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kickin2006

02-28-2006, 05:15 PM

I live in the mountains in Idaho. I used to have an Articat 454 Bearcat 4x4. I could drive right out of my garage into the hills. It was a great climber. I used it to plow my driveway but eventuall sold it.

It was decent rig, but I think they should stick to snowmobiles.

Achilles_

02-28-2006, 05:24 PM

I got a Polaris Sportsman 500 HO DU Edition. Man I love that thing!

kickin2006

02-28-2006, 05:27 PM

Some of friends have the Sportsman. Its a very nice rig. Selectable 2 or 4wd, four way independant suspension (my bearcat had a solid rear axel), better clearance, and an automatic.

I would have preferred teh Sportsman to my Bearcat. Longer seat makes it easier to carry a passenger as well. If I but another ATV it will likely be a used Sportsman.

AnimalOnly

02-28-2006, 07:45 PM

Yeah I ride alot. I've got a Honda 400EX, Yamaha YFZ 450, and Yamaha Raptor 660R.

kickin2006

03-01-2006, 05:00 AM

Raptor 660R. What is that...like a small volkswagon?

My 454 Bearcat weighed in at around 600lbs, what about the Raptor?

kickin2006

03-01-2006, 05:03 AM

Yeah I ride alot. I've got a Honda 400EX, Yamaha YFZ 450, and Yamaha Raptor 660R.

Just saw your sig. Hoowaaaww! Airborned.

9 years Field Artillery. Started out as a 82C Field Artillery Surveyor, got my bar eventually and was a Fire Direction Officer and Platoon Leader. Best days of my life, but the enlisted had the most fun I always thought.

Hartski

03-01-2006, 05:10 AM

When I was a kid, I had a Suzuki 185, then later we traded that in for a Polaris 250.

Bosko

03-01-2006, 05:36 AM

Yeah I ride alot. I've got a Honda 400EX, Yamaha YFZ 450, and Yamaha Raptor 660R.

Thought you would like to see these photos
I'm a photographer and had fun doing these with the guys I rode with.

That is me on the Sportsman, I'm 80 pounds lighter today, MAN!!!!!!! I hate lookin at my fat face........LOL

lsuchase

03-01-2006, 07:16 AM

i have a Yamaha Kodiak 450 4x4 w/ dif. lock..................i love it

kickin2006

03-01-2006, 09:32 AM

When I was a kid, I had a Suzuki 185, then later we traded that in for a Polaris 250.

OMG! I have a late 80's Suzuki 185 in my garage! I can't get the damn thing started and I burnt up the reverse years ago. It didn't have the clearance or hill climbing ability that my Bearcat did, but I could still climb a pretty steep hill. I just stood up and leaned way over the handle bars to keep it from flipping back. The trick was to keep the weight distributed properly to the rear wheels since it was two wheel drive.

I have flipped many time on it, but when I fall back with it on top I just push it off with my legs and let it roll down. Pretty rugged little thing.

Hartski

03-01-2006, 10:00 AM

OMG! I have a late 80's Suzuki 185 in my garage! I can't get the damn thing started and I burnt up the reverse years ago. It didn't have the clearance or hill climbing ability that my Bearcat did, but I could still climb a pretty steep hill. I just stood up and leaned way over the handle bars to keep it from flipping back. The trick was to keep the weight distributed properly to the rear wheels since it was two wheel drive.

I have flipped many time on it, but when I fall back with it on top I just push it off with my legs and let it roll down. Pretty rugged little thing.

I just rode it around the farm, on the gravel road, and down in our timber. It was a fun little bugger, but that Polaris 250 was way better. I like the automatic gearbox and foot plates instead of pegs.

kickin2006

03-01-2006, 10:12 AM

I just rode it around the farm, on the gravel road, and down in our timber. It was a fun little bugger, but that Polaris 250 was way better. I like the automatic gearbox and foot plates instead of pegs.

When I first burnt out the reverse -- well before I purchased my Bearcat -- I took it to the local ATV dealer for a quote. He just kinda looked at me with a blank stare. "You actually want to fix it?"

He said i'd be better off putting the money into a 250. My neighbor had a pair of 250's and they were a blast to ride, light and fast.

AnimalOnly

03-01-2006, 12:47 PM

What is that...like a small volkswagon?

My 454 Bearcat weighed in at around 600lbs, what about the Raptor?

The pic attached is a raptor 660. And yeah it's a beast :D
I've never been a big fan of hunting 4wheelers so I'm always looking for a new racing 4wheeler.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e135/USARanger/venta-122054077.jpg

AnimalOnly

03-01-2006, 12:50 PM

Just saw your sig. Hoowaaaww! Airborned.

Hooah bro!

but the enlisted had the most fun I always thought.

You've got that right :D

I actually almost went 13bravo(field artillery) when I reinlisted, but instead I'm the guy going out and getting coordinates for the howitzer boys.

AnimalOnly

03-01-2006, 12:51 PM

Thought you would like to see these photos
I'm a photographer and had fun doing these with the guys I rode with.

That is me on the Sportsman, I'm 80 pounds lighter today, MAN!!!!!!! I hate lookin at my fat face........LOL

Awesome pics man! Looks like alot of fun.

One More Time

03-01-2006, 12:52 PM

Anyone ride quads? I do, I have a honda 250x. Little sport quad. Live in upstate new york.

I am going to purchase a new Honda 4x4 just as soon as they offer some kind of deal.....maybe free winch or low apr. *sigh*..The waiting game continues.

kickin2006

03-01-2006, 01:38 PM

I trained at Fort Sill in 85 when the Army still had Gamma Goats. Talk about an ATV!!! That's not a trailer, that is a 6 wheel drive beast.

http://www.sunnyhill.com/rides/Gamma-Goat.jpg

My favorite billet as an officer was FDO. The gun chiefs would let get dirty on the M109's and be one of the guys. Now THAT is fun.

Hooah bro!

You've got that right :D

I actually almost went 13bravo(field artillery) when I reinlisted, but instead I'm the guy going out and getting coordinates for the howitzer boys.

asclarch

03-02-2006, 04:33 AM

No 3 wheeler riders oh man!!!! Here's a few of mine.

GermanBB

03-04-2006, 06:37 AM

Kawasaki Bayou 300.. small engine.

HBK589

03-05-2006, 07:59 PM

i have a Yamaha Kodiak 450 4x4 w/ dif. lock..................i love it

I'm a big fan too, enough power, and not to big. One is an 03 (mine), and one is a decked out 05 (brothers)

StoneJaw

03-05-2006, 08:04 PM

No 3 wheeler riders oh man!!!! Here's a few of mine.

lol is that a 250r?

Haha I was out riding with my buddies today, my buddy has a z400 and his little bro has a z250....pretty cool...

I was on my dirtbike, and my 2 other buddies had their dirtbikes, we were nailin the jump pretty nice, then one of my buddies did a superman landed it perfect, but his foot slipped off the peg and the peg ate it up, we hadda take him to the ER to get 25 stitches, he was in the waiting room for 7 hours.......

StoneJaw

03-05-2006, 08:06 PM

The pic attached is a raptor 660. And yeah it's a beast :D
I've never been a big fan of hunting 4wheelers so I'm always looking for a new racing 4wheeler.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e135/USARanger/venta-122054077.jpg

have you checked out used 2003-04 ltz-400, you can pick one up for about 2800 with a fullpipe, jetted, and throw on a rev box and just do the suspension if you plan on racing hard, if not you can leave the suspension, those bikes have a whole lot of bottom end also....

PYF

03-05-2006, 09:23 PM

lol is that a 250r?

Nope, looks like it is the yamaha tri-z 250, equivalent of the honda 250r.

As to the original question, I owned a 1986 quadsport 230 and a 1994 300ex when I was younger...I hope I'm going to be able to buy a banshee this summer. Now that I'm 80 pounds more heavy, I need something really fast (Anyway, my 2 first quads were slow even when I was 120 pounds)

StoneJaw

03-05-2006, 09:30 PM

Nope, looks like it is the yamaha tri-z 250, equivalent of the honda 250r.

As to the original question, I owned a 1986 quadsport 230 and a 1994 300ex when I was younger...I hope I'm going to be able to buy a banshee this summer. Now that I'm 80 pounds more heavy, I need something really fast (Anyway, my 2 first quads were slow even when I was 120 pounds)

haha sweet never heard of the tri-z 250's gotta love those old 2 stroke 3 wheelers

PYF

03-06-2006, 05:01 AM

haha sweet never heard of the tri-z 250's gotta love those old 2 stroke 3 wheelers

There was also the kawasaki tecate 3 ;)

:D

asclarch

03-06-2006, 07:53 AM

lol is that a 250r?

Haha I was out riding with my buddies today, my buddy has a z400 and his little bro has a z250....pretty cool...

I was on my dirtbike, and my 2 other buddies had their dirtbikes, we were nailin the jump pretty nice, then one of my buddies did a superman landed it perfect, but his foot slipped off the peg and the peg ate it up, we hadda take him to the ER to get 25 stitches, he was in the waiting room for 7 hours.......

No it is a Yamaha Tri-z 250cc

asclarch

03-06-2006, 07:55 AM

There was also the kawasaki tecate 3 ;)

:D

Still one of the fastest atv's ever built.

StoneJaw

03-06-2006, 06:22 PM

haha sweet, i heard of the tecate 3's just never quite knew what they were...

In the second picture what is that mounted up where the light should be, looks like a radiator kind of...

asclarch

03-07-2006, 04:56 AM

haha sweet, i heard of the tecate 3's just never quite knew what they were...

In the second picture what is that mounted up where the light should be, looks like a radiator kind of...

I took the headlight off when I bought it and put a piece of aluminum with holes in it. It worked well because it likes to heat up. It is .080 over on the bore,head milled .020,ported and polished,11:1 compression. It hauls ass but shakes parts loose like crazy.

TheIronGame

03-07-2006, 04:47 PM

Man you guys need to get the sand out of your vaginas and get some real bikes...lol

'88 Honda 250r
'97 Yamaha Banshee

TIG

StoneJaw

03-07-2006, 06:05 PM

I took the headlight off when I bought it and put a piece of aluminum with holes in it. It worked well because it likes to heat up. It is .080 over on the bore,head milled .020,ported and polished,11:1 compression. It hauls ass but shakes parts loose like crazy.

how many CC did the .080 put it at?

PYF

03-07-2006, 08:02 PM

how many CC did the .080 put it at?

It was originally 246 cc and is now about 262 cc with the new bore which is 2mm oversized.... So about 16 more !!

asclarch

03-08-2006, 03:13 AM

It was originally 246 cc and is now about 262 cc with the new bore which is 2mm oversized.... So about 16 more !!

Correct!!!!

asclarch

03-08-2006, 03:16 AM

Man you guys need to get the sand out of your vaginas and get some real bikes...lol

'88 Honda 250r
'97 Yamaha Banshee

TIG

Oh god another Banshee guy "rolls eyes" :)

Jeremy1

03-08-2006, 08:41 AM

Anyone ride quads? I do, I have a honda 250x. Little sport quad. Live in upstate new york.
I used to own a Yamaha 350 warrior. I sold that and bought a Suzuki 250 racer. This was all many years ago. I still own the racer, but it is at my parents house in PA. Can't really ride it up her in Boston.