Glamis was a total blast this weekend, but i noticed one thing about the DS. It kept bringing in the compliments from people. and after riding a Raptor for the first time and a polaris scrambler for the first time, I couldn't be HAPPIER with my choice on buying my DS X. Just thought i would share[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Congrats Hez. What was the sand like this past weekend? Were the dunes pretty wet and nasty still? Lots of people out there?

 

No, actually the dunes were perfect, i'd say about the top 6-8" were dry and under that was wet, it kept the dust low and provided excellent traction. there was well over 100K people there but it didn't seem too bad. Temperature was perfect in the day and a bit chilly at night but do-able in the back of a truck :-) . I cant wait to go back in Feb. I did have a bit of a problem with plowing the front tires (stock) with my sand stars on (rear). I was running 3psi. in the front maybe it wasn't low enough. other than that the DS made me proud. I'm very impressed with the suspension travel and wheelie ease.

 

Glad to hear that the sand was in good shape. Surprised that the top dried out that quickly after all the rain. I had 3lbs in my stock front tires two weeks ago out there, and didn't like it, so I went up to 5 and thought it rode better. Still wasn't completely happy, so I broke down last week and got the sand star front tires. Hopefully the front will float better and turn better now, and that should make the back end slide better, but we'll see. Wheelies [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

I run about 5 in the front stock tire in sand thinking it helps them cut in and turn better i have tried them softer also but i still havent come up with a sure result, I would be interested to hear other opinions on this

 

04 DS650: Let me know how you like those sand stars in the front. I might have to break down and buy them too.

thanks
Hez

 

I had the same problem with front plowing , went as high as 7PSI and have found that to be perfect , was quite amazing the difference it made.


Hey , on another subject , anyone know where to get a modquad end cap from someone who ships internationally , i need a short term fix till...but Marky at on dunes dosn't ship anything internationally !!

cheers

 

Have you tried ordering it from them or contacting them directly? modquad

 

No problem Hez, I'll give you a ride review as soon as I get a chance to use them. Not sure when my next trip will be, maybe Thanksgiving. I'm sure there are alot of people out there using them already. I got them mounted on the Douglas black label wheels, which will make the front end 4" wider. That should make a huge difference in handling by itself.

 

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I bought my end cap from hpreaserch.com they ship them any where it cost around $20 to ship it to the UK