Fishfiles 20,145 Posted January 1, 2020 Fab'ed up my buddies 250 rear end mount , only pic I took 1/2 way thru , not one pic of the finished product ------ he is going to weld it up and paint it up --- I never did hear back for Don Q so I just made the bracket from the center section of the 300 stock rear end , which I think is much better a set up and free 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted January 2, 2020 My buddy come over this evening , he had finished welding up the mounting bracket and he got the rear end back into the bike and bolted up , he just has to do some lower shock bushing work as it is too wide to fit in the mount of the ATC 250ES rear end , then deal with the brake cable connections ---- glad I didn't offer to recover the seat , he told me there was a cover on top a cover , you couldn't see it till it was pulled off , so double staples he had to pull , says he is going to build a box for his sound system , storage and light bar , also has a bumper guard , cow pusher thing , that he had on his Yamaha 400 that he wants to install , he is working on the floor boards as they needed a little modification to them as they are really 450 boards ---- 27 Swamplites on it 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,564 Posted January 2, 2020 bumper guard , cow pusher thing Fish.... Something like this outfit ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted January 2, 2020 Wow , that looks like Mad Max - Road of Fury ---- about 1/4 of that , Wilson ---- that is the most insane atv bumper I ever seen , bet it's sinker 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,564 Posted January 2, 2020 Yeah, probably Heavy as h--l i bet.... And Sure enough cattle proof, ....but I've seen some bulls do some serious damage..... No way i chance tangling with one on an atv.....that's just begging to get hurt! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted January 2, 2020 The 86-87 TRX250A rear end is 28" from hub face to hub face , this 85 ATC250ES is 30"s wide ----- but he still needs a 1 inch wheel spacer , or change the Yamaha rims to a different offset or change tires , as the tire hits the muffler by 1/4 inch that pic above , the rear tire is just sitting there , the rear end wasn't in yet for the pic and that tire goes on the other side Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted January 5, 2020 Got the rear end modification finished for my buddy , had to cut the bottom bushing and shock 1/4 off each side so the 300 shock would fit down into the ATC250 shock mount ------ let him use a one inch wheel spacer off the wife's bike so he could take it for a ride as the muffler was hitting the tire without it ---- coached him along with the seat re-cover , then finished that for him ------- he got his floor boards on ------ he still has some things to do , but , it runs great , don't smoke , he got a good deal I think , he has $900 into it ---- no more pics at the moment , but it is a lot farther along than this pic 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted January 26, 2020 My buddy's 300 finished up and two rides under the belt , ATC250 big Red rear end , snorkeled , Boss sounds , 27 Swamp Lites , floorboards ----runs great , no brakes at the moment ---- he needs a side kick starter cover 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retro 4,048 Posted January 26, 2020 It looks good! Is he gonna put fender flares on it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted January 26, 2020 he wants some flares , but I doubt he would buy new , the 96 style you can still get , $66 for the back and 60 for the front each , that's over $250 for flares 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,864 Posted January 26, 2020 why Yamaha rims on it ?. looks good though !. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted January 26, 2020 2 hours ago, shadetree said: why Yamaha rims on it ?. looks good though !. Good eye ------ they are Yamaha rims , he had a Big Bear 400 4wd before this one , so the tires and rims are off of it ------- he had to get a 1 inch spacer as the muffler just barely hit the tire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,605 Posted January 27, 2020 20 hours ago, Fishfiles said: he wants some flares , but I doubt he would buy new , the 96 style you can still get , $66 for the back and 60 for the front each , that's over $250 for flares Those 2wd flares and undrilled fenders aren't exactly common. He might look for a set of plastics with flares already on them, and then sell what he has. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toodeep 1,758 Posted January 27, 2020 The 95- 2x4 didn't come with the fender flares. When they switched them from the smooth to the rough ones in 96 they started putting them on the 2x4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted January 27, 2020 I know you can take the later model flares and they line up with the fenders on the 1st gens just about perfect , then drill your own holes ----I have done it both ways , old flares on newer fenders and newer flares on older fenders ----some line up several holes and you only have to drill a couple of each flare Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
