No reverse bad?????

[MOrider]

Hey all new guy here.

I'm looking at getting a '04 400EX and was wondering if the lack of reverse was a pain or not. I'll be doing mainly trail riding some of which can get kind of tight/ tough. Do you guys ever have problems getting the quad out of a stuck spot? Is the bike easy to throw around?

Thanks
MOrider

[quad]

I just got my 400,so i aint got much seat time in.But i have had it stuck a few times in deep snow.I didnt have any problems getting off and lifting it around.Its not a heavy quad,so its really not a big problem.I admit,it would be nice to have a reverse.I took that into deciding which i wanted,a 300 or 400.I came to the conclusion,i ride forward 99.9% of the time.So the very little i would need reverse,wasnt as important as the amount of power and other features the 400 has.I figured if i wanted reverse,id have to downgrade to a less powerful quad(honda anyways).I will say,Im very glad i got the 400! This is all MY opinion tho.
:devil:

[RiPPiNiTuP7]

every quad has reverse, its just that some people don't know how to use it:devil:

[bradley300]

well, i have a 300 and a blaster, been riding the blaster for about 2 months and can say i dont miss the reverse on the 300 one bit

[zephead400ex]

You will get used to not having it. You will learn to park in a way were you won't need reverse. But the 400 is not that heavy so throwing it around is not that difficult.

[Samson]

Can't go around it...go over it!

[infantry317]

Not a big deal ;)

[brandonpeake]

by the time you get your reverse working on the 300ex i would done be long gone, usually when i ride with people with reverse i can tuen around faster then them, i learned the art of front brake and spin the back end around a long time ago with my banshee, sometimes u can almost turn around in the same spot, if you can slip the clutch and get the rear tires spinnin

[popo]

Ever have to push a quad backwards up an incline? Not me... got reverse. I would get it

Originally posted by popo
Ever have to push a quad backwards up an incline? Not me... got reverse. I would get it

No wonder your not winning your class popo, your supposed to go forward around the track not backwards....:eek2:

[popo]

Originally posted by Rico
No wonder your not winning your class popo, your supposed to go forward around the track not backwards....:eek2:

Hey thanks, I might try that.

[UglyMotha™]

we've got popo trying to add some style to the sport of xc :eek:

[brandonpeake]

i would rather have the reverse but the last quad i had with reverse was a raptor and before that a 250x neiter one worked well
so ive never had experiece with the Z but its nice but you get used to not having it

[DangerousDean]

i've never really had a problem.
even when i rode a friends z400 i didnt use the reverse.. just jumped off and pulled/lifted it around. Seems easier.. getting into reverse is a pain too. Theres only a few times i think i would really use it.. or need to use it. I jsut pull my quad off the trailer ands tuff anyways

[SGA]

I can spin a quad around without reverse, but it is nice to have it in the tight stuff.

[sickmojave]

My mojave has reverse But I don't think I have ever used it. that's why I didn't even consider it when I bought my 400ex.:p

[popo]

Just quit bickering about the dahm reverse and get it. :p

Sorry, I miss being on the street ordering people to shut up.

[Toadz400]

Definately don't need reverse for a 400ex...

btw, Sickmojave, when did you get that EX??? Send me some pics on MSN!

[XANDADA]

I'd love it if my R had reverse. It's just a convenience/lazy thing but I wouldn't ever not consider a quad just because it doesn't have reverse - its not that big of a deal.

[sickmojave]

Originally posted by Toadz400


btw, Sickmojave, when did you get that EX??? Send me some pics on MSN!

I have had it about six months. I will have pictures next week after I get my pipe on.;)