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02-24-2013, 06:59 PM
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blade owners?
for you blade owners I might be looking at a blade 150cc 2 seater tomorrow night by any chance what problems or specific spots she I be looking at on this buggy?? he's asking $800 for it and says everything works and its black. talking with him he says its 4 feet 10 inches wide and 8 feet long seems like a big buggy compared to my yerf dog spiderbox. Has reverse, horn, fenders, disc brakes, gauges, key start, ebrake, mirrors basically all the stuff I was going to do to the yerf lol. im just curious how is the turning radius on them??? I don't want the same problem with the turning radius like the yerf even though I upgraded the steering rack. any tips or hints will be great thanks guys.
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#2
02-25-2013, 04:15 AM
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It has pretty much the same characteristics as a carter as far as performance ,diminsions, hamdling etc. but better built. They haven't been distributed since around '08, I think. There's still many around up and rolling so that says something about them. Chat with Tom, he colaborated with Stuart Taft, (national distributor) on some of the features when the blade was first introduced and was/is a blade dealer. I've had a lot of seat time in Stuart's wifes personal single seat Blade and really, really liked it! So much I tried to buy it off her but she wouldn't let go!
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02-25-2013, 07:03 AM
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il probally look at it tonight and test drive it just curious how the turning radius is on them. and they seem to be a bigger buggy then the spiderbox
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02-25-2013, 08:58 AM
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Apple n orange
If I'm not mistaken the blades and dazon's are basically the same machines. I can tell you as the owner of two 150 single seated dazons, they are all I was looking for and then some! havent found anywhere yet I couldnt go! the turn radius on the narrow single seaters is awesome, plus you always have reverse to help out!
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#5
02-25-2013, 11:50 AM
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The Blade is an excellant buggy. They were manufactured in the Kinroad plant but spect differently. Brush guard used a thicker wall tubing and the frame was of seamless tubing as compared to other big brand buggies using seamed tubing. I believe Hammerhead at the time was the only other using seamless tubing. Dazon although looks the same was made at a different factory. Turning radius is good, ride is 100% over the yerf, heavier buggy with 30-32 mph top speed. Simple mods like cvt tune, cam with a rejet improves it's performance and top speed. $800.00 seems fair if in good condition and depending on year. Early years had the simple dash which consisted of key switch, cig. lighter, kill and light switch in dash panel with a speedo mounted seperately. Later years had a larger more stylish dash panel with all the above and speedo mounted in panel with horn button. Some even come with fuel gauge and aux. lights. Things to look for, check the balljoints for wear, and check that rev gear works. It's normal to have to tap the throttle slightly go get into reverse. Even though it weighs in about 25lbs more then the HH or Carter it is a very sturdy buggy and will last a lifetime provided it was maintained properly. They are in my opinion # one in reliability along with Hammerhead.
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02-25-2013, 12:54 PM
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Thanks tom u the man, im going to call the guy after work hopefully no one picked it up
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02-25-2013, 05:57 PM
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 Though the buggy looks large, the wheelbase is shorter thus improving the turning radius quite a bit
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#8
02-26-2013, 07:14 AM
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Dam it sold already! It was posted on the 24th and sold on the 25th !
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02-26-2013, 07:37 AM
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In a flash!
Thats the thing right now, these things are getting to be so popular, if you don't pounce on it as soon as its posted, bam its gone! doesn't really give you time to research them at all. Sorry for you luck jman, but like I said before, it took me 9mos. of searching so hang in there and get as much research as you can in while you're looking, so you can pounce when the opportunitly happens!
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#10
02-26-2013, 07:44 AM
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i guess more mods for the yerf lol
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02-26-2013, 03:39 PM
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lol one for me and one for the wife
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02-26-2013, 04:16 PM
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When I found my Yerf, it was sold within 30 minutes of it being posted, I offered double the asking price and he said come get it. It helped he was asking $50, but hey, I still made out, I think....
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#14
02-26-2013, 08:27 PM
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lmfao!!!!!!!
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02-27-2013, 04:19 PM
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I second that! My wife is almost pushing me to get mine done, she wants to ride in it, too.
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04-02-2013, 09:46 PM
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So, was looking at craigslist tonight in my region... can anyone identify this Buggy?
http://jacksontn.craigslist.org/mcy/3629749196.html
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04-03-2013, 08:16 AM
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04-03-2013, 08:18 AM
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I believe it is the roketa and want to say a 110cc but the remote suggests it's a 90cc or below. It's gonna be a small buggy for sure. The kids karts had the remote 50cc,70cc,and very few 90cc.
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04-03-2013, 12:19 PM
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No they are not. I need to redoo much on the site, now I just wait for my host to upgrade their system so that I don't have double work. I now sell the Hammerhead and Trailmaster Buggies.
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04-06-2013, 09:19 PM
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First time luck
These where my first "big buggy" purchases and I couldn't be happier with them! they've done everything I've asked of them so far, and they have actually been rather economical to maintain given how old they are!
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#29
04-07-2013, 06:15 AM
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I couldn't agree more. The biggest thing lacking are the shocks. I have the works shocks all the way around and although they cost half what the buggy cost I have ridden this buggy really hard over some of the roughest terrain and with being a 2004 it has needed nothing on the front end. My sons the same year but with stock shocks has had front struts replaced. They also made my 2000.00 buggy ride and handle like a 6000.00 buggy. The first time I drove one of these it felt as if I was straped into a cockpit. Now I have played with the motor and gearing to where it will cruise 48mph on a straitaway. And it is a heavy machine for it's size at 345lbs. I have and had several buggies since getting it and as compared to my 250 or 650 Joyner and 250 challenger which is also a single seat, it is by far the most fun to drive.
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#30
04-07-2013, 08:11 AM
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So secure
That is the biggest thing about the buggy, when poeple ask me what I like most about it, i tell them I feel really secure in the cockpit of it. When you sit in it and strap yourself in You really do fell as if you're in a cockpit! I've actually rolled the blue one twice now and once was down a hill, and I couldn't believe how protective the monocock was! and yes they will definitly take a good beating! I did askew the roll bar a bit, and Kinda flexed the right front strut some, But nothing I could'nt fix with a torch and a press. If Dazon still made these, I would go out of my way to purchase a new one for sure, and I know its just a matter of time before I really start beefing these two up a bit.
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