I just bought a 02 300 and I love the power . The way it handles is a little soft me,Im 5'9 220lbs. To short for my weight. The 300 was a good price and I would like to put a few bucks into it now and get some experience riding and give to my son in a few years. So my question is can I get some feed back on what I can do and were I can get info on the suspension to handle my weight better,I am riding trails, woods nothing crazy. thanks thumbmasher

 

If you get a shock wrench you can adjust your stock suspension. Motorsportoutlet.com has
these.

 

springs are tight as they get .I am wondering if stiffer tires will help Im running maxxis all traxs but I cant tell how many plys the have ,maybe a 6 ply tire will help? or shocks or?

 

Aftermarket shocks that are custom sprung for your weight. I have had great success for years and on many different quads with Works Performance.

Another issue, a set of radial tires will contribute a lot to this machine. The stock tires on the 300 are kind of marginal, and need to be replaced anyway. I am running the new ITP TracStar radials on my 250's, and am very pleased with the improvement to the ride. These are 6-ply, and have proven to be vitrually indestructible.

 

it handles a Whole lot better if u extend ur swing arm alittle i done mine 3inches.. it flys Great better than i ever though it would.. also i would upgrade ur suspention.. pipe, airfilter, jet it and u will be happy.. since ur already happy with the stock power.. but the swing arm and extending the bike and suspention is the best thign that i ever done 2 my bike.. U will be able 2 go faster and harder with the great handling... stock the bike is kinda narrow 2 me.. so hope that helps right now my bike is 50in wide and love it! i ride woods also not much i mainly stick 2 tracks but it does just fine in the woods

 

one thing everone that replied to your post forgot about the 300ex, is that you can do a conversion to 400EX shocks. u can find a conversion kit, and shocks on EBAY. i dont know who makes this conversion, but i do know that being the same height, and close to the same weight @210 that the 400ex shocks are great once you stiffen them up. that is what i would do if i was unhappy with your stock suspension. the kit should keep the front end right where it is now. i dont know of anyone who has done this in my area, but a lot of people do it here on this website. good luck with your 300 ex i have always wanted one.

 

thank you