New Member need advice...

[FOURG63]

Hello all my name is Mike and im from Lake County (Mt. Dora). I joined this group because I am looking to purchase a Yamaha Warrior next weekend. I am on a budget and am getting this bike at a very good price which is why i'm buying this bike specifically. I have many other hobbies as well. Some may recognize my screen name as being a DSMer which basically means I have an expensive car hobby(Eclipse). So my concern is will the Warrior be a good bike to me? I'm actually using the money I have saved to put a turbo kit on my Mustang to buy this bike so i'm hoping i'm not going to be disappointed. I also have an obsession with modifying everything I own therefore I will most likely be modifing this bike quite a bit. I realize that most people buy a raptor 660, 700, or a YFZ 450 to use as a racing bike although, I enjoy being the under dog and surprising people. So what i'm looking to do is get this bike and modify it over time until I can stick with the race bikes. I would like to know how well these bikes respond to modifications as far as reliability goes. Well, thanks for your input in advance.

[gearhead400]

well you would be underdog for sure because i never see warriors anymore. I've never owned one so i couldnt tell you how well they responds to bolt ons and such. If i were you i would just try to find a 400 of some type. You can bore those things out and get a lot of power out of them.

You have a gst-gsx? I love dsm's i've been looking to buy one for a while now but i want one that hasnt been touched.....hard to find, i know lol.

[VForcedave]

As a Ex-warrior owner, this is a very dependable ride for trails and family fun. Forget putting alot of money into it because when you get done It will still be a warrior. Slow, depenadable family ride. The engine design has not changed in 15 years. Yamaha slappped some new stuff on it lately and call it the 350 Raptor, but it is a warrior in a dress. 

[Chuck_Norris]

As a Ex-warrior owner, this is a very dependable ride for trails and family fun. Forget putting alot of money into it because when you get done It will still be a warrior. Slow, depenadable family ride. The engine design has not changed in 15 years. Yamaha slappped some new stuff on it lately and call it the 350 Raptor, but it is a warrior in a dress. 

EXACTLY  

[backinsaddle]

i was reading about a new kid in the cross country scene that put up a heck of a fight with a warrior.  can't remember where/when i read it, but it was recent.  their great bikes...

[TRX450R_Racer]

Unless your Bill Balance you will be left very far behind on a Warrior.

They are great quads.

If you buy it with the intentions of turning it into a race quad you will be very dissappointed.

If you are looking for a fun, inexpensive quad, you made a great choice.

[FOURG63]

Well, maybe you guys can let me in on another deal on a more suitable bike? I am getting this bike as an 02' with low hours. The guy just wants it gone since it's taking up his garage space and he never rides it. So he told me to come get it for $1500 which would pretty much be my budget. I was looking around and found a 95' Banshee with a stroker motor in it that seems to be pretty built and the bike has a good price on it as well. I am just kind of lerry about getting a modified bike like that since I did that with the Eclipse and im on my forth engine haha.

gearhead: yeah I know what you mean man. The dsm habit is like a legal crank habit though. I have had the Talon AWD since I was 16. It was my first car and I have had the same one all along. I am 22 now and I have a discusting amount of money plus all the blood sweat and tears I have put into the car. Now im to the point where if I get pissed I just let it sit for a few weeks until I cool down and want to work on the car again. With the dsm though I refuse to leave the house without an AAA card and a cell phone. But of course those are all the bad things. When you come up next to supercharged Cobra and walk on him badly it makes it all worth it. Well that and the fact that i'd lose I disagree if I ever thought about selling it since i'd most likely get pennies on the dollar for what I have into the car. I have recently became interested in a Galant VR4 shell that I may end up swapping all my parts into. Although the purchase of the ATV will set me back a bit in doing that.

[Kawa3]

Scratchupbangupboy has a real nice Z-400 for sale a little more then you were looking to pay though but it is capable of staying up with the race bikes.

[gearhead400]

gearhead: yeah I know what you mean man. The dsm habit is like a legal crank habit though. I have had the Talon AWD since I was 16. It was my first car and I have had the same one all along. I am 22 now and I have a discusting amount of money plus all the blood sweat and tears I have put into the car. Now im to the point where if I get pissed I just let it sit for a few weeks until I cool down and want to work on the car again. With the dsm though I refuse to leave the house without an AAA card and a cell phone. But of course those are all the bad things. When you come up next to supercharged Cobra and walk on him badly it makes it all worth it. Well that and the fact that i'd lose I disagree if I ever thought about selling it since i'd most likely get pennies on the dollar for what I have into the car. I have recently became interested in a Galant VR4 shell that I may end up swapping all my parts into. Although the purchase of the ATV will set me back a bit in doing that.

My good friend is the one that got me into dsm's. He use to always drive his rx-7 to school so when i saw the talon (back when i didnt know crap about cars) i said why are you driving that slow piece so he jumped in the passenger seat and told me to take it for a spin. I fell in love after that lol.


so i dont hi-jack this thread, pm me the mods you have done to it and maybe some snap shots if you have any, i'd love to see them.