<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: LTZGUY

Sell a 400ex and get a raptor?????? Never ever never ever never....ever. Especially an 03...the trannys and starters and rod bearings and steering stem bearings are junk.</end quote></div>

Buddy you sure are quick to downgrade every machine out there but your own. We just went through this about polaris machines in another thread. I would suggest doing some research on these machines before you speak. Rappys had tranny issues in 01 they were fixed in 02. there is nothing wrong with the rod bearing, There is nothing wrong with crank bearings or the wrist pin bearing, they are all just fine in a raptor. There is nothing wrong with the starters. They do have a problem with the one-way bearing which makes the starter not catch when its bad, and that problem is caused by people hitting the throttle while trying to start it instead of using the choke causing small backfires that ruin the bearing. There is nothing wrong with the steering stem bearings, I've never heard anything so obserd. Maybe if you dont do any maintainence and put your machine away muddy you can ruin bearings like that , but thats the case for any machine.

Like I stated before you cant compare the reliability of a 400ex to a raptor, but then again you cant compare the reliability of any quad against a 400ex. Hence why there are millions of them out there still running great.

The rappys may not be perfect but they are definatly not junk. I'm 280lbs and not afraid to get some good air on my stock rappy. I take care of it and it has treated me just fine. And thats coming from a die-hard honda fan and engine builder.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

if you say so

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: LTZGUY

if you say so</end quote></div>


Let me point out, LTZ that I own them all (2 - 400ex's, Raptor 660, Polaris 400), and I also say so.

I'm sure that you are much better educated in the problems of the Suzuki, with your first hand knowledge, so I'll decline to discuss any of them. I'd suggest you do the same about brands/models with which you are obviously equally unfamiliar.

 

the reason it probly smokes is because it most likley needs new rings

 

well at least 2 of the bikes you have are worth owning.

 

Wait... what was that? Oh, it's your mommy calling... time for you and your little friends to go in for the night.

 

Ask anyone with a 400ex if it uses a little oil between oil changes. Especialy if they are built, trust me I built three, JE 12.5:1 piston, porting, web cam, personal mods to factory exhaust, Lectron carbs,and I bet that set up, that I personally do for less than 1200 bucks will give you all you can handle. How much money you got in yours?

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Quad-Maniac

Wait... what was that? Oh, it's your mommy calling... time for you and your little friends to go in for the night.</end quote></div>

the mom jokes are not funny. my mom passed away this past january.

 

Yeah, so did mine (in Sept).... so how bout you just cool it with the childish dissing of other ppls rides, huh? If you can't tell, that WAS my intent.

Cya

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Quad-Maniac

Yeah, so did mine (in Sept).... so how bout you just cool it with the childish dissing of other ppls rides, huh? If you can't tell, that WAS my intent.



Cya[

Man your so cool! you knew hugh.