Nobody Wanted To Buy This Quad...Now I Know Why

[@dogtownbrogers2796]

Ohlins are top shelf suspension. Very pricey and on lots of Factory road race and MX bikes

[@stickynuggz9496]

True

[@clivewilliams3661]

One of the very best, I'm surprised that this was not known.

[@Hustler_state]

Sigh, htf is this not common knowledge for a people who have basic knowledge of quads.

[@mattmcdivitt5987]

@@Hustler_state Geez, I’ve been watching this guy since the beginning. His knowledge base has grown tremendously since he started. It amazes me to see people still taking shots at him, yet they’re not ballsy enough to have a channel themselves. Just my opinion, but he seems to be doing well.

[@clivewilliams3661]

@@Hustler_state Maybe for quad guys but they are certainly a got to suspension for dirt bikes (as featured on this channel) and generally for any competition application.

[@marcusthomas2690]

Watching all of these videos help me watch what to look for when looking at quads

[@donhunter5.56]

Vinny being camera shy is something me and the wife laugh about every time you put him on camera. And getting that quad in that weather that’s dedication. Keep up the bangers.

[@corporalclegg914]

with me being from & living in The South, I see doing anything outdoors up there during this season (snow) shows dedication…getting out of bed should be a feat

[@SO-LOUDx1]

Man, I’m not going to quit on the cleaning of the parts. You need a parts washer, that would take your craft to the next level

[@0waverunner0]

too bad they are soooo expensive. :(

[@petershute3580]

Even shot water blaster would do the trick,anything is better than the way it is now,I think Joe is an environmentalist and doesn’t like them,you could even get a hot water parts cleaner does exactly the same thing.( not that there’s anything wrong with caring for the environment).

[@angrysweet8932]

Öhlins is the most famous suspension brand for motorcycles. Most, if not all MotoGP teams have them. They have been famous in MX in the 80's, but I suppose they put their focus on roadracing later on.

[@ToxicGreen357]

I can't believe he's never heard of Ohlins, that blows my mind lol

[@tynick3135]

I like how you have no problem now tearing into these bikes to see what's what. Been here since the beginning...you have come a long way!

[@PSBEadventures]

Been enjoying the videos man! Been a bike tech for over 30 years and it's nice to see a young man take pride in his work and do it right! Wanted to share my 400ex story quick. I found one in a shed once that wasn't being ridden at a fellows house I know. Looked brand new, just dusty. I asked him about it and he said he'd took it on a trade and something was wrong with the chain and swing arm. It cranked right up, ran perfect, looked like new, but the swing arm bearings were killed. It was a yellow 02 just like this one. Got it for $1200! Might be the best deal I've ever got on a bike! Anyways, got it home to the shop and looked it over real good, absolutely the only thing wrong was the swing arm bearings. Never understood why they went bad and the entire rest of the bike was like new. Wheel bearings, brakes, all that looked factory. Rode it about a year, my daughter really loved it and learned to use a clutch with it riding with me on it when she was like 7. I worked on a friends suzuki samurai one day and she went with me on a road test. She said she really liked the Samurai. A friend of mine the very next week saw the 400 and had a fit for it. He can find anything on marketplace or back then it was mainly craigslist. I told him if he could find me a Samurai that ran as good as the 400 I'd trade even, even if he got the sammy for $1. He found me a super nice 88 all original no rust and we traded. I still have the sammy and love it. Had to put rings in it eventually but its super nice and rust free. I still miss that 400ex sometimes. This one really brought it back. Holler if I can ever be of help man, I've had thousands of Honda, Yamaha, and Suzuki's apart and have probably just about seen it all LOL! Glad I found the channel man! Keep up the grind

[@SingleMost]

this deserves a read from the channel

[@PSBEadventures]

@SingleMost thanks man! I've learned things from Joe for sure. Can never stop learning!!

[@mikehudg2209]

Ohlins imo are the best suspension out there !!! I run them on all my race bikes , including Ohlins forks on my af 500 !! It was so cold 🥶 in Minnesota Christmas eve I burst a water pipe at 930 pm , fortunately I found it and took apart and capped within an hr , I was lucky to have what it needed because nobody opened Christmas 🎄 day , cool video Joe, merry Christmas 🎅

[@bbgdaddy5198]

Dang, not sure how you've gone through as many machines as you have and especially the vintage stuff without coming across Ohlins shocks before!! They are one of the top dogs out there. They're a great quality shock.

[@rm25088]

Yeah kinda strange.

[@fw1421]

Almost every Moto GP bike has Ohlins shocks and forks on them. The shocks alone are more than what you paid for it.

[@jayjudd6518]

I’m going back and enjoying some of the ones. At the end Joe thanks his follows more than usual in a sincere way. I’m the arm chair follower. To old for the most part but like his style of telling the rest of the story.😊

[@jordanmohn1159]

I've actually been wanting to pick up an early 2000's 400ex. Your videos confirm its happening this spring. Love your videos have a great day man.

[@robertfinnerty7201]

Just a suggestion for your safety. Rig up a chain with a rope block and tackle with D ringsthe front end of the bed of the pickup. This will allow you to control the speed at whcih the machines roll out of the bed and make it much safer for you. it will also be useful if you need to pull something into the bed. Keep up the great work.

[@Hustler_state]

Or, stop pussy footing around and just let it roll out the bed without worrying about trying to slow it down its a quad. It will just roll out. Lol if UT was a bike, yea slow roll it out.

[@markhensley9378]

That's why I enjoy watching your channel. You found the problems and showed them to us and you'll do what it takes to make it run good and be safe. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@CanDoCorey]

Those shocks should be amazing! They're super highly regarded in the superbike world- Not sure about offroad use but I always put ohlins on streetbikes and they ran really well!

[@dennis-br6vr]

i have ohlins shocks on my raptor 700 and they are amazing.

[@garagemcmatt]

Matt from garagemc youtube channel here! 400ex's are my main thing bro. All cylinders say 397cc on them you will need to check the bore. 85mm is a stock 400ex 86mm is a 416 88mm is 426 and 89mm is a 440. A 465 is also 89mm bore but with a stroker crank

[@Naltddesha]

So it’s actually a 426

[@TheRook12325]

@@Naltddesha no it came out as 89 mm so 440.

[@Naltddesha]

@@TheRook12325 ok.. so Garagemcmatt is wrong?

[@TheRook12325]

@@Naltddesha no he’s right

[@Naltddesha]

@@TheRook12325 shit

[@sandmanbub]

I'll have to finish watching in a few hours. Have to repair my van before it gets dark. It's cold as Hell here too. I noticed, at the seller's garage, that there is an exhaust leak by the carb. Saw it blowing from the pipe, across the back of the engine, towards you. Hope there's no hole or crack. I know you can braze or weld it, but don't wish that extra burden on you. Good luck with it. Gonna finish watching as soon as I get back in and showered. Almost forgot... Whoop!

[@jayjudd6518]

No need to thank me, we all like your adventures. Hopefully you’ll keep getting us involved in your life also. Congratulations on the last few years hope the new year will be better than ever .❤️

[@importzz]

About $1,100 new for the Ohlin suspension. good find maybe

[@julianclement8900]

Hey bro, just wanted to say keep on bringing the great content. I've gotten into quads here lately, and I'm actually considering buying a couple that I can redo for me and my girlfriend. Your videos have been very informative and I plan to keep watching them as you put them out.

[@squirrelmanbob]

Your reaction to the Ohlins shocks is pretty much how i feel about most of the brands you mention. This side of the pond Ohlins is a big name. Ive used them on rally cars and sports bikes, fantastick bit of kit. Ive neber heard of most brands you americans mention because we dont have them over here

[@claztube]

I can't imagine what the seller of this quad must be thinking after seeing your tear down of this engine except to believe he must be blown away with your expertise in your field of knowledge. Also he must be feeling relief that he gave you a break on his asking price when he sees all that this quad needs to make it whole again. I certainly am astounded in your ability.

[@acamp5468]

You and your family have a merry Christmas!!!!! 2vintage

[@shanewilliams8768]

Boring the stock cylinder is usually more reliable than using an aftermarket cylinder for a big bore kit. Lots of quality built atvs are big bore, but still indicate the stock cc as cast on the OEM cylinder

[@kylebeach2316]

True that's why I'm really thinking about getting a wiseco high comp piston for my big bore 250ex but I also don't want it too through away the reliability and still make decent power.

[@dwayneb3041]

Ohlins is one of the best suspension you can buy. In my opinion.

[@jakevans8352]

GREAT CHANNEL 👍 all the best for 2023 from WALES UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@EmannIsMe]

Ohlins shocks are real good. Depending on where you get them they are between $750-$900 for the set

[@F5Tornado44]

Try $2000 - $3000 for the front and $2500 for the rear. Or at least that's what they USED to cost. They may have gotten cheaper since I was racing.

[@pcostyle11]

These shocks are complete junk

[@F5Tornado44]

@@pcostyle11 Could be, if they're Chinese knockoffs.

[@pcostyle11]

@@F5Tornado44 ahh make sense cause ive heard terrible stories about these shocks

[@F5Tornado44]

@@pcostyle11 Oh man, if you happen to find a set of older original, genuine Ohlins shocks, pounce on them. They are a dream to ride on. And they can be revalved to your exact specifications.

[@raedabdulla7370]

Merry Christmas bro! Keep up the good work!

[@orjankarlsson9108]

Best Shocks ever F1 runs Öhlins

[@S.V.M-MCMXCIX]

Yes öhlins here in sweden ser popular but wery expensive

[@America_Countryhumans1]

Fd2

[@Oheeeoh]

40 below wind chill LOL. I'm in Arizona and you just saying that temp made me shiver.

[@bogganalseryd2324]

We had negative 40 here in northern Sweden 2 months ago. Probably negative 60 with wind chill.

[@cadman9615]

Ohlins is the gold standard of suspensions. In the motorcycle world all the top end sport bikes will have Ohlins sus. One thing that I is super helpful when wrench’n on old quads is a tap & die set. Being able to re-cut threads is super handy. Even cleaning up threads on bolts. I bought a Z400 once that had a lot more wrong with it than I thought it did…we all been there.

[@michaelbyrne9405]

That loose valve is due to the decomp mechanism, turn it a little further till you hear it click

[@David-oi7im]

...hey Joe, wishing a Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year to you and family and most of all, thanks for all the mechanical tutoring that this gear head needs..

[@stevemayo1175]

So At 13:22 See that Weld On the Case Yikes it has Gone BLOUEY B4 OUCH

[@c0munguyforcaz]

Merry Christmas Joe! happy to see you doing well in the brutal cold!

[@richardaffonso]

Tip. When your freezing your ass off never just buy something. Imo. Merry Christmas! Love the channel.

[@blayneerwin9276]

Ohlins are very good shocks then that full white brothers exhaust is hard to come by there great exhaust

[@Pittsburgh-412]

I'm shocked that you've never heard of ohlins. They are the best 👌

[@JNorth87]

it's weird. how has he never heard of ohlins? thats insane.

[@cubedcubesmccsg9620]

No pun intended 🤣

[@Pittsburgh-412]

@@cubedcubesmccsg9620 🤣

[@lukebickford3727]

Have you ever considered stripping a machine and doing it up with everything and just keeping it for a personal quad? This seems like a good candidate seeing how you already have the motor almost ready to pull and the swingarm has to come off anyway it wouldent be that much extra work to powder coat the frame and throw a few extra parts at it and just keep it. Would be an awesome series and a good resource for anybody else doing it

[@M.TTT.]

I'd love to find one of these to mess with, love the overall design and never ridden a sport quad before.

[@barryaitchison5565]

dude merry christmas all the best for 2023 love to watch your vids always do they are pretty awsome

[@charlieblackwell1628]

keep us in the loop about this quad. Im very excited to see what the rebuild looks like

[@brianharris8441]

Merry Christmas to you and the family Joe👍🏾

[@larry_to_goated7716]

Merry Christmas 2vintage

[@JapanSkies]

Recently came across your channel after getting into sport quads this year. Just wanted to say you seem like a chill and genuine guy. It is super relaxing watching you restore the former glory to these awesome machines. Merry Christmas to you. Thanks for providing such good content to so many people.

[@atv55803]

white bro pipe is 215 for tail pipe section alone, yuge money and olins shocks too, old school honda mods parts, all good parts and top end pats pro taper bars too

[@002nd2nunn]

That grab bar is called a six pack rack (made for a smaller playmate style cooler). Also Ohlins is on par with like Elka, Fox, etc...real good brand. You are supposed to get the shocks adjusted / tuned for the machine's weight, your weight, and your riding style to get the best out of them, there are suspension shops that do that type of work or you can order them that way.

[@PongbyAtari]

The aftermarket sweetness save you on this one. Between the Exhaust & Suspension they saved your buy.

[@PongbyAtari]

@Mostly Motorized That sucks that doesn't help the buy.

[@amishandy6910]

@@mostlymotorized I disagree. At around 15:20 you can see the Ohlin casting marks stamped on the bracket.

[@TheBikerx13yo]

You pronounced it right to my knowledge. OHLINS suspension is pretty awesome. More high end. I’m sure there is better and worse. Definitely good stuff. At least on street bikes (I don’t have much experience or knowledge of their off road stuff) but on road is pretty good. Also video can be deceptive only you would know , looked like you were having trouble getting it into third? Love the videos as always. Merry Christmas!

[@frankdodson3534]

Merry Christmas Joe to you and your little family

[@mikeharris6901]

Iam 55 and have been watching your KZbin channel for quite a while now have learned a lot from watching your channel keep up the good work Merry Christmas and happy holidays

[@joes.7536]

Ohlins is the stuff we dream of buddy. Surprised you haven’t heard of it. They are the top dogs of suspension.

[@fordfan6474]

lol how do u loose a battery… merry Christmas joe!!

[@dennis82468]

Merry Christmas Joe!!

[@JohnnieBravo1]

Hey Joe; you may can straighten that steering stem. I had to do that on my little Warrior. Pulled it out, clamped it in the vise on my milling machine and pulled it with a long bar. Mine was so bad it bound up on each side, kinda like when when we were kids and rammed our bicycle front wheel into something immovable (like a parked car), and bent the fork tube up inside the neck. I had thought that was all that set the handlebars at an angle, but after LOTS of looking and measuring, and thinking I had a bent frame, found it had a bent swingarm. After ordering a replacement for that, I decided to try and straighten that too (what did I have to lose), and pulled that thing back out straight! What a learning exercise that was. Anyways, rock on and Merry Christmas to your wonderful family.

[@baileyblount7771]

Joe, I love watching your videos!Pro tip tho would be to take a better look at the vehicles you buy because you can save money and avoid getting screwed over. You can say you can’t do x amount because of those issues and save some money. Use it on those tinier expenses like bolts, nuts, electrical, etc

[@jayguilliat3655]

At this point I’m sure he’s buying them for the content.

[@baileyblount7771]

@@jayguilliat3655 that’s what I think aswell. It’s just strange how he doesn’t even check quads or snow mobiles will spin over

[@NathanBroullire]

Thank you for bringing light to the sport quad. It's very unfortunate to see the decline

[@dennislamers986]

I like the way you break thing right down instead of band-aid fixes. I thought I saw left side was a weld repair. I guess we'll see when you go about fixing the engine mounts.

[@garyeast7259]

I dont think the words service, repair or replace are words that mean much to the guy who sold that.

[@Wisconsin-boys]

Headers were loose, needed valve cover gasket n I looked at the valve cover and was missing some head bolts

[@nickolasvaughn667]

Merry Christmas bro but holy shit I'm in Melbourne FL and its 31 out and I'm freezing

[@52Dannytheman]

Merry Christmas. Thanks for keeping my attention and teaching me some tricks.

[@paulbudford]

It's needed more work than you first thought. Not good for you, but good content for us. Ohlins are a real premium shock. Surprising to see them on this. But a big selling point. Thanks for all the great content Joe. Wishing you and Jade a great Christmas.

[@exupakias]

Nice video, we like a lot all your videos with vehicles buying, repairing and always never you know what is coming.

[@jplevesque5428]

Just a suggestion For the cartridge oil filter,,,cut the paper element off ,,,it's going to look like an accordion paper,,,then open your bench vise and put the accordion paper element in the vise and squeeze all the oil out of the paper element,,then you will be able to see on the inside of the paper element for metal shavings,,,I've seen metal shavings on the inside of the paper element before on some engines,,,,it's just a suggestion,,,and thank you for your great videos they are awesome and educational 👍

[@williamlanphar630]

Nice to see a young guy who is motivated and not afraid to get his hands dirty. All future success.

[@njmxjunkie3128]

If those are real ohlins they are very good. Looks like it may be Chinese rfy shocks with ohlins stickers. That white bros pipe is super valuable in the 400ex community

[@ronniewilliz153]

White brothers pipes are very good on 400s and sounds so good

[@briankennedy5578]

They are Ohlins shocks. Has the name cast where the reservoir connects

[@njmxjunkie3128]

@@briankennedy5578 is it cast into it? Looked like a sticker I could be wrong tho

[@briankennedy5578]

@@njmxjunkie3128 Both. About 15:18 when he's looking at the exhaust bolts you can see the front shock. The focus was a bit off. But you can clearly see sticker on the reservoir. And the cast portion of the body which connects to reservoir it says Ohlins. And yes they are good shocks. Set them up correctly and should be smooth

[@JoelDymond]

And that’s why people tell you not to use an impact to take out bolts or put them in if you’re like me, I always test it out first when I pull the trigger in forward and then I switch to reverse and that is usually enough to strip out a six mil or eight mil bolt

[@shartne]

So it only needs a new ring and the piston is still good that is a big plus. Tapping out stripped out screws is doable just need new bolts I guess you can find those. The stem and the swing arm bushings is going to be a pain in arse. And it actually is a 440 big block. LOL thats is nice. Sounds like a 440 Dodge. Good luck with the broken exhuast bolts that part is nightmareish you will have to work your magic on that. Maybe swing arm bushings are not so bad to replace. I like the fact that it actually is a 440 bore and piston and they are OK exception of the rings you got a break there.

[@danebowen729]

Ohlins "Oh-leens pronunciation, btw" were top of the line back in the day. Came stock on Cannondale quads. My old Cannondale Speed 440 had the non-reservoir versions, the Moto came with the reservoirs. They are nice shocks.

[@ianhorabin9763]

Ohlins are some of the best shockers made..top units.👍

[@danzilla3223]

I'm glad you do these videos so I know never to buy a used machine, they always use the previous owner excuse

[@diyeveryday67]

There’s a very simple way to fix the weather….move!!! Lots of great places to live in the country with much better weather than the 5 state area. Will never move back there due to weather alone. Good luck with the quad….have really learned a lot- Thx!

[@tylerlinebarger4158]

Merry Christmas you make me able to support my hobby by myself thank you for all your videos

[@Zackmiranda2324]

merry christmas joe!

[@timrepp7870]

Thanks for showing the difference between a professional mechanic and a just a guy trying to fix something :)

[@peterhallbus1114]

Öhlins suspension is considered among the best you can get (at least in europe), cant say for sure about that model and unless you are swedish the pronunciation is spot on ;)

[@mattridge5986]

Think you freek Vinny out when you start talking to the camera...he thinks your going crazy talking to thin air...bless him...great vids. I watch them all. Keep up the fantastic content...happy holidays to you and yours .

[@maxxisrazr2012]

The worst condition the atv's you buy are, the more I learn watching your videos. Such a great project and I can't wait to see you get the stripped bolts out. That is a real pain to do but I hope i'll see some tricks you use👍 You're garage floor is so nice. What is the floor made of?

[@rs5001988]

Ohlins possibly the best suspension money can buy 👌 all the sport top spec ducati's have um 👍 sounds just like my xr400 always make me smile when the just tick over plodding ❤✌🇬🇧😘

[@scottzackery3209]

Never realized how relaxing a engine teardown could be, miss my motorcycles , and working on them. ( 1990 SD) . Felt that -40 when you said that. Like how you show the novices what to look for and how to fix. And " " look a gift horse in the mouth " and experience is wisdom. Never realized ATVs held value that long. The pooch makes the channel . You remind us what we learn today could be useful one day, marry Xmas.

[@jeremyTallen1]

You could make a killing having a fire sale on all the bikes and quads you have once tax time hits.

[@michaelwilharms570]

Do you ever sell anything? I'm in the Fox Valley.

[@tonygriffiths2485]

You surprise me not having heard of Ohlins. They are the if not amonst the best shocks. All shocks wear out, when it comes to Ohlins, all you have to do is send them off to Ohlins and they refurb them to brand new spec at a nominal charge, and that keeps going. They are very expensive to buy new though, which is why. You do great and interesting work, I have only just caught up with you and am enjoying your videos a lot. thanks :)

[@toddtonis]

Great video. I can never understand how people let their equipment get so greasy and dirty making them a nightmare to work on and masking visable leak locations.

[@thelifeofjessejames]

You're like the Tyler Hoover of the ATV side of KZbin. If you get a good one that doesn't need a bunch of work, you can play with it right away and make content. If you get a project, you get content out of it by fixing it up on camera and then more content ripping it around on the land. You basically can't lose!

[@bryanpersig3055]

Yeah buddy it's definitely been a cold week

[@ryanratcliffe8918]

Merry Christmas man

[@myguitaryourface5160]

The cylinder will say 397 on the side but if you measure it,it will be 89mm,I can't understand why they still put 397 either,if you look at how thin the cylinder sleeve is it is a 440,the original cylinder sleeve is a lot thicker than that 1

[@RevvedUpLou]

Quick question… tomorrow I’ll be looking at a 2003 400ex .. the guy said it starts if it’s jumped at the starter solenoid… the Starter Button doesn’t work…. Would a new wiring harness fix that issue ? Also he said it runs with the choke ON .. if it’s Off it backfires through the Carb… what could be the issue ?

[@edwardweisenburg6585]

I had to put down my dog in 2018. I really enjoy seeing the vinster in your video s. ❤ please more of Vinny the great mouse hunter. ❤

[@kellyriffle4750]

Ohlins is excellent suspension company. They are found in almost every automotive and cycling disciplines. Ohlins USA is based in my hometown of Hendersonville NC. Almost all their components Can be rebuilt. Can’t go wrong with their product on any vehicle you buy.

[@roreyheinzeroth5216]

Keep up the good work and always posting with something new... Really dig what your doing

[@njmxjunkie3128]

Good luck getting that swing arm pivot bolt out lol, you may get lucky but they tend to weld themselves in pretty good

[@dopeman420]

That's what heat is for

[@kylebeach2316]

My brother's swin arm bolt on his KTM did the same exact thing and I used a Sawzall too cut it lol

[@njmxjunkie3128]

@@dopeman420 can’t get stuck if it’s melted! Lol Yeah unfortunately heat only does so much on the 400ex due to location, it’s a tough spot to heat. Most guys end up cutting the bolt out

[@dubiousf00d]

That set of Öhlins is definitely the best thing about it. Six pack rack is a close 2nd

[@robertmowery9596]

I'm surprised you've never heard of Ohlins shocks. I'm a lot older than you so maybe that's why. You do get some really good deals on bikes and quads. Keep up the good work!!!

[@YetiYeti-ql4so]

Merry Christmas and thank you for all the videos. It is a joy watching your videos. Would love to meet you in person someday and shake your hand and say thank you. Some times things get hard in peoples life and sitting down and taking a break from life and watching your videos makes life so much easier and I thank you again for helping me get thru some tough times with your videos. Again Merry Christmas and have a happy and safe new year

[@andrewwebster13]

When you watch 2vintage to fix your sons TTR and he’s watching a video to learn how to rebuild a 125 he’s ready to flip it for. Thank you

[@theonlydriver]

Excited to see where this bike is heading. What awesome year it's been on your channel ! 🙏. Keep it up man.

[@michaelsearch6722]

Great video! What ever happened with the YFZ450 rebuild? Did I miss that video? Keep up the great work

[@chadriddle3517]

Been watching since you for several years the content has got much better and you pump out new interesting videos ! Keep it up joe you will continuously grow !