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Trucker200X
12-20-2003, 10:29 PM
I have found 2 250R's, 1 an 82', and the other a 81'. Are the Trikes any good? Can they be built into something "nice" and "fast"? Are there plastic tanks available for them? Can your purchase aftermarket swing arms, silencers, etc..? Thanks for any help!
Trikeaholic
12-20-2003, 10:48 PM
yea, they are "good". Or you can get a 90 or something.
Trucker200X
12-20-2003, 11:05 PM
What do you mean by a "90 or something"?
jeswinehart
12-20-2003, 11:05 PM
i ain't to up on history stuff but i think i heard they won some desert race for 2 or 3 years in a row when introduced in the early 80's ,,, mojave or so-cal maybe ,,, like 2 or 3 years in a row ( in the trike class of course ).
kinda set the pace so to speak,,,

john
Trucker200X
12-20-2003, 11:25 PM
Well here is the deal on them. 1 needs assembly (Bars, Plastics, Seat, Etc.) #2 needs seat recovered and just cosmetic work. They both run and the are only $450 bucks for the both of them..good deal or not? Thanks again for the help..
smokinp
12-21-2003, 12:09 AM
$450 sounds like a real good deal to me...u could always be them and then keep one and sell the other(whats left of it) and use the money to buy a liquid cooled R.
Trucker200X
12-21-2003, 12:24 AM
Yeah. I think I may just buy the one that needs less work for about $200 or so and fix it up. I guess it would make a fairly good trail bike. Thanks guys...This site is great!...
BLAZERONE22
12-21-2003, 12:26 AM
Buy them both, SPARE PARTS!!!
84250r
12-21-2003, 06:26 PM
The 81+82 R's were very "GOOD" trikes. Nice handling,good power. The suspension was lacking a bit. To bad not enough people give them credit they deserve. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Lots_Of_Nothing
12-21-2003, 06:30 PM
there OK if you like hitting high speeds with a unstable cheap-o suspension thing with 3 huge balloon tires, the 81/82 R's are just like 90's on steriods, not a bad machine though, sounds like a good deal
short4stuff
12-21-2003, 06:40 PM
I would buy it... My friend had a atc200 that he ramps.... no suspension I am sure that 81 R is better than the 82 200 ....

If you really want to ramp buy it fix it up and make it clean sell it you should be able to get a pretty good amount of profit, save up anyone 500-700 and buy a liquid R.

My 0.2 cents