There are builds that stand out and then there are builds that completely put us at awe. The latest is a beautiful Honda race from Six 5 Design for the young gun Kyler Lenz out of Southern Wisconsin. Lenz, is making the jump from a Yamaha Blaster to this incredible Honda 250R.
Race quads in this class typically start with a stock Raptor 250 chassis, but this one is different. Jake Balsiger (Six 5 Design www.six5design.com (440) 487-0315 ) and John Bartosek started from the ground up on this project. The frame is a completely hand built, hybrid chassis that may actually handle better than what some of the pros are running.
Everything including the frame, subframe, A-arms, swingarm, steering stem and linkage is exactly what you would get when you order a Alpha Hybrid chassis from Six 5 Design. The motor is the only major component that you could source elsewhere. In this case, it’s a 2014 250cc four stroke out of a Honda dirt bike.
One of the cool things about Kyler’s racer is that when he’s ready to move up to a 450cc motor, all he will have to do is replace the motor mounts and install the 450 motor of his choice with a new set of motor mounts. The chassis is built for it. Right now as the quad sits, it weighs 352 pounds full of gas and ready to race. Check out the amazing photo gallery courtesy of Greg Riviotta and the build sheet below.
