what would you guys pay for this???
i need (desprately want) another quad and this guy wants to trade me a sh!tty pitbike and $900
i know barely anything about theese early models, lil' help?

this is his description on craigslist
87 tecate quad mostly stock motor all stock runs good goes great needs seat cover otherwise pretty good overall shape all breaks work clutch is good bearings all good motor tite i just dont use it anymore selling for 1800 cash

 

i know nothing about them, but it looks cool. how easy is it to get parts??

 

i can get every oem part form bikebandit but aftermarket is lookin a little sketchy.

 

Those atvs ripped back in the day,but I wouldn't give $1800 for it,hell it's 20 yrs old and you can get something alot newer that goes great for around the same money.I have seen the old Honda 250R's going for that kind of $$ but not around here,now if you live in one of the desert states where a machine like that really shines I could see it.If it's something you want,go for it,but be careful it's a 2 smoke and probably has been beaten hard since new.

 

thats what i was thinkin'
im gonna test drive it either this or next weekend, ill try to find every little flaw and get him down a bit.
thanks hokie

 

I see that your from NH slaughter, in western states that quad is probably a sought after machine for dune running and fixed up and redone would probably bring good $$. Two things to think of before buying, 1- is it for reselling and trying to make a profit? or 2- is it something you want to keep? If your looking at making profit on it,I think what the seller is asking is probably the top $$ around here.If your going to ebay it and ship it, you have to figure in every repair your going to do and then add on ins, and freight costs. I'm sure it is probably worth that $1800 all day in parts,but parting out a running machine is a hard choice to make and you'll sit on parts for a bit. I have seen people pay more $$ to get a couple parts than to buy a whole machine for less.

 

yeah, i buy and sell this crap all the time.
if was gonna keep it for maybe a month or so til it warmed up a bit outside and they started selling better, then i was gonna ditch it.
it looks pretty good in the pics he sent me, but i have no idea if its mechanically sound, ive seen some true blues and some real **** hole con artists on CL.
i dont know about parting it... i might if i dont get what i want for it whole.
and im only giving him $850 cash. the other $1150 is coming from an $800 pitbike with an obnoxious exhaust.

 

We should hook up and ride,I have street and dirt bikes and a cat500i wheeler.My buddy owns and operates a bike/sled/atv parts and supply shop an we do lots of good long rides all yr long.

 

sounds kick as$
i like maine alot to, hn is cracking down on everything. theyre ending up more like mass every effin' year. maine seems more laid back and open to the whole ohrv scene

 

southern maine Atv club is here in town and we have miles of trails open yr round.last yr we went to stratford NH up north and rode for 3 days