86 lt250r

[superwheelin77]

hey everyone im new here and was wondering if a lt250r for 50 bucks is a good deal it has no motor or rear hubs and rear tires and rims i ve been debating it and kinda want something to work on this winter but would also like one to have a motor in it so if anyone is around the iowa or illionios side i would aprecriate the help guys ill try and post a pic of
thanks
matt

here is the link it is on ebay right now
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1986-...QQcmdZViewItem

[edalt71]

swingarm looks like 87-90 , but is 85-86 seat, so maybe it was changed? who knows

[edalt71]

have complete running lt250 ill sell !

[superwheelin77]

it is a 87 and up swing arm i was wondeing if it was a good deal or if i should not buy it and was wondering if i am gunna have a hard time finding a motor for it and some aftermarket parts
thanks
matt

[sblt500r]

i'd buy it for $50. the swingarm is worth that. but, the frame was hacked up, so its going to take some fabricating to fix it. and you can put a newer engine in it now, as the frame is already cut up, and you can just rebuild it around the new engine.

thats a 85-86 chassis with a 87-90 swingarm.

[superwheelin77]

would i have to change out to the newer motor harness or would the 86 work for the newer 87 and up motor
thanks
matt

[sblt500r]

Originally Posted by superwheelin77

would i have to change out to the newer motor harness or would the 86 work for the newer 87 and up motor
thanks
matt

if that harness is all still there and good, the newer motor would plug right in. but is that harness still all there?? its probably not, i bet its hacked up in a few places. so it might be easier for you to get a whole wiring harness thats not hacked up, so its just a plug and play.

if you get that, its not going to be a cheap build. i bet you every bearing in the chassis is shot.

[irb]

In my opinion it is not worth it. The guy states that the frame has already been screwed with because someone mounted some other engine in it so who knows really what has been done to it. The frame is key, you got to have that in good shape otherwise your hard work is going to be for nothing. This just sounds like a disaster. A-arms "tweaked", that just sounds like a nice way to say "re-welded". If you want to dump a grand into it, then you could make somehting of it but do a little more searching and find somehting in a better condition. Just my opinion.

[gh500]

I agree it would be a good parts donor but not something to start a build with

[superwheelin77]

thanks guy for all the info i think im gunna pass on it i would like to find one that is the iowa, illinios or wisconsin area for around a couple hundred dollars that needs some work i want something that i can tinker with this winter he just said he has a motor for it and a few other things
thanks
matt