1987 warrior questions
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1987 warrior questions
Yeah, there have been quite a few changes like raptor450 said. A lot of suspension components, a good portion of the braking system, most of the electrical system, even the carburetor and cylinder head have changed. There's still a lot more things that yamaha SHOULD have changed but never did.
What kind of parts are you looking for?
What kind of parts are you looking for?
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1987 warrior questions
Don't assume anything will work. The bumpers, for one, do not interchange because the entire front section of the frame was redesigned.
Exhaust is the same throughout the years.
As far as raptor shocks go, you don't have a lot of options. The front shocks on the 660 and 700 are too long. The rear shocks on every year except for 2001 have an offset reservoir and don't work. A 2001 660 shock will work, but is longer than the stock one so it raises your ride height a couple inches. Any of the shocks from a raptor 350 will work, but they are hardly an improvement.
Exhaust is the same throughout the years.
As far as raptor shocks go, you don't have a lot of options. The front shocks on the 660 and 700 are too long. The rear shocks on every year except for 2001 have an offset reservoir and don't work. A 2001 660 shock will work, but is longer than the stock one so it raises your ride height a couple inches. Any of the shocks from a raptor 350 will work, but they are hardly an improvement.
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1987 warrior questions
I never had to shop for parts on an 87, i'd say just the regular places. Rocky mountain atv, dennis kirk, motosport, magic racing, etc. There are aftermarket bumpers that fit the 87-88 models, I know for sure that DG makes one and I think some other companies do to. I'd check PRM too, they might make one.
I'm not sure exactly what kind of opinion you're looking for about the twist throttle, but in my opinion twist throttles on a quad suck in general. I was never able to get used to one. There's a reason quads come from the factory with a thumb throttle, you have to turn your handlebars a lot sharper than you do on a bike, so your wrists are naturally going to want to twist when you turn sharp. The last place you want to accidentally gun the throttle is going into a sharp turn...
I'm not sure exactly what kind of opinion you're looking for about the twist throttle, but in my opinion twist throttles on a quad suck in general. I was never able to get used to one. There's a reason quads come from the factory with a thumb throttle, you have to turn your handlebars a lot sharper than you do on a bike, so your wrists are naturally going to want to twist when you turn sharp. The last place you want to accidentally gun the throttle is going into a sharp turn...