Author Topic: TRX 250R from overseas (Read 16473 times)

Pontas · « **on:** March 28, 2016, 01:36:23 PM »

Hello everyone.

My name is Miguel, I live in Portugal and just bought a 250R. They are extremely rare here so I just couldn't pass the opportunity to have this piece of ATV history.

She needs a lot of love but, with time (and money LOL), she'll be in good shape.

huntertools · « **Reply #1 on:** March 28, 2016, 01:54:33 PM »

Welcome, looks like a good start. Have fun!

Allen

Tbone07 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 28, 2016, 02:38:22 PM »

Nice! Welcome to the site! :quad:

2ndmoto · « **Reply #3 on:** March 28, 2016, 09:45:35 PM »

Welcome Miguel! Very good start. What kind of riding do you do in Portugal? Motocross, cross country, sand, trails?

Hawaiiysr · « **Reply #4 on:** March 29, 2016, 03:16:07 AM »

Aloha! And welcome. Looks like you have good R to start with.

Pontas · « **Reply #5 on:** March 29, 2016, 06:35:45 AM »

Thank you all for the welcome messages.

Quote from: 2ndmoto;66068

Welcome Miguel! Very good start. What kind of riding do you do in Portugal? Motocross, cross country, sand, trails?

Me, mostly trails, but as the 250R doesn't have a license plate, I'm going to ride it on the track.

havinnoj · « **Reply #6 on:** March 29, 2016, 03:10:46 PM »

Nice. Welcome!

2ndmoto · « **Reply #7 on:** March 30, 2016, 01:13:29 AM »

Does Portugal have a good motocross scene? Dirt bikes? Isn't there an mxgp race there?

Pontas · « **Reply #8 on:** March 30, 2016, 06:55:38 AM »

Yes, we have a National Championship and a few Regional Championships. Unfortunately, only for dirt bikes, because the Quadcross Championship is on a hold due to the lack of racers...
We had an MXGP in Águeda until 4 or 5 years ago, but it's all about the money so, now, they don't come here. I hope they'll come back because it's awesome to see those races. I went to see it one year and they're pretty damn fast!!

2ndmoto · « **Reply #9 on:** March 30, 2016, 11:13:26 PM »

Glad to hear there is some racing going on. Are quads and dirt bikes expensive to purchase and maintain in Portugal? Are you new to quads/dirt bikes?

Pontas · « **Reply #10 on:** March 31, 2016, 06:23:19 AM »

To purchase, yes. For instance, a brand new Yamaha Raptor 700 costs 10000€, which is more then 11000$... As for maintenance, it's not that expensive. It's normal, I think.
No, I'm not new to this world. I bought a Yamaha Raptor 350 in 2004, sold it and bought a Yamaha Raptor 700 in 2007, that is my quad right now. Well, it was my only quad until last week.

2ndmoto · « **Reply #11 on:** April 01, 2016, 12:22:14 AM »

You will love the trx250r. I hope you get to ride it soon

meathead · « **Reply #12 on:** April 01, 2016, 08:54:45 AM »

Here's a couple pictures of one I just built. They are great machines. Their easy to work on, they start right up, ride & handle great ( with $$$$ in suspension on them) That's one thing you can spend a ton of money on suspension for these. I've got 2000 $ in suspension on this one. You can use good stock if you want if you can find it. I prefer after market especially the front. The stock rear shock works well. I was surprised actually at how good they are. I've used them. It's not real difficult to find a good one either. I've got 2 of them.

Pontas · « **Reply #13 on:** April 01, 2016, 10:51:39 AM »

Good and clean looking quad you got there.

About the suspension, yes, I know. I have a set of Custom Axis on the front of my Raptor, so I know how much they cost... :ambivalence:
I already have an idea what I want to do on the TRX but, first, I have to learn more about the 2 stroke world, because I'm more used to the 4 stoke. For instance, the service manual says to use a 20:1 fuel mix, but I see that nowadays everyone uses 30:1 and up, some use up to 100:1... But then I have to switch jets and what not... I have to learn the process first because there's a few years now since I've studied the 2 stroke motors.

meathead · « **Reply #14 on:** April 01, 2016, 02:03:20 PM »

Yeah I run klotz oil and a mixture of 32:1 The oils they have nowadays is quite superior to the 2 stroke oils of the past. They say I could go to 50:1 but i'm old school. It was hard for me to go to 32:1. Gotta keep those crank & rod bearings lubed well. Jetting isn't difficult it's a pain in the butt. Right off the bat i'll tell ya that a 250R has a weak stator. I didn't know that until recently. It's hard to see the spark when you kick it usually. I just changed mine. It got so it wouldn't start in the cold. Now it fires right up 1st-2nd kick. I guess their known for a weak stator. The first R I had was a ATC 250R. It started in sub zero weather easily. so I was un aware of the issue. I'm not running any radiator shrouds. Because all I do is trail ride. It never gets hot anyway. My ATC 250R I could idle it for a long time with no air circulation and it would never get hot. So they run pretty cool for the most part. I don't beat the piss out of mine. Sure I open it up from time to time. It sure doesn't look like the pictures now. It's pretty muddy. It gets ridden, that's what it's for. I would like to build a showpiece that would be nice. That would probably cost around 8-9 grand to do it though. Yeah if it's jetted right you can putt and putt with one of these. I do it all the time and have no plug issues. You do need to open them up once in a while though that's for sure. I putt around all over the place and she rips as well.