fixer in Pennsylvania east of Pittsburgh on CL for 1600.00

[spacerust]

I haven't seen too many pop up here in Texas either. I picked up a first gen 250R that I really like riding, but look daily to see what's out there. There is one, but like you said, it's pretty pricey.

[ironchop]

Dried up in Kentucky/Indiana as far as CL and classified ads go.

The market for trike stuff on Facegook has exploded from what I hear though I don't do FB so it's a second-hand opinion from friends. That and the fact that CL might be losing readers because of all the scams. It's hard to say what's going on but trikes are now more popular and in-demand than previous and there is a finite amount left like any other vintage machinery. The truth is it's probably a combination of all those things.

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[Blown 331]

I'm outside of St. Louis. The prices are crazy here as well. I'm glad I picked up a nice one years ago or I doubt I'd be getting one at all.

[barnett468]

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https://palmsprings.craigslist.org/s...373781745.html


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[schlepp29]

My friend has an 85 he's selling for 2000. if you want his info pm me. I'm in ohio

[Spencer2986]

If I still lived outside of Phoenix, I would have scooped up quite a few trikes and brought them back home to ohio to resell. Saw a lot of sales that were very reasonable and plentiful to boot. I didn’t realize how territorial these were when it came to availability/price once I started paying close attention the last couple years.

[Spencer2986]

My friend has an 85 he's selling for 2000. if you want his info pm me. I'm in ohio

PM sent. Thanks!

[newby200x]

Very hard to find in southern Indiana. Best chance anymore is just having good luck by word of mouth that you are in the market. I check craigslist daily and rarely find one for a reasonable price or drive. I agree w/ Ironchop, a lot of the market is shifting towards FB. I still have yet to find a deal on there, but still see quite a few ATC's on there.

[atc300r]

There some decent price 250rs out in the western states. 900-1600. I don't know how much shipping would be.It seems the trx 250rs are coming down in price.while the 81-84 250rs are going up.https://palmsprings.craigslist.org/s...399472702.html https://portland.craigslist.org/clc/...408951539.html

[axeman24]

deals are out there ive only seen 3 excellent deals in the last 1.5 years and i check every classified page twice a day ps i bought two of them had to leave work early and you better have cash and truck ready but dont get me wrong i still have a pretty penny into them to be up to my standards this is an old pic the 250r is now my race bike and i am thinking of selling the 350x

[ATC4ever!]

Gotta agree with everyone here. I got back into 3 wheeling around 97' and purchased a 86' rider for $750 in good shape, everything there....almost killed myself on the test ride though; it had been since 1989 since I've been on a 3 wheeler and it was my very nice 84' 200M......Big difference between the two bikes......LOL. Got stationed in Arizona at Luke AFB in the early 2000's. Bought my second 86' 250R; this time a mint one with new maier plastics for $1800, some of the lesser one's were still going then for $750. Anyway contacted the orginal owner since it was on consignment and he gave me the original fenders and headlight! WOW, that'll never happen again. I wish I had bought at least 10 of them then. Was wondering when the price was going to jump on them compared to the 3rd gen Tecate's. Now the 3rd gen Honda 250R's demand the most money, glad I scooped up 2 of them when the price was good.

[mattb348]

Here is 5 of them selling on eBay.

Conditions range from excellent to mint / collector worthy etc.

So prices are not real cheap...

Here it is:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-ATC-2...RaJase&vxp=mtr

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1985-Honda-...NaJrrA&vxp=mtr

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1985-HONDA-...daIwyp&vxp=mtr

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1985-HONDA-...FaJJZs&vxp=mtr

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-ATC-2...FaGL7s&vxp=mtr

[Spencer2986]

Persistence pays off. I was lucky to have been at the right place right time when I got 2 separate deals on a 350x. Just gotta keep looking, twice a day is what it costs b/c as you all know how fast these fly off the shelves when a deal strikes. If I ever pick one up i'll be sure to post it, seeing how hard they are to come by for a good price of here. Might be a 5 year old bumped thread.