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Might Buy this, What you guys think??
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Posted by: bad01300ex

so im thinkin bought buyin this

its got an 87 motor, new top end, pro design cool head, Leagers frame (not sure of year, has been welded on a crack) Leagers no link swinger, pep rear shock, LSR frontend ST with works shocks.....bla bla, you guys get the idea, what would you guys pay for this??????

im not to up on 250r prices so id like to get an idea

thanks for your help

Posted by: bad01300ex

oh also i need to know a little about laeger frames

what makes it "narrow"

when did the start/stop makin them??

thanks again

Posted by: outlaw450r

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Originally posted by bad01300ex
so im thinkin bought buyin this

its got an 87 motor, new top end, pro design cool head, Leagers frame (not sure of year, has been welded on a crack) Leagers no link swinger, pep rear shock, LSR frontend ST with works shocks.....bla bla, you guys get the idea, what would you guys pay for this??????

im not to up on 250r prices so id like to get an idea

thanks for your help

Check the 250r's for sale on here that might give you an idea on the going rate. It looks like a real nice r with some good parts. Hope this helps.

Posted by: bad01300ex

yea ive looked at that, basically i know what the guy wants, i think its reasonable, i just wanted to see what you guys thought

Posted by: slamdak8782

I would say 3500 to 4000 maybe less depending on the quality of the welding job

Posted by: concise

i would say for an aftermarket framed r should pull at least 4500 minimum.but as you can see everybody and thier mother wants a 4 stroke!

if its a narrow frame the bottom frame rails(where the a-arms mount)are nearly touching eachother(supposed to have less bumpsteer,i believe is better for ground clearance and travel also)you wouldn't be able to tell the difference unless you rode a narrow frame.i have no idea what years they started and stop makin em?ask Beerock on here he knows everthing bout 250r's!
as for price i got a narrow framed full leager r on here for sale for 6000 with a powervalve motor and nobody has come up with any money for it.
you can kinda see in the pic how narrow the bottom of the frame is.Good luck,how much is the guy asking??

Posted by: xx3003xrdrxx

5000 $

Posted by: bad01300ex

he said he got the crack fixed at a local machine shop, and hes askin 4000

Posted by: xx3003xrdrxx

well I guess it depends on what you are looking to do with that quad , If you want to pretty much only mx then yes , trails your gonna havta set it up for that . I would really look at the job of the welding , welds dont stand up to hard jumping that well or for that long. The frame may be aftermarket , but its not better than stock if its got a crack in it .

Posted by: bad01300ex

i will be riding my first year of MX on it locally

Posted by: TheFontMaster

I would go for it. It looks like a really nice R, and for 4 grand, it's going to be hard to beat that. Just keep an eye on that one weld, it shouldn't give you any trouble, but if it cracks again, it's an easy fix.

Posted by: concise

any (or should i say most)aftermarket frames are made of chromoly not mild steel like the rest of the stock frames out there,so an aftermarket frame is A LOT stronger than a stocker,and alot stiffer giving the bike bike a better ride and feel!

Posted by: Scott270R

Bad01300EX,

What make the frame "thin" is the width of the lower and upper frame A-arm mounts. On the Laeger frames it is narrower than a stock 250R frame allowing for longer arms with more travel and still meet your maximum width requirements of MX racing (I believe its 50" max, but don't quote me on that. Also, You might want a pipe with more bottom than that FMF H-49 pipe thats on it, that is really a TT/flattrack racing pipe that will bog out in a whoop section and also doesn't pull real hard (No hit) which is bad for mx but great for a slick TT track. I recommend something like a CT National or LRD Paul turner "Race" pipe for MX instead.

Concise,

The bad thing about a round tube aftermarket frame is that they aren't as stiff as a square tube stocker, although lighter, they flex more and don't handle quite as well (cornering). The chromoly is stronger than mild steel, but in bending as the dominate mode of failure, the shape factor correction of square tubing as actually stronger (bending not torsion) than round tubing.

Posted by: xx3003xrdrxx

A little trick that has been passed onto me by Rich Hetrick " hetrick racing " ( joel hetrick exct ) The only problem with that fmf is it doesnt pull all that hard , cutting the silencer and repacking it will really make it pull . I am having it done to mine right now , I was going to buy an LRD but Rich told me there was no need for it.

Posted by: concise

i believe you have your facts crossed,not to flame you but i build racecars for a living,and davel in alot of metal work and fab and design.but um, think whatever you want.

Posted by: bad01300ex

thansk for all the imput

im also thinkin about buyin this

littles old 250r its 5000

Posted by: slamdak8782

Id go 4000. But Id go 5000 for the one above this post. Wow

Posted by: Mean250r

the 1st bike was nice but that second one is crazy, has all axis suspension, the second bike is a better buy, and its only 1000 more then the other one, and it has much better parts on it

Posted by: xx3003xrdrxx

go with littles old quad , that will hold its value for ALOT longer just because of the parts on it and its history . For 5000 thats a steal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: tmoney

I would buy it, that thing is worth at least 4 grand.

Posted by: tmoney

On second thought go with Littles quad.

Posted by: Eddiesanders250

i have that R as my background, been like that for awhile lol.
go with littles R. axis all around cant beat that for 5Gs

Posted by: bad01300ex

yea im tryin to go with littles quad but the guy wont answer the dang phone!!