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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 04:38 PM
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ok i just have a few questions that i would like to ask any help would be appreciated...

1.The stock tires are 20 X 10-9 will i be able to but a 20 X 11-9 without problems?

2. I just bought some oil (Pennzoil SAE 10W-30 advanced protection with time released protection) it is API service SM and it is enery conserving.... i ask this beacause in the manual it says on page 8-10 do not use "ENERGY CONSERVING II" or higher

3. I have some play in my handle bars which isnt a problem when going slow but when going fast combined with the nearly bald tires its hard to keep her from swerving and i think i may need to tighten the bold on the end of the stearing stem but not shure so any help would be nice.

4. ok and latley it has been sitting for like 4 mounths and now that i have it fixed (problem was not with engine) it seems to have a power loss... i put about 2 gallons of fresh 93 grade pump into it... any ideas?

thx if u took the time to read all of that...


 
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 09:07 PM
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4. ok and latley it has been sitting for like 4 mounths and now that i have it fixed (problem was not with engine) it seems to have a power loss... i put about 2 gallons of fresh 93 grade pump into it... any ideas?
I can only give input on this. I have run old gas and found that until you burn it out, it runs slow. I always use Super unleaded
 
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 10:11 PM
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Itll handle those new tires no problem. My rears on the shee are an inch wider and it hooks up a lot better.

Energy cnoserving oil means it contains friction modifiers. Friction modifiers make a vehicle with a wet clutch slip. Which burns out the clutch and makes it run slower. Buy something else for it and use that oil in your truck/car/van. Go with some 0w40 or 10w40 amsoil or klotz. Buy oil thats designed for motorcycles and atvs.

As for the 93 octane, its a waste of your money. Not to mention if you get it from a gas station without a lot of business itll prolly be watered down. You dont need 93 oct unless you move to a high compression piston or bored out the quad. The higher oct gas might accually be slowing ur quad down.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 12:32 AM
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i always run yamaha oil. usily i dont do the stuff the dealer recomends but i do with that cause there is zink aditives in yamaha oil that isnt in normal oils, being that you need them because it is what lubes ur clutches
 
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 05:42 PM
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Thx for the input... i fixed # 3
 
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