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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 05:55 AM
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im looking at buyin a 02 rappy and was wondering bout them ,i know the early years had starter gear problems but i was needin some more info on them
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 08:37 AM
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Never heard of a starter gear problem. There is a clutch issue with the 01's other than that the 660 is a good machine with allot of hop up potential.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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i have an 03 660R bro for about 4 years and i havent had the first problem out of mine other than just doing routine mainteance and a bunch of hop ups. i love it more than any quad ive ever had and wouldnt trade it for nothing man. great machine with tons of power and you will not regret it.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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yea round here ive heard alot of people and several shops say that the 01s were bad for the starter gear going out , & ive seen several for sell localy that had the starter gear out , but i dont no if its somethin the owner done or machine fault , r they top heavy on the trail
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 04:32 PM
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To a average rider no but if you ride hard and heavy yes. with a set of wider a arms fixes any issues that you might have with being tall in the saddle!
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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its a sharp bike & he is only wantin $1600 for it , is their anything that i should check out on it that i might not know bout
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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I would give it a good test ride! Shift through all the gears, go through the RPM band and such. If you have a dealer close by have them take a look at at it (for minimal fee of course [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] ) Just use common sense when checking it over. Look for new parts/tires that have been installed as its a good indication of how hard its been ridden!
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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k im lookin foward to steppin up the power over the 416ex i just tradded off
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 05:54 PM
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Show us some pics of the bad boy [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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how can i do it the easiest , would i have to put it on my profile
 
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