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I don't think this had many hours on it when i bought it but I'm making up for that.

Had a nice ride Sunday.  Now I'll list the old set on Ebay and see if anyone wants it.

When I bought my 350 Raptor it had a loud exhaust on it.  It wasn't as loud as some of the aftermarket mufflers I've heard on ATV's but it was loud for me.  The previous owner had modified a muffler he fabbed from a Ducati.  So I bought a nearly new OEM Yamaha unit on ebay.  What a wonderful difference it made!  It idles better since it no longer pops and crackles, and I can hear when the transmission changes gears.  I'll probably be run over on the trails by someone who's mufflers drown out the sound of a freight train but until then it will be much more enjoyable to ride.

That sounds promising.  Where did you get the downloads - from Garmin?  How much was the device?

I have been thinking about getting a GPS to take with me when I ride to be sure I can find my way back to the truck when I want to.  I bought a Garmin 450t for $370 including taxes less a $50 rebate.  I disliked it and took it back the same day.  It doesn't come with the maps that it advertises on the box, and those maps are an extra $79 each.  For over $300 I felt it should come with the maps.  It also didn't seem to be very accurate. 

Is there a GPS out there that someone has purchased and likes well enough to recommend it to others?

Thanks!  The sprocket looks like new, but I don't have the manual.  I'll have to see whether I can download it somewhere.  BTW I have a 2005 Yamaha Raptor 350.

Someone looking at my ATV pointed out that a little bit of rubber was sticking out from one of the links.  I didn't even know there was rubber in the chain.  It doesn't look like a big deal, though.  When is it time to change the chain?

That's really close to me - I'm in Palm Coast so that's about 30 min. away.  I can't really tell from the view in Google what there is to ride on.  Which way do you go from the parking location you provided? 

I don't know what I must have done wrong because it's too much to fold.  I've used it several times now and I can't get the tongue to separate from the frame anymore.  And I'd never leave it standing on it's casters that close to a vehicle.  It seems like it would just fall over on its own.  When I could stand it up I strapped it to the wall so it couldn't fall over in the garage.  It's raining like mad right now and I left it outside today because I can't fold it and put it into the garage.  It does tow well, but I wouldn't recommend one to someone who needs to be able to fold it.

I just built one of those myself!  It's really heavy though.  It's rough for one person to fold it and stand it on end alone.  Twice I've forgotten to strap it closed so the rear half fell open onto the ground.  Fortunately I haven't hit anything doing that.