im looking to get a quad. i want something that has good speed, hp, is reliable. the little maintanence the better although i can deal with it if i feel the need to. i want a sport quad and am looking at the Cannibal and the Raptor. what do u guys suggest. any problems with them? im 5'7 160lbs 15yr old. having reverse would be nice but can deal without it. Also, Feel Free to post pics of either

 

LTZ400

 

sorry, I could not reply to your pm. Anyways, my 2002 model number 300 Cannondale cannibal has been the quad of my dreams. I bought it in spring last year. I found a dealer that had a speciel on it as a demo model. I got it will brand new itps and plastic on it so it looked brand new. I paid $6200 for it out the door. Prior to buying this quad I had a 400ex and a decked out 250r. In comparison to those quads, I feel the cannibal has the power of the 250r or a raptor. The cannibal has a little higher maintanence. An oil change on the cannibel will take you a good half hour to an hour. You should change oil a little more often on the cannibal, since the motor is so high performance. The air filter is easy to get to. Just remove the front plastic. You will never half to do any mods to the motor of the cannondale. The raptor is a good quad but with my experiance it is fast, but not race track fast. It seems tippy in corners if your moving fast. You could widen it out but that costs money.
The only problem I have had with my cannibal is replaceing parts that I brake in a roll over (bad story). Never fouled a plug or replaced something that wore out prematurely.
Price wise you could find good deals on both quads used.
Normal maintenance with either quad should be done. Lube moving parts, oil changes, checking all bolts for tightness. All the little stuff that is easy to do on a sunday after riding.
I hope that helps. If you would like more pm me back.

 

how loud is the stock pipe on your c'dale. is it loud or quiet enough that people wont be annoyed by the sound of someone riding it.

 

Around 94-95dbs. Not to loud. A piped raptor is around 100db. Cannibal is not as loud as a piped 400ex either.

 

i would definetely go with a predator or a raptor i would get a predator over a raptor get a predator because it would beat a raptor if they were both stock even if the raptor has a bigger engine but get a limited edition predator there nice but 300$ more and a predator is cheaper

 

Ride them both before you make your decision...

 

seeing that cannondale has declared bankruptcy and polaris reputation is not that great (JMO) I would go with the raptor. Check them all, sit on them, ride them and also check out latest edition of dirtwheels. That should answer all your questions.

 

If used mostly for trails I'd recommend Raptor, If used mostly for racing I'd recommend Cdale. Also for your size I would consider a LTZ 400 also.


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who makes the z400 (sorry)