LilQJ's project quad- 1st test ride

[QuadJunkies]

We had a good days riding,it was VERY cold,snow and ice so riding was pretty mellow-plus the course is a rather mellow course to begin with.
we decided to take the kids out for a days riding to our local winter MX track,track weas in pretty bad shape and ruts were pretty frozen over....
We need to work on the jetting, maybe change the needle.She started off pretty rough but got better as the day went.Its going to take her a little getting used to how to keep it in the power
and yet,she over revs at times too.. lol
I was pretty inpressed with the cooling... It never got past 149degrees and it stayed so cool that the entire day you could check the plug and it was barely warm!

Brandon and kelsey done some practie off the line he got her a few times,she tried 2nd gear starts and 1st gear, found 1st gear works better.The old tires SUCK she had NO TRACTION and wouldnt hook up until about 2rd gear and 3rd gear and would just spin. After some practice she got better and got Brandon to the hole. Still need to work on the rear shock and may have to send it off, but the front end handled alot better than we both thought it would,both are still managablel to race,but the rear has to go at some point.
We also removed the airbox, it doesnt fit right ,we will have to find a new intake boot so in the mean time it will be ran direct to the Carb.
We froze our butts off, but the kids had fun riding :)
nothing too impressive for pics but I thought I would still share a few .
Tomorrow they have no school, so Dads taking them on the trails and that will be thelast day of practice before race season gears up.:huh

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The 1st set of pics are prol. the best of of the bunch
I as too cold to shoot pics today, I shivered most of the day :p so some didnt turn out very good

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I kinda like the plain look for a change..Looks clean :)

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Kelsey fits very well on it.

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She was very anxious to ride ,and I think a little nervous too :p

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her knees arent up into the bars like her mini was :o

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1st 2 seconds on the track, she got hi centered :chinese:
lol

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traction is tough enough on this track due to all its sand,but the ice and snow was def a toughy for the few few hours to ride on.

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my lil man Brandon got himself a workout today chasing his Dad on the track and helping his sister train.
He was alot of help for her today to chase around :macho :D

[c450Razy]

I`ll admit iam not a big blaster fan, but that is very nice looking! You guys did a good job with the quad.

[QuadJunkies]

my Lil man is next on the list for an upgrade as he is moving up to a DRX this month. One more race on this quad and hes moving to a new quad and LT suspention he is ready for :macho

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[Project300EX]

I love well done blaster and I've got to say this is one of the nicest I've seen. Great job.

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There isvery little jumps on this track,one dbl that will get you a little hang time, but its not much to power up for the minis

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Brandon about snagged his front end on the ruts more times than I cant count today.:huh

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Troy taken mine out for a spin :blah:

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this is the dbl thats a bit tough for the minis

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I dont know how they rode all day, I SWEAR I turned into a human popcicle :scary:

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lilman challenged all the bikes 65-450's -he didnt care!:p :macho

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[250ex13]

Originally posted by QuadJunkies
> Amazing picture:eek2:

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I wish I had this much fun when I was a kid :(

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then theres the BIG version thats re-living his childhood and refuses to grow up! :p :blah:

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Brandon found a nice patch for practicing cornering on...

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He chased his dad for a bit,but gave up :p

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After Troy took if for a fw spins to check its jetting and the suspention,Kelsey went back out and gota little more agrressive this time around

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She done MUCH better on keeping it in the powerband
I think her riding my quad was not a good thing :uhoh:

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It corners VERY WELL

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Jetting still didnt sound quite right so back out he goes to get a better listen


Of course Bandon wants another challenge ..:p lol

DBL. OR NUTHIN..:D

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I guess Brandon gets extra chores this week... :o

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this is a pretty big uphill sweeper as you will see in another picture..

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At this point Im trying to figure out whos quad it belongs to?? :huh
Jetting.... yeeeah riiiiight..... lol

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heres the sweeper :eek2:

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the kids love the sweeper!

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I cant WAIT until springgets here so we can hit the summer track

We also have a new improved track with the layout based off Umadilla's .Not much to ride right now.

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The kids havent raced since Sept.


Should be interesting :eek2:

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The bet was on..

who ever got TORE had to pay the other a dollar out of there allowance.. :p

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:eek: :o
LOL!

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We practiced gate starts, this is where the tires was HORRIBLE...
Tamers and worn out holeshots did her NO favors today..
The radials should be on later this week.

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Im still not sure what this was all about ... :p

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I dunno why , but I like this shot

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swept away some of the snow and heated up the tires a bit ...

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I thought for sure one of them was going down after doing a little rubbin :eek2:

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some of the mini bikes wanted in on the action... :cool:

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she finally got him and hit 4th gear to the first corner!
This is when we decided to call it a day.

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Overall, was a good day,she got some decent seat time in but like we all know its all about seat time !
Hopefully we get the small stuff completed before Jan 25th.

Im looking forward to WARM weather!
Phoenix-here we come!:macho

Thanks for all the kind words and complements :)

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by c450Razy
I`ll admit iam not a big blaster fan, but that is very nice looking! You guys did a good job with the quad.

ahhhh... but this ISNT a Blaster... well...not really....:D
Its a Yahonda! lol

Kelsey named it the The Green Goblin....


thanks alot :)

[Snow]

Looks like everyone had a lot of fun. Im sure you already gave it some thought, but what about grooving those tamers? Might give it better traction.

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by Snow
Looks like everyone had a lot of fun. Im sure you already gave it some thought, but what about grooving those tamers? Might give it better traction.
We have a set of groomed tamers,we like them but not the best choice I dont think for this application. We have a groover so who knows! We might give it a whirl ;)
Personally I think the LTR radials are the PERFECT tire for her both front and rear :)

[Snow]

Originally posted by QuadJunkies
We have a set of groomed tamers,we like them but not the best choice I dont think for this application. We have a groover so who knows! We might give it a whirl ;)
Personally I think the LTR radials are the PERFECT tire for her both front and rear :)

Ohhh nice, well either way you go, im sure it will turn out great. The build looks like a work of art now that its all done. I guess I just love hybrids hehe. :D

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by Snow
Ohhh nice, well either way you go, im sure it will turn out great. The build looks like a work of art now that its all done. I guess I just love hybrids hehe. :D

We have the new tires, just waiting on the wheels that some some reason are taking 7-10 days :ermm: We didnt want to run the rears until all 4 was put on.

[LilQJ]

Today was a fun day. It will take a few rides to get used to it, but i will try to learn fast. If it weren't for my Dad and E-ATV-racing I wouldn't have been riding today.

[krt400ex]

FRIGGIN SaWEET:D

[katch26]

I dont know alot about mx bikes (esp not minis) but your lil guys tires seemed soooo tilted is that much the norm?

[HondaEXrider22]

You guys did a hell of a job on that. Good work.

[fandl450r]

Congrats QJ and of course LilQJ as well! It looks like it turned out awesome! Even with all the troubles you had with the shady seller, I love it, maybe I need to invest in a new project myself :)

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by katch26
I dont know alot about mx bikes (esp not minis) but your lil guys tires seemed soooo tilted is that much the norm?
Yes and No... We dont like it much either..thats the bad thing about his set up and thats why he is switching quads in less than two weeks to dual Aarms/LT shocks.
We cant get the same adjustments like we was able to on my Daughters Kasea . If we adjust it differently,then we have another evil so were making an upgrade.

[krt400ex]

yupp^^^^^


that is the problem with single a-arm setups....

[katch26]

also meant to say your daughters quad looks awesome.

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by katch26
also meant to say your daughters quad looks awesome.
thanks :)

[JOEX]

Originally posted by LilQJ
Today was a fun day. It will take a few rides to get used to it, but i will try to learn fast. If it weren't for my Dad and E-ATV-racing I wouldn't have been riding today.
Practicing the Podium Speech:D :macho

[dirtmomma]

Good job on the build guys :):) that looks AWESOME!!! GOOD LUCK @ your race..........just 10 days away huh :macho

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by JOEX
Practicing the Podium Speech:D :macho

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Got the new wheels and tires mounted today.
MUCH BETTER in traction, but I think herweight is part of the problem cause Troy can hook up like a MAD MAN on it :p I liek the look of the rears but WOW-the fronts look HUGE!:eek2:
I think we will be making a gear change as well and still cant remedy the blubber on the jetting so were in search of a dif needle I think

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Originally posted by dirtmomma
Good job on the build guys :):) that looks AWESOME!!! GOOD LUCK @ your race..........just 10 days away huh :macho
Im sure dreadin the loooonggg drive ...
Troys the lucky SOB who get to FLY to them all!:grr: :p

[Kickstarts-suck]

get some videos :macho

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by Kickstarts-suck
get some videos :macho
I will ;) I should have ALOT of this series,prol. more than Harlen wants :o lol

Im sure we will be doing LOTS of changes on gearing ,tires possibly(alough I think these tires are SAWEET!) she is REALLY struggling with traction, might be a little tougher on a 2 stroke too maybe.
But yes, its all about some solid seat time.
If it would ever warm up abit we might be able to ride more:ermm:
Come spring I doubt we will be home much :p
Especially since BOTH kids will be on new quads this year.

[Sheepless]

Great thread.

Its awesome to see a family having so much fun with the same hobby.
I hope when my daughter gets old enough, I will be able to do the same...just have to convince mom :D

[krt400ex]

Originally posted by QuadJunkies
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Got the new wheels and tires mounted today.
MUCH BETTER in traction, but I think herweight is part of the problem cause Troy can hook up like a MAD MAN on it :p I liek the look of the rears but WOW-the fronts look HUGE!:eek2:
I think we will be making a gear change as well and still cant remedy the blubber on the jetting so were in search of a dif needle I think


try lowerin the @$$ end of the bike more to get it to squat, and a 1 in. shorter swingarm would help to as long as she is not wheelieing it all the time now, because it will be worse with a shorter swinger. but if it doesn't wheelie easy, then i would go with a shorter swingarm....that will halp alot too

[400exrider707]

Originally posted by QuadJunkies
Im still not sure what this was all about ... :p

I do that all the time, so tell him not to feel bad... and Im in my twenties....:cool:


Dont act like you dont do it too!

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by 400exrider707
I do that all the time, so tell him not to feel bad... and Im in my twenties....:cool:


Dont act like you dont do it too!

LOL! Actually-NO,I dont!
In my old age I would get a cramp in my hip! :o :p

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Not much video but heres my rug rats at the opening round of the WORCS in Phoenix 2 weeks ago.
She got a horrible start but finished in 3rd after playing catch up
not bad for not having much seat time !

http://www.atvriders.com/atvracing/worcsatvracing200701speedworldp4.html

Its the Shifter class video