Old PSAR thread - please see the new one
Jul 18, 2006 | 01:53 PM
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Originally posted by: LdyJay
I do just fine on the trails, thank you. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] Wild, I LOVE my LTR450. I am thinking 22" tires for trails to add some clearance and make sure you have FULL skids. Yes, it's a little wider, but not really much wider than the big Utes. Just gotta watch the edges on the tight spots. They also make narowing kits for it.
It kicks booty at the dunes.
If you want to wait, word is, Kawasaki is coming out with the LTR450 version with reverse and actually set up more for trails. Don't know release date though. That should be a biyatching machine.
Originally posted by: OneFlyCowboy
Wild.. what do you wanna do with it? The LT is not set up for trails. you will never keep up with rancher on it.
Originally posted by: WildTurkey151
Hey everyone. The wife gave me the go ahead to get a 450!!! I am thinking about getting the LTR. Besides with the frame cracking, as anyone heard anything else that is bad? Oh and all that crap that Rancher was talking about when I got stuck in the mud hole last weekend. I had already gone through that mud hole twice. besides that the jeeps made the hole another 6-8 inches deeps and stickier.
Hey everyone. The wife gave me the go ahead to get a 450!!! I am thinking about getting the LTR. Besides with the frame cracking, as anyone heard anything else that is bad? Oh and all that crap that Rancher was talking about when I got stuck in the mud hole last weekend. I had already gone through that mud hole twice. besides that the jeeps made the hole another 6-8 inches deeps and stickier.
It kicks booty at the dunes.
If you want to wait, word is, Kawasaki is coming out with the LTR450 version with reverse and actually set up more for trails. Don't know release date though. That should be a biyatching machine.
bouncing a ltr off the roots, rocks and mudholes of a tight rutted out trail could be considered a tragedy
abuse like that should be reserved for bikes that deserve the abuse (like my raptor) [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
that kawi sound interesting!!
Jul 18, 2006 | 01:55 PM
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Originally posted by: Quad4Fun
Well, we are back to looking at the camper/enclosed trailer setup........... Arctic Fox 990 [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
It's not for sure, but pretty dang close.
Tam looked at the camper and it had a lot more room than she thought.
We stuck all the kids in there and it won't be to bad......
Not much storage at all for clothes etc with 5 of us, but we can figure that out.
I wish I had a dually so I could get the big camper, nice having that extra room.....
Hey ROD,
What setup do you have for towing your trailer?
I'm probably gonna have to go with the Super Hitch.
Do you have airbags on your truck??????
Hey WILD,
I haven't heard of many problems with the Zuki 450 other than the frame.
Depending on your size (maybe around Happa size or bigger), you may want to get the shocks re-valved.
Ken (dsxbear) did that and he likes the ride a lot better.
I'd wait until September/October if you can, when Suzuki puts out the '07 models.
Good Luck
Well, we are back to looking at the camper/enclosed trailer setup........... Arctic Fox 990 [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
It's not for sure, but pretty dang close.
Tam looked at the camper and it had a lot more room than she thought.
We stuck all the kids in there and it won't be to bad......
Not much storage at all for clothes etc with 5 of us, but we can figure that out.
I wish I had a dually so I could get the big camper, nice having that extra room.....
Hey ROD,
What setup do you have for towing your trailer?
I'm probably gonna have to go with the Super Hitch.
Do you have airbags on your truck??????
Hey WILD,
I haven't heard of many problems with the Zuki 450 other than the frame.
Depending on your size (maybe around Happa size or bigger), you may want to get the shocks re-valved.
Ken (dsxbear) did that and he likes the ride a lot better.
I'd wait until September/October if you can, when Suzuki puts out the '07 models.
Good Luck
Sean, something that's worked pretty well for us in the past and would work really well for you with your enclosed trailer, is to use the large plastic storage bins (I get mine at Wally World on the cheap). You have to plan ahead to get what you need in the AM the night before, so you aren't running around in your skivies finding stuff in the morning. But it solves the storage space problem. We still use them to this day, so as to keep the camper less crowded with all the stuff we have added over the year.
Jul 18, 2006 | 01:59 PM
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Originally posted by: maggiesboy
I just stopped by Jorge's workplace, they have one of those flying tow behind Manta Ray's there. WAY COOL!
I just stopped by Jorge's workplace, they have one of those flying tow behind Manta Ray's there. WAY COOL!
Jul 18, 2006 | 02:04 PM
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Originally posted by: Bing
ive gotta respecfully disagree with you jayna
bouncing a ltr off the roots, rocks and mudholes of a tight rutted out trail could be considered a tragedy
abuse like that should be reserved for bikes that deserve the abuse (like my raptor) [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
that kawi sound interesting!!
Originally posted by: LdyJay
I do just fine on the trails, thank you. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] Wild, I LOVE my LTR450. I am thinking 22" tires for trails to add some clearance and make sure you have FULL skids. Yes, it's a little wider, but not really much wider than the big Utes. Just gotta watch the edges on the tight spots. They also make narowing kits for it.
It kicks booty at the dunes.
If you want to wait, word is, Kawasaki is coming out with the LTR450 version with reverse and actually set up more for trails. Don't know release date though. That should be a biyatching machine.
Originally posted by: OneFlyCowboy
Wild.. what do you wanna do with it? The LT is not set up for trails. you will never keep up with rancher on it.
Originally posted by: WildTurkey151
Hey everyone. The wife gave me the go ahead to get a 450!!! I am thinking about getting the LTR. Besides with the frame cracking, as anyone heard anything else that is bad? Oh and all that crap that Rancher was talking about when I got stuck in the mud hole last weekend. I had already gone through that mud hole twice. besides that the jeeps made the hole another 6-8 inches deeps and stickier.
Hey everyone. The wife gave me the go ahead to get a 450!!! I am thinking about getting the LTR. Besides with the frame cracking, as anyone heard anything else that is bad? Oh and all that crap that Rancher was talking about when I got stuck in the mud hole last weekend. I had already gone through that mud hole twice. besides that the jeeps made the hole another 6-8 inches deeps and stickier.
It kicks booty at the dunes.
If you want to wait, word is, Kawasaki is coming out with the LTR450 version with reverse and actually set up more for trails. Don't know release date though. That should be a biyatching machine.
bouncing a ltr off the roots, rocks and mudholes of a tight rutted out trail could be considered a tragedy
abuse like that should be reserved for bikes that deserve the abuse (like my raptor) [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
that kawi sound interesting!!
Jul 18, 2006 | 02:25 PM
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Originally posted by: Bing
ive gotta respecfully disagree with you jayna
bouncing a ltr off the roots, rocks and mudholes of a tight rutted out trail could be considered a tragedy
abuse like that should be reserved for bikes that deserve the abuse (like my raptor) [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
that kawi sound interesting!!
ive gotta respecfully disagree with you jayna
bouncing a ltr off the roots, rocks and mudholes of a tight rutted out trail could be considered a tragedy
abuse like that should be reserved for bikes that deserve the abuse (like my raptor) [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
that kawi sound interesting!!
Yes that kawi does sound real interesting. should be in a the stores in a couple months.
Jul 18, 2006 | 02:28 PM
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Originally posted by: maggiesboy
I just stopped by Jorge's workplace, they have one of those flying tow behind Manta Ray's there. WAY COOL!
I just stopped by Jorge's workplace, they have one of those flying tow behind Manta Ray's there. WAY COOL!
Jul 18, 2006 | 02:28 PM
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Originally posted by: maggiesboy
Kawi poda bee sept release
Originally posted by: Bing
ive gotta respecfully disagree with you jayna
bouncing a ltr off the roots, rocks and mudholes of a tight rutted out trail could be considered a tragedy
abuse like that should be reserved for bikes that deserve the abuse (like my raptor) [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
that kawi sound interesting!!
Originally posted by: LdyJay
I do just fine on the trails, thank you. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] Wild, I LOVE my LTR450. I am thinking 22" tires for trails to add some clearance and make sure you have FULL skids. Yes, it's a little wider, but not really much wider than the big Utes. Just gotta watch the edges on the tight spots. They also make narowing kits for it.
It kicks booty at the dunes.
If you want to wait, word is, Kawasaki is coming out with the LTR450 version with reverse and actually set up more for trails. Don't know release date though. That should be a biyatching machine.
Originally posted by: OneFlyCowboy
Wild.. what do you wanna do with it? The LT is not set up for trails. you will never keep up with rancher on it.
Originally posted by: WildTurkey151
Hey everyone. The wife gave me the go ahead to get a 450!!! I am thinking about getting the LTR. Besides with the frame cracking, as anyone heard anything else that is bad? Oh and all that crap that Rancher was talking about when I got stuck in the mud hole last weekend. I had already gone through that mud hole twice. besides that the jeeps made the hole another 6-8 inches deeps and stickier.
Hey everyone. The wife gave me the go ahead to get a 450!!! I am thinking about getting the LTR. Besides with the frame cracking, as anyone heard anything else that is bad? Oh and all that crap that Rancher was talking about when I got stuck in the mud hole last weekend. I had already gone through that mud hole twice. besides that the jeeps made the hole another 6-8 inches deeps and stickier.
It kicks booty at the dunes.
If you want to wait, word is, Kawasaki is coming out with the LTR450 version with reverse and actually set up more for trails. Don't know release date though. That should be a biyatching machine.
bouncing a ltr off the roots, rocks and mudholes of a tight rutted out trail could be considered a tragedy
abuse like that should be reserved for bikes that deserve the abuse (like my raptor) [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
that kawi sound interesting!!
Of course, that's why I kept the Z, for trails and an extra dune quad. Maybe one day I will even get it to run right. I have lost patience with it and have little motivation to touch it anymore. Who knows. It has cobwebs on it now. Bah.
Think I am going to see if my 22's from the Z will fit the LTR. They only have one ride on them. The aftermarket nerfs might give me more clearance, tooThat would be a cheaper way to gauge what size I want to buy for it and how it will handle with the bigger tires.
Jul 18, 2006 | 02:29 PM
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Originally posted by: maggiesboy
that thing is 11 feet wide![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]
Originally posted by: maggiesboy
I just stopped by Jorge's workplace, they have one of those flying tow behind Manta Ray's there. WAY COOL!
I just stopped by Jorge's workplace, they have one of those flying tow behind Manta Ray's there. WAY COOL!
Jul 18, 2006 | 02:31 PM
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Originally posted by: Quad4Fun
Well, we are back to looking at the camper/enclosed trailer setup........... Arctic Fox 990 [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
I wish I had a dually so I could get the big camper, nice having that extra room.....
Well, we are back to looking at the camper/enclosed trailer setup........... Arctic Fox 990 [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
I wish I had a dually so I could get the big camper, nice having that extra room.....