04 TC250 Rolling Chassis ideas?

Just picked up an 04' TC250 Rolling chassis....any ideas on where to pick up an engine...

What fits?

Better to part it out?

any ideas?

Check classifieds--just last week someone was parting an '08 TXC 250. He had a complete engine with electrics minus the piston and cylinder for $450. I was thinking about picking it up as a spare, but decided not to.

FYI, I have a stock cylinder and piston in good shape that I took off my TE 250 when I upgraded to the Athena kit. If you decide to go with that TXC engine, I'm sure I could get you hooked up for a good price.

well he just called me and still has the engine....it dropped a valve....wonder what its gonna need....would your cylinder and such work with that engine....

needs a head too...

Ah--can't help you with the head. But my cylinder and piston would fit that bottom end perfectly.

In terms of motors that will fit your chassis, any of the Husky 4-strokes from 2004-2007 will fit, and then any of the carbed 2008-2009s will fit. You could probably get a FI '08-'09 to work if you could get the wiring harness, too.

when you say carbed 08-09's...just 4 st right?

Put a 400 CZ motor in it. That would be way cool. JK

Yes, the '08-'09 TEs were FI, but the TXCs were carbureted.

You could put a KDX 200 motor it it! A little cutty-weldy...

wonder what other 4 strokes would fit....crf230 or something like that

I'm sure you could make just about anything fit, but I seriously doubt any other motor will drop in without requiring welding and machine to make the swingarm fit the engine cases.

If you wanna build up a really wild street/dual sport/super moto sorta thing the new kawasaki 650cc parallel twin is ultra compact for a twin and folks have wedged them into thumper frames without too much difficulty before.