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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 08:47 AM
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So I ended up picking up an 03 Honda TRX 400EX quad the other day from Heather's Brother's friend for cheap. He said that it needed work, which it did, but all it really needed was someone who knew how to fix things (I'm still looking for that person myself. lol).

It needed front tires, brakes all around, lights, wiring, and some TLC.

I got all new brake pads installed (only took 3 f#*k!n nights ), new tires (what a pain in my @$$ to swap), a newer, nontorn to hell, seat, new driving lights, some nuts and bolts to help hold the body to the frame, and all the wiring fixed that needed to be. Up next is a new airbox as this one is cracked and missing the lid (should be in this week), then either a new muffler or skid plates.

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Now I'm not a quad kind of guy, I like my 4wd, but I just couldn't pass up this deal. I have taken it out into the woods (my kind of riding) and beaten the cr@p out of it and it begs for more. Seem to me like we will get along just fine.
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 10:18 AM
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Nice score timmy!
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 04:13 PM
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that'll be fun
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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Now as soon as Tim gets the trailer hooked up this will be the best road kill shopping cart ever !
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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lol
dont give him ideas man
haha
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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Fun! But those headlights make it look like a character out of Fraggle Rock
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 05:23 PM
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lol
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 12:38 AM
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it looks better without the guards , go on be diferent . i dare ya .
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by richinny
say tim, with all the toys you have, santa might be taking some from you this Christmas ;-) that quad might come in handy to drive out to the 'north 40' of your fleet to pick up the project of the day. i still haven't figured out when you sleep :-)
I have a form of insomnia so I don't really sleep that much.

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Now as soon as Tim gets the trailer hooked up this will be the best road kill shopping cart ever !
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lol
dont give him ideas man
haha
Who says I don't already? Behind my girlfriends' parent's house there is a field where I already tried running down a deer. He just happen to be able to turn sharper than i could. I'll get him next time though.

Originally Posted by MonteCarloChick
Fun! But those headlights make it look like a character out of Fraggle Rock
I know, I was thinking more like an alien tho.

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it looks better without the guards , go on be diferent . i dare ya .
What are guards? lol

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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 03:36 AM
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plastics , fairings , body i don't know the real name . i mean keep it naked .
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 08:30 PM
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lol
oh, that poor deer
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 02:00 AM
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If I could I would but the amount of dirt and mud that gets kicked up into my face is nuts.

I went out on sunday and the left rear wheel came off, the holes for the studs went from being 7/16 to 7/8, and I lost all but 1 stud. Heather's brother was nice enough to give me a new set of wheels and tires for it though. these should be good.



New tires and wheels.

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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 02:04 AM
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ride from hell

are they the same as xr 400 motors ?
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 02:06 AM
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Originally Posted by deadkelly
are they the same as xr 400 motors ?
yup.
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 08:26 AM
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nice score
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 09:16 AM
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i suck on 4wheels.. i personally like 2 wheels better. have u ever ridden a yamaha banshee? things are quick as hell, had one and the engine blew the same week i bought it
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 11:32 AM
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No but a friend of mine has one and always has problems with it. I like polaris and honda only for atvs and whatnot.
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 03:37 AM
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man banshees should be great . there a close ratio rz 350 motor its been in use since the early 80's there so cheap to fix compared to others . they whoop four strokes on the drag strip . that's my 2 cents worth .
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 10:12 AM
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I went out on sunday and......

BAM! right into a tree. We went out to a state park and were riding some hardcore trails and my front end just happen to hop up when I got on the throttle a little and the left rear tires dug right into a rut and threw me (meaning me and the quad) right into a tree. I stayed on the quad and only hurt my wrist but other than that i'm fine. I couldn't stop laughing though.
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 10:38 AM
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haha dats funny. im a big *****, i wear a chest protector when i ride dirt. one day i thought i was slicker than everyone else and decided to hit my own path. there was a small water ditch in front of me and a small hill after. i though wit a little speed i'l go over it no problem. just when iwent over the water i hit a rock so hard it i flew into the hill in front of me. lmao couldnt stop laughin either. i was laughing alone so it made it funnier
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 03:11 PM
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haha
lol
had to be Tim
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