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firefighters-raptor
10/29/03, 1:13 AM
I am looking to purchase paddles for my raptor. My question is any recomendations on size and brand? I have done some mods to it and it hooks up really well. will be dunes testing it for the first time on 11/14 @ gordons well
02 raptor pilot
"go big or stay home"
Sit back and relax....you have some reading to do. Check out these posts for information on paddles, pressure, Raptors and paddles, etc:
http://ridingarizona.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7010
http://ridingarizona.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6764
http://ridingarizona.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7106
http://ridingarizona.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6776
http://ridingarizona.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5064
http://ridingarizona.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3812
Mr. Shannon (Shannon@RidingArizona.com)
President - Riding Arizona.com
2001 Honda 400EX - Yes, I ride it like I stole it!
firefighters-raptor
10/29/03, 9:29 AM
Thanks shannon alot of great info. I just want my raptor to represent when I roll into GW. by they way awesome site I love it. [8]
02 raptor pilot
"go big or stay home"
Burkhardt
10/29/03, 3:47 PM
Hey,
Here's the scoop.....
I have run with haulers (strait) and sand sharks (v design)
The haulers are great for going strait ahead... they do not want to
turn without a bunch of motovation to do so.
The sand sharks turn great, but dont hook up too well.
Last week at Buttercup I tried my new ITP Sand Stars....
Best of both worlds. They hookup pretty good... not as good as the haulers, but much much better than the sand sharks. At times I had
to let off to keep the front end down (like the haulers tend to do)
They also look cool.
Check em out... I think you will lik em.
You can get a set from paddletireking.com (call em)
I picked up a set of 20 x 11 x 10 on ITP .190 pro series. for $214
delivered (chrome stems included)
Have fun.
P.s If you work for Phoenix... tell Paul to learn to drive.. heheheh :D (tell him Burkhardt said so)
Rob.
01 Raptor
i picked up those tires for my predator for 199 i think (Got them at town and rip off OOPPSSS did i say that) the sand stars
i do like the tires as well the front end gets pretty light on my bike too with those tires on
"Need dirt please help"
Ron
2003 Polaris Predator
firefighters-raptor
10/29/03, 4:43 PM
Thanks I have settled on the the sand stars I got a deal on them 159.00 on 190 douglas rims. Thanks for you help I will let you know how they do
02 raptor pilot
"go big or stay home"
"If god didn't want me to ride it...he wouldn't have given it tits or handle bars"
Sound like a good choice to me. I think I'll try them as well and replace the sandsharks I have.
C-dale Glamis 03
Fo Fitty Oh Fo
Hey Firefighter, where did you get your paddles and wheels at? That sounds like a pretty good deal.
firefighters-raptor
10/30/03, 10:43 AM
Hey Jeep I got them at richards I am not sure if that is orignal price I am getting them through a connection I have
02 raptor pilot
"go big or stay home"
"There are only two types of people in this world...Raptor owners and those who wish they where"
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"go big or stay home"
"There are only two types of people in this world...Raptor owners and those who wish they where"
Now there's a signature that gets the blood pumping! I bet there are some owners of modded DS650s that would take exception to that statment....:D. I was at Patton valley last last weekend with a couple of raptor buddies. One guy (Steve)was all hyped about his newly modded bike and was consistently beating the other one up the hill. Along comes another raptor with 686 kit, sprocket mod, & running on alchohol. I pointed out my raptor buddy (Steve who is up the hill) to this newcomer and told him, "That's the guy you want to race." Well, four races later Steve was discouraged that he couldn't compete with this new guy. His cockiness had disappeared....until the new guy dropped his white alchohol bottle on the sand part way up the hill. Needless to say Steve felt a lot better after that. It was funny. There are some pretty stealthy bikes out there...makes life interesting..[^]
C-dale Glamis 03
Fo Fitty Oh Fo
firefighters-raptor
10/30/03, 4:10 PM
I agree I ran a guy on raptor that had a nice lil turbo tucked under his seat needless I didn't get a good look well I saw his tail light for a while till is disappeared in the distance
02 raptor pilot
"go big or stay home"
"There are only two types of people in this world...Raptor owners and those who wish they where"
It's not the bike[B)], It's the size of the WALLET[:0] on the bike.;););)
Jack Walker
***CEO: of D.A.R.E (DS's Against Raptors Everywhere)***
In Quad We Trust.
01DS650 (sand yacht)
firefighters-raptor
10/30/03, 7:37 PM
Amen walk. pride can do alot to empty that wallet though
02 raptor pilot
"go big or stay home"
"There are only two types of people in this world...Raptor owners and those who wish they where"
I'm here to tell ya!;)
Jack Walker
***CEO: of D.A.R.E (DS's Against Raptors Everywhere)***
In Quad We Trust.
01DS650 (sand yacht)
duneDS650
10/31/03, 1:24 PM
quote:....until the new guy dropped his white alchohol bottle on the sand part way up the hill
OK, I don't understand. If you're using alcohol as fuel it goes in the gas tank, not in an auxillary bottle. If you try to hide it in some kind of stealth bottle, it's pretty easy to tell when someone's using alcohol as fuel, their quad smells like an RC car. If you are using a hidden tank with alcohol, your real gas tank needs to be filled with race gas to get you back to camp without holing your piston. Are you sure he wasn't running NOS?
DS650 Whiplash #281 ATV (me)
400EX Whiplash #388 ATV (son)
No, not nitrous, it was alcohol, and obvious if you looked. You could also smell it. Maybe not so stealthy after all, but Steve didn't notice until we pointed it out - when the bottle had fallen off. He HAD noticed the sprocket mod, though. After the the racing the guy with the alcohol showed us his set up.
C-dale Glamis 03
Fo Fitty Oh Fo