I just bought a 07 650 Hi a few months ago . At 1st i was happy with the gound clearence and thought if I got some 27in Mudlites on it ,it would prob go through anything I wanted to . This past weekend I took it to the mountains for some heavy trails and hill climbing .Still on stock tires . To make a long story short climbing hills my AC found a new name called the Holy Roller. Now my wife does not want to ride it anymore . (hence the new name) My question is what can I do to it to make it more stable going up mountains and such. My friends with me where riding a can am 800 and 400 Yamaha x2 . Not havin the same prob has me . also we where riding alone 1 person for each bike , so i cant blame it for having too much weight on rear. any help would help alot thanks..

 

Take a look at this thread:

http://forums.atvconnection.co...tid/5/threadid/522027


Jaybee

 

I agree with jaybeecon55. You may find some help in the thread.

http://forums.atvconnection.co...tid/5/threadid/522027


Don't get discouraged most ATV's can be improved with respect to handling with a good setup.

Wheel spacers are great for stability and something you may want to look into.

Here is the link where I got mine.

http://www.psep.biz/store/arct..._atv_wheel_spacer.htm


Good luck and keep the faith.

Just a side note. If your handling is not to your liking now, then putting taller tires will make it even worse.

 

IMO, The thread on making a/c's handle better has a great deal of common sense.
I have my 650 H-1 set up more for riding in the mud, some times pretty deep stuff that I have seen many other atv's get stuck in. The 650 keeps on going.
A week ago I was on the power line trails and it got very steep in spots both up hill and back down. Really hard ground with gravel. At times I was wishing I had my stock tires on (better for that type of riding and terrain) but still was never uncomfortable with the mud tires.
If I were doing all long and hard pack trail riding with lots of hills I would go back to original tires in a heartbeat and re adjust shocks and air pressure simply for my personal preference.
Just to let you know, my wife doesn't like my 650 either. Too big and she is not into the rough, muddy, or really steep stuf I like to ride in.

 

did it roll on its side or backwards? if it rolled on its side, you can either get wheel spacers or get offset rims. i went with offset rims on my bike and 28" tires. you can tell the wider stance in my pictures. if it rolled backwards then a couple thinkgs may have been the cause. maybe giving it too much gas on a steeper section,or maybe just riding too aggresive and not leaning forward on the bike. sometimes its just a matter of knowing when to give it gas, feather the gas ,or let off the gas while leaning it the correct direction. good luck!

 

it pulled up once but that was my fault for being to gas happy,but the side rolling is the prob. with what you guys are saying i think i need to try the offset rims and tires . if i went up to 27's with a 14 in rim would that be a good combo?

 

I think you'd see a big difference if you just went to a thicker sidewall aftermarket tire - you could even stay at the stock size. When my brother added Bighorns to his AC 700TRV, it was like a whole different bike compared to the stockers. Certainly helped with that side-to side rolling issue.

Jaybee

 

My 400 outy came with 3ply Ohtsu tires. They had a very soft and cushy ride with a bit of side roll. If you got aggressive, the quad would be all over the trail. I put a six ply radial on all fours and I had a new machine. Now I can ride aggressive and the quad tracks strait.

 

like they both said before me, just a 6 ply tire will help but if you wanted more stability get them off set rims. ask about the offset though. they come in different widths. for example, and i may have this incorrect but its something like this. a 5+2, 5 inches inside and 2 inches ouside. which means you would have a 2 inch wider stance on one side of the bike( over all a 4 inch wider bike) using a 7 inch rim(5+2=7) there are other sizes to choose from just ask about them so you get what you want. i think mine are a 5+2. my cousin has a 6+1 so his doesnt stick out as much as mine but they stick out i nch farther than stock. notice mine go past the fenders pretty good. yet i still fit on all the legal trails. hope this helps. oh yea. remember a 14" tire means less sidewall. which is better for handleing but my cause you to bend the rim easier on a rock or something. just a thought.

 

Mudslinggingfool,
mine are exactly 4 in.s wider---2" per side MUCH better than before.....
Just the right rims with no spacers..