CJM
03-20-2010, 05:52 PM
Im so happy right now I could cry.
2 years ago I bought my 400ex for 1000 off some kid who obviously didnt know wtf he was doing. I being the naive idiot I was, was to excited I found one for cheap and bought it.
It ran ok, but was LOUD and the steering stem was bent. But thats the least of its issues. I rode it for that summer then parked it to fix it up, finally had some extra cash to do it.
-It would bog down under WOT and later it refused to run basically, it did run but really, really bad so i parked it.
-Steering stem was bent really bad
-I found out recently the brakes which I finally got to were locked up on one side and the rear calipers shot. I got all new ones thru ebay and stainless lines all done up.
-Steering stem mount I messed up-let it be known even tho its dirty and you cant see it-a snap rings in there. Got a new stem mount welded up.
-Has these horrible offset rear tires, I just ordered some kenda klaws on douglass A5 (fyi quadrocks are discontinued btw cause that was my first choice)
-Painted the plastics with krylon fusion, turned out ok but im buying new ones.
-Needed an exhaust cause the idiot drilled holes in the muffler and causes leaks. I bought a lexx and love it! Quiet but powerfull
-Swapped to the larger busa battery, well worth it! It cranks over so easy now!
-Swapped to 450R front shocks, omg compared to the stockers it handles like its on rails.
Overall I still need to:
-Tune the carb more, I gave up ill pay to have someone do it. Idle willnot adjust anymore.
-Get the new rear tires on when they come
-Change out the bars
-New plastics
-Nerfs
Im just so happy now cause it runs tho.
2 years ago I bought my 400ex for 1000 off some kid who obviously didnt know wtf he was doing. I being the naive idiot I was, was to excited I found one for cheap and bought it.
It ran ok, but was LOUD and the steering stem was bent. But thats the least of its issues. I rode it for that summer then parked it to fix it up, finally had some extra cash to do it.
-It would bog down under WOT and later it refused to run basically, it did run but really, really bad so i parked it.
-Steering stem was bent really bad
-I found out recently the brakes which I finally got to were locked up on one side and the rear calipers shot. I got all new ones thru ebay and stainless lines all done up.
-Steering stem mount I messed up-let it be known even tho its dirty and you cant see it-a snap rings in there. Got a new stem mount welded up.
-Has these horrible offset rear tires, I just ordered some kenda klaws on douglass A5 (fyi quadrocks are discontinued btw cause that was my first choice)
-Painted the plastics with krylon fusion, turned out ok but im buying new ones.
-Needed an exhaust cause the idiot drilled holes in the muffler and causes leaks. I bought a lexx and love it! Quiet but powerfull
-Swapped to the larger busa battery, well worth it! It cranks over so easy now!
-Swapped to 450R front shocks, omg compared to the stockers it handles like its on rails.
Overall I still need to:
-Tune the carb more, I gave up ill pay to have someone do it. Idle willnot adjust anymore.
-Get the new rear tires on when they come
-Change out the bars
-New plastics
-Nerfs
Im just so happy now cause it runs tho.