Barn Find Suzuki ATV Restored! LT250R Sitting 10 Years!

We found this suzuki that had been sitting for years. abused and beaten. We restore it to its former glory and ride it. Its a 1991 suzuki lt250r. Replaced pretty much every piece. Lots of custom 1 of 1 parts.

[@josefrobbins8781]

What a build! Most guys I know don't even bother running the OG 250 because they don't wanna deal with them, and they just swap an RM in it, but not you. That long travel, and short wheelbase is gonna be the perfect combo for duning. Ya'll did a fantastic job, thanks for restoring a piece of Sport Quad history.

[@RedlineRollers]

Thanks man really happy you like how it turned out and aren't just bashing are choices! It rides like a dream, very light feeling much better feel then some other sport quads we tried. Hard to believe it's 30 years old. Engine ain't the most powerful but has a very usable power band and low end torque

[@joshgessinger4509]

Man thats got to be the coolest looking Quadracer iv ever seen. Iv owned a couple 85 and 86 one day i want to find a nice 87-92 and build something like u have done. Iv always thought the Suzuki looked better than any any quad except maybe a banchee both very cool. Honda 250r is a great machine of course but the money they sell for now i like the Suzuki lol!! Iv always thought the suzuki was over shadowed by the honda. With a build like urs the Suzuki isnt far behind the honda. Thanks for sharing again beautiful build.

[@RedlineRollers]

Thank you! And originally we wanted to build a honda 250r but the prices are just ridiculous, this was a very cheap alternative and I am very happy with how it performs

[@joshgessinger4509]

@@RedlineRollers Personally never understood some peoples hate on the Suzuki. Specially the 3rd gen great machines mine were durable and very fast. Even stock suspension isn’t that bad for having fun trail riding. 250r isn’t great until u put money into them both great machines. I personally think the LT250r builds more interesting now because iv saw so many honda builds. Anyway if i find a deal on a honda ill grab it if not ill find a Suzuki. Another advantage with Suzuki there lighter than any performance quad ever made i do believe anyway. Again sweet looking bike u built there.

[@ryooperdude3144]

Love the quadracers! I have a 1985 no power valve but still a ripper. Great build! 🤘😎

[@RedlineRollers]

Thank you! Do you think it suffers from not having a 6th gear like the later years or does it work well with only 5?

[@ryooperdude3144]

@@RedlineRollers I'm sure 6 is better but she'll still do about 75mph

[@Kyle_gallegher]

@@RedlineRollers imo yes my blaster just having 6 gears seemed more usable if tht makes sense and 5th gear on my 85 lt250r is just screaming the whole time cuz there no hit anywhere the entire gear just feels tht way 😳 mine is also big bore boyesen reeds open air box foam filter fmf full exhaust

[@RedlineRollers]

@@Kyle_gallegher do you find the 6th gear adds more top speed or does it just allow you to get into the power band easier?

[@Kyle_gallegher]

@@RedlineRollers more of a power band thing and predictable hit where as what im trying to describe is a lack there off in my 250r the whole 5th gear seems to scream because I don't have a power valve either. But my lt250r even geared down murdered my blaster. Both were far from stock I sold the blaster for ltz400 tho now I have old and new zukis

[@natebucknam9241]

I've personally never been a fan of the old lt 250s however you pulled off building the best one I have seen to date. Amazing build 👏

[@steelbak-customs]

Nice. The LT is the best sounding machine out there imo.

[@RedlineRollers]

It is insanely loud even with a fresh muffler. I agree with you, with the exception of a banshee obviously haha

[@beakachmarchyk8870]

Well done boys, what a transformation!

[@RedlineRollers]

Thank you, spent alot money and time on it haha

[@978twostrokegarage2]

I love my lt250r so much I tossed the motor into my z400 and now it’s just a ripper with great handling. Great job on this one.🤟🏻

[@dannybultema5482]

turned out awesome!

[@stkyfngrszmooth]

1:00 Ah, it's refreshing to hear something I thought had been gone for some time. 🤣👍🏻

[@ctone12]

Bad ass. Probably won't win any drag races but looks like you could rip all day long on that thing. Organic projects like this with no affiliate links or hand outs from the distributors make it that much better for me. Nicely done! I'm sure a lot of time went into it.

[@RedlineRollers]

Thank you man really appreciate the comment. Yea no speed demon but has enough to still be fun. Yea it's more a realistic project for working class people like ourselves that all the money is out of pocket. Makes it more realistic for your average guy to build something very similar

[@philthayer4087]

"Jewed him down" haven't heard that in a while!

[@MrNoCompetition]

That ltr250 looks clean as hell after your rebuild

[@centralscrutenhagen5267]

Gourgeous!

[@Thewatson77]

Great looking work fellas 👌🏼

[@RedlineRollers]

Thanks Jonathan!

[@CourtJ_ml9to]

Comment love from CHI

[@zachriebe6080]

Hell yeah🤘🏼

[@HardEnduro8]

Nice work. Came out awesome.

[@RedlineRollers]

Thanks it took alot of hours really turned out better then we even imagined it!

[@markhallberg8195]

Very nice!

[@cnat1801]

Nice Job!!

[@anthonylambariello9800]

Great job nice piece

[@fixyouratv]

Awesome

[@996turbo]

Killer job

[@johnlashley4229]

Sweet

[@lilpacman204]

How is the performance

[@RedlineRollers]

It's honestly pretty mild, compared to my banshee anyways. Much more usable power tho. Tons of bottom end

[@NowOrForeverNever]

There should’ve been a dot on the crankshaft that lines up to the same dot on the gears

[@duckygang603]

Sweet build man! I want to build an 87+ lt250r also, since there pretty simple should I buy a frame and build it up? Or buy a clapper and build that? I feel like most of these 250r are in super rough shape and I'm better off building it ground up because most stuff will be getting replaced.

[@RedlineRollers]

I would buy the cheapest complete unit you can find. A lot of the parts for these are not available aftermarket, so starting with a complete quad will be your best bet. Make sure the frame isn't bent too bad, nobody makes an aftermarket frame anymore.

[@michaelpresey2273]

I haven't watched the whole video yet but the crankshaft should have a mark aswell on it too not on one of the splines but between the splines

[@jodyharris4317]

👍👍👊

[@jamielynn7505]

Great job! About to undertake the same project, so this was helpful. Wondering how much you spent on parts? 🤔

[@RedlineRollers]

I want to say the whole build was around $6000 -$7000 canadian dollars including buying the machine. Probably would have been $3000 - $4000 usd if you live in the states and don't have to pay import fees, taxes and disgusting shipping costs. Good luck with your build

[@Floridawaves703]

What band is that they are AWSOME !

[@RedlineRollers]

The first song or the second?

[@AleintheoryGaming]

@@RedlineRollers both?

[@bobbymaterdom1757]

This was awesome. Was it hard to find parts? I would like to do one myself and keep her mint😊

[@RedlineRollers]

Thanks man! Finding parts wasn't too bad, would have been a little tougher if we tried to keep it all oem. We found some cool companies willing to make us some custom parts like the red oem style seat cover, bar pad, graphics. Most of the parts were just bought off the shelf.

[@lucasmosberger9479]

What median did u use

[@340tx]

What size a-arms you go with? And is that stock rear axle width?

[@RedlineRollers]

They are +2 width a arms. Stock rear axle with wheel spacers. Durablue was the only wide axle I could find, and it was just too expensive at the time. We will put a true wide axle on it one day

[@damianfox9146]

@@RedlineRollers what size were the wheel spacers? I really like the stance of you're quad

[@damianfox9146]

Where'd did you get those a arms!? And how much were they?

[@RedlineRollers]

Fullflight a arms. +2 width. $630 bought directly from full flight

[@damianfox9146]

@@RedlineRollers thank you very much! I greatly appreciate it!

[@powdertek5075]

total half assed restoration

[@RedlineRollers]

How so? We didn't show every thing we did so the video wasn't super long. But everything has been replaced and repaired. Every bearing, bushing, complete engine, complete shock rebuilds, complete suspension rebuild, all cosmetics redone, electrical redone, carb and fuel system rebuilt. Please indulge me on what we missed restoring?

[@chadwems]

@@RedlineRollers ignore my last comment. i missed something by accident. but looks like everything is there on the bike. y'all did a sick ass job on the rebuild/ restore. and didnt cut corners. its actually normal for the cases to be damaged on quadracers and zillas. cause they are made weak. but y'all patched it up nicely. i feel yall did great

[@chadwems]

@@RedlineRollers i have a 87 quad 250 with the big intake