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Old Aug 9, 2005 | 02:08 AM
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i would think that with the scammy you could get the front end up better then the 800 to get over thing wouldnt you?
 
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Old Aug 9, 2005 | 02:11 AM
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i would think that with the scammy you could get the front end up better then the 800 to get over thing wouldnt you?
yeah! this thing pops up over logs so easily, its so much fun! i love riding over rough terrain w/it
 
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Old Aug 9, 2005 | 02:14 AM
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i road a 250 trailblazer with a clutch kit thro a tech. trail and over logs * i made the trail in the woods * but it poped up much easier then my stock 250 i need a clutch kit badly
 
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Old Aug 9, 2005 | 02:20 AM
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i road a 250 trailblazer with a clutch kit thro a tech. trail and over logs * i made the trail in the woods * but it poped up much easier then my stock 250 i need a clutch kit badly
u can wheelie that cant u?

i road a stock one and i got it up, u just need to play the throttle and ur body postition right
 
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Old Aug 9, 2005 | 02:39 AM
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yea i can but its hard you have to git it just right but when i wheelie it i usely pop the fron of a rock or some thing like that
 
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Old Aug 9, 2005 | 02:46 AM
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Originally posted by: trailblazermudrunner
yea i can but its hard you have to git it just right but when i wheelie it i usely pop the fron of a rock or some thing like that
yeah u have to time the movement of ur body weight right..it took me awhile but after awhile i had it down[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] those things have such a light front end!
 
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Old Aug 9, 2005 | 02:51 AM
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i can do them really well about 5 mins after startin it up but if its hot it doesnt like to pop up it bogs down if its hot nad you try to wheelie
 
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Old Aug 9, 2005 | 02:54 AM
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i can do them really well about 5 mins after startin it up but if its hot it doesnt like to pop up it bogs down if its hot nad you try to wheelie
yeah..i only toyed around w/a buddy of mines in a meadow for a few minutes, they're like a mini scrambler, i wouldnt mind having one myself
 
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Old Aug 9, 2005 | 03:02 AM
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but i do have to say for a small 250 you can take them thro any thing my moms kawi wouldnt even think of going thro some of the things my 250s gone into iv been into places big 4x4s have gotten stuck im really shocked about what is gone thro * i only play with the big boys to show them up * lol but i love my 250 i just wish it had a bigger motor in it and 4x4 like the scammy
 
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Old Aug 9, 2005 | 03:40 AM
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but i do have to say for a small 250 you can take them thro any thing my moms kawi wouldnt even think of going thro some of the things my 250s gone into iv been into places big 4x4s have gotten stuck im really shocked about what is gone thro * i only play with the big boys to show them up * lol but i love my 250 i just wish it had a bigger motor in it and 4x4 like the scammy
yeah well another thing that helps it get through mudd is it being pretty lightweight, its pretty easy to get a scrambler stuck, there pretty heavy
 
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