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Posted by: garyc660R
Sounds impressive. This is the reason the mag had to add a slip on to the Raptor for their comparism. Boooooo! C-dale should have got the respect that was deserved.
Posted by: garyc660R
As I said earlier, the C-Dale should have recieved more respect. I should have added that the rider is more important than the machine....even when dragging. There is an art to properly launching a particular atv and shifting at perfect intervals.
Also, the long wheelbase of the DS (more importantly from the swingarm pivot back) is not gonna make the DS a perfect candidate for getting "consistant" holeshots. High speed stability is normally better with this set-up though. When pulling out WFO, low end power is not used....lol
Posted by: SykoQuadRider
The ds is extremely slow on takeoff. It just has a very strong top end
Posted by: SykoQuadRider
I wouldnt say that the midrange is very powerful, my opinion though. Just a flat out awesome top end.
Posted by: Ryanstones
2 Full days of ridin this weekend and i'm on fire with the cannibal!
Lined up today with STOCK 01 650and piped 01 660 with very agressive riders and the red machine-Cannondale took 7 of 8 runs over 120+- yards. The DS got the jump every time (gotta practice my holeshot) by about a length. By 60 yds the 'bull would pull ahead and gain to a length or better on most runs. It was pretty cool. The raptor was ? maybe 2-3 lengths back. The only one i lost was when I wheelied through 3rd gear for fun. Still close though. ahahahahahahaha fun!
Really starting to get a feel for this machine. The fuel injection,aluminum frame and wild wild engine create a very unique performing quad. It is so different from my warrior and other carbed, steelframe quads, It takes a lot of getting used to. Worth the effort though as landing those little doubles is fine.
This is all just fun for me, but for today anyway, It was cool to come out on top.
FWIW:
This is not a request for challenges from Raptor/Bomb owners
who I'm sure can beat me any day.
Posted by: CornDog
the ds650 should have been the slowest starting! that rider on the ds650 must have been really good with a clutch or you guys must really suck. i can't wait to race my cdale against a raptor.
Posted by: CornDog
<< CornDog,, why would the ds be any slower on takeoff than the others??? have you ridden or raced one,, do you know much about them?? at least give reasons for your arguements. >>
that is what everyone says, the ds650 has a very narrow powerband. i hear it has pretty crappy low end, extremely strong mid range, and excellent top end. that is just what the guys who own them say, so what would they know?
Posted by: CornDog
<< The ds is extremely slow on takeoff. It just has a very strong top end >>
exactly, but the mid range is very powerful too.
Posted by: CornDog
<< Hey Brian, I noticed you have one of the "newer" Cannibals. If you can make it out to LS while we're there, you need to ride my Cannibal and see if there really is a big difference between the older and newer ones. >>
i think it is just the shockwears but i could be wrong. anyways a while back ther was a guy who had a ds650 and a cannibal and he said the cannibal was faster. cdale gets no respect.
Posted by: YoDaddy
Hey Brian, I noticed you have one of the "newer" Cannibals. If you can make it out to LS while we're there, you need to ride my Cannibal and see if there really is a big difference between the older and newer ones.
Posted by: Hurycne
The only thing that matters in a drag race is the riders. Sit back and you will wheelie the start; sit too far forward and you will spin the tires and I think this is true on any quad. Low end power is when you are coming out of a corner in the wrong gear and the motor powers you with out the clutch and pulls to the top end. You dont use 'low end power' in a drag race.
Posted by: AZSAND
HEY RAYN your victory's are probably tribute to your skills not the bikes power.you match a rider and the right bike and everything just works.the cdale is probabhly the the best ever tt ready bike ever built.but lacks in draging capab.as in there ads on there web site and i haven't been there in a while.but in there comp.between the cdale'400ex'raptor'bomber'they for got to put the ds results in the drag race section????? you tell me why any ways im not trying to start any thing there just seems to be a little mis information on the ds and thought id help.but any ways its great to have a day in the zone ain't it.
Posted by: briansgi
But the really cool thing about when you smoke these much bigger and more souped up quads, they pull up to you and want to know all about the C'dale and what "things" you've done to it. You reply "nothing, it's stock", that blows their mind!!
Posted by: briansgi
I would not say the C'dale lacks in dragging capabilities. In fact they do really well, they have a very smooth power band and pull strong throughout. They don't tend to wheelie like the Raptor is real bad at doing. And unlike the 2-strokes, you don't have to wait to "get on the pipe" to get your power. Not that there are alot of C'dales at Little Sahara, but on the drags there, it usually takes quite a tricked out Banshee to beat them!
Posted by: briansgi
We'll be at Little Sahara on President's day in Feb and again during spring break in March, then again in April, then May, etc.
We'll all get together, I doubt if there is any differences between the older and newer Cannibal's. I'm getting ready though to order the HMF silencer and send my computer off to RS Performance and have them "remap" it. I'm tired of looking at that ugly FMF with it's heat discoloration!!
Posted by: RiverRacer04
CornDog,, why would the ds be any slower on takeoff than the others??? have you ridden or raced one,, do you know much about them?? at least give reasons for your arguements.
