lets see your XC EX's!!! [Archive]

400man

01-04-2012, 11:59 PM

heres some pics of mine, the pics are a couple months old though,

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/400exbeadlocks004.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/400exbeadlocks006.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/400exbeadlocks002.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/400ex450r006.jpg

B.C.#11TRX400EX

01-05-2012, 12:06 AM

Do u like those HLS shocks? Do u have a GTT XC link on that? Good lookin quad by the way!!!

dxcody

01-05-2012, 03:51 AM

This was from November, but she hasnt changed much.

dxcody

01-05-2012, 03:54 AM

The only things that have changed is i put new tires on it.

HondaRacing83

01-05-2012, 05:04 AM

Do you guys like your full flights even though they are +1 forward? Can you notice much? Especially you 400man with the Aftermarket shocks

dxcody

01-05-2012, 05:19 AM

I love the +1 but im not a fan of the actual brand Full Flight.. They were a bit** to install, and if you dont keep the pivot points well lubed then they squeak and squeal and are VERY FRIGGIN ANNOYING!

chronicsmoke

01-05-2012, 05:58 AM

+1 forward isn't a bad thing..

I had FFlights on my 450 for a while.. I didn't notice any problems installing them, but those squeaky heims always pissed my off. Keep them lubed and you're ok though.

One of the old style heims seperate on me (two different occaisions) when I came of the lip on a big enough table.. Managed to ride it out but that was scary :eek2: You pretty much have to re-check/lube them every time you ride

400man

01-05-2012, 07:47 AM

Ive had the full flights for a pretty good while, I traded a pair of ohlins front shocks for em, at the time I didnt care what brand they were, only that they were aftermarket and wider than stock :D , I honestly dont really know what size they are. I have been pretty happy with em though, but the hiems are all kinda loose and worn out. If I had to get another set of a-arms I would get some that dont have hiems where they bolt on to the frame and just have regular ball joints on the spindle. I did have 1 potential very dangerous incident with em. I was out riding my trails and on the bottom spindle bolt, and theres an allen head bolt that holds it together. well it was loose aparently and the bolt came out and the bottom a-arm droped out of the spindle. Thankfully when it happened I wasnt going very fast and was out in the field and not the woods. it was a ***** tring to hold the front end up and get it back together. after that I took all the front end bolts loose and locktite'd everything :devil:

The HLS shocks I bought brand new off ebay for 200$ a couple years ago. I have 0 complaints about em and several hours of riding on them, and the bushing are still tight and the shocks still work great.

I have a GT thunder XC link and I love it. its deffinatly worth the money. and like everybody says, if you weigh like over 150lbs the best thing to do is send your shoc kto GT thunder and get it revalved and setup for you. If your kinda small then you can get away with just running the link with the stock shock.

chronicsmoke

01-05-2012, 08:44 AM

Originally posted by 400man
I did have 1 potential very dangerous incident with em. I was out riding my trails and on the bottom spindle bolt, and theres an allen head bolt that holds it together. well it was loose aparently and the bolt came out and the bottom a-arm droped out of the spindle. Thankfully when it happened I wasnt going very fast and was out in the field and not the woods.

That's what I was talking about above.. TERRIFYING!

dxcody

01-05-2012, 09:06 AM

Im getting ready to sell mine, they are in pretty good shape, how much do you think they are worth?

B.C.#11TRX400EX

01-05-2012, 09:37 AM

I'd say bout $200, 400man did u space the exhaust, airbox, and subframe?

Stickman400

01-05-2012, 12:11 PM

What size are your front tires 400man?

HondaRacing83

01-05-2012, 01:53 PM

Geez. All the guys had me thinking +1 forward were a terrible thing.

quadmanw

01-05-2012, 02:23 PM

In my opinion the fullflights are junk and i would never buy them again. Theyre so loud and noisy even when lubed. i rode with them twice and the heim joints were already lose lol. Id stick with balljoints but i cant buy new ones right now. Didnt even notice the +1 forward

B.C.#11TRX400EX

01-05-2012, 11:53 PM

Not terrible just not really recommended for XC

chronicsmoke

01-06-2012, 06:25 AM

Originally posted by quadmanw
In my opinion the fullflights are junk and i would never buy them again. Theyre so loud and noisy even when lubed. i rode with them twice and the heim joints were already lose lol. Id stick with balljoints but i cant buy new ones right now. Didnt even notice the +1 forward

Did you buy them new or used? Once I bought new-style heims they were good and tight for the time I had them.. just squeaked too much. I used Bel-Ray chain lube religiously on the heims to quiet them down.

400man

01-06-2012, 09:42 AM

Originally posted by B.C.#11TRX400EX
I'd say bout $200, 400man did u space the exhaust, airbox, and subframe?

yea they are all spaced. its not really that hard to get everything set right. the Best way is to just take a floor jack and unbolt the rear shock and linkage and then lower the bike all the way and just see what hits where and modify it to make it clear. when you get everything cleared you should be able to have the rear tires almost touching the rear fenders. Even though when you bottom out your bike will NEVER be that low, at least you know that you wont be having any parts hitting that shouldnt be. If I get time I might get my bike out and take some new pics of everything to help describe what I did a little better.

400man

01-06-2012, 09:46 AM

Originally posted by Stickman400
What size are your front tires 400man?

my front tires are 21-7x10 GBC X-REX fronts and rears 20-11x9. they are pretty good tires, basically the same as maxxis razr2's, except these have the little dinosaur on them :D

B.C.#11TRX400EX

01-06-2012, 10:30 AM

Alright man sounds good

jkosakowski

01-06-2012, 02:18 PM

Il get a pic up of my 400 up when its back together lol :)

quadmanw

01-06-2012, 09:53 PM

Did you buy them new or used? Once I bought new-style heims they were good and tight for the time I had them.. just squeaked too much. I used Bel-Ray chain lube religiously on the heims to quiet them down.

Dude when you bought the full flight arms did you have to replace the bolts that bolt them to the frame? my stock ones would not fit so i bought smaller ones and i realized that that is what is making them move around so much lol:scary:

B.C.#11TRX400EX

01-06-2012, 10:03 PM

Well raised the airbox spaced the exhaust and bent the subframe today post pics tommorow, I didnt take the stock link off but I just kinda eye balled it to get it to not hit stuff, but it looks good so now just need the link and 450r front shocks

Stickman400

01-07-2012, 05:10 PM

Originally posted by B.C.#11TRX400EX
Well raised the airbox spaced the exhaust and bent the subframe today post pics tommorow, I didnt take the stock link off but I just kinda eye balled it to get it to not hit stuff, but it looks good so now just need the link and 450r front shocks Did you remove the rear shock and lower the frame onto 2x4s when you spaced everything out? Or did you just do it while everything was still bolted together ready to ride?

B.C.#11TRX400EX

01-08-2012, 10:33 AM

I just took the plastic off, battery off, and silencer off, I took a big bar and put it between the battery mount and top rail and started pullin I got it bent out but dont no if its enough but I'll adjust when I get the link then I just put spacers on the airbox and washers for the exhaust

Stickman400

01-08-2012, 11:56 AM

The airbox and exhaust is relatively easy to space, since you just need spacers of some kind. But I would deff. recommend taking the rear shock off, then bolting on your new link when you get it and dropping it onto 2x4s and then spinning your axle to check.

B.C.#11TRX400EX

01-08-2012, 06:27 PM

Ight thanks man will do, anyways KEEP THEM PICS COMIN PEOPLE!!!!!

tbrackman84

01-09-2012, 09:23 PM

it's not ready for GNCC, but I like flying around trails with it! I really like how I have it set up for now, a few things I wanna do, but it's good enough for me.

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc510/tbrackman84/DSC00758.jpg

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc510/tbrackman84/DSC00759.jpg

exracer416

01-10-2012, 08:02 PM

here are my quads over the years
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/exwoodsracer416/green.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/exwoodsracer416/100_2205.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/exwoodsracer416/100_1905.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/exwoodsracer416/000_0051_0001.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/exwoodsracer416/IM000305.jpg

B.C.#11TRX400EX

01-10-2012, 09:09 PM

Those are LEGIT!!!!

P.S. the second one is the best haha

400man

01-11-2012, 09:20 AM

exracer416 those are some badass bikes . I dont know what it is, but they really have that "XC" look to em. I dont know if its the wheels/tires or just the stance with the suspension, but they just look awesome man :cool:

Would you care to share any details on your setups? like motor and suspension/chassis setup? And how do you like those irazr's compared to the holeshot gncc's? And I also noticed you've run both the clarke 5 gallon and IMS "bubble" gas tanks, which one do you like better?

Quadracer667

01-11-2012, 09:35 AM

i have had both tanks i think i like the IMS better becuz u can run any body with them u have to have stock body style with the clarkie

exracer416

01-11-2012, 04:21 PM

Originally posted by 400man
exracer416 those are some badass bikes . I dont know what it is, but they really have that "XC" look to em. I dont know if its the wheels/tires or just the stance with the suspension, but they just look awesome man :cool:

Would you care to share any details on your setups? like motor and suspension/chassis setup? And how do you like those irazr's compared to the holeshot gncc's? And I also noticed you've run both the clarke 5 gallon and IMS "bubble" gas tanks, which one do you like better?

the green ones(same quad) had a 416 kit port and polish cammed andjust a slip on, and it ran awesome motor wise.
The red one, has hi compression piston, (stock bore) full big gun pipe, hot cam, p&p, 450r carb, houser slicast, w/custom axis on the front, gt thunder setup in the back.

i loved the gncc's finally picked up another pair after a couple years, the pics are older id have to get an updated pic once it gets back together.
i liked the clarke tank alot, the best part about that and the 05 style fenders is once u took the hood off, u could take the front fenders off with the tank. im currently running an ims tank now.

but i recently picked up an 06 yfz for cheap so its up in the air on what im building for next year.

400man

01-12-2012, 07:45 AM

thanks for the reply exracer. I used to have a clarke tank, but I didnt have any luck with it. It started leaking gas around one of the brass inserts where your fenders bolt to it. ive got a yfz450 carb on mine right now, and before I sold that clarke tank I tried fitting it with the fcr carb but things weren't lining up at all cause the carb sticks up higher than the stock carb. Does the IMS tank have the same shape and diminsions (except for the big bubble part on top) as the stock tank?

TORO1968

01-13-2012, 12:44 PM

Here's an older pic of my 400EX... Mods listed in my signature.

B.C.#11TRX400EX

01-13-2012, 03:11 PM

Thats pretty nice!!!

TORO1968

01-14-2012, 10:21 AM

Thanks!

400man

02-09-2012, 12:19 PM

heres some new pics I took today. this first bike is currently for sale ;)

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/gncc400ex001.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/gncc400ex002.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/gncc400ex003.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/gncc400ex004.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/gncc400ex005.jpg

400man

02-09-2012, 12:24 PM

and heres some new pics of my main bike. its NOT for sale :rolleyes: recently added a IMS oversize gas tank, an air horn and new control switch for my spal fan.

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/gncc400ex006.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/gncc400ex007.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/gncc400ex008.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/gncc400ex009.jpg

400man

02-09-2012, 12:27 PM

and a few more...

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/gncc400ex010.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/gncc400ex012.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/gncc400ex011.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/gncc400ex013.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/gncc400ex014.jpg

CJM

02-09-2012, 06:06 PM

400man, quick Q:
Did you run into any problems with the long travel linkages and them hitting the frame or airbox. Another member, Stickman had HUGE difficulties and had to flip his carrier, do a 450R caliper and more to get his to work.

Stickman400

02-09-2012, 10:38 PM

Lol, I was just thinking of posting that after I saw it. He's got a 450 caliper too.

400man

02-09-2012, 11:54 PM

you just gotta check everything for clearance. take a big long bar of some kind and pry out the subframe rail where the battery sits, and check and see if any of the sprocket bolt nuts hits the subframe rail. and I just kinda custom rigged my airbox to where the top of it sits flush with the top of the subframe. its up highter than stock though thats for sure.

And yea im running a 450r rear brake setup, mainly for the extra ground clearance. and my exhaust is spaced out, you can do all that when you check the subframe for clearance.

ke26

02-10-2012, 12:30 AM

whats up with all the electrical tape?

Here is mine

Before

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk52/egbertkj/71ea83f8.jpg

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk52/egbertkj/308541d7.jpg

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk52/egbertkj/4a80f897.jpg

After

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk52/egbertkj/1b481ce5.jpg

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk52/egbertkj/c0643c22.jpg

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk52/egbertkj/c96f6064.jpg

CJM

02-10-2012, 04:16 AM

thanks for the info.

dc01

02-10-2012, 09:20 AM

Heres mine.

TORO1968

02-10-2012, 10:05 AM

Originally posted by dc01
Heres mine.

Looks sweet! I've wanted to put a hood on my EX for a long time but can't convince myself to get rid of the headlights!

Zeb400EX

02-10-2012, 10:34 AM

Looks good dco1! Where u at in Indiana? Is that a fourworx hood? I got a flat feather carbon one on mine. I wanted one like that with the scoop, but I kinda like my flat one now cause u never see the flat ones. I'll try and post a pic of it.

dc01

02-10-2012, 12:52 PM

Zeb, it's a Quad Tech hood.

I live in Scottsburg so we're pretty close.

Zeb400EX

02-10-2012, 02:20 PM

Yeah your only about 30min from me. Got any good places to ride up there? We ride at my parents farm down here. We got a few big hills and about a 6mi woods loop we run around.

dc01

02-10-2012, 06:25 PM

Not really. I usually go to Bedford, KY the Dirty Turtle and ride.

gutlassracing

02-11-2012, 01:02 AM

Group of us riding at dirty turtle this Sunday !

seanmccullough4

02-11-2012, 06:47 PM

Originally posted by dc01
Heres mine.

hows the shorty white bros sound?

Wingnut

02-11-2012, 07:13 PM

Here's mine in action. I don't have any other pics of it clean.

B.C.#11TRX400EX

02-11-2012, 08:13 PM

Wow!!! Nice quads guys, especially like the black 08 thats SAF!!

dc01

02-12-2012, 08:24 AM

Originally posted by seanmccullough4
hows the shorty white bros sound?

Sounds real good. Didn't make it real loud either.

Nac's22

02-12-2012, 01:35 PM

Mine has been posted on a different thread before but I got the itch bad to ride so until then I'll just show it off. Anyone try the new Razr XC yet? I might be switching over to them in the next week or so. On to the pics!
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd70/quadracer250r/006.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd70/quadracer250r/005.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd70/quadracer250r/004.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd70/quadracer250r/003.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd70/quadracer250r/010.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd70/quadracer250r/008.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd70/quadracer250r/007.jpg
I like to show off my rear shock rezzie too lol
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd70/quadracer250r/011.jpg

dougyunker

02-12-2012, 03:16 PM

That 400 is amazing!!!! :eek:

CJM

02-12-2012, 03:21 PM

I been wanting to hear about the new razr xc, lemme know how they roll if you get them Nac.

Nac's22

02-12-2012, 03:26 PM

Originally posted by CJM
I been wanting to hear about the new razr xc, lemme know how they roll if you get them Nac.

I'm deff gonna get them, I'll let you know. They are gonna have to be pretty good because I have been running nothing but the original Razr since like 2002 on my trail quads lol.

HondaRacing83

02-12-2012, 04:33 PM

Throw a set of Gbc X rexs on one of your trail quads and tell me how you like those compared to the originial razrs

quadmanw

02-12-2012, 05:39 PM

You're quad is so identical to mine lol. Yours is a lot cleaner though cause gncc beats the chit out of mine haha. Sweet bike man

Nac's22

02-12-2012, 05:45 PM

Thanks man. It's a year old now and still looks the same. I'm extremely anal about cleaning my bikes. Racing mx made me that way.

quadmanw

02-12-2012, 05:48 PM

Only a year old? Did you put the older plastic on? Mine is always clean but not like that.. It's just gonna get caked again after a gncc or hare scramble lol

Nac's22

02-12-2012, 06:03 PM

No it's a 2001. But I completely redid it last year. I want to try a few hare scrambles with it this year.

400man

02-12-2012, 06:17 PM

that thing is insanely clean :eek: , looks cleaner than showroom lol.

Those new razr XC's should be worth the money. its pretty much the same as how the pros have been cutting their tires for years now and they must deffinatly do it for a reason. I still have a old pair of cut razr's I bought from bill ballance's shop a couple years ago. they still hook up pretty good at a little less than half tread and are grooved out just like the news are.

quadmanw

02-12-2012, 06:22 PM

It should run great in the hare scramble.. Mine is basically set up the same and I usually do great except for the mud lol

Nac's22

02-12-2012, 06:56 PM

400man- thanks for the compliment. New tires should be sweet.

Quadmanw- what series do you race? I'm thinking of hitting a few wnyoa races and if I'm feeling good maybe the GNCC at dilla. I used to race B class mx, any suggestion on what class I should race in hare scrambles?

jkosakowski

02-12-2012, 07:06 PM

Hey i race wnyoa in college b class how old are you?

Nac's22

02-12-2012, 07:14 PM

24. Did a lot of mx racing but never raced in the woods...... On purpose that is, I've ended up in the woods by accident before lol:D

jkosakowski

02-12-2012, 07:20 PM

I would say do the Jr c class. Wnyoa races are very well organized and the tracks are very fun and tough. :)

jkosakowski

02-12-2012, 07:21 PM

tuff*

Nac's22

02-12-2012, 07:24 PM

I watched the race in Jasper in September, looked like a blast. Doesn't matter if I raced a higher class in mx?

quadmanw

02-12-2012, 07:57 PM

I race the B class in xc and the higher one In hare scrambles.. I like racing 450s in hare scrambles because most of my races are fields, MUD, and tight trails in PA. I'm still in high school so I slowed down racing and can't keep up with the A class because I'm always in football season lol

Nac's22

02-12-2012, 08:01 PM

What's the difference between xc, hare scramble, and enduro?

quadmanw

02-12-2012, 08:05 PM

Up in PA hare scrambles are a bunch of fellow rednecks riding what they built against each other hahah. XC or GNCC runs in series and is real racing. I'm not too sure what enduro is..

Zeb400EX

02-26-2012, 11:55 PM

Here's my xc setup. I built up last spring. I love the way it turned out. It handles awesome!

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f12/bez65/IMG_2874.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f12/bez65/IMG_2877.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f12/bez65/IMG_2882_2.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f12/bez65/IMG_2876.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f12/bez65/IMG_2884.jpg

HondaRacing83

02-27-2012, 05:05 AM

now thats a damn fine bike...^

Zeb400EX

02-27-2012, 08:41 AM

Thanks man. It took a long time to get it setup like this.

beastlywarrior

02-27-2012, 09:02 AM

Love the hood

Stickman400

02-27-2012, 10:13 AM

This may seem odd, but I like the lifted Ranger in the 2nd photo, looks pretty good. The 400 looks nice too.

Zeb400EX

02-27-2012, 10:41 AM

I didn't know about the flat cf hood when I first got it, but after I put it on I thought I was a nice touch.

Lol! That makes happy about the ranger. Its showing its age these days. Glad somebody still thinks it looks good. I'd like to have a full size truck, but my ol'ranger still holding together pretty good. It's almost got 200,000mi on it. It still hauls the ex and it's paid for so it will hopefully stay around awhile.

07honda400ex

02-27-2012, 12:08 PM

my03 400ex!!!!!

07honda400ex

02-27-2012, 12:11 PM

another shot!!

07honda400ex

02-27-2012, 12:12 PM

1 more!! yeah its in my dining room!!! she sleeps good in the winter! lol

quadmanw

02-27-2012, 08:10 PM

Before racing XC and before the rebuild. Sorry for the mud lol

Zeb400EX

02-27-2012, 10:33 PM

I like the mud. More natural in the wild look. Lol. Looks good man. U ever get to test out the gtt arms?

Stickman400

02-27-2012, 10:38 PM

Originally posted by Zeb400EX
Lol! That makes happy about the ranger. Its showing its age these days. Glad somebody still thinks it looks good. I'd like to have a full size truck, but my ol'ranger still holding together pretty good. It's almost got 200,000mi on it. It still hauls the ex and it's paid for so it will hopefully stay around awhile. I like it mostly because I have a 2wd reg. cab Ranger that's got a 3" lift on it also, so it kinda reminded me of mine. Mines got 172,000 on it and its starting to show its age, everything is starting to need replaced. But it's still a solid good looking truck that hauls the 400 so its all good. Anyway back to the XC's! 07honda400ex flip those rims back around, just throwing that out there.