How is the cannondale in gncc racing?

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justfine · #1 Post by **justfine** » Fri Oct 25, 2002 2:52 am

Buy the Blaze, and ride it as is.....

jcv440 · #2 Post by **jcv440** » Fri Oct 25, 2002 5:49 pm

Yeah, the Blaze is the ultimate machine...but if your like me and most everyone else, we can't afford the entire chunk of change at once.

I bought a 2002 Cannibal and put about $800 in it to race. No, it's not at a "Blaze Level" but it's more of a machine than I can use at the moment. I'm not a pro rider by all means, so my retro'd Cannibal does just fine for local Harescrambles. The biggest pain is the dead engine starts. But we've almost got that figured out, the mighty 432cc giant doesn't always like to fire right up!

MEL · #3 Post by **MEL** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 3:38 am

jvc, where is champion motorsports at? what kind of inventory do they have? how do the replacment parts compare to hondas? thanks

LapTraffic · #4 Post by **LapTraffic** » Tue Nov 05, 2002 7:54 pm

What's the deal with dead engine starts and what have you done to comabt the issue?

jcv440 · #5 Post by **jcv440** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 7:36 pm

Welcome Tarrat! Gets us out of Atvconfussion! lol

Also to help on the dead engine starts. If you beef up the battery cables, it carries a more consistant amount of juice to the starter. And there is a battery that's the dimensions as the stock battery (6" long, 3 7/16" wide, 4 3/16" high) that puts out 175 Cold Cranking Amps versus the stockers 120. The part number for that battery is YT12A-BS

And another battery, YTX14-BS, is the same Length and width, except it's 5 3/4" high versus 4 3/16" high, and it puts out 200 Cold Cranking Amps.

I think I'm going to try the YT12A-BS battery before I look at moving the battery location to run a larger battery. Or has anyone tried this battery yet???

JeffQuadShop · #6 Post by **JeffQuadShop** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 8:14 pm

Kenny (400ex127) is a battery expert and has something he's working on now!

cdale127 · #7 Post by **cdale127** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 11:10 pm

i have those batteries on order and will let ya know how they do.55 more cca's will mean a ton on a small engine....should be sweet!!!

wyndzer · #8 Post by **wyndzer** » Thu Nov 07, 2002 3:07 am

jcv440 · #9 Post by **jcv440** » Thu Nov 07, 2002 3:15 am

Jeff and I where picking on Kenny alittle. We deleted the juicy stuff, move on!

Big hug to ya Kenny, I was just having alittle fun with ya! You still my fellow Converted Cannondale brother?

cdale127 · #10 Post by **cdale127** » Thu Nov 07, 2002 4:47 pm

jvc.....i didnt realize that i met you at hatfield. i thought some complete stranger was bustin my ballz and i dont stand for that too well. so now that i have been clued in....all is good. and jeff has my permission to hammer me when needed;) cuz god knows i get on his case enough:D

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How is the cannondale in gncc racing?

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