????atv predator 300

shapesh1ft3r · #1 (**permalink**) 07-25-2010, 11:03 AM

sorry if this is in the wrong section, please move this if it is in the wrong section.

so i was riding through the trails, going at a decent pace, one that i can handle...not that fast. i hit a rock a few times with my left front wheel. nothing is bent, and just a few scratches on the rim. but i got back and noticed that the rubber cap in the middle of the rim, covering some sort of pin is missing. my dad hasnt seen, but when he does he will be very upset, as he likes to keep every part there.

so where can i get one of these, new or used doesnt matter; and at a reasonable rate. or if you have new wheels on your predator and wouldnt mind sparing one of yours, that would also be nice.

one last note. the trail was very muddy, rocky, and just a rough trail in general. i was definately going fast enough to do some damage, but i dont think i bent anything. i did hit a few rocks with the wheel, and thats about it. no contact with the control arms, and i did get stuck on a root in mud and that resulted in a fair amount of spinning (the clutch is gone, so it has to be dumped immediately). do you think this caused any damage to the machine? it isnt meant for that type of abuse right? nothing looks bent, but i regret doing it cause it just seems not right.

sorry to drag this question on, but rather that then make 3 threads :x

does this machine (the first year it came out, no reverse) have a rev limiter? my friends hid the keys as a joke, and i was panicking, and i realised it was a joke, and went out of there full throttle bouncing off what i hope with my life to be a rev limiter..

and does the silver paint on the bumper, and control arms come off easy for everyone else? we picked the back up by the handle, and paint starts coming off, and i washed the control arm with a slightly high pressure hose and paint started coming off..they never primed it from the looks of it, why?

**Bruce!** · #2 (**permalink**) 07-25-2010, 06:27 PM

Welcome to the board!

shapesh1ft3r · #3 (**permalink**) 07-28-2010, 09:54 PM

again, thanks bruce haha

but, does anybody have any idea where i can get a new one?

vitosdraggin · #4 (**permalink**) 08-20-2010, 08:10 PM

i had the 03 pred and lost both front caps in the same day, the trail was also muddy and or covered in rocks they dont seem to stay on very well, i have seen some for sale on ebay. the paint problem i think is like every other 03 mine got washed after every ride with a pressure washer and the paint was fine,then i bent a control arm and replaced it with a used one that looked mint, then one day washed after a ride and blew half the paint off.