Foxysandchick

Hey Kristin, you getting stuck seems to be lack of riding experience... I know you only started to ride a few months ago.

My statement is based on the fact that over this past presidents weekend I rode for all 3 days a friends '05 LT-Z400 100% stock rolling on ITP SandStars 20x11r10s 3-4lbs psi and never had a problem getting stuck. I literally weigh 2x as lil'o you, at 240lbs.

Pulled Banshee 1/2 way up in 3rd before having to grap 2nd and Comp about 1/3 up before grabbing 2nd and held it ALL the way to the top..

That thing had plenty of torgue for my chubby butt. Don't be afraid to work the bike, get them RPMs up. You'll see has you ride more!

Maybe your fat arse has something to do with that :mc_smiley: (kidding kidding) cause that seems to be the only difference.

But I got stuck at the top of the bowl with a stock yfz 450, he was sunk in also but his pulled out of it, mine dug deeper.

I got stuck going up the far right side of comp, but I ran up the middle many times without ever having a problem so doubt that was rider error(maybe). Like I said I was going 2nd full throttle, got a little ways up and just lost forward momentum, tires spinning and then it stalled. I was dug pretty good cause I couldnt budge it at all, took 2 of us to get it turned around. Figured if I can ride comp in one area and I move 20 feet over then I should be able to ride it there just the same.

Are you saying you were in 1st on comp till 1/3 way up then went to 2nd? Or you saying you were in 3rd on comp?? I might have made it if I had went down to 1st when it started to shudder , but I had been riding 2nd all day without a problem.

The guy I ride with took it up Banshee in 3rd and got about 1/2 way before he had to grab back to 2nd, I always have someone ride mine up the big hills first then tell me what gears to use.

Always appreciate anyones opinion, thanks.

Hey that chick in the fur coat works at a local shop..met her on Pres day at the shop to get a new carb. screw ordered, she messed up the order and now its going to be another week . She was cool though .

Let me add for clarification..This shop (which has been disrespectfully named in another post) was the biggest help to me in getting a measly little screw fixed. The chick was absolutely cool and helped me with a few other things also. They have fixed their mistake and we are taking our business back to them again. Sorry to take your post ...

So Frosty, nice 1st time video , with a little practice it wont take much till you will have some great shows posted up. Thanks for sharing.

I didn't see anyone mention changing gearing. Sprocket changes provide cheap (approx $15 Front, $40 rear) performance. If you want a little better acceleration for the hills go down a tooth in the front or up a tooth in the back. Think of it like a 10 speed or mountain bike. If you can pull comp hill in 2nd fine but 3rd bogs, dropping a tooth in the front will allow your engine to get the RPM's up to use 3rd and pull the hill faster. It will lower your top speed in each gear little, but not enough to notice. You can also change your rear tire size (tire hieght) to have a similar affect. Playing with both sprockets and tires will give you even more options. One note on sprockets, changing 1 tooth in the front is equal to 3 in the rear. I can't tell you what to run but typically the stock setup is for all around riding. I would start by dropping the front sprocket 1 tooth and see what you think, you'll notice a difference.

Thanks! Actually NLVREDNECK did tell me about going 13 tooth front sprocket in a PM, so I was going to do that.

I appreciate the input .

Does anyone have a 2003-2007 LTZ service manual laying around?

when you take the carb loose again for the dyno-jet install replace all of the float bowl screws with allen bolts and you can get them at RANCHO TRUE VALUE HARDWARE

Didnt even have to ask and you have the answer. I was looking for an allen head replacement for the drain screw, but couldn't find one and had to order the same one it has from a local shop, they said it was a 2007 thing .

Thanks again!

I woulndt worry about stainless or titanium. If you want a color pipe go to

www.hmfengineering.com

a curtis sparks

www.sparksracing.com

Those 2 pipes are the ones i would go with.Well if you have a stock head pipe you dont have the opening to push the air out your sucking in. Its going out but not as much as it could well i hope that helped ya little bit

Have fun in your decision its all money and power and speed

Thanks, I asked about materials simply cause there was like 5 to choose from and didnt know the difference, dont care much for color or looks.

Still trying to work out the whole head pipe thing in my head though .

get the rossier look at the dyno charts no other pipes will beat that or the price

Dude you are telling a chick to look at dyno charts ...like I would understand any of that, but thanks for trying . If I could figure it out by charts I wouldnt have to ask you guys.

Basically just the size and bend of the header. It will help gases flow better, they also have something called steps/shingles in them, they help different area's of power in the bottom, mid and top end. Different headers are better for some area's, depends on where your looking for your power. For your riding, a slip on should be just fine. Here's a link you can look at.... :mischevious:

http://www.yfztech.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=8299

Is there such a thing as being too helpful?! Thank you!

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I wouldnt worry about stainless or titanium either will work good for you. Now diff between slip on and full system is all in price and HP. If you can afford it get the full, but you will only gain 1 maybe 2 horse over the slip on. But if you plan on going big with your build go with a full because when you start pumping and burning more fuel you will need the better and bigger head pipe. All my reserch on for our 400 Im going with a full system. But if your on a budget I would just stick with a slip on and run it.

Hey my son has a black 07 just like yours, he loves his bike.

Ok thanks for the input, I will do some more reading and see what works best for me. Would it be practical if I get the slip on now and maybe later decide to change out the head pipe or would that just be a hassle? I am trying to budget a little at the moment, but I will just work some more overtime if that is what it comes down to. :mischevious:

I had to get the black one , I really enjoy this bike and I am having a great time with the hobby. I am trying to learn as much as I can!

:mischevious: Can some of you try to explain to me the difference in getting a full pipe and a slip on? I have tried to do some research, but cant seem to find something that tells me why I should get one instead of the other. So maybe someone on here can explain a little to me. :mischevious: Basically what am I gaining by going with the full pipe or sacrificing by going with the slip on? Also maybe a little about the materials..stainless vs titanium etc.

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Thanks again!

yes...out of all the 4-strokes zuk's definately are more rpm happy. but like i said before not to toot my own horn but my old z was and still is fast (it's at dumont all the time) and you saw that i'm pretty fast on my ltr so i will HOOK A SISTA up and i WILL NOT steer you wrong :mischevious:

You are a great help. I hope we can get together again either at Dumont or Armagosa and maybe you will let me take your bike out for a spin B). I definately believe you know what you are talking about :mischevious:, and thanks for not talking to me like I am an idiot :mischevious:.

Well if they are at 4 and pulling hard without boging the bike than you should be fine or you could go down to 3 and try that. You want them to float with out hooking up so good that they pull the motor down. to. I know when I play on my sons and I dig it in it pulls right out, but he is running sand skate II. My other son has sand stars on his bike and to me I think they suck ( to hard and heavy) but he only weighs 50 lbs and rides a built blaster so he can go anywhere he wants. So im not going to chang them.

When I pipe my sons 400 Im going to go with a sparks on his. A friend of mine just bought a Yoshi for his wifes and it was jsut a bolt on deal and did help on the low to mid. He left the air box alone so there was no need to jet it. Yoshi are good but Im wanting to try something diffrent for ours.

Also Ive ran across your post a few and noticed that this bike is new to you. You have to remember that your 400 doest have the HP or TQ a 450 has and the 400 love to be reved high to get into the power. So try riding it like you stole it. . Trust me it can take it.

My tires do seem to dig in alot, so guess I should try messing with the pressure a little. When I get dug in even a little and I hit the throttle I just get dug in deeper, never pulls out. I only weigh about 120, so I didnt think that would be the problem.

I did read that with a slip on Yoshi pipe that I wouldnt need to re-jet, but I was told it would help to open the airbox and rejet. So I was thinking to get a Yoshi slip on first then work on the airbox and rejetting a little later (when I can save up more $ ) I am now trying to figure out if I should go full pipe or slip on? :mischevious:

Yes, the bike is brand new 2007 bought in January and also my first quad, so I am trying to learn all the techy stuff. I learned on the 450 and do understand the difference enough to know my bike isnt going to perform the same, so when I run into something I dont understand I ask alot of questions, which is what happened on my incident at comp hill. I am just getting comfortable enough with my ability to really get on it, I can ride the flats in 4th comfortably and sometimes 5th and the whoops in 2nd or 3rd depending how tired I am, I can usually get through the little dunes in 2nd or 3rd without a problem, but banshee and comp is 2nd all the way or it stalls out. I had been riding Banshee since I learned to ride, but Pres weekend was my first time going all out on Banshee then I took it to Comp, so I am getting better with time.

I have gotten alot of great feedback from this site and I really appreciate it.

Hey Foxy if you want to start to build your bike I think its great but Im thinking your getting stuck prob maybe tires and or tire presure. My son rides a stock LTZ and can ride any dune there at Dumont with no problems. So check your presures you should be around 4 to 6 lbs and make sure you play with the presures because a pound can make a huge diffrance. Also what paddles are you running?

I believe the pressure in my tires is about 4lbs, would have to check to be certain. I am running ITP Sand Stars on the back and my stock dirt tires on the front.

I made it to the top of the bowl, but got stuck on the top...rode up, stopped on the very top on the flat part, took some pics, went to head down, and was stuck.

I was riding comp without a problem till I moved farther right of where everyone was riding..I was going up, 2nd gear full throttle, got a little ways up and felt like I wasn't moving much, bike started to shudder a little and tires started to spin, bike stalled and I was dug in pretty good. Some guy came and pulled me out and turned my bike around. I moved over to the left of that area and ran the hill without a problem. Theory seemed to be that my bike didnt have the power/torque to make it through that sand.

I was riding with a stock YFZ450 (I think he has the same paddles as me, but not certain) and he didnt have a problem anywhere.

I love my bike even though it is extremely slow on the hills, I dont plan on really racing, but getting stuck is no fun when I am not able to pull it out myself .

Thanks!

Oh more pressure in tires=what? less=what?

I will check those adjustments before my next ride.

hey foxy what's up i met ya at amargosa. my last ride was an 05 ltz and i did everything to it and did it myself and it ripped so just shoot me a pm and we'll figure out exactly what 'ya need and i'll hook you up with the best dealers.

Yup, I remember you , you were very helpful out there and it was great chatting with you. I will send you a PM shortly.

Damn, Don...no faith in the peeps of DDR? :gayboy:

anyways...

Foxysandchick, you named just about everything that is the easiest and cheapest bang for your buck. I, personally, would stay away from the rev boxes. I am seen many problems with them. If you do end up getting one, keep the stock one under your seat in case that new rev box ever goes out. I'd just do a slip on pipe, K&N and outerwear & remove the airbox lid, and jet it to compensate and be done with it. Those bikes run pretty decent as long as you aren't a hill shooter. They are great in the dunes.

Great! I was going to do the rev box last anyway .

I am just having some trouble with getting stuck in the soft sand on some of the hills, so I want a little more power to get everywhere I want to go. I am comfortable with the speed/power it has now for the small dunes and flats, but I got stuck on Comp (off on the right hand side) and at the top of the Bowl...was riding and just sunk into the sand . I dont plan on racing or anything like that, just want to enjoy all of the dunes without waiting for a nice guy to stop and pull me out!

u might try z400central.com

Checked out the site, but didn't find what I was looking for. Thanks for the info.

My 07 Z400 is completely stock and I am looking to start with some upgrades. I am looking to get a Yoshimura slip on exhaust, K&N air filter set, jet kit, and a rev limiter. Any feedback or suggestions are appreciated, but please speak in stupid terms cause I am new at all of this.

Can anyone suggest a good shop (vegas) or a website to get a good deal?

Kawi 700's are great. Here is a little vid of me smokin 2 ltr450's and a rap 700. With a little work they are fast and you can ride them all day without getting tired.

http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m131/bu...1strunonNOS.flv

Damn I am going to have to have the guys race their KFX (stock) against the YFZ (stock) . I rode the KFX for about 10 mins before I took it back to camp, just wasnt a bike for me. My sister loved it till she rolled it at Apex.

What do you have on that Kawi?

amen brother lol also would have to add, that you can have an very fast bike and get beat by a slower bike just because of rider.

Anyone who wants to win a race can meet me at Comp cause I am the slowest up the hill , we can even trade bikes and you can beat me on my own bike!

Stock for stock, a R450 will not beat a YFZ up a sand hill, unless it is the rider!!!

My mistake the R450 did have a pipe then, but the YFZ was still stock. The guys traded bikes and raced a few times, it was a good race between the R450 and the YFZ no matter the rider.

I just started learning the hills and I dont race on comp, but the only race I ever won was on the YFZ and my personal preference is still the R450, which I have never raced with. Obviously rider is going to play a part in a race, put me on any bike and every one of you is going to beat me .

Guys, this isn't my site and I'm not a moderator but can we just stop this FUGGIN thread now!!!!!!! Personal attacks on an open forum is just infintial!!!!!!!!!

Hey, I haven't met you yet and I don't know what you are talking about (though I guess I can assume), but I think you seem like a good person and a cool chick to hang out with, so I do hope to meet you next time out.

Oh and BTW the guys will never grow up