NJ Newbie

[drrole]

Hey Everyone....newbie to the board as well as quads. I never owned one until this weekend. Has been all bikes since i was a kid. Since I am not familiar with them, I figured I would join and grab some useful information from the experts.

BTW, i bought an 89 Warrior 350 this past weekend. Needs some work but am looking forward to doing it as well as riding it. This is the first one I have ever rode.

 

[beastlywarrior228]

sweet welcome to the dark side of quads, tip when turning dont put your foot down haha jk

 

[tyler]

You said you have always owned bike, are you talking about dirt bikes?

 

[drrole]

Thanks!!!

Dark side...lol Yeah, only rode an ATV many many years ago and...I did put my foot down.

I have always ridden dirt bikes. I am used to two wheels so this is a new venture for me.

 

[tyler]

What kind of dirtbikes have you had?

 

[drrole]

I started off on my neighbors minibike...then went to the following

Yamaha GT80
Honda XR100
Kawasaki DKX 175
KTM 250 EXC

I stopped riding dirt for a while because everything became so political and it was tough to find a "legal" place. I could ride practically anywhere growing up in the 80's.

I never stopped riding on the street though.

 

[tyler]

I bet that KTM was pretty bad!

 

[drrole]

It is actually a pretty crazy bike. A lot of power. 250 2-stroke. Definitely a fun bike.

I rebuilt the motor. I bought it used and blew the bottom end two weeks after I got it. Was my first ride on the bike about 3hrs from where i live and only rode 15 minutes. was not happy.

You always been on quads? As I mentioned I jsut got this Warrior and was a bit surprised with the power it has.

 

[beastlywarrior228]

ive been ridin since i was 7 got the warrior when i was 12
i ride bikes too but right now all i got are pit bikes

 

[drrole]

nice, around the same age for me too.... i have been looking for a pit bike too. They are great to have around. Wish i had kept a couple of my old bikes.

What do you have for the pit bikes?

 

[beastlywarrior228]

03 xr50, 08 ssr125 theres pic of them on here somewhere

 

[drrole]

didnt know what an ssr was....googled it....That thing is awesome...did you buy it online?

 

[beastlywarrior228]

my cousin bought it to race in the pit bike money class then i bought it cause he built a 110

 

[beastlywarrior228]

heres a link to the pics
http://www.trx450rforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=10106&start=0

 

[drrole]

That thing is awesome! I bet it is a blast to ride.

 

[beastlywarrior228]

ha it is esp. with that small rear wheel it rails burms easy and does awsome stoppies though

 

[drrole]

I might have to get one of those after i get the warrior back in shape enough to ride.... it was definitely neglected.

 

[tyler]

I have always had fourwheelers. Got my first one when i was 6.

 

[99warriornj]

where you live in Jersey?? myself and my buddy live in atlantic county

 

[Deuce]

Welcome aboard, glad to have another person from NJ.