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lt 500 engine in R frame
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Posted by: J_bob_28

check out this beast i found on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/500c...1QQcmdZViewItem

looks like a lot of fun

Posted by: Tom TRX250R

I like it, I think it would be a really fun quad that would handle great and have an excellent powerband. It sounds like the guy did a lot to this quad to increase reliability in the Suzuki motor and combined with the excellent handling R frame and that would be a fun ride!! Though I would prefer a Sabertooth motor, this would be a cheaper alternative!

Posted by: Honda86

looks very good, sounds like an awsome ride...i would love to have a quad like that

Posted by: 250r4life

not to be a punk, but i really think it is a waste... i personally love the high and fast revving two strokes like the smaller bore 250r and banshee... for anybody that has ever ridden a quadzilla, he is right, they do have the torque of a 4 stroke but they do not have the top end of a traditional 2 stroke... they rev slow and they dont wind out too well...

its kinda like the opposite of the banshee.. the banshee you feel fast no matter how fast you are... modified or not you feel like you are hauling balls...

on the quadzilla, although you are going fast, it doesnt feel like it... ive ridden a few of them and personally i dont have any desire to own one... i would much rather have a banshee in an R fram... or just a banshee period...

plus with the fact that the quadzilla wasnt very well built...

just my .02...

i think it is cool that he was able to pull it off, but other than that...

Posted by: cdrookie

zillas might not "feel" as fast as a banshee but they could easily beat one. now when you get into the big bore shee's it's a different story... my old 87 was as reliable as a tank and fast as anything out there, and had only the usual engine mods.

Posted by: firefighterjosh

I think I just fell in Love.....

That is exactly what I want to build someday. Except with more drag race worthy.

Posted by: Honda86

and you gotta remember that the set up of the zilla will make it rev faster too, lightened flywheel, balanced crank, pipe...etc... looks very cool and i would love to ride that R!

Now thats what i call a LT-R

Posted by: Qracer

I have a "modded" LT500 motor in a 92 LT250R frame & it just ripps. It is fast, but does not feel fast until it is in 4th gear. My friend has a 89 trx with a DMR ported ProX 350 in it & he cannot beat it.

Posted by: SWIGIN

my buddy had a 500 motor in a r frame in the 90s and it would tear the stock frame apart every so often....lol

Posted by: bwamos

/cry that bad boy was here in KC, too.. lol.

oh well.. life goes on.. lol.

That's one sweet hybrid.

Posted by: Tom TRX250R

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/cry that bad boy was here in KC, too.. lol.

I know, it was only about 15 minutes from me. I emailed that guy because I wanted to go ride it but it sold before I could get a chance to go out there. I would think that quad would be a blast!!!! And it would be reliable if it was done right, like it looks like it was!

Posted by: 450RGNCC

Talk about a leg burner pipe!