Worst mod you made?

[lil400exman]

what was the worst made you made to your machine? for me it wsa when i 1st started wheeling..........my dealer at the time talkied me into a AMP link...........biggest peice of junk ever!:rolleyes:

[bone705]

well when i had a 300ex i already had works shocks on it. i took them off and put the 400ex front end. i ended up liking the works better.

[Bob-Hobo]

Motion pro clutch lever and perch.:mad:

[bigbadbrad]

putting an ebc clutch in it, it only lasted a year and ahalf, barnet all the way now, and buying a 14t sprocket when i all ready had one on it, i did not know that it had it i never checked before i had ordered it.

[Pappy]

rev box

[FourFiftyFour]

buying a cannondale was the worst decision ive ever made :p

[Red00Honda400EX]

Originally posted by CDaleChick
buying a cannondale was the worst decision ive ever made :p

whats wrong with your dale thats such a problem?

[ReconRider25]

hmm.....i dont know of any mods that i regret........:p

[2001400ex]

If it was a bad decision I'll take it off your hands for free of course.;) :p

[FoxRacer400ex]

DG Bumper....My freind hit a tree going like 8miles an hour and it cracked at all the welds. Now I have a AC bumper which I like better.

[FourFiftyFour]

Originally posted by Red00Honda400EX
whats wrong with your dale thats such a problem?

ok here goes the story.... i bought the quad on my 18 birthday (first week of may) first ride on it..... the top end blows on me and its down for 4 months

i get it running and get to ride it maybe 20 times and then somehow all the gear oil dissappeared in one ride and burned up my clutch.... it was down for another month

i got to ride it once and then now it hits the rev limiter halfway through the throttle.....

sooooo im sorta gettin a bit fed up with this quad always going down on me....ive gotten to ride the thing maybe 25 times.... a quad shouldnt break or fug up as bad as this one does with that little ride time on it...and yes i do all the proper maintenance on it.... id watch your dale closely..... bc mine has given my nothing but problems

[K_Fulk]

DG front frame gaurd or some prm a-arm guards.

[EvilJester400EX]

RTC clutch perches and levers.

[remlapr]

Originally posted by K_Fulk
DG front frame gaurd or some prm a-arm guards.


what was wrong with the PRM a-arm guards?? I've been thinking about getting some.

[K_Fulk]

Originally posted by remlapr
what was wrong with the PRM a-arm guards?? I've been thinking about getting some.

Nothing they fit good heavy duty and everything but there heavy, collect mud and if you do happen to bend an arm there cheap enough to replace. I just think my money would have been better spent elsewhere.

[Evan]

Originally posted by EvilJester400EX
RTC clutch perches and levers.

I dont think many half inch pieces of metal were made to stand up to 400 pounds of flipping mass:rolleyes: :blah:

this is tough but id have to say ufo hand guards

[AtvMxRider]

Anything that has DG on it. I had DG nerfs and a pipe on my old blaster. They were junk.

[sweet300ex]

Sunstar Sprockets

[Martin Blair]

nothing so far except buying 2 15t sprokect because we went to the dunes and i wanted to cahgne bakc from 14 to 15 but didnt bring the stocker so i decide to spend 20 bucks on a new sproket

[EvilJester400EX]

Originally posted by Evan
I dont think many half inch pieces of metal were made to stand up to 400 pounds of flipping mass:rolleyes: :blah:

For 70 somethin' dollars it should. :cool: Oh well, CR250 perches and MSR perches are better. I miss the super easy pull of RTC tho.

[Toadz400]

So I shouldn't think about getting RTC? My Pep clutch perch is starting to wear down so I was thinking about getting RTC....but I guess I'll get a CR250 perch and lever from the dealership...all I know is that the CR125 lever pulls like a dream, so I expect the saem from the 250.

My worst "mod" was getting DG nerfs for my banshee...I had to cut them and bend them to make them fit...Also probably a boost bottle for the banshee...ended up taking it off anyway after getting it rebuilt because for some reason it was causing it to backfire:confused:

[coryatver]

The worst mod i bought was NAC's headlight covers. I paid 15 dollars for just plastic caps. But They work good keeping off scratches and keeping the headlights clean during the day I just don't think there worth 15 bucks.

[3rdtimescharm]

its not a mod, but still regret buying it.. its my polaris Predator...

[Sportrax10]

MSR Raptor clutch perch...

First it frayed my stock clutch cable, and a motion pro one. (I am pretty sure I had it adjusted right too).
And I had a VERY SMALL roll on the side and it somehow broke that POS.:cuss:

[CHAR250R]

Originally posted by sweet300ex
Sunstar Sprockets Why? All I run are Sunstar. No problems here. Just wondering......................

[redroost85]

Well, I made some homemade air scoops for my 400 about a year ago. I was impressed with myself because they looked pretty good....until I bolted them up...then, not so good, lol!

They were made out of aluminum and I did it all from a drawing on the sheet press, who the heck knows if they really worked.

They are for sale by the way if anyone wants them...dirt cheap!:D

[XANDADA]

1. Sending motor to Trinity for a 420lr mod on my banshee.
2. Sending my motor back to Trinity to fix what they messed up.
3. Switching out the stock airbox for an aftermarket aluminum one on my 250r

:mad: :( :o

[Doibugu2]

Originally posted by XANDADA
1. Sending motor to Trinity for a 420lr mod on my banshee.
2. Sending my motor back to Trinity to fix what they messed up.
3. Switching out the stock airbox for an aftermarket aluminum one on my 250r

:mad: :( :o

How did I know #3 was going to be on there.

Been happy with most of my purchases so far.

[GoOn3]

MSR shifter. supposed to be "tougher than stock". my **s! Bent just as easily. I need to either change my shifting style or spend 1.2 million bucks on a billet.

[Matt756]

PUTTIN A COBRA PIPE ON MY OLD 300 IT WAS SUPER LOUD AND DIDNT FEEL ANY POWER GAINS

[MOFO]

not really a mod, but a replacement...

I never should have used the DID non O-ring chain... biggest piece of crap... damn thing needs adjusted after 4-5 hours of riding!

Worst mod ever would have to be pappy.:mad: The rest of them like harlum and SGA are alright...:cool:

:D







Actually the White Bros rev box was the biggest waste of money that I've spend on my quad..

[sickmojave]

http://ricoracing.netfirms.com/Smilies/i'm%20with%20stupid.gif J/K lmao

[Out_Sider]

Originally posted by MOFO
not really a mod, but a replacement...

I never should have used the DID non O-ring chain... biggest piece of crap... damn thing needs adjusted after 4-5 hours of riding!

i got one of those! and they do need to be adjusted alot, but i still like them better than o rings and x rings

Originally posted by Out_Sider
i got one of those! and they do need to be adjusted alot, but i still like them better than o rings and x rings


You like adjusting your chain that much:confused:

[MOFO]

Originally posted by Rico
You like adjusting your chain that much:confused:


I know I sure as hell dont... those H/M rides, I'd have to stop half way every ride to adjust that SOB!! :mad:

[sweet300ex]

Originally posted by CHAR250R
Why? All I run are Sunstar. No problems here. Just wondering......................
they have 2 teeth left on them..i mean i didnt oil them perfectly like everyday, but still

[jamiesel]

dg nerfs..... rust buckets

[RiPPiNiTuP7]

so far i been doing my yfz right, but for the ex....offset rims...wtf was i thinkin? :o

[jcv400ex]

On my old 400ex, def. a stupid K&N air filter with the Jet Kit! Stupid stupid stupid!!!!! Waste of money....:grr:

[jcv400ex]

Originally posted by Matt756
PUTTIN A COBRA PIPE ON MY OLD 300 IT WAS SUPER LOUD AND DIDNT FEEL ANY POWER GAINS


LMAO!!!!! The Cobra Megaphone exhaust has to top the list! I think everyone has ran one that owned a 250x/300ex. I know I had one! God where they junk.

Originally posted by jcv400ex
On my old 400ex, def. a stupid K&N air filter with the Jet Kit! Stupid stupid stupid!!!!! Waste of money....:grr:

Are the directions really that hard to understand:confused:


:blah:

[jcv400ex]

Originally posted by Rico
Are the directions really that hard to understand:confused:


:blah:


That stupid filter sucks dirt, and I could never get the dead spot out of the power wit that stupid needle! :grr:

[hondarider2006]

I would have to say my 14t front sproket;)

[Matt756]

jcv400ex

LMAO!!!!! The Cobra Megaphone exhaust has to top the list! I think everyone has ran one that owned a 250x/300ex. I know I had one! God where they junk.

i hated mine so much i went back to stock

[ledofthezep]

MSR Raptor clutch perch...

Same here. Has been a PITA since day one. I'll proably go with a pep ez pull next.

[buckNbanshee]

Originally posted by MOFO
not really a mod, but a replacement...

I never should have used the DID non O-ring chain... biggest piece of crap... damn thing needs adjusted after 4-5 hours of riding!

ive got that same chain on my banshee god i hate it, it stretches like crazy that was probably the worst thing i have ever put on my banshee ill never buy another one of them chains again

[DEAL]

Dg steel nerfs ... Junk , I snapped them right off the quad.
Dg skids , also junk , came with the quads but fit like a round peg into a square hole.
Uni filter -- oiled correctly and everything , still sucked sand and ruined my top end!

[Toadz400]

Originally posted by jcv400ex
That stupid filter sucks dirt

Thank you! A lot of people on here say that K&N has the best filtering abilities...my a** it does:grr:

I'll never switch from Uni! All I have to do is make sure it's oiled up, not a speck of dirt/sand gets in:D And it's a lot cheaper than K&N!!!

[flyin#5]

Originally posted by Toadz400
Thank you! A lot of people on here say that K&N has the best filtering abilities...my a** it does:grr:

I'll never switch from Uni! All I have to do is make sure it's oiled up, not a speck of dirt/sand gets in:D And it's a lot cheaper than K&N!!!


yep... id rather run my carb wide the F**k open than run a K&N :rolleyes:

id say dg nerfs are a pain in the @$$ to put on but they work well... once you get them on. (alloy)

[Chanman420q]

paying money for aftermarket handle bars that are the same bend as the stock bars... yup i was a noob

[Holeshot36]

Originally posted by ledofthezep
Same here. Has been a PITA since day one. I'll proably go with a pep ez pull next.
I'm another victim of the msr clutch lever, i wanna know what kind of so called metal there made off! I have a applied ez-adjust clutch lever now and love it.

[310Rduner]

Maier plastics; nuff said:p

[Meek]

Originally posted by 310Rduner
Maier plastics; nuff said:p

Have not delt with Maier yet. What is the problem?

[roostin_dale]

Oh boy...i have a list on the 250x....
-Laeger Swingarm (the houseing for the carrier cracked)
-Works Rear Shock (Blew out on about the 6th ride and flipped me)
-Works front shocks
-Durablue axle instead of Lonestar
-MSR clutch lever

I have it all fixed now...Got a new Laeger swingarm that they replaced very cheap...Got a raptor rear shock...Got a full 400ex +2+1 front end with TCS shocks...Lonestar +4 axle...and all new clutch/brake levers

as for the cannondale...no complaints...

[theTman]

hmm..not a mod.. MY QUAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALL IT DOES IS BREAK DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUGIN POS:grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[310Rduner]

Originally posted by Meek
Have not delt with Maier yet. What is the problem?

I just didn't really like them much compared to the older fullbore I had on my bike when I got her.:( And the fit wasn't really to me liking at ALL, I didn't pay that much for it to not fit sweetly. It's all ok with me now, my white fullbore will be here on Tuesday hopefully.

[nofear911]

My worst mod was definitely the Shredder Tires, what crap!!
I threw them on my old quad when I sold it.
Worst mod for my old Polaris 400 Sport was a Cool Head, friggin the made so much more horse power it ripped the rest of the machine apart!!

[JDiablo]

my worst mod is proably oneil handlebars,i needed some ASAP and they were the only ones avaviable rite there and then at the time so i hadda take them or no weekend ride,some renthal twin walls coming soon:devil:

[660r2a400ex]

i boguth a DG system for my 2003 LE Polaris TrailBlazer 250, lol, it made it slower, and i also bought a billet case saver for my 400ex when it allready had one on there stock.

[ZSK]

Not having the money to get a 400ex when a hell of a deal came along.:mad:

Actually the maier universal handguards, don't fit and had to make a custom mount that didn't turn out well but works.

[RIjon]

My Burgard +1 Stem is a flexable bendy pos

[marksuttonjr]

Originally posted by jcv400ex
That stupid filter sucks dirt, and I could never get the dead spot out of the power wit that stupid needle! :grr:

I have never seen a K&N that did not let too much dirt thru. That is why I will only run 1 on a 2 stroke. 2 stroke top ends need replaced frequently anyway so what can a little dirt hurt???

The biggest waste of $$ mods on my R were DG bumper and grab bar. I did not put them on it, but the guy who did should have saved the $$ and not put anything on it especialy since he never rode it after his rebuild before I purchased it. The grab bar broke off the 1st time it touched the ground. The bumper is cracked in several places and has never hit anything more than the trailer wall while being hauled from place to place.

Reed spacer was a waste of $$ also.
Other than that all mods I have done were great IMO.

[TRX250XFIRE]

RAD RACING swing arm gaurd...sucked, started hiting my brake rotor and chain after the first time i hit something with it, i mean it might of saved me from that one hit but since ive taken it off ive took much harder hits and with no damage. It would never bend back right and just got worse every time i rode.

[Atreyu]

Nacs headlight covers, lost after one ride.

[Brad]

not one i regret on the 400ex but i have to say i love these razr 2s! they are amazing they grip to the snow and sand like a friggen bobcat.

on the 300ex however: the msr clutch lever and pearch perodically broke, usually before a planned ride, and after 2 months os use my smith grips just ripped off, no roll or nothin.

[quadman21]

440 kit was my worst mod ever! It only took about $2000 and about 18 months to get it to quite blowing head gaskets. I'm still not convinced it won't blow again.:grr: I wished I had left it as a 416:(

[ryanh250ex]

buying a 250ex :(

seriously......dg alloy nerfs...the bar that mounts to the frame rusted after 3 rides, and it wasn't even that rainy on those rides, either.

[bradley300]

400ex front end= crap

[gimpbzkt400ex]

Originally posted by XANDADA
1. Sending motor to Trinity for a 420lr mod on my banshee.
2. Sending my motor back to Trinity to fix what they messed up.
3. Switching out the stock airbox for an aftermarket aluminum one on my 250r

:mad: :( :o

what's wrong with the aluminum air box?

[Blysster]

WB Rev box. I might as well have bought muffler bearings.


Anyone want to buy a WB Rev box? It's like new :D

[MOFO]

Originally posted by gimpbzkt400ex
what's wrong with the aluminum air box?



it lasted about 15 min into a H/M ride... If I remember right, the mounts broke off...

[XANDADA]

Originally posted by gimpbzkt400ex
what's wrong with the aluminum air box?

It offers very little protection from mud/water. It had an outerwears for a lid cover that was velcro'd on. It looked great but was worthless for trail riding - I would just suck water/mud right through the outerwears, through the K&N filter and into my carb. It was manufactured by graydon-proline. If you ride in dunes or extremely dry conditions it would be fine....

I switched to an almost completely stock airbox, WBros. foam filter with a half length snorkle & an EHS modified lid and it works sooooo much better and I don't think I lost any airflow at all...

[XANDADA]

Originally posted by MOFO
it lasted about 15 min into a H/M ride... If I remember right, the mounts broke off...

That was just my excuse to go back to camp and sneak into Rico's rare breed stash - j/k!

I forgot about that, the finishing touch was the rear mount broke...:mad:

[gimpbzkt400ex]

Originally posted by XANDADA
It offers very little protection from mud/water. It had an outerwears for a lid cover that was velcro'd on. It looked great but was worthless for trail riding - I would just suck water/mud right through the outerwears, through the K&N filter and into my carb. It was manufactured by graydon-proline. If you ride in dunes or extremely dry conditions it would be fine....

I switched to an almost completely stock airbox, WBros. foam filter with a half length snorkle & an EHS modified lid and it works sooooo much better and I don't think I lost any airflow at all...

I was just wondering cuz I wanted one for the main reason of relocating the battery and stuff inside of it... get it off the side of the sub-frame... has anyone done a different mod for relocating the battery and stuff ??? if so where did you put it?? any pics?

Originally posted by gimpbzkt400ex
I was just wondering cuz I wanted one for the main reason of relocating the battery and stuff inside of it... get it off the side of the sub-frame... has anyone done a different mod for relocating the battery and stuff ??? if so where did you put it?? any pics?

I put one on also and it lasted about 4 months. The battery is too much for the box to hold. I think it is CFM that makes a nice one but i'll keep the battery were it's located now.

[XANDADA]

mine was for a 250r, the 400ex may be better sealed. I have seen some for a 400ex that have provisions for a lid & snorkle. Here is the one from CFM, it looks pretty good. Unfortunately they don't make one for a 250r...

[JTRtrx250r]

FLY grips... :rolleyes: :grr: :mad: :cuss: tore both putting them on..didnt even get to try em' out:rolleyes: haha....never again

Boostbottle for Banshee

any $30 dollar chain:o

Im sure theres a few more:o

[deathman53]

got to be the amp link I bought for the warrior I used to have. the bearings in the thing kept seizing and stripping the sprocket thing on it and the worst part is I had to drill out the chain roller, so I couldn't have gone back to the stock setup. And the other one is douglas .125 rims, they got bent and the rim edge folded in on the first ride.

[xr50layke]

cheap chain....infact, the whole bike.

[skemp]

I too have been happy with everything I have done. No use buying something you won't like... :)

[AIRclarksville]

I would have to say my 440 big bore. should have just 416.

[popo]

Powder coating an Anti-fade hub.

It drove pappy nuts.

[Pappy]

Originally posted by popo
Powder coating an Anti-fade hub.

It drove pappy nuts.

amen!!!!:grr: :blah:

[250rAL]

Braking CM44 brake pads. One of the pads fell off the backing plate on the second ride and ruined a brand new rotor. Back to EBC for me.

[cool 300ex]

Mine was 26inch blackwaters for the foreman well i didn't buy them they came with the quad. BUt they are one of the worst tires on the market. I would take stock ove rthem any day ! Also my dg skid plate was the worst thing i bought for my z. The thing made my quad sit lower,then i would hit off of all the rocks and everything,then the bots would come undone and it almost fell off, it was relly heavy,and bent easy. THat was $110 wasted!!! Then after that my dad made me a homemade one that is way better than the dg and i got it for free dang i wisg i would have did that in the first place.

[MP250r]

Im going to have to say my worst decision ever was buying a YAMAHA Craptor. 3 trannys, 2 topends, 3 waterpumps, 5 starter clutches 2 bearing carriers and my stock exhaust rusted in half even though i cleaned it after every ride. worst products i ever bought is anything DG, Renthal sprockets are garbage, and regular 190 wheels (douglas and ITP) are weaker than stock. Uhh what else..... Polaris in general, graydon proline makes garbage, CT racing makes slow motors, My mp 250cc motor outran a ct 330r. I think thats about it.

[xr50layke]

i hate raptors now !!!

[sparky450AR]

Originally posted by bone705
well when i had a 300ex i already had works shocks on it. i took them off and put the 400ex front end. i ended up liking the works better.


yep, that because once you change it to a 400ex front end, its not honda designed geometry anymore.

[infantry317]

Fly handlebars, tipped sideways at about 5mph doing a wheelie bent the heck out of them. Tag T2's now :macho

im gonna have to say Douglas 190 wheels bent the second time out. Also im not too happy with my cr 250 perch and leverbut i think its just my cable.

im gonna have to say Douglas 190 wheels bent the second time out. Also im not too happy with my cr 250 perch and leverbut i think its just my cable.

[Meek]

MESZARORS MOTOSPORTS a-arm bushings, good design, crappy material.