Joined: Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:03 pm Posts: 78 Location: Corpus Christi, TX
I'm new to the forum, so I apoligise upfront for being a noob. I have a pair of 1980 fl250 odyssey's. I love them, but they're just getting too old to be reliable. I've completely rebuilt both of them and its always something else breaking. Anyway, I thinking about getting a new buggy, but seeing as how I'm used to an fl250, what is at least on par with the fl250. I'm considering like a HH 250, but want to know if its on the same performance level as an odyssey or do I need to go bigger to match the performance of an odyssey. Thanks.
Joined: Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:05 pm Posts: 1581 Location: Northern AZ
If you get one of the smaller 250s, with some mods it will perform about as well as a fl250, espesially a one seater (hard to find). What you will find is the suspention is way ahead of the 250fl which has none. Get a good one like a Joyner and then if the performance isnt what you had hoped, you can turbo or engine swap and have a really nice machine.
_________________ 2005 Joyner 650 Turbo, 8lbs boost 2006 Roketa 300 cc kit, clutch spring, uni and pipe 2006 sunl 1000 2005 Corvair powered 4 seater 2-1985 250sx trikes 2005 250 Joyner DD 6 Polaris Quads 90cc thru 400cc 1915 VW high jumper Lots more small and large toys!
Joined: Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:03 pm Posts: 78 Location: Corpus Christi, TX
Thanks, that's kinda what I was thinking. Does anyone know how useful the low/hi transmissions are over the standard ones? It seems like having two gears would really increase the performance spectrum of a buggy.
welcome ermann - out with the old and in with the new huh! Most of the 250cc with lite mods would be comparable. As far as that goes the 150 with some mods do very well. If your looking for single seater, easier to get in the 150cc. Check out sycpowersports.com and click on products to see the Blade buggys. I have a HH150 with mods listed below. (more to come ) And I do very well matched with the 250's. I'm not as strong or as fast....but they don't leave me! and I climb what they climb! just a matter of taste I guess. I like the 150's due to the smaller size for trails and the modding options are greater.
Joined: Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:21 am Posts: 4869 Location: Seattle, WA
I think it will be hard to equate the power output of a 2-stroke verses the 4-strokes. You will have a much wider power band with the 4-stroke, but you will not have that "sweet-spot" peak of a 2-stroke. If you like to haul full throttle, the 4-stroke performance will be disappointing while at the same time your body will be thanking you for the much better suspension. If you run tight trails, the narrow Odyssey will out maneuver the wider buggies, but the torque of a thumper will get you through areas more gracefully.
Both engines use CVT's, but a dual range CVT gives you ultra lows for crawling that a 2-stroke will choke on...
Joined: Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:05 pm Posts: 1581 Location: Northern AZ
jtramseyjr wrote:
Post subject: Re: fl250 equal?? Reply with quote Get a rhino.
He forgot to say "If you like to waste money" get a rhino. A modified 250 will out run a rhino and in all but the most extreme slow climbs will out perform it. Rhinos have there purpose but competing with buggies isnt one of them.
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) And I do very well matched with the 250's. I'm not as strong or as fast....but they don't leave me! and I climb what they climb! just a matter of taste I guess. I like the 150's due to the smaller size for trails and the modding options are greater.
