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Posted by: jbomb
My solution was to buy 2 more Cannondales and now I will ride them until I wear 3 out.
Posted by: DirtDiggler
Yeah jbomb, 3 Dales?! your my hero man I wish I had the guts or actual money to buy 3 Dales. I don't think you guys have anything to worry about I would say the odds are extrememly high this motorsports thing will work out. If Rad doesn't pull it off which I think they will I heard somewhere (probably in here) that there was one or two other bidders. If this does work out anyone that has any cash better jump on these Dales going cheap (Cannibals for $4,999) because the prices are going back up. I wonder what the dealers that are selling below dealer invoice are going to do when they have to give either Cannondale's chp 11 or the new owner there cut of the cash?
Posted by: DirtDiggler
Am I nuts or is there already a "Laptraffic" with the same icon with some where around 100 - 150 posts?
Posted by: DirtDiggler
makes sense to me.
Posted by: DirtDiggler
check out www.southbaymoto.com if your not afraid to spend money they offer 3 different engine kits I think there is 450, 460 and 470. The biggest kit promises 51hp on race gas.
Posted by: DirtDiggler
my bad stage 1 offers an increase in hp but no increase in displacement. Stage 2 = 450 and Stage 3 = 460
Posted by: DirtDiggler
briansgi,
Sounds like a sweet bike man! I take it then you got your PEPs? There are a couple of people at exriders that just got PEPs as well and they swear it took 4 months. I'm suprised you didn't take a hostage wating that long...lol.
MxDale71,
I hear ya man I don't think performance wise anything touches the Dale. I do like some of the things Polaris has done with The Predator I just wish it weighed 20 or 30 pounds less. I still love to ride SparkyEX's Dale though I'll tell ya that.
Later, Digglersaurus Rex
Posted by: DirtDiggler
I don't understand why the wait should ever be that long. If you have enough business to be that far behind at anything you should hire/train new people. I think anything beyond 8 - 12 weeks is to long to wait unless you are ordering something that's unbelievably custom and I don't think shock valving is that custom.
Posted by: briansgi
I'd build another quad just like the one I finished for my son:
PRP frame
Laeger ProTrax front end
PEP/ZPS shocks
PRP swingarm
Lonestar axle and bearing carrier
Hiper beadlocks
Holeshot mx's
ESR 310 motor with CR250 ignition
ESR pipe/silencer
quadtech seat, radiator shrouds, master cylinder cover
400EX rotors, brakes and calipers
Fullbore plastic
Tag T2's
Clarke tank
PWR Denton radiator
Graydon bumper, grab bar and propeg nerfs
Only the new motor would be a ESR 265 power valve!
Posted by: briansgi
Here is how I finally got my PEP/ZPS shocks, I ordered a set of Elka Elite's and called my bud who I ordered the PEP's from and informed him I had just ordered some Elka's and to cancel the order with Wayne. He called Wayne and said I was cancelling the order and within 3 days, I had the PEP's. I obviously called the shop where I ordered the Elka's and cancelled that order. It's really said you have to go to that extreme to get the shocks, especially after waiting 10 months to begin with!! The mistake I made was I ordered the shocks from a sponsored pro rider of PEP. He never wanted to call and pester Wayne on the status of my shocks being afraid of pissing Wayne off thus causing a delay in getting his own shocks.
I will say, they are sweet shocks, but I'll never wait 10 months again for anything!
Posted by: cannondale27
Thats a very good question that I havent answered which is why I am keeping mine.
Posted by: dawzie
You're the man Jbomb. I'm going to get another soon myself !!
Posted by: dawzie
I think it is weird that some people will talk down the Dale, complain about the dealer, complain about the warrentee or this or that YET they will spend upwards of $15,000 to build a YZF or CRF and there is NO wareentee on nothing.!! Buy your used Jap quad for $3000 sit down and shut-up. Put another $5000 in it and see if you can beat a Dale and have as much realiabilty.
There is so much help right now for Dale owners from other owners and faithful dealers that if you don't consider buying one you are truely going to be the loser.
I do know what it takes to keep these things going. We are going into our fourth year of racing MX. The Dale has been more realiable than the YZF or EX and with less money.
Race on !!!!
Posted by: MxDale71
I've thought about it a lot when all this first came up and I haven't been able to think of anything worth buying, so I'm riding my C-dale till it won't run. Hopefuly that means I'll be riding it for a long time.
Posted by: MxDale71
Well I don't want people to confuse performance loyalty with brand loyalty. I am in no way brand loyal. I just won't trade a quad with good power, handling, and reliability (atleast mine has been reliable), for a quad that just doesn't measure up. If Honda, Suzuki, Kawisaki, Yamaha, etc produces a quad that out performs my C-dale, and I'm in the market for a new quad, I'll buy what ever is better.
Like I said, PERFORMANCE LOYAL, not BRAND LOYAL.
Posted by: Sandfan
Nothing like the dedication of a Dale owner! I can't think of any other bike to replace the Dale. I have 2 Dales and a 250R and a Banshee and I like the Dales for all around riding Best!
Looking for some good deals on the Dales, If I can get an extra for parts cheap enough. Even through all this I'm getting the 450 kit with full mods done as I type!!
Posted by: Redrebel
I'm keeping my dale!!!! I don't see anything coming out any time soon that's comparable to it.
Hey Sandfan, what's this 450 kit you're talking about.
Posted by: LapTraff1c
Id build my own. I dont think I could stomache the factory crap after this bike.
My friend's buying a predator in the next month or so, it looks ok, but it aint a Cannondale.
Posted by: LapTraff1c
I think Im the only one. I lost my password and could not retreive my original account info so started this one using a 1 instead of the "i"
I dont think I had that many posts though. I use this name on several boards, wonder if that's the confusion?
Posted by: LapTraff1c
That is really piss poor customer service
Posted by: ltz400racer
i know some of you like your quads very much ..bu if you end up selling it because the whole chapter 11 thing ..what quad will you buy next..i was just wondering.
