my buddy has a pred. and it's just about as easy as my 400ex. Preds have a great top speed though. I was impressed with Polaris's FIRST TRUE sport quad.Text

 

They may be commenting on carrying a wheelie. It's no prob to bring the front end up, but hard to ride it. I've seen honda guys put along with the front end up with perfect balance. On a pred you're continually accelerating until you run out of room. My '03 fights to come back down. However, has no trouble coming up with no clutch trick.

 

Yeah that could be true...mine has no trouble whats so ever comming up...but it won't stay up for anything.

 

I was able to do long wheelies right off the hop with mine. Huh. Maybe from bike experience.

 

I have an 04 and never have noticed an issue with the front end not wanting to come up - might even come up to easy IMHO. As for the 03's one of the guys i ride with has no trouble puling the front end up but claims my 04 is a bit easier. I have a couple of pictures of an 03 both pulling a wheelie as well as getting some big air in my personnal gallery here: o3 wheelie and more And I believe my gallery on this site has the wheelie pict in it as well.

 

oops bad url, should have been: http//www.fakeracing.com/galleries/gallery/Brian-Endicott

Sorry about that. Curious about the 13tooth front sprocket change for my o4 - how much difference does it make in gear selection?

 

With the mods that I have my machine wheelies every time I touch the throttle. I have a hard time keeping the front end on the ground. Much different compared to the stock setup.

 

I have pic's of me wheeling mine on the ice, and doing everything else with it. I could ride it right down the lake 1st-5th.
I find it is balance very well and enjoy it more then my modded 400ex which would throw you over backwards with just a blip of the gas.
I can also do donuts on the asphalt and smoke the tires with ease anytime. Endo's are easy also with the great front barkes still can't ride one much farther than 8-9 feet though. Bicycling it on the two side wheels is a little harder than on a 400ex but can be done.
One wheel wheelies is easy though just go from a power slide or donut and pull it into a wheelie, just do it so your only on one tire though.

 

I'll have my own opinion on this friday....

2 wheels

wheelies and the balance point