how much do you have invested in your quad

[JDiablo]

i no some of you on here have lots of green stuff invested in your quad....but in numbers how much do you have?lol im only 15 and i dont have a job,only in the summer so i got only about 2500 in mine if even...:blah:

[hondarider2006]

I have invested about.....$1800-2000 in mine. I am also 15 so its hard for me to get a job...16 is in a few months though, so than I will get one and be gettin the $ and buyin parts for the 400:devil:

[Matt756]

not enough to make me happy

[rollie]

About 2 grand...400 of it on a FMF Q that sticks out 4 inches:( and i dont really like it but.......i have to deal with it:(

[jb500ex]

your young work hard and you will get where you want too be.
good luck

[Atreyu]

Too much...:(

[Glow Plug]

ZERO! :rolleyes:

[F0URZER0ZER0]

about 5 grand id say. not bad working at a deli lol

[AtvMxRider]

Originally posted by Atreyu
Too much...:(


Same here.:eek2:

2 dollas

[Got nads?]

I have about $15,000 in the 250r, Canada sux when it comes to buying parts!

[JDiablo]

rico i think u meant to say 20,000 dollas

[sweet300ex]

including repairs my estimate would be 2000-2300

[ridesa02400EX]

I prefer not to keep track

[wwclea01]

way too much

[FBRacing76]

My 400ex has about $2,500 in it now and im getting ready to get a 416 kit and get it pc'ed!

[roostin_dale]

Its no fun when you keep track...i think i have spent around $15 on each and still going....

[LTandRaptorider]

about 10-11k on the LT... and maybe 8k on the Raptor. :o

[wwclea01]

allright im 19 and have always been into dirtbikes. I got into quads about a year ago. I made a big mistake and bought a brand new 300ex. Thats 4500 right there. I know traded it for a 250r and have put about 1500 into the 250r. So some advice for you young ones, I would never buy a new quad again. They lose so much value as soon as you walk out the door with them. If I could go back I would have started off used and built a bike.

[dirtyboy88]

i fell bad after replyin after all of yall spent alotta money , im 14 ive spent about $600 on my Rancher, and its sucks b/c my g/f doesnt get anything for any holiday :D jk i would have had a T-4 if it wasnt for her

[roostin_dale]

Originally posted by dirtyboy88
i fell bad after replyin after all of yall spent alotta money , im 14 ive spent about $600 on my Rancher, and its sucks b/c my g/f doesnt get anything for any holiday :D jk i would have had a T-4 if it wasnt for her

Its cool...as long as your having fun..money doesnt matter!;)

[wwclea01]

I hear that about as long as your having fun. The money thing is not really an issue to me anymore. As long as I get that rush im happy

[lil400exman]

Originally posted by lil400exman
over 8g's this winter:eek2:

[Out_Sider]

3 g's

bought it for $4,500 at the dealer OTD & put a little more than $1,100 after I looked at all my receipts

[redroost85]

I believe that I have about $1500 in aftermarket schiz. Seems like more though.

All I know is I need some arms and shocks freaking bad...but I gots no dough for that right now....dang it!:( :macho

[stonerider250x]

im not sure i kno ive put 720 into it since august.

[Bigg Pimpin]

I've got about $850 worth of stuff done so far but I've only spenmt about $350 :devil:

hardly any. im thinkin of putting the t4 on dads quad since its his muffler. this pos yammy is too fast for me when the t4 is on it

[RiPPiNiTuP7]

a kabillion kazillion:confused:

[Tommy 17]

i added up this winter alone i added 3g+ and i'm not even close to being done...


i'm over 11g with the price of my quad new + oils, gas, riding fees, riding gear, etc...


one day i will sit down and add everything up... i'm guessing 12,500 for just the quad:devil:

[NacsRacing400]

about 1000.00. I wish. should have rode bikes, be competative in a class with a 5000 stock bike. why can quads be like that.

[toby400ex]

Originally posted by ridesa02400EX
I prefer not to keep track Me too:( , but much more is planned :devil:

[member]

4100 otd... and 3g put in just suspension.. and come next summer about 3-4g in a 450r motor

[JDiablo]

but it says u got a stock 400,i think you need to update:p

[member]

Originally posted by 300exrida
but it says u got a stock 400,i think you need to update:p


yea but i dont want my sig to be longer than most of my posts either.. besides its fun tellin people its just stock:p

[member]

there i changed it for ya

[Smokin 440]

Too much just before I turned 16 i had over $10,000 in my 400, maybe $12,000 including the $4000 i paid for it when i got it used. If i add it up, $1200 for my 1st 440 motor, $4000 for the second one, wb's and sparks pipes $1000, 2 sets of bars $150, sets of rims n' tires (3) $900, Elka suspension $1625, (2) k&n filters w/ outerwares $100, ac bumper, full dg skids, um airbox, omf scoops, prm grabbar, gussets, repainted... i think thats it except for routine maintainance & gas which my parents pay for the gas, the rest is all from workin my @$$ off

[hondaracer31]

I"ve got at least $18,000 in my 440. :eek2: :huh I'm 36 years old, and buried in debt!

[416mx]

I have about the same as hondaracer 31has in his, I,m also 36 and have way too much in it , but it's fun and i've met alot of good people racing.:devil:

[Smokin 440]

I guess i added it up and mine is more like $14,000 :eek: then theres the 250x's, Wow if my parents knew i've spent that much i would be dead...

[1krazyquadridr]

I've got easily over $15,000 into mine in just the cost of aftermarket parts and the original price of the quad. It's nice to spread it out over a few years, it doesn't seem as bad that way and I don't feel like such an idiot.

Originally posted by N.C REDNECK2433
hardly any. im thinkin of putting the t4 on dads quad since its his muffler. this pos yammy is too fast for me when the t4 is on it pipes dont make that much of a difference..if it does for you than you shouldn't be riding because

[Chanman420q]

that picture isnt funny.. stop posting it

and back to the topic

prolly more than i wanna know, but ill take a stab, probobly more or less 7gs.. im buying pep zps all the way around, so thats setting me back another grand. but it wasnt to bad since i sold the stocker and my old pep Limited mass.

[FourFiftyFour]

Originally posted by Chanman420q
that picture isnt funny.. stop posting it


HAHAHA!
I agree...... I could have a lot of fun editing that pic too..... but o well that pic just makes him look more like an idiot than he already is
BTW it should say "You're an idiot" :rolleyes:

Paid $4000 for the Dale..... and Im guessing I've only spent about $1000 total for it...... dont wanna spend anymore on the thing

rather get a 450 :D

[muff]

Originally posted by Tommy 17
i added up this winter alone i added 3g+ and i'm not even close to being done...


i'm over 11g with the price of my quad new + oils, gas, riding fees, riding gear, etc...


one day i will sit down and add everything up... i'm guessing 12,500 for just the quad:devil:


I have around 12,000 into mine as well (including the original cost), fortunately I only have another $750 to spend til I'm done for this winter

(oversized oil tank, front hubs, GT thunder rev box, chain and sprokets, and an antivibe clamp kit)

[RIDER11X]

I try to only add needed items and stay away from stuff that is optional. Although some of you got some sweet rides!:cool:

[EvilJester400EX]

Well, let's see... there's probably 8-9g in my 400ex (aftermarket+buying the bike).
For my YFZ.. roughly 15-16g in that (aftermarket+buying the bike). :eek:

[A4StrokeGuy]

If i think about it, it makes me shake to realize how much $$ i have in it, not close to alot of people but $10000 is a good estimate. I have another 4k to put into it but i've decided to buy a van trailer for our semi instead:eek2:

[AndrewRRR]

Originally posted by CDaleChick
o..... but o well that pic just makes him look more like an idiot than he already is
BTW it should say "You're an idiot" :rolleyes:


LOL! http://pictureposter.allbrand.nu/pictures/AndrewRRR/owned.jpg

[bigbadbrad]

tot enough, probaly around 3500- 4000 + the 2200 i paid for i in 2000

im crying....:rolleyes:

[dirtyboy88]

mike why did u tell them u bought it at the dealer u bought it off ebay and yea hes stupid

[NTPRacing#19]

i bought my yfz for 5300 and i just put an order in with nate walsh for around 4500 and i will spend another 800 to get it back on the wheels and rideable

[Tommy 17]

i was just sittin here thinkin... if only i woulda new then what i know now my 400ex would be totally differnt...


my motor work would have been better suspension...


my dg nerfs i had to sell for ac (lost 100$ there)
shockwears
sticker kit
dg bumper
holeshot xc tires


man just stupid little things that add up fast...

[fastexgirl4c]

ok...im bad then..well actually my parents are...i got 31k in my quad and 18k in my brothers..

[ReconRider25]

including the repair bills i had close to 2000 into the recon......only got like 225 in the 400ex.:o :p

[RIDER11X]

Originally posted by Jumbo747
pipes dont make that much of a difference..if it does for you than you shouldn't be riding because

:huh Wrong! I got great gains from my CT pipe.......I will take a Stock 400 by 4 quad lengths and was within a 1/2 of a quad length of a piped Banshee in drags on dirt! Worth the money, HP numbers don't jump much but torque does! Torque numbers win the holeshots.:macho

[cool 300ex]

All together there is $6700 in my z,grizzly $5300,foreman $4200,rancher $5200. That includes everything. The foreman is so low because it came with all its mods but the 589's.

[DEAL]

This winter, I put $1175 into my motor (canadian funds).
About $1500 into other things, Plus I still need to put another 2gs into it before this spring.
I'm gonna have fun paying off all these loans this summer.

[batgeek]

how much?

too much... :(

[user101]

elkas-300
bars-100
tires-200
chain and sprockets-200
plastic-300
bumper and skids-100
exhaust-300

[user101]

elkas-300
bars-100
tires-200
chain and sprockets-200
plastic-300
bumper and skids-100
exhaust-300
swingarm-325
yearly maintence-400

[NYLT250]

i think the truth is we all would like to know the most Pappys spent on his quad... his seam to always look the best ... lol ????

Originally posted by ridesa02400EX
I prefer not to keep track


ditto:cool:

[Chef]

HIGH 20's on one. Maybe low 30's on another.:o

[CTmxyfz]

not enough yet.:devil:

[beak7707]

Hey 300exrida your mailbox is full i cant send you those pics. Also i am affraid to add up how much i have in my R.

[roostin_dale]

Originally posted by Chef
HIGH 20's on one. Maybe low 30's on another.:o

Pocket Change to me!! :o :rolleyes:





Lucky Dogg

Originally posted by dirtyboy88
mike why did u tell them u bought it at the dealer u bought it off ebay and yea hes stupid i bought it from a dealer off ebay ****face :rolleyes:

[Gabriel Racing]

about 18-20g's

in my walsh 250r/blaster,

but that value has gone down.

[SCOOTER450R]

04' TRX 450R $8500.00 RED
03' TRX 400EX $5500.00 YELLOW
03' TRX 400EX $6000.00 RED
03' TRX 300EX $4900.00 RED
04' KAZUMA 110cc $1500.00 YELLOW
96' BAYOU 220cc $1600.00 GREEN
01' PW50 $1200.00 BLUE
95' TRX300EX $5000.00 (SOLD)
93' TRX300EX $4500.00 (SOLD)

[Quad18star]

I got about $1400 in my YFZ so far ... not bad for just tires and rims eh??:grr:

[2001400ex]

Originally posted by Matt756
not enough to make me happy

[JRDrider22]

10,000 somewhere close to that

[Berry]

$18,000

[RMX500]

Predator - $6500 approx.

400EX - $500 (don't use it anymore)

[Sportrax10]

450r- about $2,000+ not bad considering its so new... and im 15.

[JDiablo]

Originally posted by Sportrax10
450r- about $2,000+ not bad considering its so new... and im 15.


lol yup,not bad at all

[trick450r]

more than i would like to admitt in public...in my 250r that is and about 1 grand in my 450r ...so far elka longtravels on houser a-arms soon :devil:

[JDiablo]

right now i have put about 4500 into the 300:eek2: man and alot more to come to:eek:

[Berry]

Originally posted by 300exrida
right now i have put about 4500 into the 300:eek2: man and alot more to come to:eek:
and all you do is sit on your ***!

[team_450_88]

$5 dollas and with labor $35 dollas :devil:

[JDiablo]

Originally posted by Berry
and all you do is sit on your ***!



no.....im just online but im really working:blah: ....im serious tho...i dun feel like signing back on so yea:p

[Berry]

Originally posted by 300exrida
no.....im just online but im really working:blah: ....im serious tho...i dun feel like signing back on so yea:p
dude get a life and start talkin like a 15 yr old, if i were guessing i would say your 6 yr old

[JDiablo]

Originally posted by Berry
dude get a life and start talkin like a 15 yr old, if i were guessing i would say your 6 yr old


my fault....then just don't reply to me then,simple as that bro:o

[nacs400ex]

Too much. I bought the R for $2300Canadian, and have spent quite a bit of money into it to make it race ready. LRD 265r motor, JB LT frontend (w/ Quadrate Elkas soon to come.), I still have less money than what a new 450r costs though.

[Berry]

Originally posted by 300exrida
my fault....then just don't reply to me then,simple as that bro:o
i dont reply to your worthless posts, im just getting tired of seeing your useless posts on every thread on this site

sorry

[JDiablo]

alright man....idc chit....think i feel like replyin to your junk either....:rolleyes: how bout both of us maybe belive we never knew each other and dun make this go any further then it has to.......we got a deal?

[team_450_88]

I got tha PLAN :D :D meet up this weekend in atwood,tn and yall can scrap it out on tha track !! PLAYAS !!:eek2:

[Berry]

300exrida how about you get on aol messenger i added you

[nky400]

way too much for a poor old college student! i am still paying on the bike so i won't add that in... i have around $3000 in extras

[HondaMan222]

to much

[NBMRacing]

I hope that it's not 2 personal 2 ask this? But how & where do you folks get the money & time 2 buy these machines of beauty? I make $50,000+ a year, but am having a hard time finding a decent quad for a decent price? Am I looking in the wrong places? Where's a good place 2 look, I'm in AZ. I'm also very short, 5'4" 135lbs. I don't know for sure if that makes a big difference in the selection of a quad? Thanks, I hope that I didn't over step my bounds?

[nky400]

if it is too personal to ask, then whoever doesn't want to answer won't.

some folks just have money to spare, some have there parents help out or pay for it, others are just in debt beyond belief. i am a 21 year old college student. i have a job - an ok one i guess, and i live at home. so i don't have to worry about paying for much. i don't have a car payment and i don't pay my insurance. i pay for my cell phone and my quad. i hope people don't start saying that i am spoiled, because i am (but i don't drive a brand new car and i don't whine when i don't get something). my parents offer to pay for stuff and i take advantage of that. i am blessed with good parents who take care of me very well. as far as my 400ex, i pay for everything that has to do with it. my mom co signed on the loan, but i make the payments. i work a lot so that i can pay for the quad, gas in my car, my cell phone, going out and all the extras on the bike. all of what is leftover usually goes towards the quad. it is a little easier for me because i really don't have any bills, so i can set aside extra money for my quad. i am sure that some have it easier, and some struggle to buy things for their bikes.

as far as time goes.... when you have something that you love so much i.e. - a honda atv you make time for it.

decent prices depend on where you are. it also depends on what you feel is decent and what you are willing to spend. you can buy used 400ex's for $2500-$3500 w/ mods here in kentucky.

sorry that took so long, hope it helps

[SSRedRider]

400ex - $11,000
450R - 9,000
Crf450 - 8,500

Just enough to get by

[Dave83]

4200 for bike,then strip down gusset,p/c.,a-arms,shocks,stem,radiator,stuff thats still coming,Id say around 7500 now.!@#@ hope the wife dont read this!

[AndrewRRR]

Originally posted by NBMRacing
I hope that it's not 2 personal 2 ask this? But how & where do you folks get the money & time 2 buy these machines of beauty? I make $50,000+ a year, but am having a hard time finding a decent quad for a decent price? Am I looking in the wrong places? Where's a good place 2 look, I'm in AZ. I'm also very short, 5'4" 135lbs. I don't know for sure if that makes a big difference in the selection of a quad? Thanks, I hope that I didn't over step my bounds?

I'm a college student so money is very tight at times. I didn't buy my machine like it is, I built it up over the course of about 4-5 years, like most people on this site. There are a few spoiled people that have mom and dad buy everything but a lot of us just save up and spend every extra few bucks here and there to make them look better. I can't begin to imagine how many hours I have in my R alone of wrenching, polishing, fabricating, etc. Probably more than most guys have in their custom hot rods. Labor is what can kill you if you don't do that stuff yourself.
I bought a lot of my parts used, and did lots of comparison shopping. Also it helps when you aren't married and don't have kids, mortgage, etc.!
What kind of quad you need really depends on what kind of riding you do. If you want a machine to learn on, you can pick up 400ex's pretty cheap now that the new 450R's and YFZ's are out. Check out www.cycletrader.com
If you are going to buy a new machine you might as well start with a Honda 450R or Yamaha YFZ450, since you'll end up putting the price difference into an EX within a year for mods. At 5'4 135lbs you'll fly on one of those machines.
If you like duning and tweaking things to the point of insanity like I do, a Honda 250R or Yamaha Banshee is a good machine. The amount of modifications you can do to those is endless. If you don't have the time to learn about the quad and don't do your own wrenching I'd probably get a newer 4 stroke since they are more of a "gas it and go" type quad.

Everything was free on my quad including all the extreeeeeez...:eek:

[SSRedRider]

Originally posted by Rico
Everything was free on my quad including all the extreeeeeez...:eek:

must be nice. I run two jobs and hustle whenever I can to get my quads and their expense parts.

[Raptor Mike]

Warrior....about $3,000
Raptor....so far $1,200 and some change.

[RIDER11X]

http://www.ricoracing.netfirms.com/Smilies/postpics.gif

[AndrewRRR]

Originally posted by RIDER11X
http://www.ricoracing.netfirms.com/Smilies/postpics.gif

Here u go
http://pictureposter.allbrand.nu/pictures/andrewrrr/MyR4S.jpg http://pictureposter.allbrand.nu/pictures/andrewrrr/Casper.jpg http://pictureposter.allbrand.nu/pictures/AndrewRRR/Banshee.jpg

[RIDER11X]

Originally posted by AndrewRRR
Here u go
http://pictureposter.allbrand.nu/pictures/andrewrrr/MyR4S.jpg

Sweet! My favorite!:D

[AndrewRRR]

Thanks, that pic really doesn't do it justice. The paint is a white pearl with blue hues and the flames are candy blue. It comes alive in the sunlinght. The frame is PC candy blue too.
I'm gonna hate to see it go but I'm gonna sell it.

[team_450_88]

more money in the quad than we have in any vechiles we own put together...but ill sell her for $7,000 and it has brand new parts :eek2:

[deathman53]

I lost count how much I have in my 250r trike, but its over 5 grand. all redone motor, 330, elka shock, ported cylinder, coo head, all hinson stuff in motor, cr ignition, lsr axle, wave rotors, redone forks, set of beadlocks, 18" mx tires, new plastics, new front tire, esr pipe, swingarm, carrier and I'm sure I forgot a good bit. newest purchase: roll 86/87 250r pegs(gonna oval the holes so they fit) $200. I'm sure the next item to the list is a aftermarket swingarm, as jumping 20-30 feet WILL crack the swinger.

[diesel-mech]

I've got over $1300 in the tecate already not counting buying it, I spent another $500 on the 4-stroke idea but recovered the money spent there. I am fabbing most of the parts myself so that will save a ton of cash, alot of the parts that I have bought were used parts on ebay cause you can't find new parts easily. I'll have about $1700 in the engine for the 330cc. I am polishing all the aluminum by hand. getting everything PC for $150 but I have to prep it myself. I designed the long travel suspension. I'm guessing I will spend another $4000 before I ever get to ride it.
I'm hoping that I gain alittle respect for restoring this quad. Most people would have parted it out and that would be another tecate gone forever! I'm putting alot of blood sweat and tears into this machine, I hope the tecate fans appretiate it! when I start posting the pics I hope no one slams it because I haven't knowingly slammed anyone elses machine
When it is done it SHOULD be much better than a new tecate4 ever was.
I realize I could have bought a new quad for the money but I enjoy building my toys myself. although this time I am shipping the engine work out (its the smart thing to do IMO)
.
I don't race quads, It is just a toy. My goal is that when people see it they see all the extra work that went into it. Although most of it will probably go unnoticed.

[TheFontMaster]

About 800 dollars, and about 700 of that is shop bills just to keep it working.

[LTandRaptorider]

Originally posted by NBMRacing
I hope that it's not 2 personal 2 ask this? But how & where do you folks get the money & time 2 buy these machines of beauty? I make $50,000+ a year, but am having a hard time finding a decent quad for a decent price? Am I looking in the wrong places? Where's a good place 2 look, I'm in AZ. I'm also very short, 5'4" 135lbs. I don't know for sure if that makes a big difference in the selection of a quad? Thanks, I hope that I didn't over step my bounds?

HAD a decent paying job...:( No kids, do all the work myself. And the... ahem... ocassional charge card use! :D

[RIDER11X]

Originally posted by LTandRaptorider
HAD a decent paying job...:( No kids, do all the work myself. And the... ahem... ocassional charge card use! :D

Occaisional?:confused: I think some of us know better!.....From experience!;) It's a sickness I don't wanna cure!:devil:

[diesel-mech]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by LTandRaptorider
HAD a decent paying job...:( No kids, do all the work myself. And the... ahem... ocassional charge card use! :D /QUOTE]



I have a rule. I never get or buy parts for toys on credit because it will get away from you! I have been building my quad and my truck out of pocket. CASH ONLY!

I have no kids, 50k+ job with out/O.T. so O.T.helps alot. Get some bonus checks if I'm good with no rework. There is some $$ to be made wrenching!
What hurts is when the wife wants to upgrade the house! It takes my toy fund away. But she make as much as I do which helps alot too. :p
Nice part is the only bill we have is the house and we owe less on that than some poeple do on their cards!:cool: