*New Pics * Brought my new toy ( 87 250SX ) home in the back of my wife's midsize suv

[whyzee]

So it's been 3 years since I have owned a 3 wheeler. I have wanted to get one since the snow started to fly. I was set on getting a 350X, but then a really nice 87 250SX shows up about 2hrs from me. After really thinking about what I needed in an ATC, the SX was perfect . Plus it was much easier to convince the wife when I told her it has reverse and a trailer hitch ( thanks BKM )

I checked the specs online and measured my wife's suv. I said heck, i can fit it in here if I lower the handlebars and worst case let the air out of the front tire. When I showed up to look at the machine the seller looked bummed. He said where is your truck? Right here..lol..it will fit in here.
After deciding to pull the trigger and buy it, we did a few quick measurements and realized we had a slight height issue. He says you are going to have to come back with a truck. No way I said to myself. I can get it to fit.....so a few turns with a phillips and a socket, Viola, it fit!

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x217/kumalogan/photobucket-54830-1359504638618.jpg

After cleaning her for the first time tonight. So far the seller was very honest with his description of the SX before I drove to get it. I think it was a fair price for both of us


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[dougspcs]

Cool, another 87 is found..if you don't mind me asking what did you pay?

Once you get it out of there you need to post up some better pics. I got one of those close to me earlier this month.

[MRSOUND]

Great thinking on your feet. Necessity is the mother of all invention! And congats on the new ride!

[ebaccm26]

All 3 of my three wheelers were brought home in the back of my trailblazer! (not at the same time lol) It takes a little manuvering but it definatley can be done as you now know aswell as anyone. I'm not sure if you have a truck or not but the sad part for me was that I do own a truck, but my 200x and my KLT were both about 2.5 hour drives one way and I wanted to save on gas...

[JasonB]

thats awesome! What, did you pull the front forks out of the tripples? looks like a nice fit! And congrats on picking up an 87 SX, those are definitely my favorite ;)

[crjanow]

After seeing the video of the horse in a car anything is possible.

[whyzee]

..as cheap as it sounds I do own a pickup, but it gets around 10 mpg. the suv is around 22mpg. I figured I could save around $50 in fuel alone, and the look on the sellers face....priceless :lol::lol:

I paid $950 for it, kinda pricey for the bargains some of you guys get, but this is New England. It's rider quality that has been well taken care of and original except for the tires. No touch up , no stripped bolts anywhere, so i was satisfied. I have put about 5 hours on it since I brought it home saturday.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x217/kumalogan/photobucket-39843-1359504603936.jpg

[dirtwheels]

That looks to be in very nice original shape. Good find! Put some pics up of the bike in one piece when you get a minute.

[dougspcs]

..as cheap as it sounds I do own a pickup, but it gets around 10 mpg. the suv is around 22mpg. I figured I could save around $50 in fuel alone, and the look on the sellers face....priceless :lol::lol:

I paid $950 for it, kinda pricey for the bargains some of you guys get, but this is New England. It's rider quality that has been well taken care of and original except for the tires. No touch up , no stripped bolts anywhere, so i was satisfied. I have put about 5 hours on it since I brought it home saturday.


On the contrary, $950 is an exceptional deal, even in my area..it's a bloody 87!!

I got mine for $800, but then the seller didn't know his own machine..he thought it was an 85.

You got a steal son, especially for New England! Good score.

[jb2wheels]

That's nothin'. I bring 'em home in the back of my Civic...

Admittedly, the SX is not as nice as yours and missing a few parts like tank, fenders, rear tires. I had to pull the forks, too and the SX sacked the Civic out pretty good.

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[shovelryder]

I think I'll keep the fuel sacrifice..... Nice wheeler tho!

[ps2fixer]

On the saving fuel line, I plan to use my corolla + snowmobile trailer to hull upto 3 machines if I can ever find good deals in my area lol. I'll still have the inside car space too for the box of old parts :).

Nice find on the 87, I would say any year SX in the shape that it appears in the photo would go for ~$1200-1500 in my area, never seen an 87 for sale, so no clue if people would up the price for the year or not.

[tri-Z ripper]

Nice find! put me on speed dial if you ever want to get rid of it!!!

[dougspcs]

There are fewer and fewer nice SX showing up..and of those the 87 is one in a hundred.

I haven't been able to locate the manufacturers numbers for this model and year, but I'm betting it's lower than many people realize. Using the published 250ES numbers you could perhaps project the presumed number of 1987 250SX

1985 ATC250ES Big Red – 109,842
1986 ATC250ES Big Red – 28,674
1987 ATC250ES Big Red – 4,889

1985 ATC250SX – 56,966
1986 ATC250SX – 11,909
1987 ATC250SX - 2300-2800??

My advice..ride it, service it, care for it and don't ever sell it!! You own a genuine 'end of an era'...

[Big Mike]

Yeah great deal on a nice 87 SX in New England!! Looks damn clean, but I agree we need pictures of it whole and out of the SUV.

This is an example of the lunacy of New England when it comes to 3 wheelers!!:
http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/rvs/3536132112.html

OR This (guy got this on a trade with an S10 pickup for something he had like 9 months ago, and started at like $1800):
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/mcy/3512402256.html

So great job Whyzee, and love and care for that SX. My Polaris ScramblerP3 came from CT, and was a similar situation of the guy not knowing what he got, and I got a very clean Scrambler P3 for $700

[atc007]

Awesome Chris !! Gorgeous bike for a great guy. You will enjoy it immensely.

[aldochina]

sweet score! nice cram job! now take it out with us in new england and stretch those legs a bit!!

[Dave Little]

That was a good buy. I hope the weight of the headlight bezel wasn't too much for the plastic hole tab on bottom. I see one of your blue fork boots is parted, If you need one, I have a dirty OEM one that just sits around. I use black boots so I'd let it go. PM me if you need it.

[whyzee]

As promised a few more pics. Wish it wasn't so dam muddy here today. I really wanted to ride , instead I used the time to wash her.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x217/kumalogan/photobucket-2621-1359583504033.jpg

The cylinder fins cleaned up easy , now I need to do all the nuts and bolts.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x217/kumalogan/photobucket-41346-1359583614599.jpg

[Dirtcrasher]

VERY nice find!

[Fungo Wizard]

I'm envious!! I want an 87 so bad to go with my 87 Big Red and 87 200x. Just keep on wishing I guess around here. I hardly ever even see one for sale in this part of MO. So my wife sees the pic and says what if you came home and I had one sitting in drive way. I said right, but then you could keep the 85 and we would park the 87 with my other babies. LOL Your loading in suv made me laugh cause I drove to Memphis and stuffed a 70 in our Chevy Uplander, and after football game one night I strapped 2 70's onto a luggage carrier that hooks into trailer hitch on my buddies Lexus suv. It is amazing the crazy stuff we do to bring these babies home!! great find and congrats!!

[rttuck21]

Thats an awesome find, I think my 85 250sx would look better with the white tank and headlight! One of these days I'll find me a 86 and 87 to go along with mine, the majority of every 3 wheeler around here is either 84 or 85 models, most 250's I find are 85's and most 200's are 84's, guess when I'm Ready I'll have to look up north!!