sport bikes in mud

rubicon500kid · February 13, 2005, 06:27:06 PM

ok i have a Q im thinking about geting a sport atv (z 400 or 400ex ) and i was wonedering if they do good in mud cuz i like to go muding but like to race (trails and some times motocross tracks )

lil_Mrs._Honda1 · February 13, 2005, 06:56:41 PM

we have 2 ex's that are in the mud as much as not ! Hubby plays around in what i call mini lakes ! neices 300ex lives in the mud as well !

rubicon500kid · February 13, 2005, 07:05:37 PM

what kind of tires dothey have

DS650 · February 13, 2005, 08:04:22 PM

I dont know about the 400's but i sure do know that the ds650 loves mud....well at least the one i had

wired2ride · February 16, 2005, 04:19:16 PM

well depends what your tires are. if they got great traction then your probaly ok out in some mud. and when you do get stuck its easy to pull or push out since there 300 lbs and utilitys are 450+

lil_Mrs._Honda1 · February 16, 2005, 04:24:54 PM

all stock tires on hubbies and mine is stock in the back ITP's in the front

MadMudder · February 16, 2005, 07:04:42 PM

A sport quad isn't gonna do good in the mud unless you put mud tires on it and hit every hole doing 45mph. Also every fast sport quad has a chain and mud loves to eat chains for dinner. The only sport quad that can mud is the polaris scrambler. Sport quad performence with 4x4 capability. It is not REALLY REALLY fast like the z400 and the yfz and quads like that but it still will hang with them with the right modifications. It is an automatic trans but still it hauls @$$ for a quad with 4wd. That is the only quad you will find that will go really fast and still be able to mud without every other part breaking and getting stuck every 5 minutes. That or the brute force 750. It isn't a sport quad but HOLY CRAP IT IS FAST FOR A UTILITY. I was riding somewhere in ocalla one day and a guy was on one riding with some sport quads and he was hanging with them just fine. They were getting along pretty fast he said and for a utility to hang with a sport quad is somethin else. Your best bet is to get one of both.

bbf · February 25, 2005, 06:03:51 PM

i ride a 750 and it can hold its owen . i ride with the sport bikes

MadMudder · February 26, 2005, 11:31:13 PM

It is a 750............. IT IS GONNA KEEP UP WITH JUST ABOUT ANY SPORT BIKE................

Reefer650 · May 05, 2005, 01:33:27 PM

My ds650 runs through the mud like a beast as soon as i hit the throttle and the rpms hit the roof so does the mud its like some crazy nude mud shower thingy

96 warrior · May 11, 2005, 04:34:17 PM

my bike dose good in the mud
but dont get one if you like to stay clean

wheelie_boy · June 03, 2005, 10:42:24 AM

i have a kfx 400 and it doesnt do good or bad in the mud. it does a little bittle worse than good actually. UNless your going to be trowing roosts, doing major wheelies, or getting major air i would get one of those fast mud bikes like the bfs or the grizzlys.

gearhead400 · June 15, 2005, 01:17:17 PM

i have alright tread on my stock tires. Whenever i go out with my friends on their ute's i speed in front of them (obviously thats easy) and put it in fourth gear and just spray em with mud....of course im only moving about 4mph but its still cool.

Robert yfz · June 22, 2005, 08:01:48 PM

i take my yfz in the mud and it will go anywhere a grizzly with mudlites will go in 2 wd except for in deep water

Pat · June 23, 2005, 09:12:07 PM

Robert, just got a YFZ a few weeks ago and have been concerned about the mud...good to know you're having no problems with it.
Pat

Robert yfz · June 23, 2005, 10:15:46 PM

yea it should be fine just make sure you clean out the radiator after each ride