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Pics and Vids / Re: Race pic (random)

« on: July 25, 2021, 12:22:16 PM »

Nacs

Where did you find this add for the jimmy elza quads?

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Hybrid 250R / Re: Panthera 550??

« on: November 21, 2020, 07:49:22 AM »

Josh nailed it with the latest info on Rogers. I also heard Arlan was having issues kicking it with the compression it has.   @marc, From what I hear, they are a nice engine, but don't expect claimed power numbers, and  the pipe that comes with them is mediocre at best.

thank you, exact type of info I was looking for. So the 100hp claims are not accurate? And it sounds like the electric start option is a no brainer? Anything yet on how it bolted in and hooked up to the 450r components? Did Rogers have to send it too Arlan because it wasnt running right or was he looking for more power?

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Hybrid 250R / Re: Panthera 550??

« on: November 19, 2020, 06:58:52 PM »

It has a counter balancer

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Hybrid 250R / Panthera 550??

« on: November 19, 2020, 06:02:15 PM »

I been out of the scene for a while so I am just getting up too speed with all of the new stuff out. My question is, does anyone here have any real world feedback on the Panthera 550 motor?? I did the whole CR500 motor in a 250r frame with leftover stock parts  back in the late 90's. It was awesome to ride for like 5 mins till parts would start falling off and your arms would be numb from the vibration. The thing would throw one hell of a roost though. It only took me one time of riding it to know it wasnt worth putting anymore time and money into it.  The Panthera motor in a 450r definitely has my interest very peaked though.

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Pics and Vids / Re: 250r collection past and present

« on: November 19, 2020, 05:48:17 PM »

Was not me. I dont think forums even existed back when I rode, lol

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Pics and Vids / Re: 250r collection past and present

« on: October 31, 2020, 03:18:18 PM »

Marc84, that Walsh was very nice. Hell all were very nice.  By chance were you on atvriders. Com?  What are you plans for your 2 new builds?  I can’t what see what you have planned.  Prices have sky rocketed on these old gems.

Joe

Thanks Joe. Not sure it may have been atvriders.com, not from me though. It had a ton of attention to detail and one off parts, so I’m sure it was built for a pro.

Here are the 2 I just bought. Both are 87’s stock frames. White one is bone stock, the red one has some decent aftermarket parts on it. Going to build the red one into a high end Mx racer and build the white one into a low budget XC racer with what ever spare parts I have left over from the MX build. I can’t believe how difficult it was to find these and how much I had to pay for them

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Pics and Vids / Re: 250r collection past and present

« on: October 30, 2020, 05:18:05 PM »

 motor collection, never got a chance to put that PSI together

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Pics and Vids / Re: 250r collection past and present

« on: October 30, 2020, 05:11:44 PM »

Laeger pro trax chassis, with pep shocks, 310 motor, full bore plasics .  It was basically a brand new quad, previous owner spent over $20k to build it

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Pics and Vids / Re: 250r collection past and present

« on: October 30, 2020, 05:00:56 PM »

A laeger for $3k?! i could sell just my laeger suspension for that much.

Thats why it was the good ol days. It was like a perfect storm of circumstances going on in 2007 (1)There was 7 different manufactures producing race quads (2) Racers where actually getting factory support (3) There was the looming economic depression starting to effect people. The 250r market was completely flooded with very nice machines selling for peanuts. I was like a kid in a candy store buying up full quads and used aftermarket parts. Eventually the bad economy finally caught up with me and i had to unload my hoard to pay the bills. If i still had that hoard today it would probably be worth close to $100k in parts in todays prices

White and red Laeger  paid $3k parted it out $9k
Walsh quad  paid  $4500  parted it out for $12k
Red Laeger quad  paid $5k parted it out for $12k
White and blue Laeger show quad paid $5,500  parted it out for $8k
I hung onto the Laeger show quad till 2009 and the economy was already so bad I had too pretty much give the frame away.

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Pics and Vids / Re: 250r collection past and present

« on: October 30, 2020, 01:10:57 AM »

This one was by far my most favorite 250r I have ever owned. Walsh racecraft chassis with axis shocks, Duncan 265 power valve engine. According to the previous owner, this quad was built for Dana Creech.  The handling of the chassis and the smoothness of the powervalve  made me feel like a pro when I rode it

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Pics and Vids / Re: 250r collection past and present

« on: October 30, 2020, 12:50:52 AM »

Marc84, very nice quads.  These are ones you had before?

Joe

Correct. All 4 where from back in 2007-2009, The good ol days when 250r stuff was dirt cheap

I paid $3k for this one. Laeger chassis with Pep shocks and a Duncan 265 power valve engine

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Pics and Vids / 250r collection past and present

« on: October 29, 2020, 05:41:35 PM »

Hello every one, I am new to the forum but old to 250r's. After a 10 year hiatus of owning any I just purchased 2 of them this fall to build. After being out of the game for a while I can not believe the prices people are asking for used parts, which inspired me to look back at all the R's i owned and what a gold mine I would be sitting on if I hung onto them