Howdy Y'all

Just wanted to get some opinions from you Zilla riders out there. I'm kicking around the idea of picking up a Zilla as "something different" to have as an occasional rider. By this I mean, use at the dunes every so often and maybe pull it out blast down a fire road once and while to impress people / shut up the 450 riders (yeah I admit it). My thoughts are to pick a decent shape one and completely go through it head to toe. Once I do this I really don’t want to be stuck wrenchin on it all the time - especially while I should be out riding it. From reading some other posts they seem like they can be quite finicky especially when modified. My plans are to just put a pipe and AF. So in short my question is; given aftermarket updates to the machine and left only mildly modified are they still be reliable (not starting, needing constant rejetting, ect)? Any advice or pointers would be well welcomed.

 

yes they are reliable quads when maintained like everything else.You want the 88 and up if you can as they had 7 head studs while the 87yr model only had 6.some of these yrs had head gasket issues as the studs would stretch and eventually pull out of cylinder.The 88s had the smaller reed cage than 87 models but still have the potential for good power.they are long and wide but fast enough to get out their own way.beat banshees and 4fiddys with my 88.

 

I had a 89 and it was all set.. i had a fmf pipe and some better reeds and it was super reliable.. I did have to jet for weather alot.. but it's easy to change and after you get used to the jet you need for the temps outside its nuthin.