My official build thread!
I figure I'm a good way through it to start one of these. So here we go!
So it was my 17th birthday and my Dad told me he'd buy me tires and rims for my '99 Wrangler. That was sweet, but then I happened to look on a local Yamaha Dealer's website because I knew they were going out of business soon. They had an '04 400ex on there for $1400!! I thought it was a misprint or there was something wrong with it. So, I told my Dad and since rims and tires would cost the same, we went and took a look at it. Looked nice, rode fine, but needed tires. We talked them down $50 and got it for $1350.
Here's the pic they had on their website.
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/zakrad_u/400.jpg
I got it home and rode it for a while. I'd shut it off and then the fuse would be blown, so it wouldn't start. I then realized that was why it was so cheap.
Now, this is my second quad besides an old Arctic Cat 90. (I rode dirtbikes) So I tried diagnosing the problem. Turns out there was a bare wire grounding out on the frame and a 2" piece of electrical tape later I was set.
I then flipped it the same day doing wheelies and bent the bars. I went ahead and ordered Tusk bars and Polisport roost deflectors.
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...y/DSC_0020.jpg