Day 1:



Dropped a valve...



Month 4 or something like that..... :

I got it back for about $100 for a battery and a few little charges, the rebuild was free! Put on rear beadlocks.

Month 5ish:

Seal went bad and lost all my oil.

Month 6ish:

I got it back after a month, still most of the 2nd tank of gas left... Got new tires.

Day after month 6ish:

Here is is now...


My starter is bad... brushes i think, but havn't got to check all my connections.... Solenoid replaced not to long ago...

Washed it last night, started and ideled a while, wouldn't start today, had to roll start.

2nd opinions?

 

well my friend, so far it has had a short life. sounds like a case of 'being rode hard and put up wet" to me

 

By the time im finished with it, it ought to be a brand new quad !!

 

keep the pics coming on your progress

 

Wow! You should have gotten the ltz.

(just kidding)

 

The funny thing is i chose this over a fine bunch or 450r's because i wanted a good dependable trail quad..

One more major problem and chances are you'll see me riding a yfz!


But.... i also thought i could find a nice 400 and swap my goodies onto that!

 

You'd have a good parts quad if you did that.

 

It's been more of a trailer queen than anything... hey... thats all that matters... right?

 

It happens every now and then when you buy used quads. It happened with my 300ex. I knew when I bought it that she had been parked for 2 years and the carb was a mess. But I didnt know and didnt pick up on the fact that it had been fliped. When I took it for a test ride it was dark and there was 4" of snow on the ground.
The local shop had the carb for a month and when I got it back it was still not perfect. then I realized the rear end had a wobble. Replaced the rim, hub and axle. Then I replaced the tweaked handle bars. Then the clutch went. All of this was while I was replacing tires and skid plates and so on.
Its the nature of the beast.
When I got my 400ex it was a time capsule machine. Two years later I had to replace the clutch, front shocks, and ALL of the bearings. Parts fail when you ride hard.