That's a damn good point as well, JT. I think I'm up around 7500 to 8000 into mine, including purchase price. When I bought mine, it was bone stock except for removed TORS, clamp on K&N's and a durablue axle.
I thought if I kept stock carbs and T5 pipes on this cub motor it would be trail worthy.
WRONG....
Don't get me wrong, it probably could be...but, turning a +6 swinger isn't easy...and you'd have to find wide open flat trails for it to be any fun.
Like JT told me, we went to some trails up north from both of us. Just as the bike was getting on the pipe, he was locking up the brakes to keep it out of the trees.
I've learned a valuable lesson. Hate to say it, but after this summer, I'm looking for a 450 4 stroke as my trail and play bike. With just a cam, pipe, jet kit and air filter, they are fun, fast, reliable...and suspended leaps and bounds better than a banshee out of the box.
I'm actually surprised JT went with another shee for his play bike, but...he probably has so many parts laying around, it just made sense...
My shee will be strictly a drag and dune bike, where it belongs...
I saw JT's bike run before he put on a lockup, override and alky on it. It was flat out impressive...which concreted the engine choice I made, and the man to buy it from!!