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Old 02-01-2008, 08:48 PM
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i'm going riding tomorrow and we just got a **** load of rain. i know it's going to be muddy as hell out there but my question is, how good is the warrior for going through mud and big mud puddles???

also this is my first time going riding in the mud so if anyone has any tips or suggestions on mud riding please enliten me. last thing i need is to get stuck.
 
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Old 02-01-2008, 08:52 PM
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Getting stuck is half the fun. Just keep your tires on the higher side of the ruts. The Warrior will do fine.
 
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Old 02-01-2008, 09:17 PM
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my warrior goes great through the mud although i just put on brand new kenda knarly tires
 
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Old 02-01-2008, 09:40 PM
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ok i have the holeshot GNCC tires 20x10x9 they should be ok right?

i know getting stuck is half the i don't want to get stuck to the point where i can't get back out. lol
 
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Old 02-01-2008, 09:47 PM
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I've never succeeded in actually getting my Warrior stuck to the point to where I need assistance to get out of the mud, and I've been tailpipe deep in bogs. Mind you I do have 22" Mud Lite's on the rear, which is of some aid to my cause.
 
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Old 02-01-2008, 09:55 PM
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yea, my rear end has maybe 3-5 inches of ground clerance..... i think
 
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Old 02-01-2008, 10:00 PM
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The biggest key in going through mud on a sport quad is forward momentum, and not letting it stop. Shift your weight side to side, sit on the back of the seat, do whatever it takes to keep that thing churning along in the muck.
 
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Old 02-01-2008, 10:04 PM
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ok thanks for the advice. i'm sure it will come in handy
 
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Old 02-01-2008, 10:21 PM
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Something we all do when we go ride and its extremely muddy is wrap a tow strap around the front bumper of our quads that way if you get stuck you can just unwrap that and toss it to someone and they can pull you right out. Comes in very handy, and saves a lot of headache of having to unreel the winch for every time someone gets stuck. Of course, that is a last ditch effort that you may not use until you are 100% coated in head to toe in a thick layer of muck [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
 
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Old 02-01-2008, 10:33 PM
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yea we carry one just incase. but we've never gotten much mud to deal with.
 


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