how much was ur used predator?

[DieselBoy]

how much yous guys pay for your predators for those who bought em things used

and is it true the 2003s have bad transmissions? what is that er problem with er?

:)

[Predatorman500]

I paid 3450 for my 04 predator which i thought i got a very good deal. And yes i have heard of 03's having troubles

[DieselBoy]

what exactly is wrong with the transmission itself?

[preddy08]

they are a diecent tranny. as long as you dont abuse them. use your clutch and youll be fine. they do make a update kit for them if that is an option. there is many guys runnin the stock 03 tranny with BUILT motors and not having problems.

[Bradracer18]

A buddy bought his 04 with nerfs for 3500.....and my 03 is still shifting like brand new. I do use the clutch almost every time I can.....and I don't shift on the gas too hard either.....and I've got a decent built motor pushing on this tranny...

[wolffie]

i bought a 2005 TLD for $5000 around October! i havent had any problems with it what so ever, and i ride it hard! they are great machines!

[Quad Boy 660r]

I've seen some 03s for $3000 in the local trader.

[Rhinodogg]

I paid $3000 for my like new 03 Pred in December.

[DieselBoy]

They are affordable and their different from the rest. I have a 400EX currently.i hate the fact that the 400ex is air cooled...

[ballz2thewall]

My brother in-law just bought a 04' TLD for 3200 and it was only ridden around 2 hours. The guy got it and the same day went to jail and it was sitting in his moms garage, the guy is still in jail and his brother sold it for him!

[quads14589]

i found one im pickin up next saturday its all stock its a 03 for 2600.

[wolffie]

sounds good man! it is an excellent machine and you will love it!

[quads14589]

hey do u have a s/n so i can ask u some questions about them.

[wolffie]

naw man i dont have a screen name, but you can pm if you want!

[Flynbryan19]

03's are going for around $2700 right now. Predators hold resale value terribly. :( The 03's had weak trannys as well as frames. The tranny is not an issue as long as you change your oil every 15-20hrs and ALWAYS use your clutch. I believe this is the key to the life of the trannys. Polaris designed it to be shifted WITH the clutch.

[wolffie]

yeah just use the clutch and you will be fine! i have never heard anything about weak frames:confused: i could be wrong though! i can attest that my 05 TLD is so incredibly beedy it is almost OVERKILL on durabillity!:devil:

[Bradracer18]

Frames were weak on the 03's and 04's.....especailly on the 03's. This would be why Rath has the frame gusset kits available.

[wolffie]

^^^ i was unware of that! thanks for informing me!:D

like i said, i havent had any problems on my 05!

[Bradracer18]

no problemo...learn something everyday eh.....but yeah, they had weak frames, in spots, and Rath came out with a kit that you could weld in gusset plates on the weak spots. Mainly the mx'ed frames broke, mine is still in great shape.....

[wolffie]

hey man, how do you like your high performance piston? is that standard bore or bigger?

what type of performance did you notice, and has it affected your reliabillity at all! thanks:)

[Bradracer18]

I like it....I think it might have made a tad more power, but not much. With the ported head, that is where the power shows. It is stock bore. I actually think they are more reliable, due to a stronger piston, but you also are running a high compression. I have to run mixed gas now too....I run 110/92 octane, mixed at 60% - 40%.


If you want performance, I'd put some serious thought into the NC carb mods, and the twin air filter. That is where your power comes from....it makes the pred a whole new machine.....also, a rath header wouldn't hurt either of us.....

[redneck21877]

I bought my 03 used about 5 months ago for 2k but my tarnny is stuck in second gear i gotta take it in think it has a bent shift fork

[predator0609]

I got my 06 tld in august 09 for 3800 in mint cond.

[aran1337]

i bought my 07 in basically brand new condition in December for $4K.

[newton1613]

a buddy bought a 03 predator 500 for 1200...and seems to run good...other than the switch on the left handle bar is messing up...so if anyone has a switch for sale let me know

[predator0609]

Theres a few on ebay right now

[newton1613]

yeah...but i dont realy want to pay that much for a switch lol ..

[birdman7389]

Originally posted by newton1613
yeah...but i dont realy want to pay that much for a switch lol ..

He got the bike for cheap enough.....

[ridered92]

i found a 03 by me for 1800 with a 560 big bore kit fmf pipe new tires and k&n air filter. how reliable are those kits?

[ImplodedMindZ]

Picked up an 05 w/ nerfs, xtra set of front & rear paddles & slip on for 2500, just needed a little TLC w/ a little plastic renew & jetting fixed.

[400exrider720]

I got my 05 predator for $1800. I now have an outlaw that I just got in a trade for my non-running blaster plus $250 cash.

[birdman7389]

Originally posted by 400exrider720
. I now have an outlaw that I just got in a trade for my non-running blaster plus $250 cash.

Dude musta been hard up for some drug money!

[400exrider720]

Well he is more interested in two strokes, and the outlaw has a bad crank, and was missing front tires. I have a set of brand new front tires to go on it, so now I just have to fix the motor.

[Chuck75]

I paid 4300 for a 07 dealer demo with k&n and polaris exhaust upgrade everything dealer installed. this was about a year ago.

[mycat8urskidoo]

just picked up a 03 for 1500, rode it for about an hour tonite, motor seems to run good, tranny shifts fine, only problem is neutral is hard to catch unless the bikes still moving a little bit

[eauxgod]

I am picking up a super low hour 2006 for $1500 today. It was wrapped three times around a telephone pole and then set on fire...a smokin' deal for sure.

Alex, grow up.

[Predator Chaser]

I bought a 2006 TLD Predator 500 last year in January for $3000.00 It was in Great condition the guy had 2 exactly the same one he used for trail the other for the Dunes

[boosted660]

got my 06 troy lee for 2000 and still had the stock tires over half left on them... not a bad quad if i could fix the low end bog that it has

[royalt67]

Traded an 03 Raptor that I had paid $2300 for a 03 Pred that had had the tranny update. Not as fast as the Rappy but handles WAY better.