Got my wheeler back yesterday. Headed down an old railroad bed and came up on two teens that looked like they were going to pass out from shock. They were on the side of the trail with an 04 600 that they had just smothered a fire out on. It looked like the head gasket may have let go and puked oil out onto the header pipe which caught fire. The other kid was on a new Blaster so he could'nt tow him. I towed him out to the road about two miles back. I was on my first ride after the repairs and having doubts about weather or not something else would go wrong with mine. Seeing this did'nt help. Takes all the fun out of it. Flew down the same rocky trails that left me with three flats on the pol. alum. rims. With the same tires on steel=no flats.

 

My friend just purchased an 04 SP600. Hasnt caught on fire yet hope it doesnt but we did snap 2 winch cables trying to pull him out of a mudhole. They should have never switched over to those pol. alum. rims. Steel is the way to go unless you like buying new tires.

 

i honestly dont see hwat all the fuss is about with the new rims, ive had 400 hard earned miles on my 800 and theres not even a crease mark on my tires around the rims, and ive never had a flat

 

Thats great that your rims are holding up good but come up to Maine and fly down some rocky trails and you will see what the fuss is about. I have nearly 4000 miles on my 335 and still have the original steel rims on there. They are a little dinged up but they are still holding up good. If i had the pol. alum. rims I woulda thrashed them and went through alot more tires a long time ago they may look better but there just not as durable.

 

Why couldn't a Blaster have towed a rolling Sportsman?

 

Cuz its a yamaha haha jk [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img]

 

It prolly could it would just have a hard time doing it.

 

You are sooo right! I like the light weight of alum, but my scrammy is yearning for stronger rims! The trails around here are eating my rims hard! One is already going flat slowly, and the others are all dinged up with some pretty good gouges! It is the nature of the beast though, I ride rough trails and ride the fast and hard so I am just doing it to myself. Also why I bring a load of gravel out every week or so to fill in the trails around my area.

 

Bootbass, where do you ride? that jump pic looks like a trail across the crooked river. I own land on Oak hill next to the pipeline. My bud and his son have a 500 and 335. This you steve?

 

ya wats up bobby that jump was at Q5 track in Casco.