Hey, ya'll . . .

[Evil*Jester]

I'm new to the site.

I used to ride 2-stroke 2-wheelers, since the time I was a kid. I was still riding a CR500 as of 3 years ago.

Then, my wife (who had ZERO off-road experience) tried a quad and loved it. So, the 2-wheelers went out the window and we got some thumper quads.

But, I'm back in the 2-stroke game . . . just picked up an '87 QuadZilla. Haven't even had it out to the dunes yet! It had the following when I bought it:
Drag pipe
Trinity Stage III - Cylinder & Head
K&N intake with airbox removed
+4" swingarm
Twist Throttle
Renthal Bar

I've already done the following:
Swapped out the rear hubs for Z400 4/110 hubs
21x12x8 Padla Brats on Douglas Blue Label (0.125) rims

I'm looking for any other info on suggested mods . . .

I bought this quad strictly for hill shooting in the sand. I still have (don't hate) my Raptor 700 for group rides and such. So, I'm looking for speed, speed, & more speed!

[SHOWTIME]

Welcome to the site bro!
Congrats on the zilla, its gonna be a blast.
Glad to see another member from California...
where do you like to ride?

[climb any hill]

Right on, another resident! I saw a Zilla like the one you described on the back of a truck like two weeks ago!
Sounds like you already have a fast setup!! I already know which sand you ride on.
How about trails, any good ones out your way?

[Smkmup]

Sweet ride....Welcome to the site....Post up some pics!

[Evil*Jester]

I ride about 75% at Dumont Dunes . . . the other 25% split between Glamis, and various dirt-riding locations around SoCal.

Here are pic's from the day I brought it home. I'll post some updated pics of the couple mods I've done once I get it off the jackstands in my garage - my new rims aren't here yet to mount my dirt tires on, and I don't want to warp my PadlaBrats.












. . . so no other suggested mods? Shucks . . . I was hoping to spend more money!

[Evil*Jester]

By the way . . . I spend most of my time with the Dumont Sand Dune Crew - www.dumontsanddunes.com

[fastR of puppets]

you should get the head milled to run race gas, and lighten the flywheel, and get some v force 3 reeds

[Evil*Jester]

1 - What does lightening the flywheel do - just quicker accelleration?

2 - This thing has been modded quite a bit . . . I ASSUME there are aftermarket reeds in it . . . is there a quick & easy way to tell? I'm only a "c" student when it comes to wrenching.

[climb any hill]

That's a mean looking machine! Looks good!!
Yes, flywheel lightening will give you those quicker revs. Talk to member/sponsor Eviltwin "Flotek Performance"
He does alot of work for us around here, you'll like the prices too!
You'll be able to tell on VF3's which have a logo on the outside, can't tell if reed pedals were replace on stock cage.
But you can pull the carb and take a peek!

Sounds like we ride the same turf, where do you ride dirt?
I suppose you're heading to Dumont for Halloween?

[dajogejr]

for 20 years old that is one smokin clean, nice looking ride fo sho!!