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Ya they are not real available here in MN! Have only seen a few in the last couple years and beat to heck they are getting top dollar. From what I have read on the forums here, the tecate has good power and rips pretty well, I will be intrested to see the differences compared to my R. This will be the first green machine I have owned. What can I expect from this trike? Any pointers you kawi guys have?
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Not even a doubt. Especially if you have another x. You will end up riding nothin' but the Tecate, once you twist the throttle the x suffers in comparison.
83' 200x (son's). 85' 200 auto-x & 85' 125m (daughters). 84' Tecate(?). 85' KXT Tecate (mine!, mine!, mine!.)+ some others but don't feel like typing them in.
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Did the tecates come stock with a twist grip instead of the damn thumb throttle?
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That's tits! I'm sick of having to change out thumb throttles on everything!
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Do it now, go green, save the environment---stop gobal warming, Haha
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Going to meet the guy on either tuesday or wednesday! Can't wait, from what everybody seems to say these are faster than the R's so I can't wait to throw a leg over this thing and rip it up!
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Ahh, okay.Originally Posted by fabiodriven
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I wouldn't hesitate to do the trade. Don't let the Honda guys fool you into thinking the Tecates aren't reliable. The only thing Tecates suffer from is the magnets sometimes seperate from the flywheel and tear up the stator. Buy a ricky flywheel or seeif jeswinehart is still selling any of his flywheels and that problem is easily solved. Other then that, if it is maintained properly it is just as reliable as any of the other makes out there. As far as power goes, yes it is faster then the 250R but the power delivery is much different. Your 250R will appear much smoother and some people claim more manageable because the Tecate has a power band that kicks in like a light switch and the best way to describe it is like a punch in the face. When it hits, it hits and its all balls after that. You will have to get used to the different power delivery but when it come to just a flat out race trike, nobody ever compared to the Tecate engines for raw power stock from the factory. Of course mods will change that but once you ride a Tecate and get used to it, you are addicted to the adrenaline rush. 200X's are a dime a dozen and easy to replace not to mention you have another one already. I'd do this deal in a heartbeat.
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