Cannondale recommends changing the oil more often then other brands, you also have to change the fuel filter about every 10 hours (cannondale recommends 5 but when I rode I got about ten) other then that I don't see any more maintenance compared to the other hiperformance quads that are produced or have been produced. when I had my quad racer I changed the oil every two rides the same amount I do on my dale. when we ride we go on about 5 to six hour rides. For the quadracer I had to worry about mixing the oil right every fill up, making sure the jetting was right almost every ride, getting about a third gas mileage as the dale. even now when we go riding I have to wait for my buddies with 250rs and banshees to get them ready for the ride. so I still don't see the problem people have with maintenance on the dales If I would have went with a Z400 or a 400EX or Raptor I would still use all synthetic oils and change them about the same intervals as I do my Dale. Plus I'd have to put in much more money and time to get those quads up to the performance and handling I got out of the box on my dale.

 

The C'dales are unique in that they have a separate housing for the transmission, just like an automobile. So there are 2 different oils you have to change, the crankcase oil and the transmission oil, plus clean/replace filters. So this makes it a bit more time consuming than normal quads. Other than having a separate transmission and having to change a fuel filter after 5-10 hours of riding, which takes about 1 minute, that's really the only difference in maintenance between a C'dale and any other quad. At least you don't have to worry about rejetting carbs any more, so there's less maintenance when you consider that.

 

OK, I'm convinced I need a Cannibal too. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

yeah...cannondale is on to something thats for sure. im going to talk to my local dale dealer today.

 

Just got home with my cannibal!! The damn thing will fly. Now I have to do the one hour break in oil change so I can go riding tomorow. More on monday.

 

keep us informed on everything. performance, maintenence, reliability, the works. hae fun with it

 

You need to get a HMF pipe for that cannibal now.

 

Congratulations Offroad!! Welcome to the club!!! Very exclusive, very cool, Very frickin FAST!
Many 'dale owners report severe arm pump. Don't worry, just takes a little while to get used to the arm ripping POWER!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

I just got back from talking to two of my buddies that rode my dale and they said they were going out this week to buy one (they want a moto ). Once you ride one you'll want one[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Well I did the break in period and then changed all the fluids like the manual says. I really like my cannibal!!! I still havent gotten to take it to the woods yet, but so far i really like it alot. The only thing that might be a problem is the tires. It has the carsile trailwolves on it and Im not sure if they just dont get good traction or if it is just the massive amounts of power this thing has. More to come on that later. The oil change wasnt bad at all, just took a little more time than the old 400 ex did, but well worth the trade off. I found that it is very easy to clean the little metal screens with a new clean toothbrush, gets all the little metal flakes right off.