88-89 lt250r? I couldnt pass on this deal. What do you guys think?

• 88-89 lt250r? I couldnt pass on this deal. What do you guys think?
  Posted by 1nasty23 on 09 Jul, 2013 11:49
• Guy said it was a 86-87. I'm finding out as I go that its more likely a 88-89. Vin plate is no help so far. What do yallthink? I got it for dirt cheap.
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  Posted by 1nasty23 on 09 Jul, 2013 12:05
• Fmf silencer, pipe is red but I think it might be fmf too. Not sure what kinda nerfs it has but they are decent. Renthal bars too. 6 petal reeds, 5 bolt rear hubs. Reeds are trashed but it had halfway decent compression. Wiring is trashed. Plastics are trashed. I was thinking about a complete tear down and ground up restoration in its near future.
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  Posted by Q2W on 09 Jul, 2013 12:16
• check the 10th letter on the vin.  Tells you the year.
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  Posted by 1nasty23 on 09 Jul, 2013 12:18
• I'm thinking that whoever took the engine apart last had never heard of a gasket kit because everything except the head is put together with black silicone. Nice big gob of it in the intake behind the reed cage.
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  Posted by 1nasty23 on 09 Jul, 2013 12:20
• I cleaned the vin plate up as best I could and tried to read it but the plate itself is scratched up pretty bad. Doesn't look like it was ground down or anything. Its been in a ton of North Carolina mud from what I can tell.
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  Posted by Dangerouspower on 09 Jul, 2013 12:24
• That beast is in desperate need of restoration !!! 
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  Posted by Rider414 on 09 Jul, 2013 12:24
• That 250 needs some TLC for sure. Post some pic with it cleaned up abit. It's making me real sad. 
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  Posted by 1nasty23 on 09 Jul, 2013 12:28
• Agreed. It needs some serious work. A full restoration is what I'd like to do. Right now its sitting beside my gsxr quad project but I find myself working on the lt a lil more lately. I can't complain though. I have next to nothing  in the lt and could prob sell the pipe and nerf bars for more than I have in the whole quad.
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  Posted by 1nasty23 on 09 Jul, 2013 12:31
• Yeah these are the pics I took when I first got it to the house. I'm not even gonna share the ones from where I pulled it out of the weeds lol
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  Posted by GrkGuy on 09 Jul, 2013 18:37
• what is up with that chain gaurd cover. looks like it can be saved. lol
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  Posted by JayTater on 09 Jul, 2013 19:15
• Someone Frankenstein'ed the snot out of that poor LR
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  Posted by GrkGuy on 09 Jul, 2013 19:30
• so how much, $400
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  Posted by 1nasty23 on 09 Jul, 2013 19:33
• Yeah its a lil bit of everything I believe. Not sure about the chain guard but its steel and expanded metal. Same color blue as the engine. The whole thing is a bit of a hack job. The pipe lines up with the mounts but its pitted pretty bad and the silencer is about a inch too short. I looked a little closer today and I think I can make out a K as the 10th digit. Not 100% on that either but that would make it a 90 model wouldn't it? So far I can make out that its a 88-up engine. Shifts good into 6 gears without power being put to it. 6 petal reed cage is gonna have to do for now but a v2 is in its future after a thorough cleaning and tear down. I'm thinkin candy blue frame with black or white plastics. Possibly even newer yellow. Not sure yet. Can anyone tell who made those nerf bars or what they are supposed to be off of? Also curious about the pipe. Silencer says fmf but it doesn't quite line up like I think it should. More pics to come tomm.
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  Posted by 1nasty23 on 09 Jul, 2013 19:35
• Oh yeah sorry. I picked it up for $150
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  Posted by Rider414 on 09 Jul, 2013 20:15
• Nice score for $150.00 bucks. I would have a barn full of quadracers if I found them complete for that.
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  Posted by Dangerouspower on 09 Jul, 2013 20:38
• $150 isn't bad at all!
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  Posted by Dezsled on 10 Jul, 2013 01:14
• Great deal
  
  
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  Posted by 1nasty23 on 10 Jul, 2013 04:14
• Here she is naked next to the gsxr quad project. Took the radiator off to check it over. Its in rough shape too, looks like it took a shot from a tree branch or something, but no leaks under pressure. I guess it'll stay for a little while. Carb looks clean but only has 2 screws holding the bowl on. No gaskets there either, just black silicone everywhere.
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  Posted by 1nasty23 on 10 Jul, 2013 04:28
• I cleaned it up a little the other day when me and the kids pulled her into the shop, but I think I might load it up andgo to the car wash this afternoon if i can get off work at a decent time. One more shot of that pipe and that awesome chain guard
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  Posted by Dangerouspower on 10 Jul, 2013 06:29
• Car wash bound!! 
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  Posted by Gillio on 10 Jul, 2013 06:43
• Pipe looks like a Trinity or Power Pros. Or maybe a Dynoport
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  Posted by 1nasty23 on 10 Jul, 2013 10:05
• Yeah that's what I was thinkin too. It doesn't have any markings on it or anywhere that a logo plate used to be. The way its made looks a lot like a power pro to me. Are they any good? I made the mistake of asuming it was a fmf just because of the silencer. I'm still new to the lt's. I was just kinda drawn into them by chance and now I'm tryin to learn everything I can about them. This site has been very helpful and I'd like to thank everyone for their info and help along the way.
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  Posted by Chuckie25 on 10 Jul, 2013 10:40
• isnt the trinity pipe made by power pros?
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  Posted by 1nasty23 on 10 Jul, 2013 10:49
• That's what I've read but I'm not sure. Like I said I'm new to the lt's and 2 stroke quads in general (well other then the fleet of lt80's I have you the youngins). I'm assuming that if it is a power pro or trinity that's its more than likely gonna be halfway decent. Really I'm just trying to figure out what exactly I have here. Its a good looking design from what I can gather. Prob gonna strip it to bare metal and either shoot it with some high temp black or get it ceramic coated if its worth it.
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  Posted by Gillio on 10 Jul, 2013 11:43
• I have a Trinity but havent run it on anything other than my Trinty big bore. I ran good, but the whole motor was set up for trail/MX. I actually have it bolted up to my Bartlett big bore now, but haven't had the time to run it yet to see how it performs on a more top end motor. Soon I will have the motivation and some race fuel to give her a run. I'll keep you posted.
  
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