Which 2-Stroke Quad? - Looking for Education

[JasonB]

congrats on the purchase~! looks like you got a good deal if you basically had 1100 into the trade.

[RIDE-RED 250r]

Also, the '86 seat is thicker. Your seat is most definitely a lower profile '85 seat. There are other nuance differences between the .85 and '86. The topic is well covered in this site. A little searching will yield all the info you need.

[oldiron1]

Thanks so much Guys, for all of the support and education!

I haven't been so excited about a 3 wheeler since I was about 17 and had my Tecate umong a number of smaller Honda ATC's. I sold the Tecate and moved onto other things like cars and girls and somewhat forgot about the wheelers although our family has always had a couple smaller ones to bomb around our land on.

I always wanted a 250R, but when I was young, it was always out of reach for financial reasons. Finding this forum, then finding this 250R and learning from you guys has really re-kindled that ATC flame for me!

I'm excited to learn about it, the history behind it and the details of it as much as I'm excited to ride it. I thought I wanted a more modern quad, but this trike just has the "cool factor" in my opinion.

Newbie question.....What gas/oil mixture is recommended to run in the 250R? Is there a favorite oil and/or gas additive?

[rodeofan5656]

my brother in law has an '86 Suzuki LT250r that his dad bought brand new. that things hauls some serious , all stock but the pipe. theyre lighter than the Honda TRX250r, but arent quite as fast. Honda seems to be better at everythin haha.. i would pick the banshee last because too many guys have banshees and think theyre hot s**t. i always wanna have somethin different than other people, but thats my own opinion. the Suzuki and Honda are both pretty rare. in my area, youd be lucky to find any of the three in good shape cause the guys ride the dog crap outta them then sell them to buy another one

[RIDE-RED 250r]

Honda recommended 20:1 back in the day. There are some who still run 20:1. I run Amsoil Dominator at 32:1. I used to run it 40:1 with no issues whatsoever, but I decided to play it a little more safe and have not looked back. I think you will find the vast majority now run a good quality oil like Amsoil and others at a 32:1 mixture.

Do yourself a favor and get a measuring cup for mixing premix. VERY handy and covers ratios from 20:1 to 50:1 in most cases. Well worth the 10 bucks and makes mixing your fuel a breeze with no guesswork.

Oh, and glad to have another triker back in the fold! I'm right there with ya on the "cool factor" of the trikes. I wouldn't trade my R for ANY new quad, no way, no how!