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Texasrider
11-08-2003, 02:46 PM
Anybody think honda will release a 650ex as an '05 model? A quad to go head to head with the raptor. The 450r is to sweet but the how and where I ride demands reverse. Hopefully a new 650 would come with reverse.
NTPRacing#19
11-08-2003, 03:17 PM
whats so hard about picking up your quad or whip a donut to turn it around!! nothin is ever enough with you people, "oh when are we going to see a race ready quad from honda" in my ind the 450 will smoke a raptor and a good rider wont need reverse!
plus what kind of conditions would you absolutly have to have reverse anyhow? ive never ever needed reverse.
4wheelboy
11-08-2003, 03:57 PM
i gess you never rode reely tight trails:confused:
Texasrider
11-08-2003, 03:58 PM
Woods with lots of trees, branches, water, mud; those kinds of things, boy. I make alot of my own trails. Having reverse has nothing to do with skill of a rider, and most of us could care less about an mx track.
markeg192
11-08-2003, 05:21 PM
Originally posted by Texasrider
Anybody think honda will release a 650ex as an '05 model? A quad to go head to head with the raptor. The 450r is to sweet but the how and where I ride demands reverse. Hopefully a new 650 would come with reverse.
Must live in Polarisville.
Glow Plug
11-08-2003, 05:24 PM
Originally posted by Texasrider
Woods with lots of trees, branches, water, mud; those kinds of things, boy. I make alot of my own trails. Having reverse has nothing to do with skill of a rider, and most of us could care less about an mx track.
then why don't you buy a "big" quad with reverse then :rolleyes:
Chanman420q
11-08-2003, 07:43 PM
why dont u just buy this.......
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43981&item=2442037700
trailburner
11-08-2003, 08:03 PM
That quad is SWEET!!!!! I'd love to come out of a corner with that thing........:eek2:
Originally posted by Texasrider
Woods with lots of trees, branches, water, mud; those kinds of things, boy. I make alot of my own trails. Having reverse has nothing to do with skill of a rider, and most of us could care less about an mx track.
if thats what you ride in you shouldnt be riding a sport quad int he first place, go get a grizzly 660 orr
a scrambler 400
Aceman
11-08-2003, 08:11 PM
That is a good looking quad. To bad I can't afford it.
jaspurx
11-08-2003, 11:56 PM
it looks like a good quad to eat up hillclimbs with.
FourFiftyFour
11-09-2003, 12:29 AM
Originally posted by freeride132
scrambler 400
hahahahaha :p
NTPRacing#19
11-09-2003, 08:23 AM
texas is were the cows roam and the polaris..... well thats up to you:huh
nofear911
11-09-2003, 08:32 AM
Honda does not need a 650ex in my opinion. This is what I think they should do. Drop the 300ex because of the 250ex. Then make a new machine using the 400ex as the base but installing reverse and maybe some different gearing. Then hopefully they will release a new 450ex using the 450r chassis with electric start and 400ex style suspension to get the price down.
cheetah
11-09-2003, 11:02 AM
That's about all I do is make new trails and ride tight ones that we do have. Lot's of mud and it seems like about 10 new trees fall over the trail everyday. I had a quad with reverse a long time ago and used it often. When I finally got a quad w/o reverse, it took me about a month to get used to and now I don't see the need for reverse at all unless your quad weighs about 600lbs. in the first place. Even in trails, reverse is easy to live without.
NTPRacing#19
11-09-2003, 12:18 PM
yea thats what i was thinkin cheetah. some people are either one of two things too lazy to pick it up or they simply arnt being smart about the ways they take through the woods.
tclapp
11-09-2003, 01:13 PM
personally i like having reverse no i am not to lazy and no i am not affraid to whip it aroudn it jsu nice nice some times to use reverse just my 02
Originally posted by cheetah
That's about all I do is make new trails and ride tight ones that we do have. Lot's of mud and it seems like about 10 new trees fall over the trail everyday. I had a quad with reverse a long time ago and used it often. When I finally got a quad w/o reverse, it took me about a month to get used to and now I don't see the need for reverse at all unless your quad weighs about 600lbs. in the first place. Even in trails, reverse is easy to live without.
I did the same thign when i went from the 300ex to the 400ex, just takes a little bit of time and you'll never have to worry about it again....look at all the top gncc'rs, you dont hear them complainin about not havin reverse in those crazy mud races
Bill Fuller
11-09-2003, 02:25 PM
You don't win XC races by going backwards.Enough about all this reverse chit if you want reverse buy a Suzuki.:mad:
Texasrider
11-09-2003, 02:51 PM
Hey CDaleChick! I know you from texasatvs. Where do you race and ride anyway?
TGW_400ex
11-09-2003, 03:10 PM
Honda should update the 300ex (make it a 350ex) to compete better w/ the warrior. Leave the 250ex the same. Update the 400ex to get a couple more ponies out of it to compete w/ the Kawauki machine better, and they should make a 450X w/ electric start and reverse and make a big bore just so they make money cuz sum ppl like those heavy poor handlin quads:cool:
toby400ex
11-09-2003, 03:54 PM
There is already a honda "sport" quad with reverse, its called a 300ex.:o
Originally posted by toby400ex
There is already a honda "sport" quad with reverse, its called a 300ex.:o
lmao :D :o
Out_Sider
11-09-2003, 05:24 PM
i was thinking about removing the reverse from my 300, but i decided not to..cuz u only lose a couple pounds, and a couple pounds isnt worth reverse..its not neccessary, but it does come in handy sometimes..u have to admit, pulling up a lever is easier than getting off the quad and pulling it :p
Spikers400
12-22-2003, 08:23 PM
YOU GUYS ARE OBVIOUSLY EITHER 8 YRS OLD, OR COMPLETE IDIOTS. The quads honda has out now are just fine. THATS WHY THEY ARE CALLED HONDAS. The 400 DOES NOT need reverse. U are increadably lazy and cant get off your seat and push once in a while. How do you even know what the 450r is like, have any of you riden it? no. If the 400ex was made more powerful with a better frame and suspension, wouldnt you basicaly just have the 450? And with a few mods the 400ex can easily keep up with almost any other 400-450. A 650 ex would be pointless, and in my opinion the 400ex has pleanty of power for trails, and is a hundred times more reliable then any of the other competition. So lets just leave the disigning up to the experts, and stop complaining about stupid things. IF YOU WANT REVERSE GET A SUZUKI.
400ex Owner right here, mad mods.......
chucked
12-22-2003, 08:28 PM
Originally posted by Spikers400
YOU GUYS ARE OBVIOUSLY EITHER 8 YRS OLD, OR COMPLETE IDIOTS. The quads honda has out now are just fine. THATS WHY THEY ARE CALLED HONDAS. The 400 DOES NOT need reverse. U are increadably lazy and cant get off your seat and push once in a while. How do you even know what the 450r is like, have any of you riden it? no. If the 400ex was made more powerful with a better frame and suspension, wouldnt you basicaly just have the 450? And with a few mods the 400ex can easily keep up with almost any other 400-450. A 650 ex would be pointless, and in my opinion the 400ex has pleanty of power for trails, and is a hundred times more reliable then any of the other competition. So lets just leave the disigning up to the experts, and stop complaining about stupid things. IF YOU WANT REVERSE GET A SUZUKI.
400ex Owner right here, mad mods.......
newbie :rolleyes:
chucked
12-22-2003, 08:29 PM
in your post it says "400ex Owner right here, mad mods......" but in your sig it say "I need a 400" what gives?
LTandRaptorider
12-22-2003, 08:42 PM
IF YOU WANT REVERSE GET A SUZUKI.
400ex Owner right here, mad mods....... [/B][/QUOTE]
I don't get it... my Suzuki doesn't have reverse... :confused:
Just arm stretching power. ;)
hmm this is interesting http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=83786
what kind of mods does you 400ex have? where abouts in CT are you?
and by the way let the old posts die..unless they are good ones...with comments like those you are just asking for trouble
hmmm you call us 8 years old, but even though you're 23 I could bet 97.3% of the 13 year olds on here have shown more self control than you have :o
Release date for the 650ex is April 1st:)
chucked
12-22-2003, 09:59 PM
Originally posted by JOEX
Release date for the 650ex is April 1st:)
HA!
jesshamner
12-22-2003, 11:36 PM
Why are you people being so hardcore about reverse? Its nice to have sometimes. No I don't have it nor do I need it. When I am leading on a trail ride and I run into a dead end, sometimes there isn't a place to just whip it around. I had to push the cannibal this past weekend and I wasn't even in the lead spot. It didn't kill me to push it but it would have been easier to just kick it into reverse. Don't be so hard on these that want it...thats all I'm saying.
Originally posted by jesshamner
Why are you people being so hardcore about reverse? Its nice to have sometimes. No I don't have it nor do I need it. When I am leading on a trail ride and I run into a dead end, sometimes there isn't a place to just whip it around. I had to push the cannibal this past weekend and I wasn't even in the lead spot. It didn't kill me to push it but it would have been easier to just kick it into reverse. Don't be so hard on these that want it...thats all I'm saying.
I agree with you 100%:) It is kinda fun to tease the people who whine about it though:devil:
I'd like to have reverse just because i'm getting old and lazy:p Might have to look into a utility quad!:eek:
Joe
jesshamner
12-22-2003, 11:54 PM
I don't think I would go that far Joe. Hell, I doubt I would buy a quad just for reverse. It doesn't mean that much to me, just an added bonus if I happen to like that particular quad. Sometimes I think I would like to go back to a utility until I get on the ol polaris. Then I have a quick change of mind. lol.
LOL! I think there will be a 'transition' period to the utility class;) I'll get a utility for a 'second' quad and it will slowly become the primary ride:eek2::blah:
Joe
Atreyu
12-23-2003, 06:38 AM
Reverse is nice to have, but you don't need it..get your lazy a$ses off your quad and push the shizznit. Or buy something else.
jaspurx
12-30-2003, 03:24 PM
But , I think the reason some of us want to see the 650ex is because the trx450r will not respond so well to mods.
It is well known that the yfz responds in kind to mods. It really perks up.
the trx450r is not so easy to pull good numbers out of.
the unicam design is inferior in that regard.
that is one reason the 250r was so loved , there is no real end to the mods you can do to it.
as for reverse , I miss it about 1 time every 6 months. it is not worth much to me.
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