It seems to me that you guys down in the great old US of A don't have a scrath on your ds i say that because if i would take care of my ds like you guys do i would'nt have time to ride,i mean i take care of my ds but when it goes down to plastic and the look of the bike i really don't care,it really seems that you guys care more about the look than the riding your missing,you guys know what i mean or it is just me...


DSWOLF.

 

I like to keep my bike clean and looking good!!! I dont like my bike looking like crap. I paid good $$ for both of my ds 650's so i like to keep them as nices possible. Plus i like it when people say " hey nice ds" makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

I couldn,t have said it better[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img]

 

I always put my bike away clean, lubed, and ready for the next ride. I stop off and hose it down on my way home after every ride, and then by the time I arrive at my garage it is dry, and ready for wiping down and lubing. I don't like dirt in my garage any more than I like it on my quad. I'm in Indiana, and its all woods and fields so my bike gets as dirty as every body elses, but I like to show up at the beginning of the ride looking good.
Of course, its a lot easier if all you ride is sand or desert. A lot of guys out west never see woods with their quad, 'cause there isn't any woods around, and desert dust is a lot easier to hose off than the clay packed dirt/mud we have around here. If I had the dunes here that they have out west, I'd rarely see the woods trails - I love the sand - and it might just be enough to make me want to go all chrome and custom paint. But for reality in Indiana brushed aluminum and scratched plastic is the norm - I just prefer to not have my scratches packed with mud.

 

It's not if you win or lose, It's how you look while playing. Anybody can own a piece of junk. My quad has seen dirt, sand and mud. It's a polished Cannondale the pics are in the sig.

Smitty

 

Thanks Hightower,Sand45 i also paid good hard earn money to get my ds i just meant cosmetic wise you guys take care of it alot more then i would,like would you run over small threes whit yours,probably not,but i do whit mine everyday, by the way i take mine to work everyday,yes i am hard on it but trust me i do take care of it and it's still running great..

DSWOLF.

 

dswolf,
if u run over small trees then why do you have a sport atv. you need to get a utility. get a prairie 650. the best utility ever.

 

Sometimes a tree will be down over a trail, and you have to find an alternate around it. Woods trails require a lot of maintenance - I travel our private trails routinely on the Cat with the chainsaw. I've ran over many a tree on the DS - a-arm guards are next on my list. Wish had them before now...

 

just because he hits small trees wit his doesn't mean he shouldn't own a sport quad, in some trails there are a little tree or two,not a big deal, u should see my bumper, the paints commin off from the trees and long grass

 

excactly the paints coming off on your ds from GRASS because its not made for that. its made for the dunes and tracks.