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03 ORANGE SHEE
01-19-2004, 09:08 PM
the red is me on a friends coming of a seven ft jump,the other is my 02 es airing out the bike,the 02 model has must softer shocks than the older 450's,lands like your on a pillow!

TRI-Zbrian
01-19-2004, 09:13 PM
:twisted: that thing isnt going to last long

ATC crazy
01-19-2004, 09:19 PM
You'll be suprised at what the Foreman 450's can handle. Personally, I have only launched mine 3' or so and it was a pretty damn rough landing :D :shock:

Those pics look great Orange....but where are the helmets...(I cracked my skull WITH a helmet doing something sorta similar to that)

03 ORANGE SHEE
01-19-2004, 10:06 PM
believe it or not,those are THE ONLY two pics i have since 1986 riding with no helmet on!!!even puttin around on the foreman checking the fences i put one on,force of habit all those years,thought the ol' nogin was hard enough i guess :D

YAMAHA_Jim
01-19-2004, 10:37 PM
O3 ORANGE SHEE,,Dont take this the wrong way,just my advice. Its up to you whether or not you want to wear a helmet but, It takes about 10 seconds to put one on.Takes alot longer to heal up from a crushed skull due to a 4x4 quad rolling over on your noggin. Helmets dont make it 100% safe but I sure do feel safer with one on.

Maybe I'm just old and wearing helmets isnt cool anymore??

85bigred250es
01-19-2004, 10:45 PM
Good air on the foreman 8) How was the landing. Those foremans are tough machines. The only thing I would be worried about would be the frame with all that weight.

YTZ250#1
01-20-2004, 04:59 AM
I have jumped my sportsman 500ho off of a few jumps like that,But mine has works front struts,and high lifter spring kit all around.Major improvment over stock set up.

speed20
01-22-2004, 02:37 PM
I think the pics are cool, But i have to agree with Jim on this one.....i would much rather spend the extra 10 seconds than spend the next 3 months in the hospital!!

Bumb
01-22-2004, 04:57 PM
It takes about 10 seconds to put one on.Takes alot longer to heal up from a crushed skull due to a 4x4 quad rolling over on your noggin. Helmets dont make it 100% safe but I sure do feel safer with one on.

Maybe I'm just old and wearing helmets isnt cool anymore??

Takes less for me. I dont undo the strap on my helmet. So I just slide it on tighten it and go. When i first started riding a few months ago I did not have one. Now I do and just about always wear it. Unless im getting to warm it up. The one time I dont ride it I hit a tree. It like it knows when u dont wear them and acts up then. I also just feel better when I wear them.

Wickedfinger
01-22-2004, 11:43 PM
that thing isnt going to last long

Ditto here.

Cool pics. I could care less if you dont wear a helmet or not really .... its your personal choice ... but ... its also your funeral.

hondaATCman
01-31-2004, 02:05 AM
Great pics! I wouldn't do that too much though. Even if it is a Honda, those differentials take a pounding when you land, basically like taking a sledgehammer and hitting it, but hey you gotta have a little fun once in a while. Nice air :D

ATC crazy
01-31-2004, 11:59 AM
Great pics! I wouldn't do that too much though. Even if it is a Honda, those differentials take a pounding when you land, basically like taking a sledgehammer and hitting it, but hey you gotta have a little fun once in a while. Nice air :D

You mean the axle?

yamaha225dx
02-04-2004, 07:17 PM
dang it is like the helmet police in here. hope none of you guys ever go to sturgis, you would have a fit!!!

03 ORANGE SHEE
02-04-2004, 08:42 PM
those are the only TWO action pics i have since 1986, that i have no helmet on,spur of the moment pics thats all,i know i cant be the only one on here that doesnt wear a hat eveytime i go on a ride!!

twgranger
02-04-2004, 09:29 PM
I would like to see a pic of you jumping that with your Z. :twisted:

03 ORANGE SHEE
02-04-2004, 09:37 PM
tell ya what todd,as soon as i can get my girlfriend outa the house for a ride, i'll post um for ya!! how does that sound??im sure the users here would rather see three wheels in the air more than four!!and yes,i'll will wear all the gear,WITH my helmet. :rolleyes:

yamaha225dx
02-06-2004, 08:27 AM
why?? Ever since I was 3 years old on a trike I have never worn a helmet. Never on a quad either. I guess it is the fact that I used them to chase cows and had to be alert when something wrong or a cow wasn't going the right way.