250sx vs 250es

[Woodsrider]

The Big Red would have a little more ground clearance with the taller tires so it might be a little better in deeper mud or rougher terrain(hey...1.5 inches could be the difference between getting stuck or not).Might be a concideration for some people.

[aldochina]

I love my big red... only down fall i find is that the Super Low is not low enough for me some times.... like pulling brush out i was able to stop the rear tires from spinning. it just boggs down... probably pulling way too much but still not low enough gearing for its size.

I agree, for work purposes, the superlow is not low enough! I have found that my 83 200e pulls much better in 1st gear low range. The sx is hands down a better trail capable machine, much betther suspension, much lighter and nimbler (although the rear is still a beast) the 250es is like riding a caddy!! supe comfy for cruising around, and not a bad trail machine in itself. either way you cant go wrong. Parts availibility is better with the bigred.

[87250es]

whats the 250es have?

i would go with a 250sx, because they have ful suspension

[3wheelsinPA]

250ES is fully suspended, just not nearly as much. The 250SX has a beefier rear suspension, the front forks have a different design and longer travel like a 350x. The brochures here on the site have pictures.

[87250es]

250ES is fully suspended, just not nearly as much.

lol ok, both are "fully" one is just more "fully" than the other.

both have full suspension one just has more travel...

[Thorpe]

^^ Not really... I have had a rear shock out of a SX in my hand, and my ES rear shock in my other hand... Same length, same travel... Slight difference in the mounting.

[87250es]

^^ Not really... I have had a rear shock out of a SX in my hand, and my ES rear shock in my other hand... Same length, same travel... Slight difference in the mounting.

what does the mounting difference do? give the swing arm more travel?

[MudBug]

i would go with a 250sx, because they have ful suspension

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A

The big red has full suspension as well, just not as sporty

[200XMichigan]

So it the older Big Red with Hi/Lo even better for utility use than the 85 250ES?

[Thorpe]

^^ That would be ones opinion... I love my 85...

[MudBug]

So it the older Big Red with Hi/Lo even better for utility use than the 85 250ES?

I've never needed a lower gear. And my 85 was in the family since I was 4

[BigRedsNeverDie]

I own a 84 200es, an 85 250sx, and a 86 250es.... the 84 looking like the day it came out the showroom, the 85 the same and the 86 in a resto process... but to your question...i would take the 250es.... i love my sx, dont get me wrong, its usually my pic for riding around my pastures and going out back on the property or down the dirt roads to my neighbors house (i live in the country out in the sticks)... the sx definitely looks meaner and attracts more attention BUT i would take that BR hands down if i had to choose between the two.... big red feel more plush in the suspension although it dont have as much travel its just a plusher ride, like the lower center of gravity, and although the sx is easy in first and second gear to pull that front tire up, and is great for show boating in front of friends, i just rolled mine going up a hill 3 weeks ago when i started losing steam and downshifted and all that happend was the rear tires stayed in one place and the machine climbed up and over on me and we rolled 3 times... not a scratch to the trike, a good softball size bruise over my kidney on my back and a good 12" bruise on my thigh and a nice chunk of meat missing out of the calf..... a cold beer and i brushed it off till i woke up the following morning in agony... but none the less that wouldnt have happened on big red.... especially having taken that hill many times on red....

[vl5150]

Between these 2, my main requirement would be to get the one that's the cleanest and less abused. I would up going with the SX for this reason. Mine was a one owner rig, close by, and not abused.

[volsfan3112]

i have a 86 big red 250es.. i think its more versitle and just a better looking trike in my opinion. do both the 250es and 250sx both share the same motors, exhaust system and rear shock? not sure about this though..any answers on that?

[Rotten]

I love both bike!

The 250es is a work horse....PERIOD! Ive seen a Big Red crawl through some pretty deep mud holes where not another soul would even think about trying!

But the sx is where my heart is.....its sporty yet still has plenty of power......Im 250lbs and 6ft 2in and my sx will squat down an GET IT buddy and still has plenty of power for working also