Hello guys, I've introduced myself already in the forum and left some pics of my quad, i'm here to let you know of my recent history and to try and get some knowledge from you..
Recently i bought a 98 quad that cost 1500€, they go around here from 1950€ and up (I'm from Portugal), at 1st i thought it was a good deal. It's my 2nd bike, the first one was a DT50LC from 95.
When i got home i took the quad to a friend that knows more things about bikes than me. At first glance he saw the frame was bent so the previous owner had it cut and reajusted... (1st defect) then, the carb intake (flange) was damaged so i had to order and put another one in, after that i took the warrior to a real shop where they changed the rotules (don´t know the exact name in english, we call it kneecaps), due to the danger of them collapsing and I suffer a accident.
After all that, my bank account was suffering and asking me to stop for a while but i noticed the quad was consuming a lot of oil and blue smoke comes out of the pipe mostly when i change gears, so apparently i need to change the piston and the segments, the shop asked for 300€.
i somehow got myself robbed from the previous owner and was stupid to let myself go on a deal believing in the man's words, (and got a little robbed by the shop that took me 180€) but now it's to late to back off, and i really like warriors above most of the other quads around, i don´t really know why though ehehe. another thing.. the front brakes sometimes don´t brake at all and sometimes brake really good! know what it is and how to fix it?
The mechanic advised me to sell the bike online and get another one but i don´t feel like fooling somebody else. In time i hope to get all the things fixed and then focus on doing some little mods to make it my own, after that i'll e-mail the previous owner with recent pics and a nice little text about abusing people (still waiting on the spare keys he said he would mail me a month and half ago!)
Thank you all,
Cloudymud
Recently i bought a 98 quad that cost 1500€, they go around here from 1950€ and up (I'm from Portugal), at 1st i thought it was a good deal. It's my 2nd bike, the first one was a DT50LC from 95.
When i got home i took the quad to a friend that knows more things about bikes than me. At first glance he saw the frame was bent so the previous owner had it cut and reajusted... (1st defect) then, the carb intake (flange) was damaged so i had to order and put another one in, after that i took the warrior to a real shop where they changed the rotules (don´t know the exact name in english, we call it kneecaps), due to the danger of them collapsing and I suffer a accident.
After all that, my bank account was suffering and asking me to stop for a while but i noticed the quad was consuming a lot of oil and blue smoke comes out of the pipe mostly when i change gears, so apparently i need to change the piston and the segments, the shop asked for 300€.
i somehow got myself robbed from the previous owner and was stupid to let myself go on a deal believing in the man's words, (and got a little robbed by the shop that took me 180€) but now it's to late to back off, and i really like warriors above most of the other quads around, i don´t really know why though ehehe. another thing.. the front brakes sometimes don´t brake at all and sometimes brake really good! know what it is and how to fix it?
The mechanic advised me to sell the bike online and get another one but i don´t feel like fooling somebody else. In time i hope to get all the things fixed and then focus on doing some little mods to make it my own, after that i'll e-mail the previous owner with recent pics and a nice little text about abusing people (still waiting on the spare keys he said he would mail me a month and half ago!)
Thank you all,
Cloudymud
for the next couple of months I'll have to keep the bike as it is because I need to get my finances back up first, after that I'll get someone to rebuild the top end, in the meantime I'll just go easy on the warrior and check the oil everytime I go for a ride, I only use it for casual rides: going to work, going to the beach etc.. Do you have any recommendations for piston brands?
