I recently took my DS (which i've had for about a month and a half) to a mx track and soon found out thats not what it was made for. I bottomed out the suspension pretty easy and because of the heavy front was sent over the handlebars and eventually sent the thing all the over upside-down. Some plastic mounts were bent and so was an a-arm. The handlebars were also a little screwed up and a tire was sliced. This is all fixed except for the front plastic was cracked. Instead of putting on the same thing again, I thought of changing the color to possibly black with some different stickers. Anyone have any ideas.

I still love the DS for trail-riding, as long as it stays on the ground.

 

i ride tracks all the time with my DS and i do agree it is NOT a mx bike. My boys with 400's c-dale's and shee will wreck me. i never bottomed her out, and i can launch her pretty good and will say it jumps better than my old warrior

 

i have a extra set of plactic if your looking for black. the rear fenders have been shaved.

 

I will not agree with ether of you guys, the ds is great for tracks, I know a guy that owns a track and I always go there and he got 2nd place over all in Wisconsin for mx using a ds. Now he has a z-400 Dont know how good he is doing now.
Why dont you tighten your suspension?
Also you can buy plastics from bombardier, I think for the very back fender and the front fender it is about $120.

 

The DS handles much differently than most other bikes, but that doesn't mean it can't do the same stuff - you just gotta know your bike. I recommend the site below - its a lot of fun to watch!![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
Best DS jumpin' you've seen

 

I bottomed out a little when i first got mine. (this is the 1st quad i ever had or ridden) i then whent to u guys, the forum, and adj the suspention and never have since. u can say my riding life was born with the forum and i luv it. my knowledge of what quads can and cant do is very good for a beginer and would just like to take this opp to say thanks guys for all. i have been to a mx track and i luved it. i could see myself taking turns alittle different than the other quads but i just let the thumb go full throttel through the woops and past alot of guys up there because of the DS. i luv it for all types of riding. just another 2cs