Tommy's rebuild

[Pappy]

After being the very first exrider.com member to send me a frame to powdercoat, I figured after 3 years it was time to give his dated quad a new look.

[Pappy]

The stock fenders were ditched to make room for the new style maier, which im happy to report fit perfectly

[Pappy]

The stock pipe was retained so as too keep the neighbors happy

[Pappy]

Green was chosen to give his quad a 1 off look that not many people have.

The remainder of the parts were done in a textured satin black

[Pappy]

After big problems with another manufacture, Tommy turned to Burgard Cycle to get him out of a jam. new Burgard LT arms were installed to fit Tommy's 18 3/4 inch elkas.

[Pappy]

All that is needed is a color corresponding graphics kit to help tie in the frame and fender color and she should be looking pretty sweet

[Pappy]

I cant say enough about how well the maier fenders fit. I have been hard on maier over the years but I am completely happy with this set.

[Tommy 17]

heres a old pic of the quad before pappy got ahold of it... i'll have a post to fallow this also..

[JDiablo]

looks better in the daylight im starting to dig those burgard LT arms,and that is my old carbon fiber exhaust guard tammy so im part of ur quad :devil:

[WOracing]

nice bike...looks like a sleeper quad:macho

is there anything done to the motor?

[Syrus]

Yepp sure does look good pappy, and your right, once he gets a matching gfx kit, it will look sharp. Another project well done :devil:

[tamehart]

I like the aim to keep the color scheme different than most. Quad looks real nice. Tommy....PSU is soon letting us go for the summmer....time to ride.

[Pappy]

witout sun, the frame looks kinda plain, but in the sun she is different then most people would ever suspect

[Tommy 17]

i can't say enouf about the guys at BK performance for helping me out... ever since pappy did the 1st frame 3 years ago i've been treated beyond good... they've always helped me out and have always went beyond what they should have so i could ride...


the 1st frame pappy did for me was done in cherry drop red and i was amazed at how good that frame held up to the abuse i put it threw... after 3 years of beating it in the dirt the frame looked as new as the day i got it back from pappy... i'll post some before and after pictures of that frame to show how well it did hold up...


I went to pappy towards the end of last year with a quad that was unrideable... i had major problems with another chassis builder who basically told me to get lost when i had a problem with his a-arms falling apart... pappy and burgard were the only guys out there willing to help me and get me riding again... they custom built me a-arms and a unbelievable price just so i could ride again... now thats service! if it wasn't for either of them i'd still be sittin here with a-arms that didn't work...


the 400 isn't done in these pictures... i'm goin to get custom graphics made, handguards, and a pipe for it... i just have to wait till i get a lil bit more cash with college...

i can't thank you enouf pappy for all that u did with the 406! i'm so happy with the way it turned out and i can't wait till i see it next weekend...

btw heres a picture of the 1st frame when it was new

[Tommy 17]

Originally posted by WOracing
nice bike...looks like a sleeper quad:macho

is there anything done to the motor?

je 406 10.8:1 piston
full race porting
tc mx grind cam
stock mod carb
white brothers clutches

stock pipe:( :p

[JDiablo]

tammy what pipe you going with?

[Tommy 17]

Originally posted by tamehart
I like the aim to keep the color scheme different than most. Quad looks real nice. Tommy....PSU is soon letting us go for the summmer....time to ride.

yeah i wanted something differnt... i've only seen one green and white 400ex before and it was a differnt color green and differnt plastic... it didn't have black either...

we will go riding sooon!

[Tommy 17]

Originally posted by 300exrida
tammy what pipe you going with?

the quietest one... i don't like loud pipes bc all they do si get u in trouble! people need to ditch these loud pipes!

[JDiablo]

Originally posted by Tommy 17
the quietest one... i don't like loud pipes bc all they do si get u in trouble! people need to ditch these loud pipes!

i would have to say a yoshimura slip on with the new TEC 3 quiet core where it brings it down to 93 db's it says

[Tommy 17]

Originally posted by 300exrida
i would have to say a yoshimura slip on with the new TEC 3 quiet core where it brings it down to 93 db's it says

i'll probably get an HMF full pipe with a quiet core...

[JDiablo]

Originally posted by Tommy 17
i'll probably get an HMF full pipe with a quiet core...


if you say so:eek:

[Pappy]

last pic....

tommy, the front end still has to be adjusted etc. im planning on taking it up to Burgards so izzy can adjust it and check everything out.

i will not be here next weekend, but kevin said he would meet ya here to pick her up.

have fun, and the deal is you do the best you can in college and ill keep the quad bling'd out. if ya screw up in school im taking a gallon of stripper and a torch to it:macho

[Mxjunkie]

Tommy, if we ever ride togather let me polish that thing a little :devil:

[Toadz400]

Tommy, I'd check out that Yoshi pipe that 300exrida was talking about. A friend of mine has the HMF with the quiet core and spark arrestor in and it's still pretty loud, so I'd try to find out more about the Yoshi pipe first.

The color scheme on your EX looks hella' nice.:D

[Tommy 17]

Originally posted by Pappy
last pic....

tommy, the front end still has to be adjusted etc. im planning on taking it up to Burgards so izzy can adjust it and check everything out.

i will not be here next weekend, but kevin said he would meet ya here to pick her up.

have fun, and the deal is you do the best you can in college and ill keep the quad bling'd out. if ya screw up in school im taking a gallon of stripper and a torch to it:macho

yeah i'll find out more towards the weekend when i can come down... hopefully friday night or saturday! what ever is best...

and i'll take u up on that deal... right now i'm pulling all As and Bs and tryin to get my GPA up...

i dunno what pipe i'll get... i really hate noise!

[exrider360]

that looks awsome maybe some day i will be one of the people that sends you parts.


i realy like that color scheme

[Tommy 17]

Originally posted by exrider360
that looks awsome maybe some day i will be one of the people that sends you parts.
i realy like that color scheme

i'm living proof that anyone can get something with nothing... you just have to work ur butt off and try...

3 years ago i never woulda guessed my quad would look like this... i dreamed of getting handlebars:p

[Sportrax10]

Looks good...
:macho

[catch22blaster]

awesome color of frame it kicks butt:devil:

[FBRacing76]

bike came out sweet tommy. just out of curiosity how much were the fenders and where did they come from?

[Tommy 17]

Originally posted by FBRacing76
bike came out sweet tommy. just out of curiosity how much were the fenders and where did they come from?


i dunno i didn't get the bill yet! haha i think they came from C&D racing but i'm not sure... u'd have to ask pappy

[FBRacing76]

ok thanks tommy....what happened to your old front end that was on the bike? sold it?

[Tommy 17]

:o i'm still waiting for an answer to the problem... the a-arms are sitting here... we'll end it at that...

[chucked]

pappy, what kinda camera are you using, those pics are VERY clear.

[WEEZIL]

Very nice. I do like the origional look. But i think if you add a little chrome to it somewhere and definately add a graphics kit. it should be sweet!

[cletusEX]

The only thing missing now is some dirt! Very nice job and I'm loving that green.:)

[Pappy]

Originally posted by chucked
pappy, what kinda camera are you using, those pics are VERY clear.

i use a nikon D100 digital slr

[Tommy 17]

Originally posted by cletusEX
The only thing missing now is some dirt! Very nice job and I'm loving that green.:)


i'll be down tomahawk soon! i wanna ride with u and pappy again!

[JR3]

Would look even more badass with powdercoated black wheels. But its real nice i want to do my frame a neon green with black plastics .

[Tommy 17]

Originally posted by JR3
Would look even more badass with powdercoated black wheels. But its real nice i want to do my frame a neon green with black plastics .

hypers are in the plan for summer time if i can get a job... i'm still not sure if i'm takin summer classes or not!

[JDiablo]

Originally posted by Pappy
i use a nikon D100 digital slr

if you dont mind me asking how much did that run you?as you can tell my pix are the greatest

[Pappy]

the nikon camera body runs around $1500

[JDiablo]

pfff nvm,are there any other ones the run a lil cheaper that are much better then the ones that mine takes?

[dirtmomma]

:eek2: VERY NICE!!! I LIKE that green makes it look awesome :) Say I have a ? for ya, hwat are you doing w/ the seat cover? :) just curious, my hubby just put new one industries graphics on his 400 & they look darn close to yours(I don't know if yours are th same) he's looking for a seat cover to match up, they didn't come w/ one cuz they were on clearance.

Once AGAIN awesome quad :)

[Pappy]

Originally posted by 300exrida
pfff nvm,are there any other ones the run a lil cheaper that are much better then the ones that mine takes?

im sure there are more reasonably priced cameras available at a fraction of the cost. with doing race coverage i need more control then a $300 point and shoot will offer

[chucked]

Originally posted by Pappy
im sure there are more reasonably priced cameras available at a fraction of the cost. with doing race coverage i need more control then a $300 point and shoot will offer You are always right in the middle of the action, I gotta get off my *** this summer and get to some races.

[Pappy]

yep...damn near got run over yesterday:D

the white R missed me by a few inches:p

[Tommy 17]

dirt momma i'm goin to keep the seat... i have 2 full seats now because i'm goin to run 2 sets of plastic... when its really muddy and bad out at the races or when i go to coal piles i don't want to run my new fenders...

the best place to find that cover is on ebay... i see them on there all the time!

[Pappy]

haha hey chucked...ask tommy about how i do race coverage:devil:

[Tommy 17]

Originally posted by Pappy
haha hey chucked...ask tommy about how i do race coverage:devil:


you jump out from behind trees and get 2 inches from their face... u don't move and u get right in their face haha:p

[JDiablo]

Originally posted by Tommy 17
you jump out from behind trees and get 2 inches from their face... u don't move and u get right in their face haha:p

lmao i can imagine pappy doing that

[Rico]

Bring it to da hatfield sucka..............:macho


Nice Job pappy....:cool:

Originally posted by Tommy 17
heres a old pic of the quad before pappy got ahold of it... i'll have a post to fallow this also..

y did u ditch the rear tires and rims

[Tommy 17]

Originally posted by exracer64
y did u ditch the rear tires and rims

mx setup and xc... i have both:p

[cool 300ex]

i'll probably get an HMF full pipe with a quiet core...

Yeah even with the quite core HMF's are still pretty loud. Mine on my grizzly with a quite core was pretty loud. Get a e seires there not that loud mine on my z with 10 dics isn't very loud at all. It gives it alittle bit of a rumble. Nice rebuikld it looks good. I think if you got black plastic it would look even better!

[QuadRacer041]

looks awsome tommy, congrats

[Tommy 17]

Originally posted by QuadRacer041
looks awsome tommy, congrats

thanks lou!

[knighttime]

:D

[Cody_300ex]

Originally posted by Mxjunkie69
Tommy, if we ever ride togather let me polish that little nob of yours:devil:

:eek2:

Quads lookin sick tommy! You gunna let annie ride the 406?:devil:

[Lethalhonda2]

Congrats Tommy,the bike looks great.Its really nice to see something good from the mess you went through.Its too bad the "other manufacturer" didnt care enough about their customers.

[Lethalhonda2]

......and to you too Pappy, another great looking quad.:D

[Tommy 17]

Originally posted by Lethalhonda2
Congrats Tommy,the bike looks great.Its really nice to see something good from the mess you went through.Its too bad the "other manufacturer" didnt care enough about their customers.


thanks man!


dont worry don't think the ATV world hasn't seen what kinda service the "other manufacturer" is... i hear the new a-arms are supposed to be done in 2 weeks from him... the day i get mine if i ever do i'll put them on ebay... i'm done dealin with them...