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Monticello Utah ride

I’ll post up some pictures later, but for now I’ll describe the ride.

I’ll start off saying that Monticello is a dump! 3 gas stations, 5 motels, and a couple of convenience stores. The motel we stayed in was the nicest in town, out of 5…:rofl:. Only one of the restaurants had good food….this place is pathetic as far as amenities go!

Now for the ride….the Manti-La-Sal national forest is a 10 minute drive west of town, which is cool. Its 1.2 million acres. The trails start off around 8000 feet and peak out at around 11,000 feet. Its a mix of forest roads and 50" atv trails….we did 110 miles worth in 2 days. There is only one black diamond section of trail, which is about 5 miles long, but its mean….big boulders and steep, loose hill-climbs. The rest of the trails are blue and green rated, which are just nice trails to ride.

The riding is very similar to the Front Range of Colorado….its good….but no better than what we have locally.

The one REALLY nice thing about this area….there was nobody out there…..we didn’t see a single person, or atv the entire two days of riding….that’s pretty awesome!

Since Colorado Springs is an hour away from our trail system, our local trails are a freaking zoo….so this was a nice change.

Another awesome thing about Utah…..its legal to ride on the paved county roads….which we did to connect to other trails, so we could make a loop. That’s really nice! In Colorado, you’ll get a hefty ticket for doing that!

I’ll get the pictures downloaded and post them up.

3 Qs on price negotiations, ‘title safety’, and older Polarises

Ok another three questions to help me get up to speed on getting my first ATV…

1- It’s after the court clerk has closed and you’re standing there with the guy after your test drive and you’ve decided you really want the machine he’s selling, and if you don’t put cash in his hand now it might be gone tomorrow. So how do you know there’s not a lien on the title or that the machine is even his? Just wondering how you go about purchasing a machine and make sure you don’t get ripped off somehow title wise.

2- How much do private parties generally come off their asking price if they haven’t put something like ‘FIRM’ in their advertisement? Also, how much do dealerships generally come off their price?

3- I’ve been told to stay away from ten year old Polaris from a number of different people, but that they’ve come a long way since then. How old is the oldest Polaris I should consider buying used? Around when did they start to improve in quality?

Thanks

Runing rich bad???

Hello i recently jetted my carb and i took it for a ride i got back soooo much power i went from a 57.5 main to a 80
I know thats a big jump because i just went to start it and it was hydrolocked. Finally got it sarted puffed some black smoke drove it parked it now it wont start or even idle. I went to my yamaha dealer and askes for next 3 sizes up and they gave me a; 80 85 and 90 i put the 80 in man i got back at least 15 hp but is it bad to run this rich or should i spend more money for jets???

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2016 Yamaha’s

Got to ride these bad boys today in the MUD. It was a wet one, but overall I came away very very impressed. Dont sleep on the new Kodiak, it was the most impressive machine to me today (I already own the Wolverine so I wont tell u how much I love it here) even over the new Grizzly. Rode at South Fork Dirt Riders in Taylorville Illinois for Yamaha’s dealer demo ride.

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2016 Yamaha’s

Got to ride these bad boys today in the MUD. It was a wet one, but overall I came away very very impressed. Dont sleep on the new Kodiak, it was the most impressive machine to me today (I already own the Wolverine so I wont tell u how much I love it here) even over the new Grizzly. Rode at South Fork Dirt Riders in Taylorville Illinois for Yamaha’s dealer demo ride.

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