havent even opened it but on the cover is the 05tld predator!!! and it has a test ride on doug gust's suzuki!! will keep u updated on the predator test drive

 

I read they gave it a allright review, and was not blown away. The part that made me mad was the TLD won't be out untill Oct.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img] That won't do me much good considering my last race is Oct 9th. Looks like I will be racing my 04 Pred or if I can get a killer deal on a 450R. If they come out in Oct, I will wait until the spring to get one just before race season starts again. Let us know if I read different.

 

it sounds like they like the new designs and they liked the tires on the tld. the say it will appeal to more people now

 

Did they say anything about the power, or the TLD tranny?

 

said the new cdi was nice and the tld wheelies very easy but they said the tld tranny made is so u had to constanly be shifting in the woods

 

That was one of my big concerns, shifting to much in the woods.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/img]

 

u might be better off wit the regular pred. only thing is it dont have the same suspension.

 

The trany has nothing to do with how much you shift in the woods...if you read the article a little more closely, you will see that they are talking about the gearing which is the front and rear sprocket....for $35 you can chage the front sprocket for what ever type of ridding you choose...both tranies are the same and improved...I can't wait to ride a new 05 Pred!!!

 

both the new preds trannies arent the same!!!!!!!!! the tld is a close gear tranny and teh regular pred is the improved regular tranny

 

Dude, Polaris is not going to make two different trannies for what is basicly the same mode bike! The cost of tooling alone would eat up any profit earned from the increase sales of offering two options!!! The gearing is change in the final drive which is the front and rear sprocket...the trannies are both a new ratchet style....not trying to argue but I would hate to see someone not by a TLD Pred because of a problem that is easily resolved with a $35 front sprocket.....if you do not believe me, call a dealer....