ok new noob question

[HighAgain]

im gonna buy some paddles for my 89 lt250r quad racer and im gonna but them on the extra stock rims that came with the bike however the i cant tell from the rims what the size is so:

does anybody know what size the stock gold rims and a 89 quad racer are AND
i seem to have an option of 8 paddle 9paddle 10 paddle ect which would you recomend and why ?

oh yea and one last thing is there a way to delete a thread i have created after it has served its usefulness or is that an admin thing

i just dont want to contribute to alot of "clutter"

highagain

[zillaguy89]

Those wheels are more than likely 10(diameter)x 8 1/2(wide). If they're the factory DID wheels, the size should be stamped into the wheel somewhere. For your bike, if its fairly close to stock, I would recommend Hauler 20x10-10 8 paddle tires for the rear. A tire with too many paddles on it, on a smaller displacement (less powerful) quad, having too many paddles will actually slow the bike down because it doesn't have enough power to spin the paddles like they need to be spun. The bike bogs down because it has to work too hard to turn the paddles. Fairly stock Banshees run real well with the 9 paddle, and Quadzillas and modded shees work well with a 10 paddle. The 12 paddle ones are best left to the drag racers. Personally I would recommend getting the sand tires on a set of Douglas Blue Label (.125) wheels because they are light, and thats really the point when talking sand tires. The lighter they are, the easier they are to turn. But if money is tight or something like that, those factory wheels will get the job done just fine.

Oh, and ony a moderator or Admin can delete a complete thread. You can delete your own individual posts by finding it in the forum and then clicking on "edit" and then you can delete it.

[CHAD]

Originally Posted by HighAgain

is there a way to delete a thread i have created after it has served its usefulness or is that an admin thing

i just dont want to contribute to alot of "clutter"

highagain

Well other members of E2S may have the same questions as you, so leaving it in the forums might save someone time by just searching through the forums and getting their question answered that way.

as for the wheel sizes, i'm not sure. I checked bikebandit to see if they still had the wheel sizes, but it was discontinued and didn't show any sizes. Hopefully someone else can help ya.

[HighAgain]

excellent help guys my bike has been bored out twice so ihave been tol tho i dont know what the bore is (ill mic it next time i have to be in the head ) in the mean time i think ill go with 9 paddels then sounds like they are just what i need not to much but not to little maybe ill put the paddles on the aftermarket rims that are on there now and save the heavier rims for the hole shots

i noticed some of the bike on the sand have front tires tat are slicks except for a ridge down the center

is this something i might want for sand or will the knobbies i have be enough
ive rode a ds650 with paddles on the rear and knobbies on the front and it seemed to handle fine

any thoughts

highagain

[bigkahun74]

Originally Posted by HighAgain

ive rode a ds650 with paddles on the rear and knobbies on the front and it seemed to handle fine any thoughts highagain

remember one big thing here. your LT and the dogshit650 are 2 totally different weights.. you can multiply the weight of your LT by 3 and that would be the equivilent of dogshit650

[Zilladude]

I would not put a 9 paddle haulers on a stock or just piped 250, not enough motor for them. Either get 8 paddles or get a set of ITP sand star's. For a v style tire they hook up really good on smaller machines. I actually use them on my Banshee because of the shorter swingarm.

[HighAgain]

yea i ended up getting some 20 x 10 x 10 8 paddles im taking them to the sand tuesday WOOHOO

and i have to be honest to refer to the bombardia ds650 as dog shit really isnt fair the 05' has been reduced in wieght and wheelbase i understand the earlier models are big cumbersome beast but the 05' is a nice ride for a 4 stroke and if i had 7000 to throw away i would seriouse look at the 05' ds650x

i guess its tabboo to talk nice about a 4 stroke here and i hope i dont get kicked off the island but 4strokes have thier advantages such as low maintinance some are dogs some are not

dont matter tho i have a badass little suzuki quad racer and for this week its the love of my life

[razrbakcrzy]

if by low maint. you mean you only have to change the plug once a year, yes you are right but just try to do a head and piston on a 4 stroke by yourself and you will know the true meaning of high maint. and cost. Where I can do the complete piston, rod, topend rebuild in a weekend and for less than $200.00, you will spend a week and $1000.00 to do the motor on a 4-stroke. Not to mention trying to keep the stupid valves adjusted correctly every 20 hrs ride time. 4-strokes are loud and obnoxious turf buster just like their riders and 2-stroke are for the real riders.

[HighAgain]

im sure there are horror stories on both sides of the fence .

Highagain