Hi there. I’m Joe and I live in Rapid City, SD. I have ridden atv’s since I worked a ranch back in Montana in about 2002. I rode those everyday, have ridden friend’s quad’s and my dad’s 800. I’ve even owned 2 myself since I moved to Rapid almost 5yrs ago.

But with all of that said I had never ridden any sport quads until I bought one on Sunday. I picked up a nice 2000 400ex with a clear title, 50% tread tires and nice plastics, just starting to fade but no cracks or noticeable scratches. It runs great, looks great and since I know nothing about sport quads i’ll have to rely on you guys but I think I got a smoking good deal at $800 cash. All the ones I see on Craigslist are between $2k – $2.5k. Who knows what they’re actually selling for though…

Anyway, it’s snowing like crazy here right now and I had my company Christmas party the night I brought it back from out of state so i’ve been able to ride it for about 30 minutes so far. Holy cow, these things are a beast compared to any utility quad i’ve ever ridden. Is there a trick to keeping yourself on the seat and not flying off the back of the thing as you accelerate? lol. I’m excited about getting into the sport. Thanks!