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Old May 16, 2003 | 03:32 PM
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More clips. The "crashes" are uploading and I will post them as soon as they are done.
Cousin jumping over my raptor and a warrior
Resting between races
More field racing
 
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Old May 16, 2003 | 03:47 PM
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Thats funny you mentioned landing. Friend of mine has a KFX400 and we were jumping a little 25 foot double and he would over jump the landing and land rear tires first. I would hit it on the raptor and land at the angle of the landing which was much smoother on me and the quad. He says that you should always land the rear tires a little before the fronts but i think it depends on the landing. I tend to start the jump with the front end a little high and push the bars out forward to equal out for the landing. How much do you weigh JayBird? Need a little guidance on rear shock setup.
 
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Old May 16, 2003 | 03:59 PM
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I guess landing all depends on the rider and the jump. I still think landing on all 4s would be best. Instead of pushing your bars, you could also try pulling in the clutch and tapping the rear brakes to bring you rear end up. It is kind of fun and looks good. I weigh 160ish and use the stock shocks. I am planning on buying new fronts when I buy new a-arms.
 
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Old May 16, 2003 | 04:20 PM
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Nice vid's. Makes me wish I didn't have such a severe case of self preservation. Then again, I havn't been 19 for a long time either.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
 
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Old May 16, 2003 | 11:18 PM
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Whoes warrior is a it and do u have any pics of that jumping just wondering?
 
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Old May 16, 2003 | 11:45 PM
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The warrior in the video is some kids that used to ride around my track. It was a nice quad. He said that he had it setup for racing, but he never said what kind of racnig. I honestly don't think he races because he doesn't seem to ride that aggressive. But, that is just my opinion. I don't have any videos or pictures of it jumping because he was too afraid to jump my jumps. Maybe he will show up this summer and hit them. Who knows?
 
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Old May 17, 2003 | 09:59 AM
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Thats weird what does he have on it do u know looks like a nice graphic kit if there is one
 
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Old May 17, 2003 | 10:42 AM
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The kid with the warrior has some kind of american flag graphics kit for it. It doesn't look that bad. He also has a T4 silencer, durablue axle and he might have a different swingarm. That is basically all I know about his quad. I think he also might have bought a 400 kit for it. Here are some more clips.
Me trying for a double heel-clicker
My brother jumping over me on my raptor while recording
My brother over shooting the 60 footer
 
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Old May 17, 2003 | 10:50 AM
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Looks like the last one resulted in a bent axle.
 
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Old May 17, 2003 | 11:08 AM
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What the hell happened to the axle after that turn it looks like its falling off!
 
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