Nice 250r '85

[84250r]

Heres a VERY nice atc 250r. Looks good dont it? Its not mine. I wish it was,why becuz i wouldnt of parted it out like the guy that bought it. My words can not describe how sadden i am by this.

[mike from long island]

it is sad how can i get some of the parts???

[84250r]

Mike,

Here ya go

http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&include=0&userid=nascarfan8@msn.com&sort=3&rows=200&since=-1&rd=1

[sandrooster]

Is this guy a legit business or a chop shop?

[84250r]

legit business

[lisnup65]

I have purchased from him before! I can say this though, I will NEVER purchase from him again. That is a disgrace to tear down a perfect good machine all out of greed. He could have easily sold that machine for $2500.00 complete, but he would rather part it for around $3000.00 before all his ebay fees, etc.... I know people that do the same as this guy, get a machine and chop it as the parts are generally worth more. Well at least they have the integrity to realize that a super nice machine would be better in a good home. Maybe its just me, but I find it heart recking to see items like that destroyed for the all mighty couple extra dollars.

If he wanted a good 250R to part, that was not as nice as the 1 he did, I would have traded the trailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro! He would have gotten the same monies.

[84250r]

I couldnt agree more. I can see parting out a trike that cant be saved, but THIS. Pure BS.

[lisnup65]

I emailed him and chewed him out. Here is my message to him.

I cannot beleive that you destroyed such a nice machine! You could have easily gotten $2500.00+ intact and made someone that was looking for a 250R very happy. It would have saved you serious ebay fees, and a trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro load of time. Machines that clean are harder and harder to come by and people like you make me feel sick. Would you by a Classic 68 Chevelle that is mint and part it? I would have traded you for a clean, but not as clean 250R that you could have destroyed. I guess its the all mighty dollar or few extra dollars that drives some.

His response



i felt sick tearing it apart, but if it was not for people like me you could not fix your bike and then all bikes would end up gone.i am doing a service to all the people that need that part and cant find it for a reasonable price.
but i understand where you are coming from .i told my wife that it should be against the law to part such a nice bike.



My return response

Thank you for the response, as I never expected 1. That machine just seemed so nice!!!!! I understand that you do offer a valuable parts service, but a machine that nice!!?? Their are plenty of rough machines out there to dismantle for parts. The few that are in great shape should be enshrined as they are classics from yesteryears greatness. Its like I said about classic cars. Their are those who only purpose left is for parts as its too costly to restore them. But when you find a rare gem, don't destroy it! If you don't want to keep it, their is always someone who will want it. I wish I would have known about that trike before it was disassembled!


This is like a new car dealer taking a car off the lot to give you parts for the car you wrecked! Except the car you wrecked has a readily supply of parts. Well the 3-wheelers are getting harder and harder to find nice. I spent a small fortune on my 85 250R resurecting it. trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro, if I could have just found a gem like the one that guy destroyed. I at least feel good that I saved a machine. It would have been one that was tetering on the point of a parts machine. Now its a good condition machine that will after next winter be a great condition machine.

[Billy Golightly]

Honestly in my opinon, probably 90% of the parts that were bought from that bike will go on someones ragged out POS that would have served a better purpose as a parts bike for the one that donated them the parts.

[ATC crazy]

That sucks. :evil: That WAS a beautiful trike. Its a shame it had to go like that. Now...about the chevy, I would rather drop it off a cliff. :twisted: :twisted:

[Darius1502]

what an asshole!!

[350Xccelerator]

i say we track him down and beat the trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro out of his stupid ass!!!! :evil:

[J.D.]

Yep that's it, violence HAS to be the answer.

[lushatc200x]

thats what you say. :rolleyes:

[FullBore]

VIOLENCE ISN'T NECESSARY




But it helps! :twisted:

[yyz4208@aol.com]

IF SOMEONE WANTS TO STRIP A TRIKE DOWN AND SELL IT THATS THERE BUSINESS

[BLAZERONE22]

I'm kinda mixed on this one, I've bought a bunch of parts off the guy, I'm pretty sure he's in to 350x's I'm dieing to know where he finds these trikes. He's parted out a bunch of nice bikes. I bought a 200x tank from him that did'nt have a scuff on it. Parting trikes in good shape does make me sick, and I agree he should sell them whole or at least offer them before he parts them. my 2 cents. :D

[KASEY]

this guy is just like the guy from inland atv,,, if he could sell for what they are worth all the nice trikes he wouldn't part them out ,,, how many of you people that are crying could afford to buy a couple a 250r's a year to keep them whole???? i have 3 250r's and can't afford to buy all i see ,,the guy from inland atv had a BEAUTIFUL 86 250r it was chrome white and blue,,, it was modded with all the kool stuff and very fast,, he tried to sell for $2500 and it sat for 6 months which was a bargian price to me!!! but with another $400 in shipping i couldn't do it,,,,,,,, its parts now and the parts went so high i didn't even get one piece,,,,,,,,,, he made alot off of it so unless you can find buyers then parts it is,,,, at least buy the parts and store them,,, like i do i have enough parts to build 3 more rolling chassis ,,,,,,,

[WI 350X]

I have bought a lot of stuff from this guy as well. And I will continue buying parts from him. YES he does part out beautiful bikes, but he also lives in a part of the country where ATCs are plentiful and not so popular. The one DIFFERENCE between this guy and all the other parts scalpers on Ebay is his starting prices are low, no reserve (for the most part), and his Buy It Now prices are unbelievable.

We need to praise guys like this instead of bad mouthing them. He buys bikes in EXCELLENT condition and sells the parts to people all over the country who don't have access to them at more than reasonable prices. The advantage of seeing pictures of the bike before dismantling is you know what condition it is in. I for one would rather buy parts from a mint condition bike than from some POS that has been rusting behind a garage for 15 years!!!