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Is a kx500 the right bike for me. Opinions please. Woods ridding. Should I sell.

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BigGreenMachine:
Here is a review from 87;

http://www.3wheeler.org/dirtwheels/3-87~tecateindex.html


I also have to correct myself, 9.8 inches of travel front and rear.

chrisorbics:
Hi sounds like a fun project. I really do not have the heart to tare this bike apart. This bike is a very good shape for a 1986. The other thing is where am I going to find a tecate chasis to use? I never see that kind of stuff. If I found a chasis with an engine in it I would probably just work with the 250 set up. If I found a bare chasis and I could get my hands on another 500 engine I would get to work. I saw a tecate 500 on ebay alittle while ago. There is a tecate 4 with a kx500 engine on ebay right now. That is another vehicle I never see. They are just not popular. By the way I love three wheelers. I had a 1985 honda 250sx that I had to sell unfortunately. I used to ride that thing almost everyday on those trails you saw in the video. To tell you the truth a bike is way easier to ride on rough trails if you are going fast. I take my quads out when I just want to cruise around. Also I am a member of the threewheelerworldforum. I wonder where that 1987 review cam from because they never had a 1987 three wheeler in the usa. There are some 1987 an even 1988 trikes in the uk. You can check them out on threewheelerworld. So in conclusion if you want to give me a tecate chasis I will try to get everything together for the project.  :-D

Chris

BigGreenMachine:
What area are you in? If you cannot find a rebuildable Tecate why not look for a nice 83/84 Honda 250R. They make great woods machines as opposed to the high strung Tecates. Even better would be a liquid Honda Atc 250R with the counterbalanced motor.

Glad to hear your a trike guy, not many people actually appreciate them for the cool/potent machines they can be.

 :-D

I know of two or three 86 Tecates that are for sale or sold for cheap in the past month. I'll look into them.

chrisorbics:
Hi I wish I could say the same for finding good deals on tecates in my area. I am in central new jersey. I can not find any three wheelers for cheap unless they are complete crap. I had are hard time getting 800 for my 1985 honda 250sx when I sold it a couple months ago. I sucks because I would have to spend over a grand to get anything with front and rear suspension yet I got my blaster for 500. It does not make much sense to me but I just take them as they come. I would love to have a 200x, 250r, or 350x. As for my kx500 it is getting to be more of a bike that is fun to ride for a short while but it gets tiring very fast. I can ride anything else and not be completely exhausted when compared to this bike. I love the bike to death and I would hate to part with it but once I start ridding something else and it just ends up sitting around it will have to go. One day it will happen.

Chris

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