I love places like that for food near the trails they know you're starving

@TheMapleDude1

21 күн бұрын

For sure!

What a sweet looking quad!!! That flip up head light screams 80s!!!

@TheMapleDude1

5 ай бұрын

Yeah it sure does.

Your so right I had a 88 Quad Racer 250 and my buddy had the T4 and the Suzuki handled much better. He sold his T4 and got a Suzuki. I agree the T4 was the best looker. Jacks a good kid and lucky to have a awesome dad. Make those good memories and thanks.

@TheMapleDude1

6 ай бұрын

Totally agree... it's a weird machine.

Those trails are better than our rds here

@TheMapleDude1

21 күн бұрын

Really?

I've got an 88 T4. I agree with your assessment of the stock machine, weird front end, too tall, etc. I've made a few mods to mine to make it better, extended axle, 300 big bore, bigger carb, aftermarket pipe. My next mod is wider a-arms. She rips now and it's much more stable. I love vintage machines despite their flaws. Part of the fun is fixing them up.

@TheMapleDude1

8 ай бұрын

Yeah it's strange they even approved the design for production. But yet it's still a cool machine.

@jamesbolton2463

8 ай бұрын

What kind of a-arms you using?

@vintagetrikesandquads4012

8 ай бұрын

@@jamesbolton2463 I haven't bought them yet--still trying to decide. Only 2 companies I know of still makes them. HREatv makes them closer to the gullwing design of the 88, but they also do straight like the 87. And Full Flight also makes them straight like the 87.

Congrats on another mean looking super-rare 2-stroke! After you get a TRX250R, you will own a very nice representative of every single classic 2-stroke ATV ever made. I like how you keep all of your classics looking original and still ride them.

@TheMapleDude1

11 ай бұрын

thanks Cobra, at this point I don't think it makes much sense to modify them. They just aren't worth as much that way!

@Cobra37061

11 ай бұрын

@@TheMapleDude1 Agreed. Whenever I look for classic ATVs or cars/trucks, I want them as original looking as possible. I guess you could always get an extra machine just to modify. Thanks for keeping them alive as we remember them!

@cheeriosc420YT

11 ай бұрын

My dad has a banshee and a Tecate 4

@Cobra37061

11 ай бұрын

@@cheeriosc420YT Very cool and arguably the two most aggressive-looking quads. They are great investments that will only go up in value.

T4's seemed to be better for larger framed riders. Back in 86, 87, 88, and 89, a friend and I raced MX and XC for a local Honda/Kawi dealership, I got the 250R and he got the T4. Both were great machines but the T4 needed more mods to be competitive. He was a larger rider (mostly taller) and said he always felt "cramped" riding my 250R. When I rode his T4, I always felt like I sat higher and was top heavy. Sure made for some great memories to reflect on nowadays especially running the Blackwater 100.

@TheMapleDude1

6 ай бұрын

I agree I feel cramped on the 250r, it seems like it's made for someone like 5ft 8in. But tecate just really unstable.

I like the look of them to

@TheMapleDude1

21 күн бұрын

One of the best looking 4 wheelers.

The Mug has great food. Love it there. Good to see the Tecate still hitting the trails. I wish I still had mine.

@TheMapleDude1

8 ай бұрын

Where you from?

@sjklahn

8 ай бұрын

Marshfield.

@TheMapleDude1

8 ай бұрын

@@sjklahn nice what machines do you have now?

@sjklahn

8 ай бұрын

Notta. Had I kept all mine the machine I'd have would be a power scooter lol.

Nice t4! 👍

@TheMapleDude1

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Holy crap! you find all the rare gems, Incredible machine,

@TheMapleDude1

8 ай бұрын

Thanks... it takes a lot of looking.

Fun one guys! I like the food addition.

@TheMapleDude1

10 ай бұрын

Thanks man.

I love that bridge bet i would clear it on my ktm 530

@TheMapleDude1

21 күн бұрын

Go for it.

I had a white 88 t4 back in the day. Man,do i miss it. Really screwed up selling that one. Id trade my two kx500s for one in a second! Hope mine it still out there somewhere being ridden and cared for

@TheMapleDude1

8 ай бұрын

I like that white color!

@yamaharaptor01able

8 ай бұрын

@TheMapleDude1 Me too...but I ALSO love that kawasaki team green!!🟩

Awesome tecate i had one bored 30 over ran like scalded dog fastest i ever owned powerband 6 speed was a beast also had keihin flatside carb best friend had blaster couldn't get close I left him in a heartbeat and I put elka shocks on front helped handling was rough on clutch plates though

@TheMapleDude1

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. But they handle like crap.

@sasquatch90

6 ай бұрын

Do miss it lots of fun they are expensive to keep up especially clutch plates

Not bad for a little 250

@TheMapleDude1

21 күн бұрын

Nope

U can get a arms and axl to make it wider

@TheMapleDude1

21 күн бұрын

I know, but I have quite a few machines and they don't get ridden frequently... plus these are worth more now in original condition.

Nice vid,i have a 88 in Northern wi,extended rear axle and wider a-arns make a big difference,the Klemms pipe is rare these days and brings in big bucks!

@TheMapleDude1

10 ай бұрын

Nice. I'll probably leave this stock outside of the exhaust cause oem is hard to find these days.

@myguitaryourface5160

10 ай бұрын

There's another guy on KZread that builds and dyno's tecate engines that talks about the klemm pipes

Add a steering stabilizer to fix the bump steer.

@TheMapleDude1

8 ай бұрын

You know where I can get one for this machine?

@DirtyBob200X

8 ай бұрын

@@TheMapleDude1 I'll look into it