Another Astro Conversion Video

Here's D right after his wife gave him the wonderous '83 Honda 250R ATC Astro Conversion Quad.  Check out how quickly it starts up.

1987 Honda TRX 250R

Chinese 250 4 stroke, sold after 6 months.

The old 77 Sporty, cause of marital disputes for 6 years.

What I got in trade for the Harley, not a solution to the marital problem, but a step closer.


I forgot to post these pictures from the past. The Honda 250R is long gone now but it needs to be noted in this ATV history. While I was living in CA I purchased an old '77 Sportster from a jerk in LA. The experience was horrible, although I did enjoy the road trip to pick it up. While I was still in CA D came and picked it up (he was going to finish the bike for me). After all these years I decided to free D of the bike (it had been in his garage for like 6 years) so I traded for this awesome 250R.

I only had this historic bike out once to the dunes and couldn't quite figure out the wonderful 2stroke power band so I decided to trade it away (boy was it noisy). The bike I traded for was awesome, but as we were about to move I sold it for $3800 (Honda 450R 2wheeler), which ended up being a nice profit from the original price of the Harley, not that I would do it again.

The white ATV is from our first Chinese batch of ATVs that we got for Christmas 2007. It was a 250 four stroke, and ran pretty good once you got it started (although it handled poorly) we sold it for $600 (I think?) after we got J the Blaster. The Blaster, 11 years older, still dramatically out performed the Chinese 250, and J was able to control it much easier.

I'll never forget going out to 5mile with J's fam and taking the Chinese 250 up a huge hill with J. It got rocky and the chain got knocked off stranding me way up a hill. We tried what we could but due to a poor design the chain was wedged. Eventually J went to get tow straps and I waited on the hill. After a few minutes I decided to try and coast the bike down, and it workd the chain popped back on and I was back in action.

Dunage!!!!

We got stuck here and there.

Way up on a berg.

D pooped out completely.

J cheesing it up with the 250R.

View from the top of the mountain!



Working out the kinks.

This is how happy you are when you are playing in the sand.

Pred and dead Raptor on the trailer.


Nice place to relax.





$10 bucks to mix up 4 gallons of 2 stroke full for the 250R, but still worth it.


There was literally only a few tablespoons of fuel left in D's bike by the time we got back to refuel.


Save the Bergs!!!


What a day! Started very early for me, 0330. Loaded up the Raptor and hitched up the trailer and off I went to pick up J in "Happy Valley." Everything went smoothly, and I arrived right on time. Ten minutes later the Predator was loaded and we headed off to D's house. Once there we ate some breakfast burritos and loaded up D's 250R (J2's Raptor was in the back of D's truck). We made good time down to the dunes and arrived just as the sun was breaking over the horizon. Took no time to unload, and just a little time to pump up tires (J2's tires were flat) and put on paddles. Then D took his first ride on the 250R (I've got vid of it). Eventually we saddled up and went out (D was on J2's Raptor). We made it up to the top of the mountain when D's chain came off and bound up, so back down the hill we went to fix the problem. At the base we learned that J2's bike wasn't registered and needed some serious repair that we couldn't do there. So, D, always the trooper, jumped on the 250R, which has no brakes! And we had some great riding.

Adventures:

How to get D over the hill without brakes?

How to not kill D on rides that you really should have brakes?

D's bike gets really bad gas mileage, where do we find more 2stroke oil?

All in all a great ride, I am sore from it.

Wonderful place to play!!!!!!!!

Just over 24 hours....

From our 1/2 day at the Dunes! Can't wait. We are going to take off really early in the AM and try to ride a full half day. D is working on his "beyond the thunderdome" 250R. Still not sure if he will have breaks, but at least it is registered (I think that is the first bike he has ever driven legally:).

It looks like it will just be me, D, and J on this ride (Raptor 660, Predator 500, and D's 250R which is actually a 300 two stroke) I think we will have a blast! On the last ride we three had a great time on the back side of the dunes going from bowl to bowl, probably the best riding I have ever done.

Can't wait!

Dan's almost new 1983 250R ATC with Astro conversion Kit

Awesome!!!!

And we negotiated for a screaming good deal on this puppy.
Congrats D!!

I uploaded the Asto Conversion Kit PDF to SCRIBD