Seriously...

[Kyle T]

Apparently, one of the mods didn't appreciate what I was trying to do for the zilla community, so he deleted my post. Anyone who needs a zilla question answered, send me a PM.

[MX86]

testing you on how much you know really doesn't help the zilla community.. i don't think they need to know which years came with painted a arms in a certian color. we have a lot of topics in the forums that could contain that info, i think that is what the mod was saying. yeah ya know a lot, but some of that is not needed as "off hand info"

[mentally_ill_lt250r]

he also had all the differences in the years as in slight changes in suspension parts, carb, motor, wheelbase. alot of things you dont really see on here atleast lately

[hiperfind]

Damn! I step away for the weekend and look what happens...I was reading page 7 of 10 when apparently the thread was deleted. Oh well.

I had a couple of mis-answered questions I just HAVE to clarify for my own ego. :

Handlbars and pad: Different between 1987 and 88-90.
Rear Axle: Yes, it IS hollow for light-weight, and it is actually filled with some type of rubber-dampening goo to reduce vibration.
Plastic: We all should know this one, the nose piece in 1987 had an extra horizontal slat in it.
Headlight Bezel: Yup, someone was correct, in 1987 the bezel was chrome-plated. In 1988 they changed it to black-painted.
Front grab Bar: In 1987 they had it wrapped with black foam.
Tires: In 1987 they were the Dunlops. In 1988 they changed them to the bridgestone Dirhooks DH07(front) and DH08(rear)

Anyhow, I appreciated the other details, that was a fun post!

GG

[Kyle T]

You got a point there VMX. I just wanted to show what I know. I am very proud of the knowledge I have earned over the past 2 years, and I wanted to share it.

Thanks mental.

Hiperfind, now that I can use the parts fiche, let's take a look at some stuff:

1987 handlebar and pad: 56110-43B01-291 and 56172-43B00-4UZ.
1988 handlebar and pad: 56110-43B01-291 and 56172-43B00-4UZ.
1989 handlebar and pad: 56110-43B01-291 and 56172-43B00-4UZ.
1990 handlebar and pad: 56110-43B01-291 and 56172-43B00-4UZ.

Looks like I'm right on this one.

1987 front fender and hood: 53111-43B01-25Y and 53118-43B00-19F.
1988 front fender and hood: 53111-43B01-25Y and 53118-43B00-19F.
1989 front fender and hood: 53111-43B01-25Y and 53118-43B00-19F.
1990 front fender and hood: 53111-43B01-25Y and 53118-43B00-19F.

Looks like I'm right on this one too.

1987 headlight rim: 35111-36510.
1988 headlight rim: 35111-36510.
1989 headlight rim: 35111-19A50.
1990 headlight rim: 35111-19A50.

Looks like we were both wrong. But you were closer. I didn't believe it myself, as I've never seen one of the later ones myself.

About the tires: Again we were both wrong, and again you were closer. According to alpha-sports, the '87 and '88 front and rear wheels used both Bridgestones and Dunlops, and the '89 and '90 wheels used Bridgestones. Strange.

[sblt500r]

why are you posting 4 of the same part numbers??

whre are you getting your part numbers from? online or do you have a real microfice and a microfice reader? the online numbers might all be updated to the superceded number

[Kyle T]

Why would I do that? Those are the part numbers to that year's assembly! I'm getting my numbers from here, and if they had a supersede, they would go from a screen like this to a screen like this.

[ReeperLT500]

Originally Posted by Kyle T

Apparently, one of the mods didn't appreciate what I was trying to do for the zilla community, so he deleted my post. Anyone who needs a zilla question answered, send me a PM.

Actually if you have been here long its no surprise. -Mark

[ltr450guy]

Go To Lt250 500 Hq There R Lots Of People Who Would Like To Know This Stuff,and Nobody Will Delete It.

[Kyle T]

Damn straight Reeper!

ltr450guy, do you have an LT-R450? Also, do you have an LT500R? If so, have you ever taken measurements to put the 500 engine in the 450 chassis? It doesn't take a genius to see where I'm going with this...