300EX Woods Mods Help

[dmack24]

I just bought a stock 2003 TRX300EX Honda. I need help on making it woods race ready. I have never raced a quad, but have raced bikes for years. I need help with tire size choice, a muffler choice, and a good hand guard choice. If I like racing this quad I will mave up to a bigger one. I have been practicing on my property for 2 weeks and have been looking at Holeshot and Razor tires. What size tires will work best on a 300EX for woods racing/riding.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I also plan on getting back into GNCC/NHS like I did on my bike.

[Cody_300ex]

For XC you will need Skids, Steering Damper, Tires, shocks, and a-arms ;)

[roostin_dale]

how much you lookin to spend?

I would get some beadlock wheels, Razr II tires, Nerf bars, Skids, +2 Lonestar axle, +1 A-arms, 400ex shock relocator and some 400ex Elka's, Elka or raptor rear shock...to start off with...

[dmack24]

I really don't know how much I want to spend. I figure tires and pipe is the way to go to start. Then Nerfs and Hand Guards. I live in Southern Indiana and will ride Sparta GNCC, Black Coal NHS, Crawfordsville GNCC, Illinois NHS, Casey IL local races, Mid -South HS Series races in IN, KY, IL. That's after I get used to this thing in the woods, I used to race GNCC/NHS/VCHSS, as well as any close local Hare Scrambles. I practice on my own property (7 Acres). I also ride in the Coal Pits and Stripper areas in this area. I need to know TIRE SIZES to run, I have stock F 22 X 7-10, R 22 X 10-9 tires, what are the best sizes for woods riding/racing. Which pipe/silencer/exhaust gives best low end for a 03 300EX for the least buck. I plan on getting used to this 300 EX, then move up to TRX 450 later.

Thanks, trying to get back to woods racing.

[bone705]

on a 300 i liked 20-11-9 razrs on the rear and 21-7-10 or 22-7-10 on the front.

[dmack24]

So that's normal size on front and smaller rear. Does it handle and steer better that way also? I tend to stand quite a bit from the bike days. I do like the Razors. Thanks for the advice all is greatly appreciated.

[bone705]

make sure you get 6plys to.

[bradley300]

yes, 22 inch fronts and 20 inch rears is the best size combo, HMF makes a good pipe, get a good white brothers air filter and some skid plates.

if your just playing around with 300ex's and want to move up, i wouldnt do much more than that.

if you decide you like your 300 and want to race in the sport class, i can help you with some serious 300ex mods

[dmack24]

Ok 22 front, 20 rear Maxxis Razors. Hand guards, pipe, then see how I like it, sounds good. Had a FMF Titanium pro series pipe and silencer on my CR250R, loved the power.

7-10 on the width and thickness correct??????

[bone705]

yes that is correct on the size. Id check on a different exhasut. For the 300 id go with HMF.

[batgeek]

7-10 would be rim width and diameter :)

[bradley300]

7 inch wide front tires, 10 inch wide rears

[JDiablo]

get some decent skids first,the stock ones on the 300 are garbage...after u get tires and exhaust i would look into a raptor rear shock,and then some +2's up front,burgard are what i got and you can't beat the price either,and some nerfs definelty

here is a pic of the setup i run,burgard +2's and elkas

[dmack24]

Thanks for all the great information. I will run the tires you suggest me to go with. HMF pipe, how do I contact them?

[batgeek]

i'm quite sure you can get everything you need via C&D Racing, one of the site's sponsors.

PM Colby@C&DRacing or Silverfox@C&DRacing

great folks to do business with :)

[ZapsRacing]

www.hmfengineering.com

HMF Engineering
8219 Clinton Rd.
Brooklyn Ohio 44144
• Ph 1-866-HMF-PIPE • Fax 216-631-6981
Business Hours: Mon-Friday 8:00am to 6:00pm (EST)


good luck, see ya at the races, where at in southern indiana. I live ouside of Greensburg in Decatur County (only like 30 min from Haspin Acres) gimme a shout if ya wanna go ridin sometime or something. Ya gotta put up with a dirtbiker though :macho

[dmack24]

I live in Newburgh Indiana, next to Evansville which is on the Ohio river. We have the Black Coal National Hare Scramble in my County. Lots of great riding here. I was a bike rider, got old, now trying a quad. Have my own tight woods course set up on my 7 acres all woods, pretty nice to ride, no trouble, no cops, no *****y neighbors.