Cannondaleriders

When I picked up the speed this weekend it came with some black plastic, put it on the moto, needs cleaned up but do not think it looks bad. How bout it?

It looks really good.

Awesome!Now you should take it off and only put it on when duning,TT or dragging.Not trying to nag but Black is just so rare and gets destroyed so fast from scratching it really should just be used for special occasions.MX and XC, Harescrambles you will destroy its looks fast.Its of course your decision though.

Bumble bee, very nice. I think I might try that on mine and see how it looks in person.

I do not ride this much at all, had it in a car show this summer with the original gray on it and got third place in my class, was the only quad. Had to put it on to see what it looked like, going to have soom moto stickers made to look like the stock moto but use yellow and black. Going to take the cannibal ones off. Here it is with some cut red that I use when I do ride it, I cracked the bottom of the rear gray so quit riding with them on it, want to keep in as good shape as I can.

I like it that you care about these little things.Never know how much they mean till you cant get them anymore.

When I put in the car show it was the first quad ever in the town show, most asked why it was there, and then what is it and who made it. When it came time to the judging they threw the book out, because it didnt fall in their guide lines. I had all the papers from the dealer and printed all the models for that year, I have the tag that was on the handlebars in the show room, and the certificate that came with it. I got third and first and second were 2010 Camaro's. Not bad for quad in a car show and it was a dale!!!!!!!!!

I absolutely HATE answering this question. Its the worst part about owning a Cannondale. Having to explain that they are no relation to Can-Am to every single person that asks is getting old.

It is funny how few people know that they were even made. I had a guy at Majestic Trails ask me if I made it my self, thought I crossed a Raptor with a banshee. When I told him what it was he asked who made that, and is it Austrailian. Dah!!! it say's right on it made in the USA!!!!!!! I like to fire it up for people and wach their mouths drop, then you give it some throttle and they jump. WOW!!!!!!! is all you hear. And if it is in the garage you cant hear that. The best thing is to rev it when someone is standing about 8 feet behind the pipe and it blows their hat off from the compresion that it has, I trully LOVE MY DALE!!!!!!!

Some people don't even know that Cannondale is a bicycle manufacturer. How can we expect them to know that they were in the motorsports business for a few years. LOL. Almost every time I answer the question of who made it, they stop asking questions. Its like they don't care after they don't know the manufacturer. If I would have said Honda, they would tell me some story about a Honda they had back in the day, blah blah blah. Most racers have heard about them but never seem them. Some racers talk trash about them and then I can never find them after the race is over to see what they think after I beat them.

Anyway, enough ranting about Cannondale ownership. Hold on to that plastic! Don't make the same mistake I did and race with it. I'm kicking myself for it now and I'm trying to fit Honda plastic on there so I can have black plastic again.