Thanks for the replys guys. this site is great to get info from people who know what there talking about and not some know it all. Before my zilla usually started on the 3rd kick but after stalling or leaving the petrol on overnight it has to be pulled thats one of my reasons for ripping her down to, see whats wrong. I know theres a certain way to kick them you have to go down wiith the kick start level to the ground and then kick the whole way down. As for my dg pipe it was on it when i got it so i don't know if it made any great power differences but i do like the sound and especially the look. I had a look at some cool heads on the web today and i'll think i'll wait i already spent near to 1000euro on various things like spraying, parts etc. i wish i lived in usa cause i could get a lot morer for my money. here in ireland its a rip off. Most of my stuff came from usa anyway.

 

From what I've heard about cool heads - at least for Zillas, I'd have to agree with Duneaddict. I've personally never ran one but I've heard that while the cooling capacity is quite a bit greater, the squish band of the stock head is a little better designed. Just my two cents.

 

hey yagerzzz sounds like you got quiet a collection from you'r pic page.

 

Thanks. Yea, another guy asked me last week to post some pics so I'm going to try and do that soon hopefully. I currently have 5 of my quads at my house, and the rest are at my parents house a couple of hours away. Currently at my house, I've got one of my LT500's, 1 o my 230E's (The head is off right now as I'm having a valve job done to it), my lt250R, and my son's LT50 and LT80. Hopefully I can get some pics of these loaded within a week or so. I'll start a new post when I've got some pics loaded so people can see them. I plan on building a seperate garage/shop in the following year. After that, I should have enough room to bring all of my toys to my house. Eventually, I'd like to get a group shot of all of them together and send it to a magazine or something.

 

What made you decide to collect all these quads? Must be sweet to go out and think "Hmmm! what will i use to day?"

 

Dont worry, you'll have a collection one day. This gets to be an addiction instead of a hobby.

 

Bubba's absolutely right. It's an addiction. I actually never thought I'd have half this many quads. By the way, I used to ride quite a bit but now I probably ride less than almost everyone on this forum. I have 2 kids, plus a fairly demanding job which limit me to 1 or 2 planned trips a year. But for those who feel like reading a novel, here's my story:
When I was younger, my parents bought my older brother and I a nearly brand new '86 qsport. It was only 3 months old at the time, and we had a blast on it for about 4 years. Unfortunately, it got stolen just before my sophomore year in high school. Then, the summer after my senior year, I ran across an '86 sport that needed some work. I bought it for $900. During my first 2 years of college, I slowly rebuilt it. During my 3rd year in college ('96), I studied abroad in Australia for one semester. While I was gone, my younger brother started getting into ATV's and he bought and restored a Yamaha Tri-Z three wheeler. When I got back, I rode his Tri-Z and realized I needed a 2-stroke. I bought my first '88 LT500 just after college ('98). It was in mint condition and was about as well preserved as I could have dreamed. I only rode this quad about 3 or 4 times a year and kept it covered in a heated garage up on blocks so that the suspension didn't start to sag. I still do this. My next purchases were an ALT50 trailbuddy 3 wheeler and my first 230E that I found on the internet. I made about a 300 mile trip to pick them up. The ALT50 was an awesome deal, but the E turned out to be a pile. I use it for parts. Since then, I've bought 2 more 230E's (an '87 and '88) and a couple more quadsports (another '86 and an '87). Most were projects more than completed quads. I redid the '88 E for my wife, and it's in very good shape (although I'm currently having a valve job done to it.) I also bought another even more mint '88 Zilla off the web, and a project '87 zilla that was too good of a deal to pass up. I also picked up my '87 lt250r at some point along the way as a project which I just finished this past year. (It screams for a 250!) When I purchased my house in 2002, I soon met a guy in my neighborhood that had older children that had outgrown their mini quads (an 86 lt50 and 87 lt80). I gladly purchased them from him. The 50 hadn't ran in about 10 years. I swapped the motor from the ALT50 into it and my son rides that now. The 80 runs great but needs a lot of new bearings, so that's my next project.
My younger brother has since sold his Tri-Z and started buying and restoring Suzuki quads also. He bought and restored an '87 lt250, '89 zilla, and is currently restoring an 230E. He also has an 87 lt80, an '86 230S, '87 zilla, and 91 lt250 (building an MX'er with it) that he plans on restoring. He's pretty much an expert on all of these quads, and he helps me when I do major work on mine. Between the two of us, we talk eachother into buying most of these quads which only fuels the fire. One thing we've found is that it's much easier to buy a quad and plan on rebuilding it that it is to actually do it. We typically finish about 1 quad a year if we're lucky. We've pretty much decided not to take on any more projects until we finish or sell some of our existing stuff.

 

I would love to ave a collection like that. I'm 15 now and got state exams so next year i'll start working and might get a bit of cash together for some extra toys.