I just bought a 450 grizzly over the weekend and would like some ideas of what I should do to it before I ride it outside of just my yard. I know in the past I would buy something new and just go out and thrash on it and then later regreted it for not doing what I am doing now. For instance when I bought my dirt bike I wish I would have put an hour meter on it before I rode it.

Also, please list out some mods that you have done and some things I need to watch out for on this quad.

 

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: EastCoastWest

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what he said, then if not enough power go from there....

 

first what type of riding, and then u could get more ideas, more mud then trails or like me more road to get there, then mud and trails and water

 

In order to fully understand what your machine can do it will require you to go out and ride it. I have an 05 Kodiak 400 and it goes pretty much wher I need it to go.

 

Got an 08 a few weeks ago, I say gas and go and then follow the maintenance recommendations. You will figure out what you need as you go. So far I am very pleased with the 450, my wife and kid like it too so it will get well used.

 

Yup - gas and go! I love my Grizz 450! goes where I need and then some [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

I recommend taking a wrench to all the bolts, I lost 2 of them within 100 miles... I also recommend replacing the 45 degree grease fittings on the rear suspension arms with 90 degree grease fittings... for the $8 it will cost for the new fittings, one thing to note as well, get some 6mm stainless washers as you might need to "clock" the grease fittings so you can get the gun on their [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

I will be doing trail riding mostly, but the occassional mud pit will not be missed if I come up on one. I also will be using it for yard work.

CraZySteve - what do you mean by "clock" the grease fittings?

 

For trail riding and the occasional mud pit -- you picked a good machine! The quad in my opinion does everything well except go much faster than 50mph... but again.. I didn't buy my quad to haul a%% [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] I think you will be quite happy with your purchase!

Well since it will be a 90 degree zerk, you want to have it "pointed" in the correct direction... Example; one of 90 degree zerks I put on point into the rear hub - pretty hard to put the grease gun on! so by simply putting a washer as a spacer - you gain the ability to have that zerk fitting point in a more favorable direction by changing the point at which the grease fitting is tight

 

CraZySteve, What bolts did you loose?

Also, the breaks on this quad seem a little week. Is this normal or is there some adjustment needed?