All posts by dstech

Stealth bomber

Hi, new guy here. I’ve searched the forum and can’t seem to find recent information on how to quiet my TRX300FW. It is a ’96; I bought it used several years ago.

Like the rest of this machine, the exhaust system seems to be original and in fairly good shape, but it is just too loud for me and bothers my ears if I ride for more than a few minutes.

I am looking for a way to quiet it down, an add-on muffler will be fine, but whatever I do must have a USFS approved spark arrestor. Unfortunately, sound levels for the "add on types" seem to have wildly mixed reviews for the same product installed on the same model machines.

Of course, acceptable noise level is entirely subjective, and will vary for each user. That said, if I can’t hear my exhaust at all, I would be happy!

I found a couple of old posts suggesting that aftermarket mufflers are becoming scarce for this model, so I am looking recent information, hoping I’m not too late with this mod.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions anyone can provide!

Dash display out, red light flashes

Wrecked the bike during a race. Got flipped back over (wasn’t running, kill switch shut it down), turned it on and the dash worked. Rode a few feet and realized the bars were too bent to get back. Spent some time bending them back, then rode out.

The bike started to miss, or run in limp mode, looked down and the display was off, with only a blinking red light. I’ve never heard of this, only the regular check engine light with the P codes.

What’s the scoop on this issue? Bike seems to start fine…

Rough weekend lol :th_smiliepullhair:

bent trailing arm, or ?

Clipped a tree with the back tire during a race, going pretty fast. I got bucked and the bike rolled a few times. Bent the bars and stem, and front-right tie rod. Thought no big deal until I noticed the back-left wheel had a full extra degree of positive camber, compared to the back-right. I hit the tree with the back-right wheel too, so seems odd?

I checked the brake rotor with a camber gauge, the back-right is 0.8* positive, the back-left is 2* positive.

I’m not very familiar with this suspension setup. Any advice on what to check? I can’t see anything that’s bent, besides maybe the mounting surface for the brakes. Not sure if it’s the trailing arm, or the frame/mounts?

Anyone have experience with this? Also, who sells stock replacement parts online? I don’t have any dealers close to me.. thanks.

bent trailing arm, or ?

Clipped a tree with the back tire during a race, going pretty fast. I got bucked and the bike rolled a few times. Bent the bars and stem, and front-right tie rod. Thought no big deal until I noticed the back-left wheel had a full extra degree of positive camber, compared to the back-right. I hit the tree with the back-right wheel too, so seems odd?

I checked the brake rotor with a camber gauge, the back-right is 0.8* positive, the back-left is 2* positive.

I’m not very familiar with this suspension setup. Any advice on what to check? I can’t see anything that’s bent, besides maybe the mounting surface for the brakes. Not sure if it’s the trailing arm, or the frame/mounts?

Anyone have experience with this? Also, who sells stock replacement parts online? I don’t have any dealers close to me.. thanks.

Running sluggish after new carb and snorkels?

I bought my 05 Kodiak 400 with a half ass snorkel job on it so this weekend I decided to redo all the snorkels. It has 1.5" for clutch in and out and a 2" for the airbox. I also decided to replace the carb since the idle screw had been broken off of the original one. After resnorkeling and installing the carb I noticed the bike was running sluggish. I adjusted the idle screw to get it to idle properly and the idle is fine but when you get on the throttle it sputters a bit and acts as it it doesn’t want to fully open up.

What needs to be adjusted? I did some research and discovered that there is a separate air/fuel screw. Could this be fully opened bc the carb was brand new? Could it be the air box getting too much/not enough air?

Thanks

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A-arms, tie rods, steering knuckle and wheel bearings

Well, I finally found a hole my grizz couldnt conquer lol. Was helping friends clear some trails the other day.We got separated and I was going up a familiar trail that must have had a bad washout over the winter. Ditch was over 4′ deep. I hooked up the winch and pulled it up and out and then the fun began. Seems the winch and the ditch were stronger than my tie rod, ball joints, and A-arm.
So it’s time to upgrade a little, possibly. What is the consensus on wheel bearings ? OEM or aftermarket. Figure while I am doing this I should treat this beast to some new bearings all around.
What ball Joints are best ? OEM or ???
Who do you find has the best prices on OEM or aftermarket made in the USA parts ???

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Power Commander V (Fuel & Timing)

Hey all,

I’ve been debating for quite sometime about getting one of these tuners, I’ve called vforejohn and he said they are good you may only see 1hp from timing if lucky? So was just seeing if anyone had theirs yet and if they could comment on it?

I currently have no tuner with yosh slip on, No issues at all runs fantastic however just thought I’d play it safe?