I just did a little late Black Friday shopping. Since I put a down payment on this 6-8 weeks ago, maybe I could say that I picked up my lay away? Either way, I drove to Nebraska and finished paying for it and brought it home. It's a 1981 ATC250R. Here's a couple of pictures so Jesus Freak can see how close or how far he was from the cigar.
Ha! Your comment was that "it ran on oil by design" so I was thinking "125 dirt bike", not a "250 3 wheeler". Looks cool though.
Not long before I was done at FedEx, I ended up down a dirt road I hadn't previously been down, which is strange because I thought I had been down them all. But there was an abandoned house with a Big Red 250 and 200?(it's the red,white, and blue cowling like on some of yours) just around in the yard, as well as a couple craftsman mowers. I didn't see anyone to ask about the property, but I have in my mind that if I'm ever back that way I'd like to look into them. I almost took pictures to post for you to see, but I was in a hurry that day.
I really don't know dirt bikes and ATVs, I had a Big Bear 400 awhile back that I got on a mower trade and it was too dang big and crazy powered for the stuff I remember when I was a teenager. I sold it because I preferred cash, but these modern 400, 650, 1000cc etc is crazy........in my humble but accurate opinion.
