LVRhino

If your still looking, I've got a fsc 2800 weekend warrior. Matches your specs exactly, in excellent condition.

Bozart Chevy on 95 & Ann has a red one in their show room.

If your really worried, buy from Oregon or Montana. They have no sales tax. So they dont care about giving your info to other states and they need the business. The only reason the Utah (St George) dealers share your info is because the NV dealers b*tch to the Yamaha reps about loosing sales because of an unfair advantage for the out of state dealers. (nothing to do with the outrageous prices or crappy service). I have been told, the reps make them turn in the info to keep the competition fair. California does the same thing. If you want to save money, go to Rockriver Powersports in Wisconsin (google it). Our group has purchased 2 raptors, 3 rhinos, & 7 yfz's from them over the last 4 years. They smoke the pricing around here and ship to Vegas for about $250 a machine. No tax problems and they are good people to deal with.

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Its asphalt all the way through Kanab and I had heard the gravel portion the other way was really rough.

North on 15 past St George to the Hurricane Exit which is also 9 or W State Street, Go South out of Hurricane on 59 through Colorado City (59 will change to 389 in Arizona) to Fredonia, the road will T in Fredonia turn left on Alt. 89 to Kanab (Alt. 89 will change to 11 in Utah until you hit Kanab), stay on the main drag through Kanab, You travel north on 89 out of Kanab about 10 - 12 miles to Hancock Road (Coral Pink Sign) and take the left, follow Hancock until it ends in a T and take a left on Sand Dunes Rd for couple miles and the campground (meadow) is on the leftside of the road. Approximately 3 - 4 hrs from Vegas Couple Notes: Pull up Colorado City, AZ on Mapquest and you can see this whole route. If you ask for directions on Mapquest it take you through Zion. The Coral Pink Sign / Hancock Rd out of Kanab is a pain to see at night, if you miss it (speaking from experience) Sand Dunes Rd also runs into 89 a little farther up. If you don't mind a little bit of gravel you can take a left just out of Colorado City on the road to the Cane Beds, it will save a bunch of time and turns into Sand Dunes Road.

Start with a 13 up front its cheaper, the rear sprockets are over twice as much as the front. All you really need is a mule (another bike to consistently test against), the sprockets work just like an old ten speed. Just listen to the motor with each set up, if its bogging <down in front, up in back>; if its revving out <up in front, down in back>. Try the 13 upfront with the 22's i'll bet you'll be pleasantly surprised. I bought a 13 front and a 39 rear. I put the 13 on and never even messed with the back.

I don't think you can get back to stock gearing with 22"s. You would have to go to a 14/33 or a 15/35 and i don't know if they make a 33 or 35 rear. I was using a simple ratio formula of rear teeth / front teeth x rollout (circumference).

Check Rockriver Powersports in Wisconsin. Mike will smoke Vegas & Utah prices and ship to Vegas for $250.

Ron Woods,

It's a disease, it grows deeper in you and infects everyone you dune with, isn't it great!

I've read everything I can find on the RZR, and it sounds tough to beat. My theory is give Yamaha a year and they will have to step it up. You gotta love competition. Buy in '08

The theory on that makes sense, but I haven't noticed a difference. I also did all the mods at once so i don't really know what affect just the flywheel change would do.

Here's a setup that will be one of the fastest on the Hill. It cost ya but you can do it in steps Start with: Ron Woods - Pipe & Intake 13tooth front sprocket & 22" skat traks Reject carb using the YZ Needle These 3 will get you better than most of the 450's Then do: 450 wr kit crank/piston/cylinder out of the WR motorcycle (Magnolia motorsports) Port & Polish the head (Dee @ Rage Atv) -6 flywheel from trail tech GYTR CDI Web Cams (Dee will do custom grinding if you have the cash) Only problem here is this is about $2k in parts w/o labor. Buy the 450 book and do the install labor yourself

Will be there wih a group of about 5-6 trailers

I have a 6" RCD on '05 Chevy. When I got mine, I was told CST is the best and next was RCD, Fabtech & Pro Comp were pretty comparable. CST was big bucks, so I went with RCD. No problems so far and its been on 2 years.

If you want a pipe I've heard good things about the Ron Woods system (intake, carb, & pipe). Probably going to run above a grand but it is supposed to have a noticable performance gain. Here's a quick recipe for performance on the Rhino: BRP CDI, RAIS snorkel, KN Hardstyle intake, 155-160 main & flip the washers on the needle, clutch kit, and billet exhaust tip. (the tip will open the stock up to a 2" opening, it's as good as any slip on out there.) Use 25" Carlise 489's; 10's in front & 11 in rear; run 3.5 to 4 psi in sand. Spacers are a must, i have 2" all the way around and its night & day over stock. You'll make it up comp w/ this setup.

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.

Just remember, yellow, red, or blue, it doesn't matter off the showroom floor. No-one on this board or at Dumont is riding a bone stock quad. Everyone has at a minimum: a pipe, intake, gearing, tire-sizing & weight, powernow, K&N, jetting, or whatever easy bolt-on is out there. Speed = $$$ into the bike, period. If you want to be the fastest on the hill, breakout the cash. There is no out-the-door bike that will compete with out add-ons. No one runs a stock quad for long. Your accessory options breakdown like this: Yamaha = Most; Honda = Next; Suzuki = last. I like the suzuki because it pushes Yamaha to up their game, honda fell flat with their 450r, but I still believe the YFZ is the bike setting the bar.

I bent one of the steering knuckles this weekend, right where the tierod attaches. Amazingly, the box seems to have held up. Power Parts Plus has OEM parts, i haven't heard of anyone making an aftermarket part for that.

Are you buying new or used? If you are going used, I would look for the cleanest bike with the most/best bolt-on mods already on it. The mods cost a small fortune starting from scratch, and you'll end getting them eventually. I'd probably steer clear of bikes with motorwork unless your savvy with the tools. If your going new, then buy it from as far away from the southwest as possible. Rockriver Powersports in Wisconsin has treated me right on several purchases. Las Vegas shops will screw you to high heaven. In deciding the type, you need to match your riding style. Yamaha's are good for speed, Honda's are known more as a comfortable ride, Suzuki's are kind of a hybrid i guess. They all have their strengths. One thing is for sure Yamaha and Honda will have the best parts availability. All that being said I prefer YFZ's. I have 2 and wouldn't buy anything else.

I won't Dune mine, but I love to watch others "F-up" their stuff.