View Full Version : JBKX's Sweet 86 Tecate
Billy Golightly
10-23-2003, 11:43 AM
1986 KXT250 TECATE.
BOUGHT NEW IN 1987.
+6" WESTCOAST SWINGARM.
TRINITY STAGE 2 MOTOR.
CUSTOM BUILT EXHAUST.
93 KX250 BOYESEN RAD VALVE.
39 PWK KEIHIN CARB.
LOTS OF CHROME.
He also has an 86 with a KX500 engine, and another 86 he's restoring to original specs.
Levithan
10-23-2003, 01:23 PM
Geez! Wish i had one of those! How does it handle?
I REALLY COULDN'T TELL THAT THE HANDLING SUFFERRED WHEN I PUT THE +6" SWINGARM ON IT, BUT I RIDE MOSTLY IN THE DUNES. THIS LAST WEEKEND I WAS HILLCLIMBING AGAINST A SLICK BANSHEE IN THE SAND AND WHIPPING HIM PRETTY BAD. THE NEXT THING I KNOW HE'S STOPPED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DUNE SO I PULLED UP TO B.S. HE HAD GERNADED HIS CLUTCH TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH MY OLD HEAP! GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT THE "TRAINING WHEEL" UP FRONT ON A QUAD CREATES TOO MUCH RESISTANCE!!! I TOLD HIM FOR ANOTHER $800 OR SO HE COULD FIX THE WEAK trailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro CLUTCH AND HAVE A CHANCE AGAINST MY 17 YEAR OLD 250!!
Curtis-Tecate3
10-23-2003, 02:39 PM
Very Nice T3 JBKX. I assume that you are in Cali. It is always good to hear about the almighty banshee getting beaten by an old 3 wheeler. Some people just never want to believe these stories so lets hear some more. I would like to see some info on the KX500 motored T3 and its installation. How about some pics of the KXT500! You can email me if you do not prefer to respond on the board.
Curtis
tecate3@aol.com
86 KXT250 Tecate
85 ATC 200X
3WheelsForever
10-23-2003, 04:01 PM
That has got to be one of the nicest T3s I've seen. Great Job. I would also like some more info on your KX500 powered tecate when you get the time.
Aaron2003
10-23-2003, 04:56 PM
:shock: yes very kick ass wheeler youve got, best thing is that it looks that nice and you drive it.... good man 8)
86250RZ
10-23-2003, 05:26 PM
:shock: Thats one nice Kawi. one of the nicest ive seen, keep up the good. 8)
Yardbird
10-23-2003, 05:36 PM
That Tecate kicks ASSSSSSSS! It's nice to hear stories of the 'ole' trikes tearing up them new fangled overengined and overweight golfcarts.
I'LL GET SOME PICS OF THE 500 SOON. IT'S GETTING THE STOCK SWINGARM LENGTHENED 8" AS SOON AS I GET SOME TIME. I ALSO LUNCHED 4TH GEAR GIVING IT HECK OUT ON THE HIGHWAY (CLOSED COURSE, WINK,WINK). I'M GOING TO SPLIT THE CASES SOON AND FIX AND REPAIR. WHILE IT'S APART I'M GOING TO SEND THE CRANK OFF TO GET IT BALANCED. IT VIBRATES SOME BUT NOT TOO BAD. THE INSTALL WAS A PIECE OF CAKE. I FABBED 2 NEW FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS AND HAD FTZ BUILD A DRAG PIPE. THAT'S ABOUT IT!! 5TH GEAR WHEELIES ARE A BIT TOO MUCH FOR ME. BY THE WAY, I LIVE IN KANSAS NOT CALI. ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GONNA LOAD UP THE TECATES AND HEAD TO GLAMIS IF IT'S STILL OPEN FOR RIDING, NOT JUST LIZARD AND DESERT FLOWER WATCHING WITH THE TREE HUGGERS!!
motoman1012002
10-23-2003, 06:04 PM
Sweet bike man i live in kansas city missouri. we need to ride together some time. you wanna sell a tecate to me
wizzard
10-23-2003, 08:05 PM
that bike is the sh....................
sportvette
10-23-2003, 08:57 PM
where do you get parts for your tecate? does kawi still sell them?
3WheelsForever
10-23-2003, 10:56 PM
Ok. I'll be looking for the 500 pictures soon. If you could would you mind not typing in all caps. To some people it is considered yelling on the internet. Just wanted to let you know, and again awesome tecate. :-D
CHAINSAW
10-24-2003, 06:39 PM
Kansas? Damn where at dude.. Im in the SW corner. We need to get together sometime and ride.
WOW!! that is the sweetest T3 i have ever seen, it is beutiful!! you must have $pent a lot of time & endless effort for it to look that good. are you gonna replace them shock boots? ;) I hate to be nosy but around about what kind of monies have you put into it? if you don't mind me askin. I understand if you wish not to answer that question. I would love to see that kxt 500 :!:
I live near Wichita and go to Waynoka OK 3 or 4 times a year.
About the fork boots, I'm looking for a pair of fork wiper (gaitors) and would be willing to pay good money for a pair or two. If none are to be had, I'll have to buy a new set of boots. If anyone has a set of gaitors I'd be willing to talk turkey!!!!
JMiller
11-24-2003, 12:34 PM
Nice bike!! What kind of pipe/silencer is that?
motoman1012002
11-25-2003, 12:05 AM
that is the sweetest tecate i have ever ever seen
sportvette
11-25-2003, 09:14 AM
i think he said its a bill's pipe. its nice.
nice bike.
The pipe is a custom built unit. the pipe builder for Trinity Racing made it. I don't know who he is. When I sent my engine to Trinity they got him to build it to their specs. That was about 7 or 8 years ago so I doubt if they remember doing it. It is a 3 piece design (expansion chamber, stinger, silencer). I have a Bill's and a DG complete exhausts each, but they are not for sale.
200x Basket
11-25-2003, 04:33 PM
I have a Bill's and a DG complete exhausts each, but they are not for sale.
HMMM, would you consider a trade for an after market finish line (jimmy white replica) axle and the dura blue hubs to fit 8" rims? it is a real trick set up.
REDMAN225
11-25-2003, 05:38 PM
very sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SORRY, NO TRADES. I ALREADY HAVE A SET OF DURABLUE HUBS FOR A T-4 THAT WILL ALSO WORK ON 86-87 T-3 SPLINES THAT ARE ON A 4 - 110MM PATTERN. THEY'RE EXPENSIVE BUT STILL AVAILABLE I BELIEVE FROM DURABLUE.
200x Basket
11-27-2003, 08:24 AM
cool. the jimmy white axle actually has the same spline as the 84-85 t3 so the hubs i have wont fit a stock 86 axle.
never hurts to ask 8)
Red Rider
12-01-2003, 01:00 AM
JBKX, you've got a bit$@in looking Tecate there! My friend had an 87 Tecate that he bought new in late 86. He had painted his frame green also, had green fork boots, green rear hubs, & a blue rear shock spring. He put a vented airbox lid & a DG Type II silencer on it with the stock pipe. That thing was wickedly fast! He sold it about 4 years later to get a faster car. These days he swears by Banshees, but dreams of owning another Tecate. Don't make the same mistake he did.
Do you have any experience with, or know much about Tecate-4's?
motoman1012002
12-03-2003, 01:24 AM
where the 500 pics
IT'S STILL BEING REFINED. I BLEW 4TH GEAR OUT OF IT AND THAT'S MY NEWT PROJECT.
motoman1012002
12-03-2003, 03:23 PM
so why dony uo sell me your one tecate
OZQUAD44
12-03-2003, 09:45 PM
JBKX
That is a work of art that bike. It looks like a KX inlet manifold your runinng there. Do you foul the air filter with your leg when you are riding it? Is the rear plastic your running Maier plastic? Where are these kx500 pictures. I had considered doing a kx500 swap into my tecate, Is it dificult. Will the bike pipe fit in the trike frame, can it still be ridden at a reasonable pace or is it just an all out race machine now?
motoman1012002
12-12-2003, 11:08 AM
Im looking for a tecate to doright now. How are your cases painted i ride in the woods alot so. I dont want to clean the cases all the time. I like the green from and white swing arm thats the sweetest thing man. I want to restore one and take it to trike fest next summer.
1986 KXT250 TECATE.
BOUGHT NEW IN 1987.
+6" WESTCOAST SWINGARM.
TRINITY STAGE 2 MOTOR.
CUSTOM BUILT EXHAUST.
93 KX250 BOYESEN RAD VALVE.39 PWK KEIHIN CARB.
LOTS OF CHROME.
He also has an 86 with a KX500 engine, and another 86 he's restoring to original specs.
That's factory rear plastic. :-D
A beautiful machine!
smokinp
12-12-2003, 12:40 PM
Awesome! 8)
Get some Tal-Strip (made by marhyde) at a paint and body shop supplier and it will take the paint off of almost anything!! The KX500 is strictly a straight line monster. The KX500 pipe will work but you have to cut and reweld to fit.
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