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I think they would just take 300 off the bill. Not give him cash.

correct.

the cost of parts are only 350 bucks and thats with sending the cyclinder to be honed for a 416.

so as long as my dad doesnt mind helping me ,which im sure he wont, me and him are going to do it.

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I truly hope this exp doesn't turn you away from from Honda. I truly think you got a lemon.

well in a way it does and in another way it doesnt.

i wont buy another new honda again. but theres a chance ill buy a used trx450r later on since im boring the 400ex.

im done with honda's stealerships. im happy with their products just the rider suport and customer service left alot to be desired for.

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well in a way it does and in another way it doesnt.

i wont buy another new honda again. but theres a chance ill buy a used trx450r later on since im boring the 400ex.

im done with honda's stealerships. im happy with their products just the rider suport and customer service left alot to be desired for.

That is just your dealership. Mine has bent over backwards for me. They are a ma and pop shop so to speak. Family owned. They even have a pic of me racing hanging in their store.

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That is just your dealership. Mine has bent over backwards for me. They are a ma and pop shop so to speak. Family owned. They even have a pic of me racing hanging in their store.

well maybe its just the south cause every honda dealer here are complete as******. with the exception of one. but they are 3 hours away.

the suzuki and yamaha dealers are awesome down here. my buddy completly broke his swingarm and brake housing on his rear end of his z400 and they took care of it free of charge. and this was the owner mistake, not dealers like in my situation.

thats why i said ill never buy honda unless its used or from ritchie powersports(the only good honda dealer down here). only new quad i will buy is ltr450 or yfz450r.

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i wouldnt recommend either YFZR or LTR.

they are both too wide for your riding i think.

dont you ride trails?

yea i actually race XC with a guy that has +3's on his z400 and he gets around just fine. i have +2's on the 400 right now and it is awesome. i will never like a stock width bike the way i like my 400 with +2's.

besides the ltr and yfz450r is 50 inches wide my 400ex is 48.5inches wide so it wont be a huge difference.

heres a picha of it to show the width

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  • 2 weeks later...
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well my baby is back! the dealer cam through and paid for all the parts and shipping so all i have to pay is labor, so we took em up on that deal.

they bored the cyclinder 25thousandths of an inch, can anyone tell me what that is equivalent in CC's?

im thinking around a 406. anywho its back and ready to ride! cant wait to break in my engine

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thanks for link mwke

im so happy to have it back, they got the engine done way quicker than i expected. i havent had the chance to ride it yet, but im going to try to ride it around the house tommorow afternoon.

hey man if your on currently go into chat

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