I sold my lt250 and got a z400 today. I ended up paying $4829 for it. that was w/o tax. Its gonna take me a while to get used to a 4 stroke.
chuck

 

How does it compare to the quadracer?

 

hope u like i know i do!

 

By the end of summer you’ll be wondering how you ever lived with out electric start and reverse. The 4 stroke will grow on ya too, you’ll appreciate the low-end power and usable torque everywhere in the revs, and you wont have to keep it on the pipe all the time.
Have fun

 

first thing u need to do now is drag race a 400ex(believe me u will kill one if it is stock).have fun.

 

It seems like it wants to roll and wheelie a lot easier than the quadracer. It's gonna take me a while to get used to it. it doesn't do hill climbs as good, I have to get used to the power of it yet but it seems a lot slower than the quadracer. My old quadracer actually didn't have to be ridden in the pipe range. It was good low to high rpms, The 4 stroke seems a little harder to ride in the power actually. I like the torque though.


chuck

 

The stock Z is kind of lame on the bottom end. You really have to ride it reved out, and in the power band, in stock trim. I added an FMF PowerBomb header, Ti-4 muffler, K&N, and vented airbox lid. It really woke up the bottom end, and the top end isn't hurting either.

 

thats a really good price for the z 400 considering the msrp is 5699... was it used or did u just get a good discount on it brand new?

 

It was brand new. My uncle deals in suzuki outboard (Frankies live bait and marine in Chisago MN) so I got it through suzuki associate sales program. I've ran almost 2 tanks of gas through it now. what did you guys all do to your filter/intake system to wake it up?

I want to do something to mine but I don't want to open it up to much because I ride in a trap rock quarry by my house and they have piles of rock that are just a powder and they can make some nasty dust.

chuck

 

I was checking my quad over today, I have ran about 1 1/2 tanks of gas through it so it isn't even fully broke in. I checked the frame by the shock mounts and that looked good, no cracks/paint chipping. The axle has a slight bend on the left side of it.

Is it normal to have a little bit? it moves up and down about 1/4 - 1/2 in. at the most. I am riding it about 1/2 as hard as I probably will after its broke in.

The dealer said they would cover it if it was bent, should I bring it in? or is it nothing to worry about.


chuck