LT250R - dune build up -^more pics.^-

[El'Capitan]

Well hanging up the helmet untill dune season and going to start working on my quad. Just going to work my way through it replacing parts and adding a little "bling". I still havent decided weather or not to powder coat it or paint it, but i have some time to figure that out. here are some pics of the progress (not much)... sorry about the quality, phone pics.

[digity x]

nice i just got done doing that to my r, its all worth it in the end.i love my lt250r and i no you do to so,let the projects begin. im still working some bugs out but hey that what they are for.

[El'Capitan]

well, spent all day working on tearing it down to the frame. the old man got home late and helped a bit so that was nice. here are a few pics. now time for a lot of cleaning, then its off to the powdercoater.

[sblt500r]

you guys should check out lt250 lt500hq, if you didn't know about it. theres alot of usefull quadracer info if you needed it.

http://s15.invisionfree.com/LT250_LT...ex.php?act=idx

[El'Capitan]

well, i got the swing arm polished last night and its looking very nice. and now i have a pile of parts that i will be working on blasting for powder coating. but right now im working on cleaning the engine up.

its comming along faster than i thought (two snow days )

[digity x]

hey el,capitan are you gonna buy after market a arms for her? and axle and maybe motor mods?

[El'Capitan]

i am planning on getting new a=arms and an extended axle a little longer down the road, i just dont have the funds right now to cover that. As far as the engine goes it will be left alone for the most part, with the exception of reeds and a bigger carb.

[digity x]

hey its a start anyways im starting to build another 86 quadracer hopefully it will be done by summer.

[nd4speed]

you guys should check out lt250 lt500hq, if you didn't know about it. theres alot of usefull quadracer info if you needed it.

http://s15.invisionfree.com/LT250_LT...ex.php?act=idx

You forgot to mention www.everything2stroke.com

There's lots of LT riders over there.

[SWIGIN]

when i raced a q racer back in the 90s a nice cheap upgrade was to use 250r a arms...they were wider and worked great for me

[350xBomb]

hey capitan have you seen that 92 lt 250 on craigslist here in portland area? black and yellow...looks pretty sharp but dude is firm on 2800. I too am looking into a 250 quad but just cant commit. This 92 looks like a beaut in the pics but its been on there for forever and a half, bad sign. youve got some hands on...anything I should look out for? What made you choose an LT for a dune machine? Hope you have smooth sailin with the resto.

[El'Capitan]

I chose it because i could get once cheaper than even a atc250r around here (1,200) and it had a fresh rebuild; it offered the power of the trx250r for a fraction of the price. I havent had a chance to take it out to the dunes but i do have some seat and wrench time on it and havent regretted the purchase at all. As far as what to look out for i would just say all the basic stuff as in cracks in the frame, ect. 2800 is quite a bit for one in my oppinion, i saw one on craigslist resently for 1200 in pretty good condition. Before i purchased the quadracer i read countless "250cc shootouts" in old atv action magazines and it came out ahead of the tecate and just a few points behind the trx, and the only thing the trx has is that it has a massive ammount of aftermarket parts out there, where as the quadracer dosnt have much. However, anything that could go wrong on the quadracer is easlily available to be replaced.

[cr480r]

when i raced a q racer back in the 90s a nice cheap upgrade was to use 250r a arms...they were wider and worked great for me

what all is required with this swap? new mounts?

[El'Capitan]

Ok, everything has been sand blasted now i have to decide on weather or not to powder it yellow, or blue????? hmmm, what do you guys think.

[cr480r]

If you are staying with yellow fenders, I would go with a blue frame.