Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:04 pm
I co-own an ATV rental bus. in Southwest Colorado, and my partner's brother in Palm Springs, Ca. had a few quads he was trying to sell us. One was an '03 Polaris Scrambler 400, and the other was an '03 Cannondale Glamis.
I never heard of Cannondale manufacturing quads, just bicycles, so that got me a little interested. After taking it for a ride, I was VERY interested. I WANTED IT, for two reasons: 1-it's a bad azz machine, and 2-We can't rent it out, 'cuz someone will destroy it, or kill themselves. So, I picked it up for $4K.
It's completely stock, except for the Big Gun Race Series exhaust. Barely ridden, too. I think it has around 20 hours on it. The previous owner only rode it once or twice. I took it for a couple rides up the mountain since buying it, but I'm staying off it until I get some AT tires. The Sand Sharks don't do to well on the terrain here. They did great on the frozen lake with a couple of inches of snow on the ice, though. It was clocked at 75 mph with a snowmobile riding alongside to gauge the speed.
So, I've been researching my new "baby" and came along your forum. You all seem pretty knowledgeable, and I've learned quite a bit. Any info on inexpensive things I can do for it in the short term would be greatly appreciated. Should I modify it, or try and keep it stock as long as possible, because of its rarity? I'm no racer, just a pleasure rider, but I'm sure that down the road I'm going to need to do some maintenance and repairs, etc.
I never heard of Cannondale manufacturing quads, just bicycles, so that got me a little interested. After taking it for a ride, I was VERY interested. I WANTED IT, for two reasons: 1-it's a bad azz machine, and 2-We can't rent it out, 'cuz someone will destroy it, or kill themselves. So, I picked it up for $4K.
It's completely stock, except for the Big Gun Race Series exhaust. Barely ridden, too. I think it has around 20 hours on it. The previous owner only rode it once or twice. I took it for a couple rides up the mountain since buying it, but I'm staying off it until I get some AT tires. The Sand Sharks don't do to well on the terrain here. They did great on the frozen lake with a couple of inches of snow on the ice, though. It was clocked at 75 mph with a snowmobile riding alongside to gauge the speed.
So, I've been researching my new "baby" and came along your forum. You all seem pretty knowledgeable, and I've learned quite a bit. Any info on inexpensive things I can do for it in the short term would be greatly appreciated. Should I modify it, or try and keep it stock as long as possible, because of its rarity? I'm no racer, just a pleasure rider, but I'm sure that down the road I'm going to need to do some maintenance and repairs, etc.