New Member With A Few Questions

[teamyardsale]

Hey Guys! I found this site a couple days ago, browsed for a while and decided to join. Names Luke. I live in Van Buren, Maine pretty much canada. I Ride a 98 recon, and an 01 TT-R225. This upcoming monday I will be driving 200 miles, to trade the tt-r and 700 cash for an 03 warrior. Both bikes have basic bolt-ons/ Fmf pipes, K&N, Shock Covers, Handguards etc..

Good deal? What am I expecting from the warrior compared to my recon? Top speed? Ups and downs?

What are good cheap bolt-ons? Anything thats better than the rest, anything thats worse than burning money itself?

Are rev-boxes worth it? junk?

Ive heard of warrior electrical problems, what happens/what are ways to prevent it?

Id post up some pics, But I dont know how ;D Some of you may know me from hcs (powder_king74) sf (luke68polaris) ty(teamyardsale) and now here!

 

[yamarider]

Welcome to the site. I traded a 99 recon in on my warrior and had no regrets about it. A recon is lucky to hit 40mph because of the way they're geared, most stock warriors can hit at least 60 depending on rider weight and stuff like that, and will get up to speed quicker than the little recon. One thing you'll notice is that the warrior has awesome torque for a 350, which is great for trail riding because you can get away with running a higher gear instead of shifting all the time. You'll also notice a decent improvement in the suspension department in comparison to the recon. The warrior's suspension isn't amazing, but you have better adjustability and more travel.

The warrior is generally a reliable machine as long as you take care of it. Beat on it and neglect maintenance, and you'll have problems as would any other quad. I don't think there's much you can do to avoid the electrical problems, other than maybe to avoid keeping it in wet conditions like sitting outside under a tarp instead of under a roof. I've had mine for about 4 years now, and have put it through hell and back. I've had my share of problems with it, mainly from the previous owner's neglect, and never once had an electrical issue aside from a bad battery and corroded battery terminals.

Stay away from the cheaper rev boxes on the warrior. In my opinion any rev box except a dynatek is a step back. The cheaper ones like procom and big gun actually don't change the rev limit, as there isn't even one installed from the factory, and these rev boxes are notoriously unreliable. If you ride anywhere with rocks, and the warrior still has the stock swingarm skid on it, your first purchase should probably be a good solid aluminum one, because the stock one only takes one mild hit before it's rubbing the sprocket and rotor. Next in line is tires if the stock ones are still on it.