Suzuki LT 80 2003

[yamaman]

Hy,

We just got a LT 80 for my girlfreind,it is a 2003 model.FMF Shorty exhaust & alloy rear rims,everything else is stock.

Going to change all the shocks for better ones,any suggestions?Also getting the A-arm kit for the front.These are definate.

Bearing in mind this is for pleasure use!!Would some spacers on the rear help any with stability?Or better off to pay the ££ and get a axle?

Has anyone seen,or even better ridden a LT80 with the steering damper fitted?

Is there anything else worth doing to these,not so much to make them quicker,but just better handling & comfort.

Is there any known trouble areas with these quads?Anything inparticular to keep an eye on?

Sorry for the long post but i want to get this runnin/ridin as comfy as it can get,thanks in advance for any help,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Dave.

[350Xccelerator]

get a james lucky/maier headlight kit for it. 8)

[TimSr]

I dont know what all is available in the UK, but for the cost of all the modifications you are talking about youd have been far better off to spend the extra money on a TRX90 to start with. The LT80's are great machines, but theyve been around since the 80's vitually unchanged. If you absolutely are sold on the belt driven 2 strokes, the E-Ton\Polaris\Alpha Taiwan clones in the 90cc version are less expensive, and have far more aftermarket modifications, and are built better.
Now, since youve already got it, Id first say to invest sparingly in modifications, because so going to be limited in your gains by the very old design. A top end pipe, and lighter clutch weights, coupled with fiber reeds will do wonders for it. The big problem there, though, is that a lot of people find out that the clutch isnt heavy duty enough to handle the gains achieved. Also the stock carb is very small on the LT, and it doesnt take much in airflow improvements to find that its simply insufficient. The LT80 carb is smaller than the stock carb on the E-Ton 40cc.
As far as "making it more stable" youll gain a lot more by widening the front than by widening the rear, if youre going with an A-Arm kit anyways. In the rear, spacers will give you no different effect than a longer axle. The longer axle is stronger than spacers, but the spacers should be adequate if she is of the appropriate size for an LT80.
The LT shocks are awful, and youll find that the fronts are not shocks at all, but rather just springs on a shaft designed to look like a shock body. Works makes shock kits, and they are quite expensive.
Hope this helps.