Thinking about getting back into quads

[blasterdude14]

Like the title says guys I been itching for a quad the past few days especially with summer coming along. So i been fooling on craigs and i seen a 250x.
I know this is a 2 stroke forum believe me i been around here long enough to know that.
But I'm gonna be avoiding 2 strokes for a while because I dont feel like paying the extra coin for oil these days maybe when prices start to float back down.
So i'm looking at this 1987 honda trx 250x i figure its a good deal if its in good condition, anyone know anything about them besides that they are basically a 300ex

 

[speedemon17]

boy i would get that but it's sooooo old

 

[99LRDblaster]

They are slow, but fairly quick through trails since they have such a low center of gravity. They ride really low. They do have a rather "mechanical" feel to them. The engine isn't potent at all in slow form, but has more low end torque than a Blaster obviously. Nice quads for the money as long as they are in good shape and don't need any work. Where are you located in Ohio? There was a guy with a Z400 for $800 in SE Ohio......even I was contemplating getting it. It has a "gear" broken in it that I think is on the tranny since the engine supposedly runs fine, but if it's a simple fix, that's a good deal.

 

[blasterdude14]

They are slow, but fairly quick through trails since they have such a low center of gravity. They ride really low. They do have a rather "mechanical" feel to them. The engine isn't potent at all in slow form, but has more low end torque than a Blaster obviously. Nice quads for the money as long as they are in good shape and don't need any work. Where are you located in Ohio? There was a guy with a Z400 for $800 in SE Ohio......even I was contemplating getting it. It has a "gear" broken in it that I think is on the tranny since the engine supposedly runs fine, but if it's a simple fix, that's a good deal.

I'm in NE Ohio near youngstown so i guess the southeast wouldnt be too bad of a drive but there could be more than just 1 gear broken in it so i dont think thats worth the potential money pit risk thanks for the info though man.
Ya i figure it wont be too hopped up or anything but as long as it can get me reasonably through things I'll be happy with it

 

[caseywoods5]

they are great quads for the trails, and from what i've heard, you can put a 300ex top end on them because it's supposed to be the same motor and the 300ex was like the 250 but with a big bore kit (this is what i've heard, not positive if it's true or not).

 

[blasterdude14]

they are great quads for the trails, and from what i've heard, you can put a 300ex top end on them because it's supposed to be the same motor and the 300ex was like the 250 but with a big bore kit (this is what i've heard, not positive if it's true or not).

Actually you are pretty much correct on that, they are pretty much the same quad i believe the 300ex just had a bigger bore and different compression ratio i think

 

[wheresthericego]

Not bad. I'd do it for a cheap beat around if I didnt have anything else to ride.