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Sparky's elite vote

  • Yes

    Votes: 29 80.6%

  • No

    Votes: 7 19.4%
  • Total voters
    36
  • Poll closed .
I think u have a great bike, I dont think it has to be a full on race quad to be elite.. My opinion we have warriors cuz there arguably the best trail bike... My vote ELITE..
 
beastlywarrior228 said:
Reliability, I've already been through a set of rings in a year
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Id go with a different piston and ring set up then! Mine was done 2 Years ago and it dosent have one problem and on top of it no oil cooler but when I called alba racing they told me to make sure I use vertex piston and rings If something happens!
 
jeffsyfm350x said:
Id go with a different piston and ring set up then! Mine was done 2 Years ago and it dosent have one problem and on top of it no oil cooler but when I called alba racing they told me to make sure I use vertex piston and rings If something happens!It should last for years they said!
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So Im gonna add a oil cooler to be safe!
 
87warrior917 said:
^^^Goin with this mans opinion here... Being elite in my eyes is a complete resto like Pats doin.
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So I've become the poster child for elite builds, now? Lol


jeffsyfm350x said:
I dont think a full off the frame build makes them elite! Its what you make it! And if you look at the elite warriors now not all of them have been full restores!
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It's not that they HAVE to be a full engine out resto. But, if you saw my bike before I took it apart, it was an ugly, 25 year old rat. Mechanically sound with a well built engine and some of my own fab work? Yes. But, by NO means could I have obtained Elite status just by adding parts. Hell, I've run for QOTM 3 times, and all three times I lost to a bike that had WAY less performance parts then mine, but, it looked TONS better.

There are many bikes out there that can be cleaned up without a complete tear down, and that is cool. But, I think that doing a complete resto really makes it your own, and shows you are WAAAAYYY to involved with your Warrior. Lol. I view it like I view classic & muscle cars/trucks. I don't go to a car show and look at a vehicle that is a couople years old, and the owner threw on a cold air intake, wheels/tires, programmer, and ground effects, then call it a "show car", or, "muscle car". I'd much rather see a car that is nearly all original, that shows someone truely cared for it. And I like cars that have been a complete body off resto. Those are the reall cars...
 
Gen1Pat said:
So I've become the poster child for elite builds, now? Lol




It's not that they HAVE to be a full engine out resto. But, if you saw my bike before I took it apart, it was an ugly, 25 year old rat. Mechanically sound with a well built engine and some of my own fab work? Yes. But, by NO means could I have obtained Elite status just by adding parts. Hell, I've run for QOTM 3 times, and all three times I lost to a bike that had WAY less performance parts then mine, but, it looked TONS better.

There are many bikes out there that can be cleaned up without a complete tear down, and that is cool. But, I think that doing a complete resto really makes it your own, and shows you are WAAAAYYY to involved with your Warrior. Lol. I view it like I view classic & muscle cars/trucks. I don't go to a car show and look at a vehicle that is a couople years old, and the owner threw on a cold air intake, wheels/tires, programmer, and ground effects, then call it a "show car", or, "muscle car". I'd much rather see a car that is nearly all original, that shows someone truely cared for it. And I like cars that have been a complete body off resto. Those are the reall cars...
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Well said bud. The way mine looked when i started with it, most would have taken it straight to the scrap yard

Dont get me wrong sparky, still got a nice warrior for sure. Takes a die hard warrior fan to mod them like we all have. Most would have just gotten a 450, but thats the easy way out.
 
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Gen1Pat said:
So I've become the poster child for elite builds, now? Lol




It's not that they HAVE to be a full engine out resto. But, if you saw my bike before I took it apart, it was an ugly, 25 year old rat. Mechanically sound with a well built engine and some of my own fab work? Yes. But, by NO means could I have obtained Elite status just by adding parts. Hell, I've run for QOTM 3 times, and all three times I lost to a bike that had WAY less performance parts then mine, but, it looked TONS better.

There are many bikes out there that can be cleaned up without a complete tear down, and that is cool. But, I think that doing a complete resto really makes it your own, and shows you are WAAAAYYY to involved with your Warrior. Lol. I view it like I view classic & muscle cars/trucks. I don't go to a car show and look at a vehicle that is a couople years old, and the owner threw on a cold air intake, wheels/tires, programmer, and ground effects, then call it a "show car", or, "muscle car". I'd much rather see a car that is nearly all original, that shows someone truely cared for it. And I like cars that have been a complete body off resto. Those are the reall cars...
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I agree there lol!:tup:
 
I got voted in with off the shelf parts.

He's done a **** ton to this thing. Coulda built3 machines with the parts he didn't like. It was a frame off build, he built it as a sleeper. Not a show bike.
 
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A couple of before " just got her" photos
 
Thought at some point I would sit down and write a build thread.
I learned a few lessons from the "I think it'll work" information.
Sorry I didn't post them earlier.
 
If the ships internet was better i'd post more pics. I took them the whole stage of what I did.
Might be able to find more in the What did you do thread.
Remember Pat you told me I was an idiot for selling the pristine 1987 I had? LOL
 
WTF lol that was a clean first gen lol I want my Vote BACK.......................................................... Lol just kiddin but first gens arent a dime a dozen anymore though
 
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