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400exrider400ex
02-06-2003, 04:01 PM
What is the best bike that i could get brand new that is all stock...besides a cannondale.
muff
02-06-2003, 04:02 PM
Originally posted by 250xrider250x
What is the best bike that i could get brand new that is all stock...besides a cannondale.

what kind of riding do you plan on doing?
Blysster
02-06-2003, 04:04 PM
depends what you are looking for in a bike.
Glow Plug
02-06-2003, 04:04 PM
a dale lol.. it would all depend on what you want to do.. if i couldi would go with tyhe 400ex as a mx bike, or cross county or a new z but they are a bit unproven right now.. so
buckNbanshee
02-06-2003, 04:30 PM
a banshee
NTPRacing#19
02-06-2003, 04:32 PM
dude get a 400ex since you dont want a dale, and the Z's break the day you get them so the 400ex is pretty much a good quad for mx or cross country, but if your very serious about mx buy an R!
optikid123
02-06-2003, 04:35 PM
well if we go back in time and pretend its 1989 u can get a 250r and that is the best bike evr made
02-06-2003, 06:48 PM
Originally posted by NTPRacing#19
dude get a 400ex since you dont want a dale, and the Z's break the day you get them so the 400ex is pretty much a good quad for mx or cross country, but if your very serious about mx buy an R!
well said ...;)
muff
02-06-2003, 07:05 PM
Originally posted by "2-R's Rider"
well said ...;)

well quoted

go w/ the 400ex, the zs still need a year til they're problem free
cool 300ex
02-06-2003, 07:12 PM
Banshee,raptor,z400,and 400ex's ya 250R's too.Man i have a z400 love it.Still love the 400ex they still have the sh** .
400exrider400ex
02-06-2003, 07:12 PM
i was thinking of basically an all around bike i do some mx and some woods riding...something with good power and good handling. I was thinking of a raptor. I would like the little extra power over the 400ex...what do u think
400exrider400ex
02-06-2003, 07:13 PM
my dad wants to get something brand new so that he can pay payments on...i wanted a 250r but ya cant pay it in payments every month
DEAL
02-06-2003, 08:38 PM
Wait for polaris to work out the problems with the predator, then get that.
jesshamner
02-06-2003, 10:34 PM
Go for the 400ex. Its a good all around bike and you can't beat the prices right now if money is something that you are concerned about.
VooDuu Child
02-06-2003, 11:34 PM
It's so funny how people who don't have a Z seem to know all about them and their flaws. Whatever. I have two, and have since the first week they were introduced. Granted, I have been plagued by one problem, and one only. It's a big one too, not enough time in the day to ride. We have had no issues at all with our Z's and love them. It's what the EX should have been, but just wasn't. I would also say the raptor would be a good choice too. Oh yeah, there is one other problem, I can't seem to stop smiling.
muff
02-07-2003, 04:41 AM
Originally posted by VooDuu Child
It's so funny how people who don't have a Z seem to know all about them and their flaws.

how hard do you ride?

my best friend has one and I can't count all of his problems on one hand
NTPRacing#19
02-07-2003, 02:03 PM
Originally posted by VooDuu Child
It's so funny how people who don't have a Z seem to know all about them and their flaws.

dude its okay, the truth hurts sometimes we know it lol. Z's right now are junk and they need to fix some stuff for it to be more reliable thats all
spincr4hire
02-07-2003, 02:27 PM
Originally posted by NTPRacing#19
dude its okay, the truth hurts sometimes we know it lol. Z's right now are junk and they need to fix some stuff for it to be more reliable thats all

If you say so...I guess I should sell my Z since its such a piece of ***** then, and go back to the slower EX I owned before...:ermm:
MSL
02-07-2003, 02:43 PM
Hey vooduu i have seen you post several times about your 2 Z's
and i agree they are a nice quad and i was wondering if you ever race them or do you just trail ride and putt around on them?

I myself am not a racer but i like to drag race and ride fast in the woods and (play race)so the Z probably would do just fine and i would probably never have any problems with the quad. But if your a hard core MX'r or XC'r then you may start to see problems arrise. I dont know i was just trying to figure out why people claim that they break down all the time.

Just look at some of the pics our members post of them jumping and racing they go BIG on some of those jumps and abuse the crap out of thier quads on the XC course. Will the Z hold up to that? All i know is the members here have run thier EX's to he11 and back and they keep on running, I hope the Z proves to do as well.
400exrider400ex
02-07-2003, 05:48 PM
I am a memeber of a njorvp and i like to go riding down there. i also go in the woods up by my house in north jersey. Some times i go up in vernon which i super rocky...but i will probably just use my X for that. I will probably want a bike mainly for the MX track but something that can handle going in the woods by my house. I ride fairly hard but nothing really hard. I was thinking of a 400ex but it just doesnt seem like it has enough power in it stock. I am not sure i was thinking of a raptor but the Z400 and the kfx400 dont sound too bad. How do they keep up on the track.
thank