suzuki vinson 500 4x4 q's

[trx400exat05]

i was wondering what are the good things.. .and bad things about the suzuki vinson 500 4x4 because my dad just bought and 04 at our local atv dealership and hes not getting a warrant because it was used! no problems with it and we test drove it and it rode nice.. soo please let me know thanks!

[vinson581]

the frames are ****. i broke mine in 4 spots, then i gusseted it with a 12 piece kit i made....i snapped both cv joints due to my lift and locker. they eat up rear brakes fast. the motors and trannys are reliable as all heck tho....if you have a vinson question im the guy to ask pretty much. i got nearly 3500$ into mine....it rips wheelies, and lets just say i put it through the tests....

check out atvconnection.com and if you have any questions pm 4xsuki he is reallllyllyly knowledgeable like myself about the vinson.

v581

[vinson581]

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[killen them all]

that thing can do wheelies with thodes tires on my dads sportsman 500 can do wheelies to but he has alot of aftermarket scrambler parts on it and when he put 27 on it it was alot slower so he sold them

[watts16]

Originally posted by vinson581
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nice 4x4
my dad got a polaris 800 and he needs a winch because my 450r wont pull him out. what size do you recomend? 2.0 2.5 3.0 ???
i have no idea:confused:

[vinson581]

from my expirance the 2.5 and 3.0 warns are the best. you can never have a big enough one....some of my friends got small winchs for cheap thinking they would be good enough....trying to pull someone out they would either stall, or in some cases trash the gears. get a warn 2.5 or 3.0 then get the synthetic rope for it....stronger, and the first time you catch a burr from the cable you are going to be glad you have it...

v581

[trx400exat05]

hey...so ur saying my dad should look out for axle problems... i dont know how much trail riding hes going to be doing mostly just house work! but i think sum so he can bond wiht me and my older bro lol even though he wont be able to catch us case i got a 400ex and my bros got a yfz lol oh yeah how do those things pull through mud? and how fast are they?

[vinson581]

they will do 62mph stock or 99kmh on the display. i have had mine up to 68 on a good day and other stock ones will do 65-66 i think my CV joint problem came from my lift, but got custom axles made for it that telescope...problem solved....i think my problems come from my extream riding style....

they go through the mud OK stock

i would put a set of good tires on it as the first thing. but if hes just useing it around the house its gonna be reliable as all heck man...:) those suzuki motors go forever.

[trx400exat05]

ok well we got it today rides nice and plush i wish we could get a pipe for it that wasnt loud but more responsive to the throttle but oh well we already towed or lil wooden trailer with it and stacked it with logs today! really nice bike! its got a pretty good topend and the 4x4 is nice!! we jsut need rear tires and hopefully find a quiet (For hunting) yet more reponsive then the stock pipe( oh yeah stocker is lose we thinks it the bolts is that hard to get to!?)

[vinson581]

some people have had reports of the baffles rattleing in the stock exhaust....the pipe you want is the HMF ECO system

hmfengineering.com

its quiet and still has good gains.....

i have a regular HMF, and its almost as loud as my Sparks on my ex, just alot deeper.

v581

[trx400exat05]

definately way to much cause my dad wants to buy tires for his vinson like the mud lites and baffle in the exhaust doesnt rattle its the whole exhaust like its lose on the machine

[trx400exat05]

hey what tires on on urs?? and would the gbc dirt devils 25x10x12 be okay for my dads vinson if it they arent the same tire but are the same height and rim?? would it tear the 4x4 up??

[trx400exat05]

heres a link to the tires on rockymountainatv.com http://rockymountainatv.com/productDetail.do

[trx400exat05]

http://rockymountainatv.com/productDetail.do?prodFamilyId=1303&navTitle=Tires+and+Wheels&webCatId=8&pageLinkUri=&vehicleType=&webTypeId=138&navType=type

[trx400exat05]

any good??