Mahnster - I like the Dominators, they are a good all around tire.

Sam250 - I ride it hard at our local National Forest, when it gets home, usually can't see a Green or Orange part on it. Just always clean it up real well after riding it. The powdercoat holds up real well.

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v-force 50 hp

 

A V-farce makes 50HP???? They sure don't seem to run THAT good...

 

v force makes near that at the crank. The belt drive robs a lot of that power.

 

If it has 50HP the V-force must be a very inefficient machine.

 

A V-force makes about 45hp at the crank, after the belt drive, and the shaft, its lucky to lay down 38-40 to the wheels.

 

it has 50 at the crank and only puts down 35 to 37 at the wheels. the auto sucks a lot of power.

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are tecates reliable and my friend has dominators on his 250ex and they hook up dang good

 

They were as reliable as any 250 of the day, however they did not recieve the aftermarket support that the LTs and Rs were blessed with, also, thier dimensions were not as favorable as the Honda or Suzukis. I did ride a few of them back in the day, and they are super strong quads. Its debatable weather it is the 2nd fastest quad ever produced, only behind the Zilla, but some Banshee owners will tell you different.

 

1. Suzuki Quadzilla LT500 ---------> 51srwhp / 390lbs = 0.1308 horsepower per pound
2. Cannondale Cannibal -------------> 38srwhp / 375lbs = 0.1013 horsepower per pound
3. Yamaha Banshee ------------------> 37srwhp / 386lbs = 0.0959 horsepower per pound
4. Suzuki QuadRacer 250R --------> 31srwhp / 327lbs = 0.0948 horsepower per pound
5. Kawasaki Tecate 4 ----------------> 33srwhp / 339lbs = 0.0944 horsepower per pound
6. Honda 250R --------------------------> 31srwhp / 329lbs = 0.0942 horsepower per pound
7. Yamaha Raptor 660R -------------> 35srwhp / 399lbs = 0.0877 horsepower per pound
8. Suzuki Z400 / Kawasaki X400 -> 32srwhp / 370lbs = 0.0865 horsepower per pound
9. Bombardier DS650 BAJA --------> 39srwhp / 475lbs = 0.0821 horsepower per pound
10. Honda 400EX -----------------------> 29srwhp / 374lbs = 0.0775 horsepower per pound
11. Polaris Sport 400 ------------------> 34srwhp / 481lbs = 0.0707 horsepower per pound
12. Polaris Scrambler 500 2WD ---> 35srwhp / 523lbs = 0.0669 horsepower per pound
13. Yamaha Blaster --------------------> 20srwhp / 320lbs = 0.0625 horsepower per pound
14. Yamaha Warrior -------------------> 21srwhp / 397lbs = 0.0529 horsepower per pound
15. Honda 300EX -----------------------> 17srwhp / 377lbs = 0.0451 horsepower per pound
16. Kawasaki Mojave -----------------> 17srwhp / 379lbs = 0.0449 horsepower per pound
17. Honda 250X -------------------------> 15srwhp / 351lbs = 0.0427 horsepower per pound
18. Honda 250EX -----------------------> 13srwhp / 349lbs = 0.0372 horsepower per pound
19. Suzuki QuadSport 230 ----------> 11srwhp / 309lbs = 0.0356 horsepower per pound
20. Wal-Mart PowerWheels ---------> 0.5srwhp / 50lbs = 0.0100 horsepower per pound