Sweet '86 Tecate HD Studio Photos

[slashfan7964]

Check these out. ATV Rider Magazine posted these up on their website here:

http://www.atvrider.com/1986-kawasaki-tecate-kxt250-3-wheeler?src=SOC&dom=fb



http://www.atvrider.com/sites/atvrider.com/files/styles/medium_1x_/public/images/2015/03/kxt250-a1-e.jpg?itok=v6P0tbiE
http://www.atvrider.com/sites/atvrider.com/files/styles/medium_1x_/public/images/2015/03/kxt250-a1-f.jpg?itok=udQdpypR
http://www.atvrider.com/sites/atvrider.com/files/styles/medium_1x_/public/images/2015/03/kxt250-a1-g.jpg?itok=Xir9c1Hd
http://www.atvrider.com/sites/atvrider.com/files/styles/medium_1x_/public/images/2015/03/kxt250-a1-a.jpg?itok=SeRjVxxw
http://www.atvrider.com/sites/atvrider.com/files/styles/medium_1x_/public/images/2015/03/kxt250-a1-b.jpg?itok=kQiP392z
http://www.atvrider.com/sites/atvrider.com/files/styles/medium_1x_/public/images/2015/03/kxt250-a1-c.jpg?itok=iR1duyqD
http://www.atvrider.com/sites/atvrider.com/files/styles/medium_1x_/public/images/2015/03/kxt250-a1-d.jpg?itok=HMOpMJ6M
http://www.atvrider.com/sites/atvrider.com/files/styles/medium_1x_/public/images/2015/03/kxt250-a1-h.jpg?itok=7XTSunCU
http://www.atvrider.com/sites/atvrider.com/files/styles/medium_1x_/public/images/2015/03/kxt250-a1-i.jpg?itok=ge0aN6yr

[Ragar]

Wow those look great.
im pretty sure its an 87 tho :D

[86T3]

Very nice. That must be the one from the kawasaki museum?

[slashfan7964]

Very nice. That must be the one from the kawasaki museum?

I'm pretty sure they are photos from back in the day taken by Kawasaki for advertising purposes.

[christph]

It is an 87. You can tell by the decals, painted rims, parking brake, and key ignition. Very cool.

[Darius1502]

It is an 87. You can tell by the decals, painted rims, parking brake, and key ignition. Very cool.

Wow...the rims were painted in '87 huh? Never knew that!! Why would they do this? Reduced production costs?

[christph]

Wow...the rims were painted in '87 huh? Never knew that!! Why would they do this? Reduced production costs?

They redesigned the 85/86 rim, I assume to make it stronger. The 87 rim has a rolled lip and a welded center, which you can see in one of the pictures. It's the same rim they used on the T-4. Painting may have saved on production costs.

[86T3]

I know the article says those are archived pictures but I don't believe it. They couldn't even get the year right. I think that 87 is the same one in the Kawasaki HQ. http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php/170897-Brand-new-86-Tecate-seen-at-Irvine-Ca?highlight=87+tecate