1985 Tecate

[Tecate Karl]

I have what I beleive to be a 1985 Teacte it is titled as as a 1985 but has drum front breaks. As far as I know this bike is still all factory any help would be great. Another thing Im having issues with is finding some of the bearings and plastic any help would be great. Thanks Karl

[dcreel]

84 Tecate has a front drum brake, 85 has a disc. Bearings can be found at www.goallballs.com. The fenders are discontinued oem and now maier. Try ebay for the fenders. What color is your rear suspension linkage and swingarm? If it is gold it is an 84.

[dcreel]

If you are interested we have a group for the 84-85 Tecates, and there is all the info you need in there. Welcome to the site. Got any pics of your Tecate?

[Tecate Karl]

The linkage is gold and the swing arm is blue. do they have the linkage bearings too.

[dcreel]

Got any pics of the swingarm? It may be aftermarket. No I don't think that they have the linkage bearings. Kawasaki may still stock those. Try www.bikebandit.com for those. They have the schematics of the parts.

[Tecate Karl]

I do have some pics from before I started the rebuild going throught the whole thing. I will be posting pics as I go on the rebuild I'm down to the frame as well going to make it pretty and fast. Where is the section on the Tecates thanks

[dcreel]

Go to the groups tab to the right of the forum tab.

[Tecate Karl]

I have found bikebandit.com to be my friend I have found with some of the engine parts that are the same as the 1979 KX 250

[ScottZJ]

Cool congrats on snagging a tecate. I have an 84, 85 and 87 and love them all. I havent finished my red 84 or green 85 yet but cant wait to get them all going.

[mudbogger]

Congrats on the ride, try the group forum for tecate specs, etc.It is a great help!

[MonroeMike]

Welcome to the forum, Karl.

[Tecate 50]

Becarefull with some parts on Bikebandit.......they show they have the parts, but havent updated there site! A lot of the parts are discontinued! Good luck with the build!

[dcreel]

Becarefull with some parts on Bikebandit.......they show they have the parts, but havent updated there site! A lot of the parts are discontinued! Good luck with the build!

This is very true.. A few days after your order is in you will get an e-mail telling you the parts aren't available. It usually slows down your order as well.

[Tecate 50]

Dcreel you ready for Oklahoma?

[dcreel]

I need to get the seals out of my 85 forks (having trouble with that) replace seals, mount forks and fill with fluid. Replace a stripped out shifter and we are ready. 200x needs the rear shock rebuilt. Anybody know of any place to find an 85 Tecate shift lever with the folding tip?

[dcreel]

I have a set of almost new trail pros. I may put them in for a distance throw... :-) Longest distance throw gets the set.

[Tecate 50]

Shifters are getting tough to find......whats the problem with the fork disassembly?

[dcreel]

Seals won't come out. I've tried putting them in the sink in hot water. Using a screw driver to pry them out. I just pry the metal part of the seal straight up, but the seal won't budge. I tried a 20" screwdriver through the other end of the fork lower to tap it out. Screwdriver wouldn't hit the side of the seal. Tried to bend it and broke the tip of the screwdriver off. There has got to be an easier way of doing this.. but I will be damned if I have figured it out yet. Worked on them for about 5 hours. Put a hammer through the top of my work bench. Needless to say I had to step away.

[Tecate Karl]

I found one that will fit on rockymountainatv.com its off a 1979 kx 250 its just a touch shorter but I notice no diffrence personaly

[aldochina]

i thought bike bandit was one of the few sites that keeps an up to date parts list? havnt ordered from there in awhile , but i use it alot to cross reference parts availibility. Still waiting on pics here!!

[dcreel]

I don't think so, the last 2 times I have ordered parts from bikebandit the parts were available on the web site, but I got an e-mail from them a few days later saying the parts are discontinued. I had to get the parts from ebay.