Only THIS could stop the Fastest Quad of All Time (It's Bad)

Only THIS could stop the Fastest Quad of All Time (It's Bad)
#quadzilla #banshee #2stroke
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[@RanchDelivery]

You guys diagnosing this quad is like a hospital drama “its not looking good” “dont know if we can save it”

[@jacksonrice2209]

0:14 I could feel the pain in his voice when he said it wasn’t his own bike 😞

[@deedadon7142]

Lmao

[@bullfrogjay4383]

Man, Quadzilla has a special place in my heart. Growing up in the 80s and reading about it in magazines it was revered and basically put up into mythical status. I would beg my parents to take me to the local power sports store to see it in person but it was never in stock. Got me hooked on quads for sure.

[@jeremyrude6883]

I had a lt 250 R when I was 14. My buddy blew it up on me. I've wanted a lt500 for 25+ years. I finally pulled the trigger n got myself one. Best choice ever

[@stevenzambrano424]

The banshee killer 😈

[@fastmachines500r8]

Fact

[@stephendavis5022]

Definitely do billet thrust washers and a 98 rm 250 wrist pin bearing.

[@TheOfficiaIGhost]

X2 on that.

[@zedrone7975]

Glad your doing a Zilla, hope to see some good detailed video on the rebuild

[@kevindement7418]

Had the piston skirt break off in my Quadzilla also, did the same thing. Total rebuild, added the crank bearing sleeve's and been running for 15 years now.

[@abbybonilla4511]

Hopefully another series of restoration vids like the Raptor or M309R. Those are my favorites

[@carlosrosas3745]

The raptor was the first videos Michael sabo did

[@blazerwilliams2260]

I grew up riding 3 and 4 wheelers. Mainly Honda's on my uncle's farm in Georgia. He always had a quadzilla in his barn that I never saw him ride but I always pictured him flipping his hat around and flying up and down the road on it everytime after I left.

[@davidbrennan5]

My friend had one of those bikes, it had gobs of torque. Porting really wakes them up even more, add a bigger carb and a good pipe and hold on.

[@joeypooschke7914]

Need more videos ASAP!!, I’m going through withdrawals not getting videos faster lol…really looking forward to this build. Don’t do a full on restoration like 250r but just restore/clean up really good what you have there besides plastics they Dunzo.

[@Davido50]

Mike, ur KFX 450 & new YZ125 are absolutely keepers! 💯 Both came out better than anticipated. U have best of both worlds. Tho a newer Raptor 700R would round things out real nice!

[@jaegersracing]

That Zilla looks so good on your channel!! Excited to see it going again!

[@johnnysprockets9545]

That's a legendary quad and needs a frame off build don't half-ass it do it from the ground up

[@herbsampson3842]

I'm not taking anything away from Q but he is not the only choice out there and there are some that have far surpassed him

[@hondaguy425able]

@@herbsampson3842 who is Q and what does your reply have to do with the comment above.

[@LogansCustomWorks]

So good to see you guy’s working on something together. It’s going to be a beast.

[@dennisbrooks186]

Deff gonna make a sick addition to quad wars!!! Sucks about the motor but I had a feeling it was more then the piston when he said he got it to move 1/4" but stayed stuck lol. Dude bro u gotta do an engine vid on that right?!!! Hell ya man, love all ur engine builds bro. U legit should be a pro, u need to be in a shop somewhere haha

[@MichaelSabo]

Always flattering me with the comments Den; here is a link to the engine build - kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5XRc4yGeLyGesU

[@Slane583]

The Q-Zilla is worth fixing properly. These old big bore quads and dirt bikes are like Toyota's, regardless of age they always hold their value. I have too many toys and all of them need fixing. Sadly I don't have a lot of time and endless fat-stacks to work on everything at once. Luckily my three-wheeler is the cheapest thing to work on since it's a small displacement unit. I've got some parts on the way to fix up the valves/head. :)

[@markmiller4714]

I have also built one of these. You'll want to speak with Todd Witz. Since you are tearing down you'll want to do at least the following - main crank bearing journal inserts - cylinder ear reinforcing - o ring the head The cylinder head also needs a major reworking to make reliable, they just weren't right from the factory. - use 2 green o-rings for the powervalve (known leak point) - RM wrist pin bearing & kevin cunningham billet thrust washers. - mic the shift forks! Best of luck with your build man! I have almost 10K into mine, worth every penny when it's done! Pair it with Todd's porting, LED trx250r airbox delete, VM44 carb, Steiner billet intake, Q2.0 pipe, and that thing will be NASTY! I also have some sweet billet Mossbarger reeds for this if you are interested :)

[@chadwems]

Mike Steiner did a billet intake for my 87 LT 250R. took almost 2 months of wait time and 200$ but was worth it. And bought some billet thrust washers from Cunningham. he's actually gonna be at our local track..Newtown Drag way in Newtown VA next week. he always comes out.

[@chadwems]

and Todd helped me get OEM seals and Crank bearings

[@danjim7056]

Them old Honda 3 wheelers use the frame as an intake as well...as the commercials used to say for them "making them a virtual submarine"

[@mixxedboyybuilds8273]

Yep my 85 honda 250 sx was like that & he Honda 300 fourtrax fourwheelers are too

[@michaelmatute4963]

Man I can't wait for quad wars 🤣👍🏽

[@jesusmejicano6441]

Hey man im getting one this Saturday 😂😂 i will keep up with these new vids, havent really seen any since you finished with the banshee

[@kingkracker1998]

even John said RAFFLE!!! LOLOLOL 😆 I can't help myself sry lol😝

[@brandonlove9475]

Aso I figured out my warrior new clutch issues, I removed the shutter springs and added a steal ring to the inside of the stack. I used to slip in every gear now it hangs the front tires first through forth👌

[@spaceoftheface7176]

I have an 87 zilla as well, y’all may have opened Pandora’s quad. The zilla’s are notorious for being the biggest pieces of junk ever. Don’t get me wrong I think they are boss machines when running, but just so many stupid motor issues. Like the fact that the water pumps are all faulty from the factory and leak through the weep hole. They also pull head studs loose unless you get stud work done. And not to mention the fact that they literally rip the ears off the cylinders on these bikes. All this happens on stock bikes for no other reason than the fact they just were not manufactured right. And finding parts is also very fun. This is going to be a tough build and if y’all have any questions feel free to hit me up. Good luck👍

[@victorgirouard1543]

Glad to see you getting your hands dirty on your own machine. Take your time its not as bad as it seems it will be a beast when its all back toghter!!

[@glamisfanatic]

Were doing a Zilla build right now, good timing on this series.

[@drizziog492]

Can confirm every project/used bike has a bent steering stem, my past 4 have had bent stems. It’s heartbreaking really!

[@bradcleveland1815]

So glad to see a zilla. Check the frame over for cracks really good.

[@stevenharris1353]

I can’t wait for these videos

[@AllThingsCycle]

Dude hell yeah you gotta do a full build video on the LTR450!!!!!

[@gypsyxxx]

i bought a zilla brand new...biggest PITA to start, we used to pull start it with my truck, good unit

[@goldenwheeledbanshee9160]

Good luck John an Michael. Hope it's a monster!

[@demond7036]

Awesome cant wait to see this thing rip always liked these 👌👌👌👌

[@jeremyrude6883]

Great video. Killer quad.

[@ni_wink84]

Mike you prima-donna lol gotta change wardrobe on video🤣🤣🤣 can’t wait to see you guys get this beast up and running

[@connersnow298]

Awesome vid and edits and filming and bike

[@93jaydeeeem]

Cant wait to see how this comes out.

[@robertwilson5747]

I’m looking forward to the next qaud wars with the Zilla awesome bike

[@noahpeters1851]

Use mothers aluminum polish to bring back the fenders used it on my banshee plastic with a heat gun to get the flex marks out looks perfect!

[@Yourmomlikesbuttstuff]

MY 250 DID THE SAME THING. NEW TOP END AND IT RAN FINE. WASH OUT WITH DIESEL FUEL AND RELUBE IT. MY BIKE HAS BEEN RUNNING GOOD 10 HARD HOURS SO FAR

[@raymondj8768]

do you remember the roost boost ignitions from the 80s i ran one on my Suzuki 250R loved it !

[@emfelling8384]

RIP lt500 at least she will be back it will be a beast in qaudwarz!

[@KrustyQuad]

I think a banshee motor is better for power than the Suzuki 500..the extra displacement just isn't enough to make up for the shees 2 cylinders.

[@coloradodirtbike5930]

Banshees have a lot more room and parts availability to make much more power then the quadzilla.

[@joeyholthusen6495]

Looks like a fun build, too bad you don't go with a stroker crank on the quadzilla, port n polish, ect... soo much potential even on pump gas!

[@RaptorWRLD]

awesome video.

[@davidstoner27]

Love the zilla you guys will do it right im sure

[@LSDdreams808]

such a good channel

[@Dave-zt5oj]

Badass!!!!! Should just buy it from John

[@sr_spongebob]

I had the air cleaner bolt fall off and get sucked through the intake and tore up the case.

[@videosforfun5558]

Cant wait to see it ripping

[@jacoberbe2351]

The washers for the wrist pin is a mod for the lt250 and lt500. Don't remember what it helps. But love and hate the way the bottom end is. Wanted to see it rip. But glad to see a build

[@Pittsburgh-412]

You guys should go all out with the quadzilla

[@austinsoderberg8216]

Heck yeah I love learning about two strokes. I can’t wait to see what the how the zilla works!

[@mattewsmith6747]

2 strokes are the best!

[@gunnerk8461]

I had the same situation with my blaster. The exhaust skirt blew out

[@sethanderson9931]

You should race it against John’s kx500!

[@mynameisjeff6365]

I know you won't see this but my dad has one and the airbox lids are huge restrictions

[@jake24680]

I'm only going by your description of this video. "Only this (Suzuki 500) could stop the fastest quad of all time". You are partially correct. Only a wheeler with that size engine, and being a 2 stroke, could compete with a Yamaha banshee. Not stop it though. Lol

[@2Big2Sexy]

Back in the day my dad bought the 230 Suzuki quad sport MAN I WISH HE BOUGHT THE 250 QUAD RACER INSTEAD !

[@jasonhendrie5411]

Man I hope it's not to bad but it doesn't look good fer quad-zilla but u two will bring him back to life🤟🤟🤟

[@leeholland7389]

Tear it down boys rebuild time 🤘🤘

[@theexisting1514]

"its an easy one should just be a top end job" hahaha

[@Justthatguy420]

Lt500 is fun and torquey but feels like riding a jet ski and it isn’t the crazy out of this world end all beat all quad of people’s imagination.

[@MootzLifeJourney]

That is exactly what had happened to the 85 Lt250r that I got. But then I did a big bore on it 😎

[@herbsampson3842]

You won't want any other after you ride it 😜

[@backwoodsmx3274]

The next quad wars better be Quadzilla vs lt250r

[@donovancook8218]

Bro my fav quad ever😭

[@onlysnaps69]

0:13 😭

[@QuadGuyCy]

Pull the whole motor, you're splitting the cases. You need to check the bearing pockets as well, most are worn and need sleeved.

[@kellypoje284]

Do you put 32:1 for your 250r

[@josephsampson2775]

What’s goin on with the ap3racing website wanted to order colored hoses but they’ve been down for a while now

[@eliasdimitropoulos7801]

Duncan Racing knows these in an out !!!!!

[@ivanlopez1424]

Zilllaaaaaaa😍

[@johnmorris8711]

You should call Jerry Hall He is a Quadracer 500 guru Makes reliable Quad 500s . Extremely knowledgeable.. its worth talking to him .

[@MedicatedOMO]

I sure miss mine. All I know about speed is that the road got so narrow I had to slow down! My local Suzuki tuner "Chris Grissom" said it WILL go 100 if you can ride it. So I sold it. Common sense sucks sometimes but I'm still alive and can feel my legs...

[@Bumpertrash1]

When you guys going to come out for glamis?

[@racerx9223]

Damn man where did you get my quad?.... I want it back.... In 6 months... You can keep it until Janurary i reckon, just clean it and make it nice for me!

[@alexpichardo5977]

Brand new

[@coloradodirtbike5930]

Badass quad but I'd still take a banshee. Reasons behind why I would take a banshee. It's twin cylinder/carb. They have numerous parts out there available, you can make them into fire breathing monsters given enough time and money. They are over all durable, don't suffer from transmission issues or other problems that plague other quads.

[@MeachPango]

I'm about to recieve 2 1985 (I believe, I haven't looked too closely) honda 110 atc's I'm really taking 2 to make 1. Should I throw some videos up of me doing the rebuild? I'm only 20 and this is the first full rebuild I've done to a machine. So the quality won't be amazing, but it's a learning process. I'd like to note that the quality if the videos probably would be the greatest at all haha 😅

[@mrmotocross6819]

If you ain't first your last- Ricky bobby

[@skipgrows1622]

Hell yes.

[@martincraig1974]

Hi guy's just subbed to your channel i live over the pond up here in Scotland and iam looking for a Yamaha blaster fly wheel can you recommend somewhere i can purchase one. All the best guys 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@THatChevyguy91]

We had one aka the leg breaker one fast quad

[@kingkracker1998]

I was excited for the "giveaway " and I didn't even enter! lol Congrats #45 BUY A HELMET!!!! And tear it up on ur new predator! since Mike built it prolly has about an extra 73hp so be careful!

[@jeffa.8976]

FMF makes a wicked pipe for these, makes a huge difference. These machines can eat clutches so i'd upgrade or at least rebuild it. These engines are in a low state of tune. Id at east mill the head and run it on race gas.

[@MrJjhemi]

My dream machine

[@finnoconnell7262]

Please make a vid on how to rebuild it.

[@samuelgagnon4953]

Bruh the cameraman is so shaky my brain hurt

[@gil2452]

Raffle the quadzilla!!

[@alexschermerhorn2395]

High speed dirt has a handful of trick parts for these

[@patrickjohnson7801]

Stock air box is junk don't over tighten. We trashed ours and made some aluminum pipe and k and n filter with outer ware with t clamps. Looks like you have a 87 with 6 headbolts 88 and up have 7 no but deal. Look on top of the piston and see what number you have, I think you can bore it about 10 time's. We had a lot of top ends until we went to straight race gas and motoul 800 at 50 to 1 , remember more oil more heat . One other thing is on top of the head blead the air out after you get it warmed up every time you run it you'll be shocked how much air you'll get it makes a hot spot if you don't

[@lanniewiant8269]

So bad ass guys

[@ashh2748]

Should compare it to the predator 500

[@jaywagner13]

Should build a hybrid with that zilla motor.

[@atanman54]

I need my zilla fixed it won't stop overheating and I'm losing motivation to keep pulling it apart

[@tonyfoley9988]

The baddest quad on the planet.

[@garethmarcus4515]

I had 1 way back in 98 in Ireland was a monster

[@jeffcoleman6618]

Man I miss my Quadzilla 500 and my Honda 250R

[@ozbrick498]

Common problem with the lt500😂

[@newfonewhodis2652]

giveaway was great