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Okay so I've got a really odd question... correct me if i'm wrong please... but isn't the Tranny in a honda 400ex or 450R or 450ER lubed by the engine oil? as is the clutch... I'm a motorcycle guy and I've never heard of a jap bike with a tranny or a seperate tranny fluid needed... I just read an ad for a 450ER which is a sport quad that the guy was bragging in the ad that he runs a decent 20w50 oil in the motor and 80w Gear oil in the tranny... so I'm trying to figure out where in the hell he's putting gear oil in a quad? I'm guessing he's popping the crank case fill plug for the oil which i'm under the impression isn't used on a honda for normal maintance like many other sport quads... and filling it with gear oil? please any thoughts on this subject i would appreciate... and if I'm wrong let me know cause I own a 400ex which could need the tranny fluid changed and so will several of my friends that have 400ex's.... I've also got a raptor and you have to add oil in the oil tank and crankcase for an oil change... but never heard of such a thing on the 400ex...

you guys need to call ahead and make sure you let them know your going to be out there and make sure you pay, its only 10 but make sure you pay, they can become reall d+cks if you dont, and you guys dont want to loose another place to ride do ya?

So how do you pay if he's not out there?

Any new info on this place? Is there like a guy working the gate taking fee's or do you have to call and make an appointment or something... reading the thread i got a little confused with the phone numbers and such? or is it just kewl to drive up and ride or do you need to be voted in or something?

hey I go to both of those... I was more looking for the secret spots... that don't have an entry fee... and somewhere we could ride in the evenings during the week... bostwick is only open on the weekends and i think wed... and the guy near st aug locks the gate up normally... during the week

How far you all think this place is from 295 @ US1...? Trying to guage where it is... Any hours on the place? Can we go up and do night rides? (after the next three days) Holy wow it's cold out side...

Is there honestly no where to ride or is it just no one wants to give up the secret spots?

Yeah thats a lil far for an afternoon ride... Was looking for something with say 5-10 miles just somewhere to go play around a lil bit... North St Johns... Like Fruit cove area or ?? all depends on where we go... You ever been to Lawty on that thing on a sunday??

Man that sucks I've been looking for somewhere to go night riding all summer and I just find this now when it's dead... anywho I'm out in the mandarin area... if anyone finds a place close hit me up I come usually with a group of 6-10... and we're always down for riding...

Hey all new to the site here and would like to say hello  =-)    I'm the new proud parent of a Raptor 700... I passed on the 400ex to the LiL Woman... and I hang out with about 6-8 other quad owners. We are all in the mandarin area and are always looking for new friends and new places to ride... We go to bostwick on sundays normally but are really looking for some places closer to ride... I'd love to have somewhere to go during weekday afternoons/ evenings and blow off steam for an hour or two... Anyone know of anywhere in the area? Backyard tracks or trails would be kewl... Anyone looking for some new friends to ride with? Everyone's good people oh yeah there's even a couple of mechanics in the bunch which are always nice to have around... Trails/ Tracks/ Heck even a dirt lot would be kewl... just somewhere we aren't gonna get run off from or have cop troubles... Post up a comment or shoot me an email...  thisismymessage@aol.com

Hi all I'm new to the site and looking for a little help, I promised a friend (a very un-mechanical friend) I would change the oil in his 2003 Rancher 4x4. I am looking for some step by step instructions if anyone has them. I have to change the oil in my Raptor and 400ex one day this week and if I can figure out any differances I will change his as well. So if anyone has a service manual or knows of a website I would really appreciate anyone who could post up directions. The only info I've been able to find states the oil change is very differant than my 400ex except for the filter which is the same. which calls for pulling both drain plugs (Oil tank and Crankcase) pull and replace filter then fill the oil tank. But my raptor calls for me to do the same plus fill the crank case so there are some differances. Just looking for the differances on this Rancher thanks for any help...