Snorkeled Honda 250

Slick89 · January 07, 2009, 12:32:10 PM

Ha I just snorkeled my old 1987 Honda fourtrax 250. Check it out. going to test it out friday. hopefully everything goes good

MadMudder · January 07, 2009, 01:37:36 PM

Did you have to rejet it with that 10ft snorkel you got?

Cool btw.

Slick89 · January 07, 2009, 03:17:13 PM

lol yeah i know its tall but as u can see it doesnt sit as tall as the 500 sitting next to it so i wanted to make up for it. No i didnt. seem to run fine. Ran wide out open and it didnt bust up or anything. so i wouldnt think its running lean or anything. thinking bout lifting it 2 inches. the swing arms should allow 2 inches jus might have to modify it just a bit. after that i might put 25in under it since it only has 22 on the front and 25 mud machine tri-claws on the back. should level it out then i might trim the snorkel down a bit. work in progress. It just sat in the garage so i figure what the hell. lol

crom A zone · January 07, 2009, 06:43:17 PM

YOU NEED BIGGER REAR TIRES ON THAT BIKE OR MAYBE SMALLER FRONTS JUST BUY A REAL BIKE ITS EASYER U DONT HAVE TO MAKE UP FOR ANYTHING

Slick89 · January 07, 2009, 10:40:35 PM

lol i have a bigger atv. I have my 05 rubicon. like i said tho it was just sitting in the garage so i wanted to do something different.

mrbones · January 23, 2009, 01:33:31 PM

Did you run it yet? How did it work out?

Slick89 · January 26, 2009, 01:15:23 AM

glad you mention it. put 24in tires on the front the lifted it about a inch to get it to set level. Went to East Coast Offroad Park today and had a blast with it. the extra clearance help for the mud holes but ill tell you what that water was cold today! there was one point where the handle bars were pretty much underwater and as long as you leaned back and got the back tires to bite it walked! it ran great tho. Submerged it like 10 times and 8 times were a success. Let my buddy right it and he flipped it the other two times but after bout 10 mins we had it running again. Easy to float. Got hung up on a log in this one spot I just jump off let it float over it then jumped on and kept going. Snorkel it too high so ima trim it down 3 or 4 inches. 20 bucks for the pvc and 20 for the 4 vent lines i ran. 40 dollars and it seemed like it could go anywhere. i just wish i didnt forget the camera. next ill have to get pics for yall tho.

MadMudder · January 26, 2009, 02:31:41 AM

Thats cool man but I do have a quick question. We just attemped to snorkel my dads polaris 500 and the new length of the snorkel wasnt near as long as yours but when we went to run his it wasnt getting enough air and by 3k rpm it would sputter and stall out. Did you have an air intake problem or did it work ok for you?

Slick89 · January 26, 2009, 02:04:39 PM

no i didnt have a problem. what size pipe u run? mine is 2in but it i had to run a reducer cuz the airbox is only 1 3/4 i believe. and actually its rubber too which helped when rolling it cuz instead of it breaking it jus twisted u know what i mean. but ive heard alot of ppl have to rejet theirs. i got lucky and didnt. if the pipe is smaller than the airbox inlet then i could size that being and problem but if its bigger then idk. maybe it would be a good question to post in the tech form. sorry i couldnt really help