Got it on the carb work and clamp on.... I'm going to need to budget that in it looks like...

Yeah, I noticed the topic of speed isn't really something you guys talk about much. I guess for CA desert riding, when I'm not on one of the bikes, I'm still riding with other bikes that have a cruising speed of 60+ miles an hour and it's awful hard keeping the Predator up at those speeds without revving it out......

And you're right, I don't want to lose the little bottom end this thing has, so I'm kind of in a pickle on this thing when it comes to speed. Hmm....

 

Yeah........You should be able to pull 60 easily enough.......twist 'er tail.......she loves to rev!!! There are a few guys over there on that site, that ride/race in the desert.....if you posted over there, I'm sure they would chime in with what works for them.....


Yeah, those carb mods are great......you can get a new carb....but they are usually expensive(500 or more)......and can be hard to tune, and really hard on the thumb.

 

hey, at predatorowners.com, there is an upcomming group purchase on the HPD 558 big bore kit, its like 80 bucks off, I'm doing it, you might wanna get in on it, its a great deal

 

Will do brad.... yeah, I don't need to stress my thumb out anymore than necessary... I'll start posting there. I did a lot of reading there today about front end suspension. I had a set of Stadium front shocks, just about decked out, but ended up selling them after a ride. I think I miss having a nice front set of shocks too to soak up the whoops and the big hits.

pred85: Sounds yummy. Do you have a link to the threads that discuss the future group purchase? What other mods are required in order to make this kit run properly?

 

I believe its in the group purchase section(about a 1/3 way down).......ask your questions there about that kit....they know!


As for your shocks.......If you had the cash, the fox float shocks are pretty nice, so I've heard.

 

Appreciate the info brad... will check it out today...