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Some pictures of your Predator?
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Posted by: DieselBoy

If you have some pictures of your predator, I'd like to see. If you have a link to some pictures of them on another thread than you can post it here. I'm seriously thinking about one. Should there be anything I should look out for besides the stock intake?

Posted by: MAaudioX10

latest....

Posted by: MAaudioX10

one more for the ro-ad.....

Posted by: MAaudioX10

When I bought it new, over a year ago...

Posted by: XCpred

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Posted by: crp77303

A few shots of mine..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/pinkneyss/Predator/IMG_0317.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/pinkneyss/Predator/predjump1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/pinkneyss/Predator/predslide1.jpg

Posted by: Flynbryan19

About a month before I sold it.....

Posted by: DieselBoy

SWEET quads!!! I like them all. They look like alot of fun to ride!

Posted by: ZsPred

Here is mine @ 76mph through the desert!

Chris

Posted by: trailrunner77

here's mine

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/trailrunner77/TheFarmXC2006004.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/trailrunner77/TheFarmXC2006002.jpg

Posted by: DieselBoy

dude.....that things sweet ! (they all are!!!!)

Posted by: Predatorman500

This is my 04 nothing great all stock but i am proud of it i am only 15 and i paid for every bit of it!!!

Posted by: Predatorman500

#2

Posted by: 440exnacsracer

my 558

Posted by: DieselBoy

558???? that must go like a bat outta hell

Posted by: ZsPred

Ya, you can get the Pred in a 440, 500, 520, 558, 574, 600 & 650 stroker. Used to have a 510 and 627 but have been discontinued. Nicholas has 587, but is not offered yet.

Mine is a 574.

Chris

Posted by: bradley300

here is mine. bone stock now. hopefully it will have mxprographx number plates and pure polaris headlight inserts by friday
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a308/bradley300/fourwheeler/predator.jpg

Posted by: 440exnacsracer

quote:
Originally posted by DieselBoy
558???? that must go like a bat outta hell

yea, and the race port/polish with oversized stainless steel valves doesnt hurt, along with the intake and exhaust mods. the only thing is, on the 03's with the slightly longer swingarm, little of that power gets to the ground on anything but pavement

Posted by: phxccw

Here's my Pred.
http://www.predatorowners.com/memberphotos/predator/8613/CIMG0100.jpg

Posted by: Alpredator

my mx predator

Posted by: wolffie

man there are some sick looking preds on here! heres my 05 TLD. Mods are in sig.

Posted by: wolffie

the infamous civic intake! what a b!tch this thing was to jet. finally got it dialed in last weekend.

Posted by: Harbin_22

Here's mine. Hopefully it will be gone before too much longer.

Posted by: Harbin_22

another

Posted by: DieselBoy

why do you want to get rid of it

Posted by: wolffie

Harbin_22, that is a nice *** pred! i wont ask you how much you've put into it though

looks really trick man.

Posted by: 97tjblues

quote:
Originally posted by wolffie
the infamous civic intake! what a b!tch this thing was to jet. finally got it dialed in last weekend.

why this? and how does it perform? very awesome setup though i would never have thought of that.

Posted by: wolffie

http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthr...threadid=215752

heres the original thread about the civic intake. its a really great setup if you dont mind playing around with the jetting a bit! also check out www.predatorowners.com! people on there have been experimenting with this setup for a little while now.

Posted by: Big Chuck

Wolfie, how did that intake/filter fair at the National that I met you at last weekend? Was wodering cause it kind of seems exposed to w water problem if it had been any wetter, Big Chuck. Finally nice to meet you!

Posted by: bman9

here is mine. its for sale also.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/bman9/Predator/Picture003.jpg

Posted by: MAaudioX10

quote:
Originally posted by Harbin_22
Here's mine. Hopefully it will be gone before too much longer.

Remember...I got dibs on the suspension!!!!!

Posted by: Mud Roost

those bikes are hot....nice job all ya's

Posted by: LaLaLoosh

might as well throw mine out there.

Posted by: LaLaLoosh

sorry, try again

Posted by: SVTPete

Heres my baby

Posted by: SVTPete

and in action

Posted by: wolffie

^^ nice pred SVT Pete!

LaLaLoosh, are those the new Holeshot SX tires? how do you like em so far? they look trick

Posted by: smokinwrench

quote:
Originally posted by SVTPete
and in action

So Pete were you winning or loosing? The reason I ask is because I don't see any other quads.

Posted by: SVTPete

Those are the mxr4's and I love them. They hookup really well. As for winning and losing, I was definately not winning. I finished 16 out of 21 in this heat. I was racing beginner open class against the 450 novice guys. It was at glen helen and it gets pretty spread out there. I did grad sixth out of one of the holeshots which made me pretty happy. I was one of two preddys out there racing. The other raced against intermediate 450's and took sixth overall.

Posted by: LaLaLoosh

wolfie

love the trires. just got them fro glamd's friend from predowners. i was wanting to change the sprockets even more for some more lowend, but i went with his advice with the 8 inch rims. they really make a difference.

look good too. love the black baja rims....i had to slurge

Posted by: smokinwrench

quote:
Originally posted by SVTPete
I finished 16 out of 21 in this heat. I was racing

You deserve all the credit in the world for going out and racing. So many people can talk the talk but have never been on a track with other quads that were wanting to win as bad as you do.

Racing is addictive, I race every chance I get. Problem around here is not many people race quads. So when I do race they're will only be 7-15 of us, I would love to race back east where they have several heats.

Posted by: SVTPete

Luckily where i live there is ;ots of racing to be done. I had to drive nine hours to race at glen helen but it was very well worth it! I am going to try and hit up as many itp quadcross events as possible. August 13 is the next race at Glen Helen. If anyone has a chance they should check it out. It is a good time.

Posted by: kc8pnd

DieselBoy, if you get a pred you should really consider a gusset kit. I wrecked my pred for the first time and bent the frame, the quad rolled to a stop, the crash was small and it still bent just under the oil tank.

Posted by: phxccw

Can you install the gusset kit without completly dismantling the engine and everything??? Or is it just some quick welds here and there???

Posted by: kc8pnd

I am not real sure, I think you can just tip the quad on its grab bare and add most of them. There is 2 that go under your front fenders and about 6 that go at the back where the sub frame meets the main frame. I added a lot of extra welds to things, like my motor mounts and the plate under the steering stem.

Posted by: kc8pnd

Here is my predator, looks mean eh?.

http://www.caksquad.com/Pred/img1.jpg
http://www.caksquad.com/Pred/img2.jpg
http://www.caksquad.com/Pred/img3.jpg
http://www.caksquad.com/Pred/img4.jpg
http://www.caksquad.com/Pred/img5.jpg

Posted by: Predatorguy88

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e111/98Warrior/pred1.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e111/98Warrior/pred3.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e111/98Warrior/pred400.jpg
Here are a few of mine, the last one is with my step brother's 400ex.

Posted by: preddymoto

quote:
Originally posted by kc8pnd
Here is my predator, looks mean eh?.

http://www.caksquad.com/Pred/img1.jpg
http://www.caksquad.com/Pred/img2.jpg
http://www.caksquad.com/Pred/img3.jpg
http://www.caksquad.com/Pred/img4.jpg
http://www.caksquad.com/Pred/img5.jpg

Looks like she oughta hold up. welds aren't the prettiest but ah well it's out of side out of mind. good luck with that

Posted by: maxximumcarnage

Heres mine

Posted by: maxximumcarnage

another

Posted by: maxximumcarnage

Last one

Posted by: maxximumcarnage

okay I lied but this is it..

Posted by: preddymoto

here is mine. after my winter project.http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4480/7453bh.gif

Posted by: 440exnacsracer

quote:
Originally posted by kc8pnd
Here is my predator, looks mean eh?.

a little late now, but for future reference, you can make some points weaker by welding them, gusseting is always a good idea, but simply welding factory welds or stamps can weaken the steel/aluminum/etc. good luck though.

o and maxximumcarnage....where is whitesburg? i go to school in statesboro, but live in henry county, nice pred by the way, i have some pics earlier in this forum

Posted by: wolffie

there are some nice preds on here!

maxximumcarnage, where did you get your PCing done? looks good.

my pred was on page two halfway down the page:

http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthr...15&pagenumber=2

Posted by: Vertical Smile

Totally stock, just like a blank canvas.

http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c4/aqua86//my_predator.jpg

Posted by: XCpred

Here is a new one of mine.

Posted by: PredatorRider

Here is my preddy,have purepolaris whitebrothers pipe,dynojet kit.3, K&N highflow(waiting on honda civic intake:P),MAXXIS 22� tires rear, home made light covers

. and some small other things. Run`s like hell, no problems with him so fare.

Posted by: 440exnacsracer

xcpred, your dad work at polaris america? looks familiar

Posted by: jdwxv3

Does anyone make a set up that gets rid of the Pro Steering system? I know it works well when it is tight but I have seen lots of problems with it wearing out prematurely and it is expensive to replace. So does anyone make just the normal set up?

Thanks, Josh

Posted by: kc8pnd

When I painted my frame my pro steering system was stiff, so I took it all apart and cleaned the bearings, the two arms have bearings in them so that makes it nice.

Posted by: Scotty7304

Someone makes cromoly replacements I think they are only like 40 bucks for each tie rod.

Posted by: XCpred

440exnacsracer, He doesn't work there, but we spend alot of time there. You may have just seen him up there a few times. Do you ever ride at durham town?

Posted by: 440exnacsracer

sure do when i get a chance

Posted by: hannibal3495

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g2/hannibal3495/101_0189.jpg
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g2/hannibal3495/101_0188.jpg
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g2/hannibal3495/101_0187.jpg

[Still have to put some skids on and I think I am going to get the civic cold air intake.

Scott

Posted by: lepred

hers my 05 LE

Posted by: lepred

one more

Posted by: DOHC

NICE MAN ^^^^

Posted by: project_tecate

by chance does anyone have a straight shot of back and of their pred flipped up on the grab bar? I'm pretty sure the one I just picked up to fix is way out of whack but I dont know how the preds look. Some quads are different than others and line up differently so i figured i would ask before I tear it all apart and sell it off if need be.

Posted by: Dune Surfer

Just sold mine!! 2003 . I had no real problems with my pred. I liked the engine. Still , honestly I would not buy another one. A little to quirky. They handle strangly, jump a little nose high. The biggest downfall is the weight. If I was looking for something right now I would get a YFZ for $6000 otd (which I did!!) It is honestly a much better quad.

Posted by: lepred

much better in what respect ??? the 05-06 preds will kill a YFZ on the trail stock for stock. Have to coin out allot to get the YFZ to the standard of a Stock pred ( shocks, Axle, Wheels etc )Mine dont jump nose high..must be you

Posted by: DieselBoy

I would own a predator anyway if the price was right. Nice predators, I like the red headlight bulbs.

Posted by: McCormick

Another stocker...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/pd7951bc419ce6c8baf257f2c5545ff33/ee1fa7fc.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/p73785b947199f8e0a1e87acedec50ff2/ee1fa5fc.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/pdfdb167894d2ce07b415214396de63ad/ee1fa42e.jpg

Posted by: McCormick

2 more...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid194/p8eac963227be5abc70268da631ee973e/f1746f7b.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/p1629cd119ea611ebd1a71ceeaab4df5f/ee1f9933.jpg

Posted by: 440exnacsracer

^^^ that looks like some good ole tennessee mud

Posted by: McCormick

Nope, just some Vermont cow- s#!t-mud...

Posted by: DieselBoy

you know what... predator's dont seem to sell very cheap up my way.... it kinda sucks, i almost bought one...

Posted by: exrider008

quote:
Originally posted by McCormick
Nope, just some Vermont cow- s#!t-mud...

were do u ride in vermont i ride up in colchester.

Posted by: McCormick

I ride in Putney, mostly. Some trails and sandpit, and we have a little track, nothing too special.

Posted by: troyleepred719

heres my 07 troy lee designs predator, stock for now, with power madds, and dg fat bars, not pictured......mush more to come, anyone know where i can get a headlight cover, th

<a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/6804/im000390ed8.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us" /></a>ats translucent?

Posted by: smokinwrench

That looks identical to the 2006 troy lee in this Polaris link.

http://www.polarisindustries.com/en...ce/PredatorTLD/

Posted by: troyleepred719

thats cause there marked 07 after july.........same thing as an 06, so ifit makes u feel better we can call it an 07, 07 is just used for insurance purposes because it was bought in july

Posted by: smokinwrench

quote:
Originally posted by troyleepred719
thats cause there marked 07 after july.........same thing as an 06, so ifit makes u feel better we can call it an 07, 07 is just used for insurance purposes because it was bought in july

So I guess mine wasn't an 05 carry over it is really an 06.

Posted by: DieselBoy

so guys, give me a little update. what problems have you experienced with your predators (*Reply only if your a verified owner of a Polaris Predator.) they seem to be pretty good, I haven't heard too much complaining anywhere about them.

Posted by: smokinwrench

quote:
Originally posted by DieselBoy
so guys, give me a little update. what problems have you experienced with your predators (*Reply only if your a verified owner of a Polaris Predator.)

I got mine January 1st. I have ridden the crap out of it. I have raced it 3-4 times harescrambler and mx. Only problem I have had is one of the seat grommets smashed out and caused the seat to rub the intake tube. The dealer replaced all of the parts on warranty. I am 100% happy wiht my predator it was the perfect choice for my riding style.

Posted by: 440exnacsracer

ive had a few, i broke the origional frame, and the dealer who replaced it didnt know 100% what they were doing and screwed up a few things, so i tore it back down gusseted the frame and put it back together the way it should be. i have never had a factory engine part fail, just a wiseco piston that came apart. some of the 03s had transmission trouble, but i checked out everything when i was cleaning out peices of aluminum from the wiseco and everything looked great. the oil lines are a pain in the butt, they are too flemsy, but as long as you dont take them off, you dont have to worry about it. the rear plastic mounts also arent top notch, so plan on makings some stronger ones down the road

Posted by: jrmerk

had my '05 a little over a year now - been running harescrambles in nc since day one... no major issues outside of a few i've created, i.e. bent steering stem on a superman crash against a tree - replaced w/ hpd vs factory... in fact, would recommend replacement even prior to going thru the crash efforts... get a good after market front bumper - some body armor, nerfs and a decent slip on silencer and you should be good to go... starts first time and has plenty of power... i also put a set of razor II's on - hook up in all types of terrain - excellent... overall - don't think you can go wrong... happy trails - ride hard

Posted by: kc8pnd

Them rear plastic mounts with the S curve tube both broke on my friends 03, I welded them on the top and bottom for him. They used thicker tubing on the 05. The plastic they used for the stock fenders I think is a bit to hard. There is not enough give, so plan on a crack if you stress it to much. I am on my second frame on my 05, watch rocks and trees, the front end of my frame twisted when I hit a tree, was not moving fast at all. The air box is an issue, but with a civic intake (or bigger snorkel) and a few jets you can really bring that Fuji to life. The power is great, it seems like it never stops pulling. Was racing my friend and took off in 2nd, when I hit 3rd I heard a noise, when I looked around at the rear end I noticed teeth on my sprocket broke clean off.

Posted by: lepred

My 05 LE has been punished, rolled, rammed and slammed, but the only real trouble is 5th gear let go and destroyed 3rd etc. Ive bent A-arms steering stems snapped tie rods and idler arms and bent the buggery out of my frame but she still handles great. This thing keeps up with the best of em and I would recommend buying one if you have the moolah to mod, as stock there abit sluggish and handle a bit pooey. Depends what you want to do with it, I mainly MX now so I wont be buying another one, If i was a duner or Trailer then it cant be beat, great bike to learn on and no probs launching 80' tables with the fox podiums dialed as hard as they go.

Posted by: troyleepred719

smokinwrench.i honestly dont get what ur problem is........because its marked an 07, i called it an 07, its an 06 model, thats marked 07, because of the month in which its bought in, it really isnt that hard man.....ill say its an 06 so u dnt lose sleep..........hows that for u buddy.?

Posted by: honda450rider33

quote:
Originally posted by Predatorman500
This is my 04 nothing great all stock but i am proud of it i am only 15 and i paid for every bit of it!!!

I seen that you have a 06 yfz in all honesty how does it compare to your predator. i have heard that the 450 smokes the predator, i have heard that the two are close, and i have heard that the predator smokes the 450. i have a friend with a predator but i cannot get him to come over and race me. he always has some excuse why he cannot

Posted by: MAaudioX10

quote:
Originally posted by honda450rider33
I seen that you have a 06 yfz in all honesty how does it compare to your predator. i have heard that the 450 smokes the predator, i have heard that the two are close, and i have heard that the predator smokes the 450. i have a friend with a predator but i cannot get him to come over and race me. he always has some excuse why he cannot

I just switched from a Predator 558 to an 06' YFZ450 w/ hot cams and, top end, the two machines are close, maybe giving a nod to the YFZ on the very top but, the Pred had it all the way for TORQUE. Of course, the Pred had a big bore. As far as overall machine to machine, the YFZ fits me better. I feel fast on it but, just needs more bottom end.

Posted by: honda450rider33

my friend with the predator said that he has seen a yfz with a athena 480 big bore get smoked by a stock outlaw. i dont think this is true because i thought the outlaw had the same top end as a predator. and when the did the comparison in dirtwheels they said the outlaw pulled a little harder than the predator. you gave me a comparison between some built machines what about stock vs stock, or maybe a pipe/filter

Posted by: OutlawBill

quote:
Originally posted by honda450rider33
my friend with the predator said that he has seen a yfz with a athena 480 big bore get smoked by a stock outlaw. i dont think this is true because i thought the outlaw had the same top end as a predator. and when the did the comparison in dirtwheels they said the outlaw pulled a little harder than the predator. you gave me a comparison between some built machines what about stock vs stock, or maybe a pipe/filter

The Outlaw has a KTM 525 engine if he got smoke by the IRS 525 due not try the 525S it is 20 lbs lighter

Posted by: honda450rider33

i will be the first person to say that there is no way that a stock outlaw beat a 480 yfz. like i said the stock outlaws are just a litttle faster out of the hole than the predator they are the same on top.and a 480 yfz will smoke a stock predator and the outlaws the old ones i am not sure about the new ones, are a 510 not a 525 so it is not that much faster.

Posted by: Evasiveone

quote:
Originally posted by honda450rider33
i will be the first person to say that there is no way that a stock outlaw beat a 480 yfz. like i said the stock outlaws are just a litttle faster out of the hole than the predator they are the same on top.and a 480 yfz will smoke a stock predator and the outlaws the old ones i am not sure about the new ones, are a 510 not a 525 so it is not that much faster.

You need to quit accepting DirtWheels as factual media.

This is probably where your friend saw the Outlaw outrun the 480. Stock Outlaw vs. YFZ 480 Although the YFZ did have a "fat kid" on it.

How much ride time on both machines are you basing the Outlaw is just a little quicker out of the hole and the same on top from??? I would have to disagree, I have both machines and the KTM 510 pulls harder all the way through the revs than the Fuji 499 stock vs stock.

Anyway back to the thread theme!
Here is the wife on her 07 Predator 500 LE.
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p123/Evasive1/Marycropped.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p123/Evasive1/Familyofquads035.jpg

Posted by: predator1

cant remember if i allready posted butt here we go 04 dale jr different plastics / graphics hpd 558 kit hot cams vortex ign bling star bumper rebel rider grab bar hpd +2 stem civic intake with 170 jet and a 50 jet spanks 440 exs sheets craptor 660s

Posted by: honda450rider33

with all that you had better beat a 440ex and a raptor. just kidding. that is pretty sweet how much do you have in it like 5k? that must fly

Posted by: predator1

i beet both these stock with just a hmf pipe but i paid 5800 new and putt another 5k into it

Posted by: ATC600X

quote:
Originally posted by DieselBoy
so guys, give me a little update. what problems have you experienced with your predators (*Reply only if your a verified owner of a Polaris Predator.) they seem to be pretty good, I haven't heard too much complaining anywhere about them.

Today while i was out riding the wire coming from the fan that screws into the radiator(one on each side) got a little break in it and my fan stopped working....had to limp home with steam and antifreeze starting to cme from the rad. and than fool aruond with everything to figure out what it was, easy fix just cut and twisted the wires together until i get a new one, other than that its a great bike imo

Posted by: ATC600X

I took some camera phone pictures today while i was out at a sandpit i ride to from my house....there are none in the sandpit but there used to be an old blueberry farm there, and the pictures are by(or in) some of the old buildings back there. They came out kind of bad because they where taken on a phone.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/350xsx/predatorvalvolinebarrel.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/350xsx/predatorsugarhills3.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/350xsx/predatorsugarhills2.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/350xsx/predatorsugarhills.jpg

Posted by: wheresrichie

ANOTHER PIC TO ADD

Posted by: The Outlaw

Here is a pic of my Predator 500 TLD...
http://i3.tinypic.com/7x9rrll.jpg

Posted by: XCpred

1

Posted by: bullbarrel

my pred

Posted by: bullbarrel

one more

Posted by: bullbarrel

last one

Posted by: zyoung04

the seat cover wasnt attached yet

Posted by: zyoung04

the seat cover wasnt on all the way

Posted by: head027

Here is mine.

Posted by: head027

here is my old one.

Posted by: tapper1823

HERES MY OLD ONE

Posted by: racer36

awsome preds, lets see some more!!

Posted by: 67mopar

heres my new 2004 earnhardt edition..................

Posted by: 67mopar

another

Posted by: 67mopar

3

Posted by: 67mopar

last one

Posted by: tspoon

2007 predator

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/tkkpuckett/Disneyetc110.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/tkkpuckett/Disneyetc111.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/tkkpuckett/Disneyetc112.jpg

Posted by: 67mopar

wat kind of handguards are those?

Posted by: tspoon

emgo