In the new dirt wheels, there is an article about new zealand racers in a race similar to pikes peak and their quads (they have weird looking modified aerodynamic quads.)

I noticed in the top pic (editors totally missed it) is a ds650 frame and I saw a wierd brace on the front end connected by the front shocks traversing the front end.

I am not sure what it is used for. I notice in the pic below that pic, the next quad had the same mod.

Anyone know what is is for and why they have it on all frames?

 

Hey BigJon. Looks like a couple of those bikes are using DS frames, aren't they? Has anyone here tried stuffing a 1000 into a DS frame?

When I saw that brace you are talking about, I just thought it was part of the great big nerf bars.

 

If I am remebering the pic. right it is a sway bar. Yea I just checked the pic, the bar running down to the a-arms is a anti sway bar. Not sure what that bar is running from the shock tower to the nerf bar, must be some kind of support . I like how the mag. says it is a custom fabricated chassis. It is so obvious that it is a ds frame.

 

Oh yeah AMD, you're right. I missed the part about traversing the front end. That's definitely a sway bar in front. I had been looking at that other stupid brace all along.

 

good to see the guys at dirt wheels That influence the buying decisions of youngster all over the world are true quad inthusiasts and realy know thier stuff, Some people might have thought they were just journalists writing about whatever as long as it pays the bills
and keeps the advertisers happy, but that would be a very synical view[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

 

04ds650, Bigger is Better is stuffing a 1000cc motor into his frame.

 

those frames looked full[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]