old race bike (desertsled )

[jcs003]

thats a interesting bike fred. do you got any side view pics? it looks like something you might see in one of those 80s post-apocolyptic movies.

[fearlessfred]

yea, gonna get more pics tomorrow . do u mean like mad max .

my best friend would call it a big stink bug because of the way it sat without the rider on it . him and i use to do team nite races on it

[jcs003]

Originally posted by fearlessfred
yea, gonna get more pics tomorrow . do u mean like mad max .

my best friend would call it a big stink bug because of the way it sat without the rider on it . him and i use to do team nite races on it

yes, mad max is a good example. i love to see unique machines. one of the ATV magazines would appreciate a submission of your quad.

[fearlessfred]

allways wanted do that ,but just never had it picture perfect . i am ashamed to post it so ragged out like it is .i left it sit outside for 2 years. it was covered but still got rusted

[troybilt]

Being an engi-nerd myself, you've certainly got my attention. I think a resto project like this would be awesome.

I've been interested in the dual rear air-shock setup for awhile, well ever since I got my floats... LOL...

[fearlessfred]

do the floats get stiffer as they get hotter, because that is the reason we made the shock and airsping seperate, and used nitrogen instead of air

[troybilt]

They don't seem to for me, but I think they could in a desert racing application. I hear some MX racers fill them with nitrogen instead of air as well and are probably re-valved for that.

D Berg might have some insight on that.

[D Bergstrom]

Thought that was Bunderson's work, I wish I could drop one of my quads off to him and say have at it, just don't think I could afford it! I do remember seeing it parked that day out at Nellis and it was really tall. Rode by later and you were just taking off to go ride and it was at a regular height. Here is the IRS quad Bunderson built also:

http://atv.off-road.com/atv/article/....jsp?id=190855

It was actually for sale a year or two ago, not sure what happened to it.

There is also a Raptor 660 running around that Bunderson built also. It was at a BITD race about a year and a half ago. (I assume the suspension was done by Bunderson, it had Bunderson stickers all over it.) During the race, there was a couple mile section that was just nasty rough, big holes, cross grain, etc. That Raptor passed me in that section, I was amazed at how well it worked.

Originally posted by troybilt
D Berg might have some insight on that.

I have never noticed any issues with running the Float Evols in the desert. I think the longest race I have on mine was about 160 miles, shocks were just as consistant as a regular coil shock. I know others who have raced alot farther on them, and they said the same.

Good luck on the restoration. Once you get it back together and go for a ride, let me know, I would love to get a closer look at it. try to get it done and come out and race one of the MRAN night races on it this summer.

Doug

[fearlessfred]

thanks for the invite when its done i will pm you. with no work right now it will be slow going. how about dumont next fall.

was wondering if u new all
the guys i use to race with
bingo
alan levenson
steve abbot
mark bunderson
mitch canapa
todd hunter

[fearlessfred]

dropped spindle to get more ground clearance for the a arms