Dirtwheels top 10 wheelie quads [Archive]

350Xccelerator

08-26-2003, 04:52 PM

Here is Dirtwheels top 10 wheelie quads list, i think its dumb, the Banshee and Warrior shoudnt even be on the list, and the Raptor should be number one. What do you guys think?

1. Honda 400EX
2. Honda 300EX
3. Yamaha Blaster
4. Kawasaki Mojave
5. Honda Recon
6. Suzuki LT80
7. Yamaha Banshee
8. Yamaha Warrior
9. Kawasaki Lakota
10. Kawasaki Bayou

ATC crazy

08-26-2003, 05:02 PM

The 400EX IS the best wheelie machine hands down. LMAO...they have the LT80 on there but no Raptor...WTF?? :D Raptors are a pretty good wheelie machine...but nothing can touch a Honda

350Xccelerator

08-26-2003, 05:30 PM

I havent ridden a 400ex but have ridden a raptor and they do wheelies almost as easy as my 350x.

bigred110

08-26-2003, 05:35 PM

I've ridden a 250ex and it does a wheelie pretty freakin easy! and also a yamaha 175 tri-moto. :D

250R4Ever

08-26-2003, 05:55 PM

dirtwheels did that test before the raptor even came out on the scene, i'm glad they put the banshee on there its one of the easiest to wheelie, i ride my friend's banshee at 12 o'clock all the time until it starts going to the side, but the 400ex is the number one quad to wheelie, hands down! :D

350Xccelerator

08-26-2003, 06:30 PM

I try and try to do wheelies on banshees and i cant, it just peels out like hell.

yamaha200E

08-26-2003, 08:11 PM

they bayou is on there every time i try that on the bayou all it does is burn out. the warrior is good though.
kyle

250R4Ever

08-26-2003, 08:12 PM

i usually do them at the drag strip, when those tires get heated no matter how much tread is on them they will grip like he*l

200xman

08-26-2003, 08:27 PM

My KFX 400 rides awsome wheelies. I can ride a good hundred yards or so uphill in the sand where we ride. It is all stock except for a set of Kenda Geckos on the rear.

Wickedfinger

08-27-2003, 01:01 AM

My vote goes to the Blaster hands down. Maybe because I was too heavy for mine, but it would pull wheelies right through 6th gear.

CHAINSAW

08-27-2003, 12:56 PM

225 DX 3 wheeler will out ride a wheelie to all of those anyday... hands down.

Dont believe me, come ride with me sometime.

REDMAN225

08-29-2003, 09:07 PM

i'm with chainsaw!

ATC crazy

08-29-2003, 11:33 PM

:D HA...my old SX would smoke anything. I rode wheelies everywhere with it. It had the perfect ballance point...just like the 400EX ;)

Russell 350X

09-01-2003, 11:20 PM

The bayou shouldnt even be on there. I can't ever do wheelies with one. You have to go in reverse and dump it into 1st for it to wheelie. It will not do a flat out wheelie.

250rmanfmf

09-03-2003, 12:50 AM

Raptor is the best wheelie quad stock for stock, The Raptor a 400ex are close, Raptor is a heavy SOB, and the 400ex is lighter than the Raptor. you can wheelie easy on a Raptor in 3rd gear, hard to keep the front down just in first. I own a Raptor and I have ridden other quads. A lot of people bash the Raptor but stock for stock the Raptor will Kill 95% of bikes out there. This is coming from a Honda and a 250r man, My 85 250r will kill my Raptor. But the Raptor is a great machine and the only few quads that are in its compitition is the Quadzilla, YZF450, DS 650, and when the CRF450 quad comes out.

ATC crazy

09-03-2003, 05:15 PM

I think the Raptor is just a little bit easier to get up, but the 400EX is definately the easiest to keep up for long periods of time. ATC250R's are also some of the best wheeliers. And I would take my Foreman anyday for reverse wheelies :D I've got pics too....when they are developed I will post them.

Timbo1

09-17-2003, 11:09 PM

my trx 90 seems to be my favorite 4wheeler of all time, it can wheelie pretty far....but i gotta see the foreman doing reverse wheelies

Manny55

09-18-2003, 08:52 AM

400ex is the wheelie king no matter what anybody else says I can ride wheelies on that thing forever.

AirManCam

09-30-2003, 09:58 PM

I rode a 250ex and I can ride a wheelie on that thing for a good mile. Them things are bad ass. And wtf why is the recon up there?

Timbo1

10-01-2003, 10:24 PM

you have riden. they are bad arse. Was probably published before the 250ex was brought out on the market. :-D... i guess...

350Xccelerator

10-01-2003, 11:30 PM

I have rode a 250ex and I can ride a wheelie on that thing for a good mile. Them things are bad arse. And wtf why is the recon up there?

the recon is almost the same thing as the 250ex, 250ex has sport plastics, recon has utility plastics, if you could do wheelies on a 250ex for a mile you couls do the same on a recon.

AirManCam

10-02-2003, 03:47 PM

Then I hopped on the raptor. :twisted: He has a raptor and oh boy I can ride a wheelie on that thing too. Just shift right through the gears! I even spun the tires trying to do a wheelie on the road :shock:
Huh I never knew that. I guess you do learn somthing new every day :D

ATC crazy

10-02-2003, 04:31 PM

My brothers 372X would wheelie all day long in any gear...Very easy and very fun.

Every machine has a balance point, finding it and keeping it there is the hard part.

AirManCam

10-02-2003, 08:40 PM

Its not that hard to find the balance point on them. I found it on every thing I have ever rode. Even some crotch rockets :D

350Xccelerator

10-03-2003, 01:49 AM

the best wheeling atv/atc ive ever ridden is my 350x, ive never ridden a 250r though.

AirManCam

10-03-2003, 09:20 PM

My brothers 372X would wheelie all day long in any gear...Very easy and very fun.

Every machine has a balance point, finding it and keeping it there is the hard part.
Dude a 350x will wheelie all day long in every gear with out a problem :D

ATC crazy

10-03-2003, 09:37 PM

This one was in a TRX frame.... :twisted:

Tri-Z Pilot

10-04-2003, 04:56 AM

My favorite wheelie machine would have to be my old 250sx trike. With the shaft drive and 200x front end I had on it, I could ride wheelies till the cows came home. It was a pretty trick bike it had hydraulic front disc and all.

DX Rider12

08-05-2005, 07:03 PM

225 DX 3 wheeler will out ride a wheelie to all of those anyday... hands down.

Thank you very much. I've been riding barely a year and a half and I learned wheelies on my DX in like 2 months only because I would jump instead of trying wheelies (too afraid) but now that's all I do. So cut down all the fear of tipping over (which is friggin' hard with the rack on the back.) I learned wheelies in like a day. DX's are the BEST. :TrikesOwn

threewheelin-feelin

08-05-2005, 09:04 PM

200s was probly one of the best wheelie machines.....i was never able to wheelie a bayou....inless i sat on the racks put it in reverse then hit first gear real fast

canadiandevil2

08-05-2005, 11:29 PM

I think this list is about bikes that have a good balance point (can be wheelied far) more that bikes that can come up easy.
The Recon/250EX are nuts to wheelie. my step brother can wheelie his from 1st to 5th.
The reason the recon is up there and not the 250Ex I think is because you can get a recon with electric shift and is easyier to shift while doing a wheelie than a foot shift.

350Xccelerator

08-06-2005, 12:09 AM

the 250ex isnt up there because that list came out before the 250ex did.

250r'en +TCB

08-06-2005, 10:05 AM

I have a 300ex and I think it does OK wheelies.....I've ridden 400ex's and they are a little better, but nothing spectacular. Besides they only wheelie when you want them to. My R wheelies whether I want it to or not! lol

Tri-ZNate

08-06-2005, 10:30 AM

WTF is a recon or bayou doing on there? I wonder why the 250r quad isnt on there or the 230 quad sport. And if we are talkin best whelie machines then the 250sx. tighten up the clutch on it and you can pull 3rd gear wheelies all day. If you dont believe me ask atvnut. I did a nice one for him and his son.

Blown 331

08-06-2005, 11:52 AM

I agree 400EX is on top. Easy to pull the front end up in 5th gear at 65mph + and ride for miles. I think it's acutally easier on a 450R though, you can go faster too, I haven't tried too much on a YFZ450 but I can do it half way decent on those too.

monster 84r

08-08-2005, 09:35 PM

my friends little brother has a bayou w a couple of mods, you could smash the throttle and lean all the way back and the tires dont even come up. the 230 quadsport should definately be on their. there so light! i rode a lightly modded 230 tht hits 57, and that thing wheelies just as good as a 300ex, if not better.

Tri-ZNate

08-09-2005, 05:18 PM

the 230 quadsport should definately be on their. there so light!

lol almost too light. My friend just rebuilt his and had it running for like an hour after rebuild so I took it up my grandparents driveway hit the gas and fell right on my ass. lol I slid 6 or 7 feet up hill! :lol:

EDIT: On my asre that is

RedRider_AK

10-07-2005, 03:01 PM

WTF? The Banshee? A wheelie machine? Maybe if you manhandle it like hell with superhuge sand tires in wet sand...

SpeedBump

10-08-2005, 02:19 AM

While everyone is adding their favorite machines to this list, I may as well put my $.02 in too. My Kawasaki Tecate4 is fine for wheelies too. :rolleyes:

This has got be be one of the most ridiculous topics for a TOP Ten list. You can add anything to this list.... :crazy:

This thread is useless without :pics:

:w00t:

Howdy

10-08-2005, 02:24 AM

Mike_Ham_250R

10-16-2005, 05:52 PM

You guys have the kawasaki all wrong, hell its not the easiest to wheelie, but id does wheelie, heres a vid of my on my uncles bayou. (Not that i like the gayou anyway,,,)
Also, the one tire was going flat or i would have held it longer...

Mike_Ham_250R

10-17-2005, 06:11 AM

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/3646/bayou5part4ez.gif

Rm250RF900R

10-17-2005, 11:46 AM

Ive ridden a banshee, 300ex, blaster, lt 185, big bear, bear tracker ect

Blaster -was great for wheelies
Banshee- just spun
300ex -was o.k
lt 185 - was actually pretty good at wheelies
bear tracker- could do it
big bear- good luck

Some of the stuff they have on the list should be taken off. lt80? But no LT250r or tecate or trx250r? No raptor? What about the yfz450 and the trx450r? How old is that list?

blowfishct

10-17-2005, 03:06 PM

I say a blaster for sure and dont leave out the lekota

3leggeddog

10-17-2005, 08:27 PM

i can ride the best wheelies on my friends 200x.1st through 5th

3leggeddog

10-17-2005, 08:29 PM

oh shlit,i forgot we were talking bout quads,i would say the predator 500,i could pull it up any gear and control it woth just the throttle and engine braking,never even had ti hit the rear brake it was so balanced

Modded660R2fast

10-18-2005, 02:11 AM

The Raptor has to take #1 in my book for wheelies. My raptor just pulls them too easy and i hated it with its rock hard suspension and its top heavyness. But when i put a lowering kit on both front and back i cant get it to wheelie unless i stand up and pull back. The hole shot improved drastically though.

Mike_Ham_250R

10-18-2005, 08:23 PM

Fox250R

10-18-2005, 11:18 PM

How could you put the pos banshee in that list? thats just lame! MY buddy has a zilla 500 and i can wheelie that for days! i dont see that on the list?? i wonder bout you people sometimes!!!!

RedRider_AK

11-20-2005, 05:52 PM

I vote for the QuadRunner 250 E, because it has a built in wheelie bar!

peeweesp

11-21-2005, 07:52 PM

400ex defiently #1 all honda's are good for wheelies look at the engine position in the 400ex it is towards the back of the frame, the front is very light, i am suprised the z400 isnt on there i hear they are real easy to wheelie

dovesprings250R

11-22-2005, 01:24 AM

Couple of good ones left off. Quadzilla 500 wheelies even if you don't want to. The best controlled wheelie quad I ever tried was a 1987 honda 250x it would go for miles in ist gear.

400exXx

12-29-2005, 08:02 PM

I can wheely forever on a my friends Honda ATC 200s.

sp1tekiller

12-30-2005, 10:52 AM