Blaster vs. Warrior
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actually i like the 02 and older models too. i think they just look way better. I agree though I would get the 03-06 for the better brakes. If you really wanted to down grade the plastics the steering stem and light bracket would cost maybe 30 bucks on ebay. 1 small tab welded on and maybe 25 bucks for the hood.
Blaster and Warrior are the same, 17hp. With some work and money you can double the Blaster. Only way to double a warrior is twin engines 
With regular maintenance a warrior will last about forever. Reliable and rugged as a rock, and just as fast.
If your father is insistant on a 4poke suggest a 400ex or even 300ex Honda.
With regular maintenance a warrior will last about forever. Reliable and rugged as a rock, and just as fast.
If your father is insistant on a 4poke suggest a 400ex or even 300ex Honda.
when looking at blasters on craigslist you are going to see blasters ranging from 400 -2500 dollars. Find something in your budget and go from there. When you go look at it the best tool to bring with you is a compression tester. you can borrow one from your friends or the autoparts store will loan you one. pull the plug hook up the tester, hold the throttle wide open and kick it over about 10 times. I prefer to do compression tests cold. your reading should be over 110. 120-130 would be ideal anything under 110 is going to cost you money in short time. then fire it up and make sure it starts easy. let it warm up for a few minutes. you can occasionally blip the throttle but otherwise let it warm up. once warmed up rev the throttle and let go. It should drop back to idle quickly. If it hangs there could be issues. get on it and ride it. make sure is goes through all the gears. make sure the powerband snaps you back in the seat. make sure it puts a smile on your face.
Actually just the oppisite. Disc brakes will "dry" quicker than drums. Even tho rear is disc, mechanical calipers just don't have as much "squeeze" on the disc.
I gotta say in the 30+ years I have been riding. Lots of mud and water. I have never lost brakes on anything. I have had friends that lost brakes for other reasons, mainly laziness.
I can get a 2 stroke, he just doesn't wart a really loud one. I just want one with the stock exhaust or something kind of quiet like that.Blaster and Warrior are the same, 17hp. With some work and money you can double the Blaster. Only way to double a warrior is twin engines
With regular maintenance a warrior will last about forever. Reliable and rugged as a rock, and just as fast.
If your father is insistant on a 4poke suggest a 400ex or even 300ex Honda.
Ok, I can't start looking till I get home to my computer. The school gives us iPads to use, but Craigslist is blocked, it is pretty dumb if you ask me.
sorry. got bored. here's one that stood out to me.
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/snw/5015674076.html
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/snw/5015674076.html
That doesn't look like a bad deal at all. He knows it has a bad crank seal so let's hope he knows not to ride it and it wasn't running lean very long. It says "looking" for $7 but then says firm so ??
Also if you end up putting a pre 03 hood on you can sell the 03+ and you wont lose any $.
Ok, when I look, I want something that is running good and doesn't have any problems. I also would want to pay around $1,000.
