newbie thread

[hondariderdylan]

well you guys i may very well soon be a regular part of this forum because a freind of mine has his 2007 400ex for sale and im seriously thinking about ditching my 250 for the 400

my questions are:
how bad are maintinence on these things?
i know its not as bad as a 450 but then again im used to having my 250 seviced once a year and then forgeting about it

also, is there anything else that i should be warned about, or any tips/pointers with these quads

anyway, here is a pic, i will probably end up getting it for about 3k

[timmy400exfast]

very relaible not the fastest but ok

[timmy400exfast]

whats all done to that 400

[hondariderdylan]

its got that tusk bumper and those DG nerfs on it(i fully intend to replace those)

and im guessing that bar bag will come with it

other than that, its stock

[timmy400exfast]

ive seen better deals

[hondariderdylan]

yeah im still hunting craigslist

the only reason im interested in this one is becuase i know the guy and can probably talk him down some and it was only rode by his daughter, so i know it wasnt abused

[buster024]

It sounds like you have an impression that these may be maintenance hogs. I would tend to think that the 400ex is probably the most bullet proof bike on the planet. It's never the fastest or quickest bike, but it will be your favorite trail bike that you will ever own.

[hondariderdylan]

i know there not ungodly hard to maintain, i was just trying to get an idea of what it did take becuase im not used to hardly any maintinence

[timmy400exfast]

you can egt the first gen for like 1500 up here

[buster024]

Change the oil. :D

[powermadd400ex]

well mine doesnt require lots of maintenance but i give it that extra maintenance anyways :D
just change the oil and clean the airfilter every now and then and your golden man.

[hondariderdylan]

thanks chris

i really want an 05 and up because i find myself using reverse quite often in tight trails

[aDviSol2y]

Reverse is for pansies! LOL! just throttle out!

[hondariderdylan]

Originally posted by aDviSol2y
Reverse is for pansies! LOL! just throttle out!

yeah when your crammed between 3 trees after you blew a turn in wet pinestraw and the only way out is backwards it kinda hard to throttle out:rolleyes:

[powermadd400ex]

Originally posted by hondariderdylan
thanks chris

i really want an 05 and up because i find myself using reverse quite often in tight trails

i hear ya, ive been trying to use reverse not as much since a 450 is on the way. but man i usuallly have to use it, some of these trails are hardly wide enough for my +2 front end to fit through.


Originally posted by aDviSol2y
Reverse is for pansies! LOL! just throttle out!

come ride trails around here, there is rarely a place to throttle out.