Heres my Tecate trike

[Home Wood]

Hey guys. I got referred to this site through another atv site and I really like it. Here is a pic of my '84 Tecate 250 trike basket case. It's missing misc. hardware, but for the most part it's all there. Some idiot welded the sprocket to the axle and the axle needs bearings. I also need a rear brake master cylinder. the frame and front end are good and the motor needs a top end, but seems solid. Is this worth rebuilding or saving for parts? I'd really like to find a 4 stroke kawasaki bike for the engine and controls.
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[maggiesboy]

hells yes! you gots a fixer!

[SYKO]

rebuild that puppy!! tecates are few and far between, you will never regret sinking money in that thing, when you fire it back up and riiiiippppp!!! there isnt a decent 4-poker worth putting into that beast how much do you have in it now?

:welcome: oh yea welcome to the site, 2 rulz that stand out here, dont sell out for a quad and wear your helmet!! lol !:TrikesOwn

[Home Wood]

:lol: That's for sure! I bought it from my buddy for $250.00. Have not put another dime in it yet.

[SYKO]

sweet!!! not bad for that man!!! and not bad for a tecate!!! its a fixer in MY book!!

[Home Wood]

Thanks for the friendly welcome. I have two quads already, so what can I say?:D

[scooterroo]

nice to see another green machine regain life. should be a nice project and hope all comes out as planned. theres not quite as many tecate owners here as the others like r's and tri-z's, but there is definately alot of info on here for them from alot of good, knowledgeful, people. i am reaching the finishing stages of my restore, and probably couldnt of done it with alot of help from the peeps on here. goodluck on the restore, keep us posted as to your progress.

[Home Wood]

Will do. Competition 2 stroke in Benson NC supposedly had 15 tecate trikes for parts. He won't sell a whole bike to make life a little easier, but I'll have to make a list and head out there.

[scooterroo]

they have a website? whats his number, always good to have spare parts.

[Home Wood]

I don't have the # off hand, but they are in the yellow pages. Competition Two Stroke, Benson NC. Any internet yellow pages should get it for you.

[Motoboy]

Welcome to the site....I wish you would have found it a little earlier, I live in Salisbury (about 1 1/2 hours from Raliegh) and I've got an '84 Tecate for sale.

Here's a link to the classified....I guess it's a little bit late now......http://www.3wheelerworldforums.com/showthread.php?t=58731

Congrats on saving the Tecate, glad to see another one being brought back to life.

[Home Wood]

Thanks Moto, I guess if I'm too late you sold it huh? It may take a while to get it back together. I'm going to take my time and do it right, not worth it to just hack it back together.

[Yamaha Tri-Moto]

Very cool. You never see those up here.

[Home Wood]

You got some sweet bikes there man. I've always liked Big Reds. Theres an old guy down the street from me and he has a big red and uses it around his big garden. I wish he'd sell it.

[Eric250R]

:welcome: :welcome: Damn....I want a Tecate!!

[theonlyjosh]

looks like it's gunna be a long rebuild with a lot of money involved, lookin forward to progress pics! good luck man!

[Home Wood]

It's definately going to take some time and $$$. I'm not going to go bankrupt doing it though, I'll get the parts when extra dough comes up, but I can always clean, scrape and paint everything for now. I'm going the spray paint route for the frame and engine. Several coats and then clear coat. The plastics will look horrible on a clean frame, maybe I'll Krylon those with their plastic paint or just get new plastics. I think I'll start with a nice freshly painted frame and work from the ground up. The work is half the fun, right??:lol:

[ausatc70]

kx500 motor time!

[Home Wood]

kx500 motor time!

Hold on!!!:twisted:

[Motoboy]

Thanks Moto, I guess if I'm too late you sold it huh? It may take a while to get it back together. I'm going to take my time and do it right, not worth it to just hack it back together.

Nope...I still have it.

I was saying it was to late because you already bought one.

If your not going to use that engine.....whats the chances of it having a good stator & flywheel? If it does....would you sell it?

I don't know if will be any help to you but here is a link to the rebuild of my Tecate.....http://www.3wheelerworldforums.com/showthread.php?t=27860

[Home Wood]

If I find a different engine and all controls with it for cheap money, I'll sell you what I have, but untill then I'm just going to plan on sticking with the original motor.

[aquapunk]

looks like you got yourself a good deal, ive never seen a kawi trike around here, only hondas and yamis... looking forward to seeing some progress pics, o yeah :welcome: :welcome: