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yea i still sell the conversion kits....

haha... I was thinking when I wrote the description... *should I include the boost bottle claims*.... and I thought.... *no way*.... sure enough the first question I get was asking where in the powerband the boost bottle helps the most. So I thought *I'll just quote one of the big atv companys boost bottle claims*. I searched for Boost Bottle and went right to Nac's page. Copy and pasted thier info and saved face. how's yas like that funky yellow checkerboard background ? stylish eh ?

If anyone finds any Baja related info on setups... post your info here in this thread. We need to learn everthing we can about this race..... We need to know all the knowledge, all the little bits of info, all the quirks, story's and tip&tricks about Baja as well as we know our Banshees. I found this info in the April 2004 ATV Sport magazine. Last year's Baja 1000 winner was racing a near stock Honda 450r. "03's winner rode a Honda Rincon 650. I re-write some\most of the printed story for yas. The story is titled: "FACTORY HONDA BAJA 450R" A win in the Baja 1000 is more a testament to excellent planning and organization---last year Honda won Baja on a highly modified Rincon 650---but it still proves that a machine can take a beating for hours on end while piling up the miles at an impressive rate. What is probably most amazing about the factory Baja 450r is how close it is to stock. Most Baja racers are longer and wider than stock, as well as having suspension travel in the one foot range. Honda went the conservative route and went with stock swingarm, axle and A-arms. Amazing, given the stock chassis is better suited to close quarters woods racing. Baja is NOT the place for a hot rod motor, unless you want to finish the race with the quad in the back of a chase truck. Knowing this, Honda kept the motor close to stock. The cam from the publicly available HRC kit was used, along with a standard header and HGA muffler. We rode a 450r with this setup at the introduction of the 450R and the change is not dramatic. The Baja 450R is about the easiest to ride Baja-competitive quad we've ever ridden. Honda never changed the oil during the race and simply topped off the oil supplies with a quick ounce or two, as needed. Putting the power to the ground were ITP rims and tires (22" Holeshot XC). The ITP rims have slightly more offset than the stockers, making the Baja 450R nominally wider than stock. The rear tires were changed at 300 and 600 miles and the front pair once. The bottom of the quad was protected by HGA skids, with billet aluminum being used to guard the swingarm as well as the rear disc and sprocket. Rather than going with buck-up suspension, Honda simply revalved the three stock Showas. The plushness was still there at low speeds, but the Baja 450R felt more secure at high speeds than it does with the stock suspension. The damping is spot-on, as the suspension is soft enough to prevent fatigue, yet there's enough travel and resistance to bottoming to allow you to hit the rough dirt roads at speeds approaching 90 mph. An important bolt-on that kept the Baja 450R stable at speed was the Ohlins\Scotts steering damper. Easily adjustable, the damper kept the front end of the Baja 450R honest and reduces the effort needed to keep it going straight. The damper, designed for a motorcycle, did suffer from head build-up during the race and the cooked oil resulted in it being replaced 450 miles into the race. The ergonomics were changed slightly for Baja. A taller seat and Renthal handlebars made the 450R a roomier machine, which is welcome on a long ride. A twist throttle and Acerbis hand guards were added. Foot security was increased with a pair of IMS foot pegs. IMS also supplied a 3.9 gallon dry break fuel tank. You can't race at night with the stock lighting, so a 200 watt stator was tapped to drive twin 100-watt Cibie driving light pattern headlights using a HGA mounting system. A few stock items were removed for the race. The radiator cooling fan was removed due to the thigh speeds during the race and the addition of an HGQ front air duct. As you'd expect, the parking brakes and brake light switches were removed. Since there was no water on the course, the airbox lid and front fenders were pulled. Without the airbox lid, Honda changed the stock air filter at 175, 300 and 450. At 600 miles the filter looked good and was never changed again. Even though we rode a non-fresh Baja 450R with about 1000 miles on it, the machine was still impressive. It shows that a highly modifed frame and suspension aren't what it necessarily takes to run the peninsula. Instead, conservative modifications, great riders (Tim Farr, Doug Eichner and Poncho Castro), a world class support crew and a reliable basic machine can get you to the finish line first.

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we'll need a team manager, someone in charge making the important decisions. I think everyone who wants to ride on the team should post why they should be on the team, a resume of sorts. Memebers of the forum should have a voice on who races, vote style maybe. I think the norm is a 4 man team.

Gibson doesn't make Banshee LT arms, besides... they're way overpriced if you ask me. seems like gibson only caters to the wealthy racer. There's a-arms are made the same way and with the same materials as Quicksands, tig welded 4130 chomoly. That "Gibson" sticker raises the price about $400 bucks alone. It really is a nice sticker, its prolly worth the extra 400 bones. Quicksand need to develope a long travel setup for the banshee crowd. They make em for the YFZ450. Where has Gary been lately, I havent seen him on the boards in a while.

2004 #1 GNC MX Gust Z400 2004 #2 GNCC XC Yokley Z400 that says a little something about the Z's.......

one of these....

Polycarbon there's no way in hell you got 38 grand on that freakin helicopter game. its a fun game, just got done flyin' it for about an hour. Best I got was 1100. good find tho, fun game.

hey im in. i'll do anything I can for the team. If everyone is truely serious about racing this race, we better get organized ASAP. We'd need to make alot of crucial decisions and we have 12 months to pull it off. How many riders? Who's riding ? Where\how we gonna build a baja banshee? chase team members? parts donations? sponsorships? chase vehicles? spare parts?

Yea they're for the brake light. No doubt. keep em plugged in if you wanna use the brake light.

do the 750's have "points" or a CDI ??

750 TRIPLE

did you get a location as to where the MO was cashed ??

come ride in Shamokin\Treverton next summer..... hill climbers paradise..

Thats some cold shit there. damn. I wonder what really happened. Might of got into a fight with her, and either strangled her or hit her with something. Prolly panic'd and hauled her dead ass up to one of his fishing holes up north. Whipped up some anchors. What do you think happened Brooke ?

I really don't follow these kind of storys, but I know the basic story of this case. Im a little sketchy on the details. I got some questions. did he use anchors to wieght the body down? did they find the anchors ? do they know how she died ??

well we can both agree on that one.

duece, you do realize that I was only trying to making light conversation. Why does everyone have to be so defensive, ignorant and disrespectful ??? Let me explain. I just pictured you standing in a boat, holding a dead chick above your head like a professinal wrestler. It amused me, and reminded me of wrestling with that dead deer. Maybe I shouldnt comment anymore at all ?

Well no shit brooke I was just commenting on dueces line..... "i coulda picked that chick up over my head standing in my boat".

I'd bet you could'nt do it duece. Deer hunters here should know how dragging and lifting dead weight is alot harder than trying to lift 150 pounds on a barbelll . One time I shot a big momma doe and was all by myself. Id say she weighed around 150 lbs. Well after dragging her a half mile through the woods, I had to haul her ass up into the back of the truck. Couldnt do it. I had to back the truck up to the side of a small hill and get the deer in that way. did I mention I weiigh 150 also. I do find it hard to believe they couldnt get 150lbs out a boat tipping it everytime they tried.

I'd let the team borrow any aftermarket part I own. "borrow" is the key word there.

Thats a nice lookin' Banshee banshee's always win at PDV, but not single one enters the american 12 race. I guess cause its more XC and less high speed racing. The blue duncan pdv banshees are always nice lookin' quads.

Thats what I thought..... and I'd also shoot the bastard. He could have killed him with that skateboard. He was hitting him while he was down... in the head.... with a skateboard. If that dude gettin' his ass whooped, whipped out a gun and shot the guy, I don't think a jury could convict him on anything.