I now own a MEAN GREEN - 86 Tecate 250 - Rebuild

[honda250sx]

As dumb luck finds me today I heard from a friend of a friend who knew a guy with a "green three wheeler". This is just one of those things that doesn't happen for me often. Some guys fall into these deals daily. Not I...

Just so happens I got a number and investigated the myth. To my suprise I walked to the back of a wood shop in a pole barn to find an all original 86 tecate 3. Completely BONE stock, original rubber, original exhaust, coolant resi, headlight, etc. Its ALL there. ORIGINAL bore, unmolested. Yeah the tanks faded, headlight shell is cracked. Its got probably 40 hrs total on it since new.

This is an original owner situation, owner has title. Its a true survivor. Originally bought at a local kawi dealer who is still in business. It is one of 3 86's they actually sold.

Guy wants $1200 FIRM.... I give it an 8 as a true survivor. It runs like a top.

Do I pull the trigger?
What's a first time mean green buyer to look for. I don't think I can let this slide...

[honda250sx]

I'll post pictures if I end up owning it. Just looking for responses from guys who ACTUALLY own one...

[aldochina]

sounds like a great deal to me!! I know nothing about kawis, but them 86's are mean lookin machines!! hope it works out for ya.

[SYKO]

yea I would pull the trigger!

[Dammit!]

You should be slapped for even needing to ask this. :lol:

[honda250sx]

Doug! I know. I know. Forgive me. LOL. Things are scary with a twist throttle lemme tell you!

[tanks350x]

Wow Jeff, I would pull the trigger in a heartbeat!! I would go to my bank and take out a loan if something like that happened to me. In other words,,,, BUY THE DAMN THING!!!

[dcreel]

I'd be all over it..

[350Xccelerator]

Youd be a fool not to get it! lol

[hondawasaki]

For sure, get it! If you don't like it, likely you will make some money when you resell it. sounds worry free to me!!

[ATCeeya]

Wheres yad find this beast? your not back in lockport are ya ;)

I'll buy it and toss you a finders fee :D

[posty2100]

You are stupid if you dont buy this, I know money is tight for everyone but this is something you cant pass up. I had about the same deal come up this summer on my 86 T3 and I couldnt pass it up. Was from the original owner with title and everything. Didn't want to fork over the money but it is one of the biggest and baddest trikes ever made. Believe me the twist throttle on this 2 stroke is nuts. It will scare you the first time you ride it if you have never ridden one before.

[Hoosier_Daddy]

Buy it as fast as you can before someone beats you to it!

[mike from long island]

Your not far from me.So Ill come up there and KICK YOU IN THE BUTT!!!! SMACK THE TASTE OUTTA YOUR MOUTH!! THEN HELP YOU GO GET IT AND LOAD IT UP!!!! I had one a few years ago.Not many bikes I regret getting rid of.But that was one of them.....


Bite the bullet.Ill send ya some more small parts to powdercoat to help ya offset the cost.! :p

[ScottZJ]

Yeah I thought this post was a joke, as there is no reason not to get it, unless finances do not allow it. Now is it worth turning off your lights or phone to get it, no but if you have the spare funds, then snag it up and enjoy riding it.

[atctim]

get on that deal!!!!!!!

[RodKnockRacing]

damn man get it

[lndy650]

sh!t or get off the pot! alot of us in ny would snatch that thing up!

[RedRider_AK]

GO GO GO or else be shunned for passing up a deal such as this!

[honda250sx]

I dont care if you live 5 states away. I wouldn't give the location for your virgin sister or newborn...

Fact of the matter is that its truely going nowhere. He is a close friend of a family member. Has no clue on its complete value. Is significantly old and doesnt own a computer let alone a cell phone. He told me if I couldnt afford it then it would sit until I could.

But i forsee this happening sooner than never...

[tanks350x]

That's good to hear Jeff, I look forward to seeing some pics. when you get it, you lucky dog

[lndy650]

im just sayin buy it up and post some pics or quit teasing everyone. and if hes such a close friend why not tell him the actual value and help him out

[Dirtcrasher]

I bet a bunch of guys are scouring Craigslist hoping you found it there :lol:

[nd4speed]

I have at least $1200 into mine and it is probably nowhere near as nice and still needs work. But, I ride mine, abuse it, and crash it a tree every now and again.

[The Goat]

or driving around kicking barn doors open

[keister]

I'll post pictures if I end up owning it. Just looking for responses from guys who ACTUALLY own one...

Funny that half the responses in this thread come from people who don't.

You know you are destined to own one of each of "the big 3" 2-strokes. This will put you 2/3 of the way there. I predict that by next year at this time you'll have an R too.

[honda250sx]

Indy, whole lotta talk from you bud. Not alot of action. Quit teasing??? You got pipes and magic cylinders putting out tremendous numbers...But who's teasing.

I don't need to tease bud. He knows its actual value. He doesnt care cause he knows its going to a good home...


Bill, If i can find someone to find me a survivor R like you got I'd gladly shell it out!

[honda250sx]

Hope to have it by the end of the week. Struck a deal and just need to exchange the cash.

[MudBug]

good for you, hope its as awesome as I think they are

[mike from long island]

Hope to have it by the end of the week. Struck a deal and just need to exchange the cash.

Sell that Z for a green machine?????????????? :D :D :D

[brapp]

hurry up brother drop that hammer brother!!!!!!!

[fabiodriven]

I guess I should've posted sooner. I have both an 85 Tecate and an 86. My personal preference is the 85, but that's not what you're asking. I love the 85 for it's simplicity and brutal power. It's very easy to work on and is arguably one of the most bizarre looking sport trikes out there. The 86, IMHO, is what I like to call a "Plastic hassle". I don't like dicking around with power valves, radiator shrouds, two radiators, and despite what people say, parts can be tricky to find for them. It's the little stuff people forget about. Seat hardware and dumb stuff like that, which as somebody already said, can be made by hand if necessary. I just like the 85 better.

With that being said, by all means DO NOT pass up on this trike! By the description it sounds like you won't have too many issues with tracking down parts or anything like that. Good luck Jeff.

[lndy650]

what i hate the most is the bolts to adjust the chain always strip out because of the aluminum threads. and my 87 sheared the flywheel keyway like 4 times.

[honda250sx]

Well what I love is the fact that its an original one owner trike, mint, low hours, original bore with a history. Anything mechanical can and will be fixed correctly.

[Dirtcrasher]

^ Yeah....... That is if you know what your doing there cracker :D shens

[DeePa]

send the motor to steve for any work needed this time...

[honda250sx]

Ouch... Mike

[fabiodriven]

I'm biting my tongue...:rolleyes:

[Bryan Raffa]

send the motor to steve for any work needed this time...

:lol: .................................................. .....

[laidout2times]

1200 is a steal. If its an orig owener bike on stock bore with those hours youre in great shape. I found one in the late 90's and thats bout what I paid and sold it for.

Aside from the right shroud and bezel

Coolant bottle, grab bar, and chain and disc guards are all sparce or have been for me at least.

Ive been looking for a near mint 86 for the past 10 years and havent found one. Just decent riders with skeletons in the closet. Go for it or borry money from someone. Just dont get to worked up.

[sblt500r]

the 86 i'm building has over $2500 in to it and its still in a million pieces. but after a year of getting parts i should have it together soon. it will be a rider, so i want it done right and be reliable.

i didn't think it was that hard to get parts. just took longer. and parts i couldn't get i either made or used something from a different bike.

it also took me longer as i basically started with a frame, swinger, and tank. everything else i needed to find. but it is possible to build one from almost nothing.

[tecaterick]

Post some pics!!! I too just bought an '86 Tecate that I found locally. Its beaten to piss but I got a good price and will have a ball trying to restore it.

Can't wait to see pics of your find.

Rick

[laidout2times]

did you get it from a kid named andrew in rockaway, nj?

[honda250sx]

don't you worry where its coming from. you'll see it sunday...

[laidout2times]

huh? I meant tecaterick's. I looked at one that was for sale up there a while back.

[3Razors]

I can't wait for sun, sounds like a good one. I have tecates and worked on many others. The rear shock will prob need rebuilt but even with rebuild will soon blow again, I'd look for aftermarket unit. Check shift lever thats its nice and tight on the shaft, alot of them are loose and it strips out the shaft splines. Fuel valve is a cheap design, get a banshee one. Water pump seal will prob need replaced soon if its the original one. Get a Ricky flywheel before the oem one comes apart and tears up the stator and case.

[honda250sx]

Well here it is. Just got home. What a pain to change the plug! Brutal power!

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[fabiodriven]

I can't wait for sun, sounds like a good one. I have tecates and worked on many others. The rear shock will prob need rebuilt but even with rebuild will soon blow again, I'd look for aftermarket unit. Check shift lever thats its nice and tight on the shaft, alot of them are loose and it strips out the shaft splines. Fuel valve is a cheap design, get a banshee one. Water pump seal will prob need replaced soon if its the original one. Get a Ricky flywheel before the oem one comes apart and tears up the stator and case.

What he said...

Congrats, man. That is SA-WEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a fricken deal!

[Dirtcrasher]

WOW, real nice unit there Fro......

I bet something stupid fell on the dam headlight, certainly looks like a low hour machine.

Congrats, you deserve it!!

[dcreel]

Let me say.. that I am certainly GREEN with envy. Hell of a deal..

[MonroeMike]

Real nice looking bike.

[tanks350x]

Wow, awesome score Jeff,,, I'm jealous for sure

[HondaHarry]

nice! congrats! HH

[atctim]

Very very nice score Jeff. Those are, in my opinion, the best looking trike ever produced hands down. Good luck with the old girl!

[i58829]

Very nice, gotta love when a guy gets something he really wants, and didn't just buy it make a quick couple hundred bucks. Enjoy that one, there aren't too many of those things floating around that are running or basket cases...

[DeePa]

if youre gonna ride it at all, take off the toolbox and overflow bottle asap

[Russell 350X]

Very nice buy Jeff!!

[blue27]

very nice find

[inv3ctiv3]

Damn nice trike! Lots of sweet finds have been happening the past couple of weeks

[350Xccelerator]

Congrats! awesome T3!!

[honda250sx]

Thanks Guys!

Any tips on changing the plugs on these? Special wrench? Its a PAIN!

Previous owner ran NOTHING but golden spectro in this its entire life. One little premix bottle to five gallons of 93 octane. Not sure what that calculates to but it doesnt make sense to change a good thing. Its a 24 yr old machine on an original motor.

I need to ditch the twister. Its just to retarded to ride with. I dispise it already in just a short time.

Need to get with Hornet and get new headlight and shrouds. Already have new plastic coming from Kawasaki dealer. Got all new ALLBALLS kits for it all around. Got a new RK xring for it and ordered sprockets from Sprocket Specialist.

I'll investigate the flywheel and waterpump as well.

Stock rear rotor gaurd is in MINT shape. The coolant bottle was melted slightly by the pipe at one time and there is pin hole in the top of it. Shifter is loose. Probably going to need a shift shaft if its still available. I tried to tighten it up already. Shock is a little spongy.

The only thing it was missing was a lower chain roller. I quickly put a new 34mm ALLBALLS one on and took care of that problem.

[fabiodriven]

Thanks Guys!



I need to ditch the twister. Its just to retarded to ride with. I dispise it already in just a short time.



Now Jeffry, I'm going to pretend I didn't read that. Had I actually read something like that I might be inclined to tell you to grow a set.:D

[NewfieBish]

id pay $1200 for that any day man, good score, i wish i could get one myself!

[dcreel]

When the shifter on my Tecate got loose and wouldn't tighten enough, I file each side of the inside of the crimp so it will crimp down more. It hasn't loosened up since. Just an idea.

[nd4speed]

When the shifter on my Tecate got loose and wouldn't tighten enough, I file each side of the inside of the crimp so it will crimp down more. It hasn't loosened up since. Just an idea.

I did this more than once with a cut off wheel for my Tecates. It works.

[hondawasaki]

Wow absolutly sweet for the price. Good luck on the restore!!

[posty2100]

Thanks Guys!

Any tips on changing the plugs on these? Special wrench? Its a PAIN!

Previous owner ran NOTHING but golden spectro in this its entire life. One little premix bottle to five gallons of 93 octane. Not sure what that calculates to but it doesnt make sense to change a good thing. Its a 24 yr old machine on an original motor.

I need to ditch the twister. Its just to retarded to ride with. I dispise it already in just a short time.

Need to get with Hornet and get new headlight and shrouds. Already have new plastic coming from Kawasaki dealer. Got all new ALLBALLS kits for it all around. Got a new RK xring for it and ordered sprockets from Sprocket Specialist.

I'll investigate the flywheel and waterpump as well.

Stock rear rotor gaurd is in MINT shape. The coolant bottle was melted slightly by the pipe at one time and there is pin hole in the top of it. Shifter is loose. Probably going to need a shift shaft if its still available. I tried to tighten it up already. Shock is a little spongy.

The only thing it was missing was a lower chain roller. I quickly put a new 34mm ALLBALLS one on and took care of that problem.


for the spark plug, look in the tool kit for the plug wrench, it is easy with the wrench, I have never tried it without it but it does look fun

i understand where you are coming from with the twist throttle, it is crazy to ride with the twist throttle on a 2 stroke like this

I found by T3 in about the same condition as yours from original owner and it had the plug wrench in the toolbox

Great buy and hope you take care of it for a long time

[devilman]

nice tecate man. i have a lead on one myself. hopefully i can get ahold of the guy and get a good deal like yours or hopefully better.

[MIK6]

That's a great find!!!
I'm in Oswego NY. let em know if you have any questions about it as you go!!

Watch for that left hand thread nut if you get into the motor. Almost every T3 has that thing busted off!!

MIK6 / Mike

[honda250sx]

Looked in the tool kit this AM and its empty... No tools. Bummer. That plug is a MF'er!

Anyone have any other tips?

[3Razors]

Its a looker...the trick for the spark plug is to get a spark plug socket with a hex on the top, then you put a wrench on the hex. It will take a lil finese and be tough if you have gorilla hands though.

One pint of golden spectro with 5 gallons isn't enough oil, since its a blend add more to get in the 24-32:1 range, the crankshaft will thank you for it.

[Dirtcrasher]

Sounds like you can braise a nut on top of an old deep socket (maybe some trimming) and call it a day :D

[honda250sx]

I plan to run between 32:1 and 40:1. Moose has a similar to stock plug wrench.

[honda250sx]

What is a good thumb throttle to put on this guy? Any ideas on what I need 3razors?

[Jason Hall]

Does It have a Mikuni or PWK keihin??

[honda250sx]

I believe its a stock Mikuni Jason.

[hondawasaki]

I run the thumb throttle from a LT500, i'm pretty sure the later LT250's have the same one. Looks nice, and works great.

[3Razors]

If its stock you should have a Mikuni vm34mm carb. You can use the stock thumb throttle from the 87 Tecate 4 (not sure about the 88 because it came with a keihin), it accepts the original Tecate 3 cable no problem.

[honda250sx]

That throttle doesn't seem the easiest thing to come by. Are there any other newer kawi's that will adapt?

[lndy650]

Its a looker...the trick for the spark plug is to get a spark plug socket with a hex on the top, then you put a wrench on the hex. It will take a lil finese and be tough if you have gorilla hands though.

One pint of golden spectro with 5 gallons isn't enough oil, since its a blend add more to get in the 24-32:1 range, the crankshaft will thank you for it.


Golden Spectro is ment to run between 40 and 50:1 you will have sludge blowing out the exhaust any richer. i ran a lot of 2 strokes for years with Golden Spectro at 50:1. this oil at 50:1 provides plenty of lube to the crank bearings
"Because we significantly reduce excessive solvents (present in most two-cycle blends), running Golden Spectro® Two-Cycle Pre-Mix Blend at leaner ratios provides a higher level of detonation protection, stops plug fouling and smoking."

[honda250sx]

Golden Spectro is ment to run between 40 and 50:1 you will have sludge blowing out the exhaust any richer. i ran a lot of 2 strokes for years with Golden Spectro at 50:1. this oil at 50:1 provides plenty of lube to the crank bearings
"Because we significantly reduce excessive solvents (present in most two-cycle blends), running Golden Spectro® Two-Cycle Pre-Mix Blend at leaner ratios provides a higher level of detonation protection, stops plug fouling and smoking."

Funny you should mention this indy. The previous owner swore up and down he added one bottle to 5 gallons. Its all he has ever run in it. Its a 23 yr old bike with an original motor. Never been torn down. He said anything else and it will foul plugs like a trailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotr ailpro.

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[Dirtcrasher]

Conflicting info I guess.

Thats an 86, back when I was running 82,84 and 86 model 2 strokes, all I ran was one bottle of Golden Spectro to 5 gallons. If I just rebuilt the topend, I'd use 4 gallons of gas.......

I never blew up any of my 2 strokes back then and I rode them pretty hard :D

[honda250sx]

Steve good point. I called spectro and they said RUN IT!

[fabiodriven]

Yup, I've run Spectro for years at one bottle to five gallons.

[honda250sx]

Yup, I've run Spectro for years at one bottle to five gallons.

Really John? No big deal huh?

[Dirtcrasher]

If he runs it in his 85, I'd say run it in yours; In his case it certainly seems to make it pretty dam fast :D

[3Razors]

Golden Spectro is ment to run between 40 and 50:1 you will have sludge blowing out the exhaust any richer. i ran a lot of 2 strokes for years with Golden Spectro at 50:1. this oil at 50:1 provides plenty of lube to the crank bearings
"Because we significantly reduce excessive solvents (present in most two-cycle blends), running Golden Spectro® Two-Cycle Pre-Mix Blend at leaner ratios provides a higher level of detonation protection, stops plug fouling and smoking."

I would never run a synthetic/petroleum blended oil at 50:1 no matter what the bottle says. Full Synthetic MAYBE if its just a trail bike without alot of wot. Its all marketing hype..And I've found that more oil does not equal more spooge and fouled plugs if the bike is jetted right. I'm sure that tecate runs just fine the way it is however I would not consider that the end all because yes it is 23 years old but it has low hours and prob hasn't been run too hard as the stock tires are barely worn. I guarantee if you took apart that motor and mic'd all the surfaces out you will have more wear than if it had been run at 20-32:1. Take 2 pieces of metal put a tiny drop of high tech synthetic oil between them now rub them together hard and at 11k rpms for a couple hours ...now try it on another set but with lots more drops of oil between them this time ..now after all this measure the metal pieces and calculate the wear ...every time the one set with more oil will l always show less wear doesnt matter what lingo they used on back of the premix bottle to sell it. The more rpms you have the more oil is needed, plus more oil equals more power and less wear everytime. Gordon Jennings, Calvin Pollet, Harry Klemm and any of the other top 2 stroke builders in the world will say the same thing.

[fabiodriven]

Really John? No big deal huh?

Lately I've been using alot of synthetic, but the Spectro has always been the old reliable. I always have a bottle on hand. Myself and all my buddies have all run Spectro for as long as I can remember, and all of us have always done one bottle to five gallons. I'm talking since I was 12 so that's.......18 years. Never had a problem.

[3Razors]

That throttle doesn't seem the easiest thing to come by. Are there any other newer kawi's that will adapt?

I don't know of any others off hand, I have heard hearsay that the Bayou series quads might used the same throttle but I can't confirm it, maybe cross reference the part numbers to find a match.

[honda250sx]

Well I can tell you one thing. I wont be riping it around WOT all the time. Hell I'll just back yard cruise it and rip it down to my buddies place now and again. I'm not out to do any ridiculous long hour riding. I think I'll mix it 40:1 and run it.

[3Razors]

In that case you should be fine. Its same as 2 stroke Trials bikes that are torqing around obstacles, the manufacturers recommend 60:1 because they dont ever see any high rpm.

[honda250sx]

Razor this thing smokes now at the presumed to be 52:1... I cant imagine this guy running 24:1?

What do you run your T3 at?

[3Razors]

Smokes like mesquito control or just more so than other 2 strokes you have been around? Assuming that the motor is solid with good compression I'd say its the 50:1. The thing is that Tecate is showroom stock with probably the factory jetting which is designed for the factory recommended 20:1 ratio. When you have a 50:1 mixture you have to lean out the jetting also to compensate for it. This is where it gets confusing for some folks but richer mixtures need larger jets and leaner mixtures need smaller jets (it has to do with flow rates of thin/thick liquids.) With that jetting you have too much gas/oil mix flowing which will run rich, foul plugs, and smoke alot. As an experiment you could drain the present gas and mix up some 20:1, it should clear things up and pull harder.

With blended oils like Maxima Super-M, Yamalube, Honda HP2, Goldenr Spectro ect I mix them 24-32:1. I run my Tecates at 24:1 with a blended oil.

Another tip is to try and find a oil with a green or blue dye. This helps avoid that brown discoloration with the tank. Also I'd snag a free flowing silencer like DG or so, it will really wake it up!

[Micahdogg]

Great looking machine Honda250X! I would say that for $1200, with a title, you shouldn't have to lose money on it. Sounds like it was a good deal for both parties.

Micah

[userj8670]

Ok so i just got back from seeing this thing in person and I can say its NICE!!! Not to mention i got to ride it....THIS THING IS FACKING NUTS!! Im cruzin along and decide to open it up a little, not nearly all the way, and this thing accelerated balls to the wall. Felt like a rocket ship and i was going to take off from the ground! I have never been on anything like this before. I thought my 350x was pretty nuts but this thing scared the **** outta me. I can only imagine what some work will do for this thing. Thanks again for the ride Jeff and yes this is as nice as he says it is...


Jim

[honda250sx]

LOL Jim,

Yep its pretty fun. Waiting for the bearings and sprockets to come in to throw some new parts at her.

[BigGreenMachine]

Get a throttle? Sprock still make those billet thumb throttles?

Nice T3 BTW!!!!

[honda250sx]

Started collecting new parts for a new project. My local kawi dealer has alot of stuff on the shelf. I bought alot if not all the T3 stuff. I ordered a new front and rear fender as well as a new T4 thumb throttle. Thank goodness I get cost on this stuff!

Thanks to Justin at Hornet for the sick repro shrouds and headlight bezel. Speed and sport even hooked me up with decals.

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[MudBug]

looks awesome. hows userj's SX goin ?

[honda250sx]

Its in a million pieces bug... Me and Jim can never get on the same page to put it together...

[i58829]

Man people are gonna cry when they find out you got NOS plastics. Are those OEM or aftermarket pieces? I dont know a ton about the T3 stuff other than you can't get the right tank shroud anywhere on-line...

[sblt500r]

those brake pads won't fit the 86. maybe the 87 rear, but i'm not sure.

i never knew the repro plastics looked that good.

[honda250sx]

No worries Shawn. There not for this. They ended up in the picture though as I was putting them away.

The repops are super nice!

Do you use AllBalls seal heads in your KXT shocks that you rebuild?

[honda250sx]

Got some more parts stashed away. New RX-Chain. New PBI sprockets 13-37. NOS kick starter and fork seals. New Tecate 4 thumb throttle. New bumper for the shock. And of course a microfiche for it.

Waiting on more allballs kits. Seal head for the shock. NOS front fender and rear fender.



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[alexandros]

looks great!!!
You still can find oem parts that here in Greece we dont...

[honda250sx]

Thanks to 3Razors for the tip on petcocks. I was going to get a rebuild kit for my 86 but he advised me to just replace it with a banshee petcock. Which works great for me working at a yamaha dealer. Total cost was just over $14 dollars for a COMPLETE unit. Thanks man!

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[Maico]

Jeff...Is that a direct bolt on or do you have to perform any mods to make it fit...i.e....elongate/enlarge mounting holes??

[honda250sx]

From what Razors tells me its lock and load. PM me if you NEED one of above. I can hook a brother up.

[honda250sx]

Got the front fender in finally. Waiting on the rear yet. I got the rest of the allballs bearings and two bearings for the uni-trak linkage. Setup a Sudco dealer account at work and got the parts I need to freshen up the carb. The stock carb has a 3.3 needle and seat. Thats just huge!

Anyone use an AllBalls seal head for there shock before?

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[Dirtcrasher]

I love watching this before my eyes :D

Great stuff Jeffro!! Be awesome if you made it down for that auction!!

[Saul]

Jeff - do you plan on going all out with this build like you did with the Tr-Z? If so - wowsers, should be worth watching!

Your attention to detail on the Z was downright insane.

[honda250sx]

Brosef. I plan on doing it just as big!

No shame in this game. Ask those who have seen the Z in person.

Mean green will be just as crazy!

[racerxxx]

Nice score, is Obama paying for these parts???? Or have you found employment, reguardless enough teasing with the front fender, let's see those rear fenders!!!!!!!!!! You have a serious N.O.S. addiction. Keep the pics coming, can't wait to watch this to unfold.

[honda250sx]

Haha. No this is not an Obama Admin funded project. This is straight up working man's money. I can't gain any money by keeping it in the worthless banks. I'd rather invest in a sweet project!

[honda250sx]

Finally got all my plastics. Still trying to decide on frame powdercoat. Debating on a ZINC plated frame. I just think it would be totally different. My tucker rocky rep gave me some free contour fat bars and mounts so I figured I'd put them to use. Its nice to have that kind of connection.

Trying to get ahold of AussieDuner to see if he still makes the UFO air box covers. Anyone know?

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[laidout2times]

Nice parts collection you have there. Excited to follow the build.

[honda250sx]

Been spending some time with the green. Got a few more parts for it as of late. New PRM bumper. Finally got the levers sorted out. Machined some parts. Machined a master cylinder cover, anodized some stuff, and etched in the dealer I work for's logo. Received Shawn's repro rubber grommets. They are super nice! Thanks Shawn.

Fired up the old cnc and cranked out some medical grade TI banjo's and brake bleeders! Thats right Titanium, why? Why not. LOL

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[Dirtcrasher]

May I please have some bleeders :D

24 or so ought to last my lifetime :lol:

All looking super nice, thank god typing doesn't require a voice huh??!!

EDIT - I still have a present for you :D bribe bribe bribe....................

[bigpimpin]

what's the taillight from?

[Hoosier_Daddy]

This thing is going to be sweet.

[honda250sx]

what's the taillight from?

Yamaha YFZ450. I use them on all my trikes. They are by far the BRIGHTEST tail light I have seen for an atv/atc. They were originally used on yamaha's R1 sportbike.

[ceaserthethird]

Any UP-DATES Jeff ? ? ?

[want250r]

that's friggin' beautiful!!!!

[clutchcargo]

I may have missed it somewhere, but what's your plan for the tank? Looks awesome, can't wait to see it done!

[honda250sx]

Updates to follow soon. I wish I had a clark for this old girl. Anyone ever seen an NOS tank for one of these? Bet it brought some MULAH!

[MudBug]

Updates to follow soon. I wish I had a clark for this old girl. Anyone ever seen an NOS tank for one of these? Bet it brought some MULAH!

I thought they did start selling Clarkes?

[Curtis-Tecate3]

Updates to follow soon. I wish I had a clark for this old girl. Anyone ever seen an NOS tank for one of these? Bet it brought some MULAH!


I have a brand new tank on my 86 that has been sitting for years and has only had a sniff of fuel in it. I could probably sel it for more than the entire bike...... One of these days I will go through it and get it running again.

Curtis

[honda250sx]

Even if I did find a new one...I don't think I could bare to unpackage it and bolt it up.

[250rmanfmf]

There is another thread on this site that says clarke tanks look. They talk about clarke starting to make tanks for the tecates. Take a look at it.

Tyler

[honda250sx]

Yeah I know bud. I talked to Chris from Clarke at Indy dealer expo.

[honda250sx]

A monstrous man from Germany was at my house yesterday and dropped me off some utter killer delicious hand crafted goodness for this project. Hagen, you sir are the MAN! Yamahondaman front axle and swinger bolt in STAINLESS HOLLLLLARRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

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[honda250sx]

I cannot stop looking at these. They rode around with me in the car all day just so I could stare at them. Works of art!

[MudBug]

Awesome stuff ! When does teardown begin? :naughty:

[Xpress]

Them some big footpegs :naughty:

[motoman1012002]

I like them pegs

[brapp]

makes me want to do somethign with mine now lol

[D-dub]

Those are some nice goodies, who made the pegs?? They look beautiful

[honda250sx]

makes me want to do somethign with mine now lol

Brapp why don't you just sell that stuff to me? Hook a brother up!

[honda250sx]

All this Tecate stuff going on lately has really rekindled my interest in getting mine together and rolling. Had to have the swingarm x-ray'd and welded as it was cracked in a ton of places. Got that all squared away now. Also had to find a rear axle carrier that was not demolished like mine. My original had been welded way to many times. I finally found a mint one. Thought I had two mint ones but a member who will go un-named screwed me over on it. They are hard to find!

Got the shock polished by GKing, got the o-ring and piston whiper from Shawn here on the boards. Installed a new bumper and allballs seal head as well as a NOS HOT PINK progressive suspension rear spring!

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Powdercoated the front hub and loaded with new allballs as well. Sporting one of the first stainless front axles Ronnie ever made. Thanks to Ed tecate-z for sending them to Ronnie to have them made. This was the last thing Ronnie sent me before he passed away.

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[atc007]

Gonna be a sweet build !!!!

[userj8670]

that shock looks trick!

[honda250sx]

Its nice an fresh now. No longer a pogo stick. All new guts and new oil and nitro!

[Tippmann98]

Any more progess made?

[Xowner]

Yeah, were is this guy? He bought a 10 inch wheel from me. I need to talk to him! Never heard from hims again? Anyone know whats up? I hope all is well.

[honda250sx]

Yeah, were is this guy? He bought a 10 inch wheel from me. I need to talk to him! Never heard from hims again? Anyone know whats up? I hope all is well.

I did? I do not have any PM's or emails about this. Was my name on the preorder? I have been in and out of the country a lot. Please clear this up for me xowner. My apologies.

[Xowner]

I did? I do not have any PM's or emails about this. Was my name on the preorder? I have been in and out of the country a lot. Please clear this up for me xowner. My apologies.

DOH! it was a guy with a very similar screen name! Sorry for the confusion !!!

[honda250sx]

Man! Its been a minute since I had a second and a half to work on anything with wheels! My job has kept me traveling, installing and repairing CNC machines all over the place! Got some time to play with parts for my Mean Green today. Finally got my brake calipers all back together with new pistons, seal kits and pads. Along with some fresh powder coat and some super trick Titanium bleeders and banjo bolts! Need to powdercoat the swingarm still. Had to have that welded as it was cracked in multiple spots. Got some fork boots thru WPS for the front end as well. The last picture is of the TRX250R thumb throttle that I modified in the mill to accept an 86 KXT throttle cable. It has been fitted with an insert that has the proper M8x1.25mm thread to accept the Kawi throttle cable. I love the smoothness of these throttles. I wouldnt have had to modify this if I had an 86 250 R cable laying around but this literally took 15 minutes to do on the mill.

Hope to have my new Dura-Blue axle for this sometime this week!

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[malibulvr]

Wow, looking good, I hear ya when it comes to being too busy to play. I swear I barely have time to wheel with the kids, much less work on my projects.

[MonkOFox]

1200!? Buy that sh*t for sure.

Looks great!