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suck my pipe
10-10-2002, 06:05 PM
All right guys if it's cheap or free i wanna hear it! Also power mods for cheap or free also, only 15 no job yet and tryin to have a bad *** quad.

All ready shaved the fenders, took heal guards off, took the tool box off and added some handle bars and lil stuff like that i'm wealing to do a little bit of wrench time if needed!

Thanks for all your help in advance. Post pics of ideas if possiable thanks
ny300exrider
10-10-2002, 06:20 PM
well, i think taking the graphics off looks really good or if you want add a graphics kit. Nerf bars will make it look good and also be very useful. if thats too much money, id say just try cleaning everything and polishing some stuff.
muff
10-10-2002, 06:39 PM
paint your frame and a-arms and swingarm, I did mine two years ago and its help up good, you need to do it right though, sand the frame down, prime it and paint it

it didnt cost more than $30 with quality PJ1 paint
it hasnt peeled off, it scratches, but not real easy
heres what it looks like
muff
10-10-2002, 06:42 PM
it was a lot of work, i had it apart for almost 2 months, but it was mainly because i did it during winter and it wasnt always warm enough in my garage to paint

if i were you i'd start with doing a small piece like the throttle cover or other small parts first to see if you like it, then go from there
muff
10-10-2002, 06:43 PM
oh i forgot, you can also call up manufactures like AC or whoever and ask for free stickers for you to put on your quad, that'll help make it look nicer
suck my pipe
10-10-2002, 07:03 PM
thanks dude i ride in a lot of ash and rock do you think it would chip if i lacker coated it. I've all ready painted the heat shield and i made a e brake block off and painted it to
muff
10-10-2002, 07:08 PM
it would scrape off no matter what you do unless you get full skid plates
stocktires
10-10-2002, 07:10 PM
Do all the simple motor mods (check/search threads for em) that are free or very cheap. You'll get a nice gain in performance with doing all those.

Nerfs are a must fo any quad I ride, look on ebay for a used set.
PC stuff! Powdercoat all kinda stuff, PM 400ex127 and he'll set ya up. PC on the right parts can make a quad look REALLY freakin awesome!
Ex_Rider43
10-10-2002, 08:44 PM
remove the choke, grind the weld in the headers, (rejet)

polish somthings do what you want but how much do you want to spend??
phatswinn
10-11-2002, 10:39 AM
cut ur fenders get come stickers and a graphics kit polish stuff and thats all i can think of at the moment
JabberJaw
10-11-2002, 11:18 AM
Have Britney Spears sit on it!
phatswinn
10-11-2002, 11:56 AM
....naked too!
JabberJaw
10-11-2002, 01:05 PM
Originally posted by phatswinn
....naked too!

Anyone that thinks Britney Spears is not good looking should have to go out with Rosanne Bar!
10-11-2002, 01:44 PM
eeew.... rosanne..... yuk lol BRITNEY SPEARS!!! NOW MADE WITH OVER 75% PLASTIC!
suck my pipe
10-12-2002, 03:23 PM
Thanks for the help guys, but i all ready got cut fenders and stickers. it dose look pretty good!!!:blah
Bean
10-12-2002, 06:42 PM
hey man, i love plastic, it floats, she can save a life now, if a boat sinks with her on it, im grabbin her, for 2 reasons


1 - she floats

2 - she is hotter than hott, and stuff
ryanh250ex
10-12-2002, 07:00 PM
Originally posted by Bean
hey man, i love plastic, it floats, she can save a life now, if a boat sinks with her on it, im grabbin her, for 2 reasons


1 - she floats

2 - she is hotter than hott, and stuff

i know this is off-topic, but......

are you the one and only bean from huevos 3?
Bean
10-12-2002, 07:28 PM
no, lol, thats where i got the name though
suck my pipe
10-12-2002, 08:06 PM
back to the quad guys not britney spears LOL !!!!:huh she is hot as **** thoe!!!
jello
10-12-2002, 09:15 PM
suck my pipe, post some pics of your quad. You could polish some stuff, powercoat lttle things,graphics kit, paint the frame,relocate the battery to the front of the quad or in the air box also you could paint some flames on the back fenders. For performace you can take the choke off and make sure your throtle doesnt ahve to much slack in it (search for these ) alot of people do these mods. You could also buy some used nerf bars and a used pipe off ebay for farly cheap. If you find the right person you might even beable to find a used carb on ebay.
If you find the right person all these mods are 100$ or less.

jello
DMC mx400ex
10-12-2002, 09:19 PM
i found MONEY helpes the most:D
suck my pipe
10-12-2002, 09:27 PM
well i'll post updated pics as soon as i can but i got to borrow my cousins digital camera first so it may be a few days!!! um yeah money would help but no job only 15 next summer comes a bad *** 400EX maybe i can make that a 416 440 will see what happens!!!
DMC mx400ex
10-12-2002, 09:38 PM
keeps us updated, and btw im 14 and i payed for all this
suck my pipe
10-12-2002, 09:54 PM
thats one of the badest 400's i've ever sean dude! Dun know how you paid for it? but it looks sweet !!!
DMC mx400ex
10-12-2002, 09:55 PM
40 hour weeks at burger king
suck my pipe
10-12-2002, 11:39 PM
Any body got some good side pic's of a yellow 400 with no graphics?:huh
flying400ex
10-29-2002, 05:06 PM
A friend of mine told me that a quad grinds down a hand rail in huevos 3 is this true?
suck my pipe
10-29-2002, 05:10 PM
yeah it has skids on the bottom and the rail is to rails wide he just go's up the lil ramp they got and slides down, it looks preaty easy!!!:devil
kicken250x
11-01-2002, 10:02 PM
yea it LOOKS pretty easy....
phatswinn
11-02-2002, 10:28 AM
ug otta make sure ya dont slide sidways
EvilJester400EX
11-02-2002, 10:41 AM
Originally posted by suck my pipe
Any body got some good side pic's of a yellow 400 with no graphics?:huh

i believe nausty does
Ex_Rider43
11-02-2002, 06:58 PM
I have
flying400ex
11-03-2002, 02:34 PM
Now all you need are nerfs!