Kawasaki Mojave Pictures

[Frank Angerano]

So here she is.  Finally dug it out and about to go into tear down. The last owner was a little sticker crazy 😝 aside form the NY GIants sticker!

The bike is in perfect condition mechanically and ascetically.  No cracks in the plastics etc.  just dirty and sat for quite some tome.  Going to wash her down and take it to pieces, clean it up and fire it up!  More pics to follow.  

 

Edited March 31, 2019 by Frank Angerano

[06kfx440]

Awesome bro. I remember that quad from way back in 91. I even had a matchbox toy quad.
I have a grill that doesdnt have the headlight in it if you want it.

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[Frank Angerano]

Thanks @06kfx440  she’s all in tact! Just need to get her fired up.  I thought I would be able to work on it this week but temps are dropping.  Going to leave it be for a few days in my garage and take a few parts off for now. Can’t wash it down just yet.   

[06kfx440]

Take your time. Perfection can't be rushed. That's my motto.

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[JacobSlabach]

that bike looks similar to the older polaris trail boss..  how much you pay for it?

[Frank Angerano]

I paid $300 if I remember correctly. I picked it up back in November.   Put it in a garage I rent a mile away from my house and it sat.   I wanted to wait until it got warmer out. So I picked it up yesterday and brought it to my house and it’s ready to be torn down a bit this week. But it needs a good wash down first.  

[JacobSlabach]

👍

[xpnet]

Beautiful mine is in less then perfect condition.. 

[Clownking]

$300 good find!

[Frank Angerano]

So here’s some updates. After a few months I finally got around to getting this thing into my garage.  I was in the middle of giving my garage a little makeover and needed some time to make some room, clean up and throw some old sh** away. 

The bike is in great shape just super dirty and in need of a what I like to equate it as a colonoscopy! Lol. 

New parts are ordered and on the way. Clutch, chain, plugs, paint and a new bulb for the headlight. 

I found that the carburetor has 100% been opened up and tampered with.  I can’t read the jetting so I’m assuming they are the oem stock jets 🙏🏻   However the air fuel mixture screw was set at 2-3/4 turns out. The specifications call for 1-3/4 so I guess we will have to see after it’s all back together. I’m going to set it at the spec and go from there. 

The machine has an aftermarket exhaust and I think that’s it for upgrades. I’m not opening the head up to see the cams or anything else because it seems to be in time as far as I can see and compression is good with a smooth turnover and the head bolts as well as all other engine bolts and nuts don’t appear to have any wrenching marks on them so I’m guessing it’s all stock. 

More to come soon! 

 

[06kfx440]

Awesome frank. They are fun machines even tho it’s a 250. Again. I have the service manual if you need any info.


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[Frank Angerano]

Thanks brother I have the manual already and I think I’m good. It’s going to be a fun bike for my oldest guy he’s 15 to he can play around with it.  He as the 4x4 you obviously know so it’s going to be a bit different to say the least for him. But it’s not hanging around long. I want to sell it after he gets his kicks in.   

[MarkinAR]

I pulled a wheelie on one of those once doing about 50.  On a gravel road.  Barefoot and no shirt.

Living in the south has it's perks!

[Frank Angerano]

Redneck special right there!  I am looking forward to hearing this thing run but that’s a little ways off for now. At least two weeks.   

[Frank Angerano]

Got the carb broken down and rebuilt. It all seemed in tact and usable.  The jets were a little scared up from what appears to be marks from using the wrong screwdrivers on them.  I filed the scuff marks down and polished as best possible. If there are any performance issues I will swap them out with direct replacements. 

Engine is finally clean and ready to come off of the frame.  I ordered a bunch of parts that are in route.  Oem Kawasaki green paint for the frame and a few other goodies for the engine and sole cosmetic stuff. 

Overall it looks like I will be into this thing for about $700 to $750 bucks If I don’t need anything more, that’s including the quad itself and not my labor of course.

So not bad so far but that’s all speculation for now until this thing fires up and runs. 

But honestly I absolutely love tearing these older machines apart that have been sitting around and bringing them back to life! 

Little by little and more to come stay tuned! 

[Chad Lord]

On 3/31/2019 at 12:48 PM, Frank Angerano said:

So here she is.  Finally dug it out and about to go into tear down. The last owner was a little sticker crazy 😝 aside form the NY GIants sticker!

The bike is in perfect condition mechanically and ascetically.  No cracks in the plastics etc.  just dirty and sat for quite some tome.  Going to wash her down and take it to pieces, clean it up and fire it up!  More pics to follow.  

 

 

[MarkinAR]

I love bringing them back from the dead too...Just bought a 93 Big Bear that's mostly intact, think it's all there in boxes and parts.  Bought it for nothing so this one should be fun.

[Frank Angerano]

That’s great a 93???? Sounds fun post some pics. 

This is one of my more intact machines that I picked up but I will take them either way!

Hate waiting on parts!!!

[MarkinAR]

Ah, reread the ad I bought it from, 1998. 

Carb is missing and it wont shift to neutral/reverse but that's probably not a deal breaker. $200 is cheap enough to put some man hours in. 

[Frank Angerano]

I like it! Def worth the effort Bc honestly there is a person out there with the same bike that would pay $200 just for the plastics and racks.  So you will get your money back if the engine is beyond repair. 

[Frank Angerano]

Got the rest of the bike up in the air finally! Everything is unbolted and ready to pull the engine off.  Love this new lift I picked up, gets the bike way up and easy to work on.  

Going to be at a stand still now until the parts and paint come in! 😡

Edited September 2, 2019 by Frank Angerano

[Frank Angerano]

So it’s painted and looks amazing, color was spot on. Parts showed up and I found the oem air box that was missing!! The chain is sick, going to paint a few more things in the next day or so and it’s going to be reassembled this weekend.  

 

I think I should have ordered a new sprocket but it’s too late now. It will be fine i guess. Don’t plan on having this thing around long anyway.  

[Frank Angerano]

So it’s alive and well. Wrapped up the mechanical end today and she fired right up.  I made a foolish mistake while rebuilding the carb.  After it was running and idling great it would not throttle up! So I broke the carb down one more time thinking the beat up jets could be the problem.   I found that I put the pilot jet in place of the main jet and the main jet in place of the pilot jet! 🤦🏻‍♂️. 

The thread is the same so it’s easy to make that mistake.  Anyway I swapped it out and it runs like a champ.  Very happy with the sound and condition of this machine.   I know it’s only a 250 but it’s a little beast!!!

Should get the plastics on tomorrow or Monday and see how it runs when it’s on the ground.  

After that maybe let my oldest run with it for a while or post it and move it along to the next owner! 

[Frank Angerano]

A little update!! Got it all back together for the most part, just waiting on a few more goodies (cosmetic stuff) to show up that were on back order.  They should be here tomorrow afternoon! Going to post up a few more pics after that.  

Took it for a ride and it runs like a champ. It’s fast as heck for a 250.  Very surprised about that and it handles pretty good. Cooling fan kicks in at a perfect 186 degrees and it idles perfect. 

Prob going to let the oldest run with it for a minute and sell it. 

Any guesses on what it’s worth ???

 

[MarkinAR]

Anywhere between 1k-1500 in central US in not as clean condition as yours. This one is a bit high but its close in value I would think. 

[Frank Angerano]

That’s exactly what I was figuring. I was going to list it for $1600 and try to get $1500-$1400. We will see how it goes.  I still have some flashy stuff to add on before the  week is out so I will get that done see if it looks any more attractive. 

Thanks for the input.       

[Frank Angerano]

I realized while I was putting the back together the air box was missing a big part. Shame on me for not realizing. Anyway the parts are well over $200. Found other Mojave bikes that I was going to buy to to pull parts but all missing the air box parts I needed and spending the $200.  So I decided to make some parts and order a filter.  Total $18 bucks.

 The first pic is what I did the second is what it should look like. 

Thoughts ????

[Ajmboy]

On 9/2/2019 at 6:26 PM, Frank Angerano said:

Got the rest of the bike up in the air finally! Everything is unbolted and ready to pull the engine off.  Love this new lift I picked up, gets the bike way up and easy to work on.  

Going to be at a stand still now until the parts and paint come in! 😡

That's a nice scissor lift!

On 9/13/2019 at 10:17 PM, Frank Angerano said:

I realized while I was putting the back together the air box was missing a big part. Shame on me for not realizing. Anyway the parts are well over $200. Found other Mojave bikes that I was going to buy to to pull parts but all missing the air box parts I needed and spending the $200.  So I decided to make some parts and order a filter.  Total $18 bucks.

 The first pic is what I did the second is what it should look like. 

Thoughts ????

Looks good to me, like those K&N filters for cars. Should give you more power as long as the cfm ins't too high and run too lean. Is that a generic or fit for this mojave?

[Frank Angerano]

Generic and I had to make some custom rubber boots to fit it up but looks factory.  

[Frank Angerano]

Sad to say but the Mojave is on its way to NJ to its new owner.  Sold it today to a kid who saved his money to buy an atv.  I dropped the price so this  kid can have it. I’m happy where it’s going but I was sad to see it leave.  

 

Great project!