have you ever seen heuvos 2 or best of atv extreme, on heuvos 2 jeremy mcgrath explaines why he rides a banshee, he doesn't have it mastered and its hard to jump cuz the lips arent perfect, on the atv extreme the guy talks about how they race the same tracks and the same amount of laps as the dirtbikes but its like riding a refrigirator around, you have to muscle it and it takes a lot of work. quads ride on the same tracks as the dirt bike gnc and do the same jumps and everything, and go up sand hills at 80 miles an hour, damn
-jacob-

 

Yes, I own Huevos 2. People are just stuck on the fact that you don't have to "balance" a quad, which you do have to do if you ride hard!

 

I haven't seen a dirt bike do any water skipping yet. Also, it may look like quad riders sit down all the time but if you look closely a lot of the time they are like an inch off of the seat. Since quads don't track as smoothly as bikes do, standing helps and it keeps your center of gravity down low while still being able to adjust yourself quickly. Thats how I ride anyways... if you don't agree than I just ride weird. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

Here is something that I find interesting. I've heard and read a few times that MX racers are the most fit athletes of any sport. I assume that when this was said and wrote they were reffering to MX bike racers, because it was etheir on tv when a MX bike race was going on or in a bike mag. Now we all know that quads are harder to ride. It takes more muscle to get them to rail a corner without messing up, square off a corner without messing up, keep them tracking straight and true through whoops or other rough sections, and to get them to fly through the air straight so the landing will be o.k. I just wonder how MX quad riders rank in the fittness of athletes. Seems like quad MX racers should be on top dosen't it. I'm not talking about guys like myself, heck a golf player is probably more fit than I am , Im talking about PRO racers like Hitt, Jones, Farr, Byrd, Gust, ect. At Loretta Lynns when Jones finished and they were talking to him over the pa he didnt even seem out of breath! Anyway its kind of off the topic but I'm just wondering what everyone else thinks.

 

Hey CdaleRacer,
How do you like your FX 400? I'm about to buy a Cannibal and would like to know if you think that would be a good choice. I race mx and I sometimes trail ride but very rarely. Sorry for getting off subject.

 

Yodaddy,any Cannondale would be a good choice I think. I also think the new models would be the way to go since they have all the updates and GP control system. The only thing that concerns me about the new Cannibal are the cheaper shocks, I'm not for shure if they would be up to MX racing. The ones on the Speed (same as on my FX) are good. The rear shock is Awesome! Anyway I love my FX and I dont think there will ever be anything but a Cannondale under me. The frame and engine have held up good so far and Ive had it for 6 months tommorow I think. Go test ride one and your mind will be made up within 5 min. I GARANTEE.