I'm picking it up thurs or fri next week. I seen another guy on here that just bought one too and changed a whole wack of bolts right away. do you think it is necessary to do this or at least go over everything and make sure they are all torqued right. Just wondering what other people do before they start breaking it in.

 

should be fine from the factory, good luck with it. i know hes had a few problems with his, but 1 every now and then has its own little nitch for a problem

 

But yes, check your nuts and bolts and pins and cables before you go ride. Part of your pre-ride check.

 

little off topic here, but web, how fast do you hit your jumps?

 

Hey congrats on your new pred. I hope to have a more powerfull quad in a couple of years. I hope to get a scrammy. I just cant master changing gears.

 

its not that difficult, i reccomend a small cc dirtbike to learn on, that way theres not a whole lot of power to scare you and its light enough that if you do drop it, you can get away from it fast enough before it hurts you. i learned to clutch and shift on a Honda XR80. that thing didnt have crap for torque but it sure helped me learn. then i went to a Yamaha TTR-125L, then to a Sporstman 800, then to my pred [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] once i start my job in the spring, i hope to start bringing in money as a salesman with comissions and everything and buy another LE Sportsman 800, the rumored Sportsman 950, a scrambler, and a KTM 525 quad [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

dreaming, but its possible

 

Depends on the jump, got one that I can hit WFO, but it's really just a big hill, so not too much air, but good distance. The ones in my pics are about 3/4 second gear. The one in pics 8 and 10 on my page is a pretty vertical takeoff and I can compress pretty good before the jump. I'm now taking that one rapped out in second, and have hit it in 3rd. Getting some altitude there now.

The one in pic 2 I also hit rapped in second, but hadn't been on it before. It's probably really a third gear jump to a plateau (flat) landing.

 

spyder, how did you like that ttr125L. I was looking at getting one. The price aint bad at all. The only thing that is keeping me from it is my size and weight. I really need to get the 230 but dont want to drop that kind of cash. Oh I'm 5'9' and 170....

 

the 125 is nice, good strong motor that i ran the crap out of, little hard in cold weather starting and it dosnt really want to make good power till the motor is hot, not warm, but hot. there are 150 and 175 bore kits out for them, but you have to drill and tap in oil coolers, but they make nice power. id say since your 5'9 your at the full limit of the bike, but as far as im conserned for doint stunts and screwing around (like walking the bike) and doing wheelies, its all you'll ever need. it has a 2 valve head, and yamahas GYTR aftermarket stuff has a 4 valve high performance head that doubles the power.

 

lucky guy, i want one but have too many other toys now and not enough money