i noticed there wasnt a Sticky about these bikes.
hopefully this may become one.
this topic is directed more to the Used baja warriors/mini warriors that are still bought and sold everyday,
rather than the redesigned brand new ones now.
first off,is the frames.
these were welded Badly by the " factories " .
both the front of the frame and the rear engine plate mounts can and have come out of the frame itself after a sudden impact.
here is a Month old baja warrior that was being ridden thru a field and hit a pothole.
the entire bottom end dropped out,and the farmer said TG his kids werent riding it.:scared:
see pictures,and please note the Hole in the weld job you can see daylight thru on the headtube joint.
now theres the engine plate itself.
youll note these bikes have some decent sized tubing
but the engine plate is a thin piece of tinfoil that Will crack and fail.
see pictures and please note the first pic is of a typical dirty plate it looks just fine right?
the second pic is the same bike/plate cleaned off.....:scared:
this is the size of the plate we were replacing the og warrior tinfoil with.:thumbsup:
then theres the jackshaft assembly,it has a High tensioner failure rate,usually right out in the middle of nowheres too.
And its connected to that same engine plate made out of tinfoil with a little stand.
that area there cracks as well.
see pictures
and of course,theres a recall concerning the forks as well.
oddly,we have never had a fork failure but the rest has happened to almost every warrior weve had.
so no picture there but be warned anyways,they can fail according to other owners.
also,the 2 tabs that keep the forks from hitting the frame when you turn > those tend to break off as well.
spekaing of breaking off :hammer: that leads to those handlebar clamps.
if you have the version with the Separate Clamps,Not the one piece cast,
then you Should inspect and switch to Real motorcycle ones if possible asap.
these are Powdered metal and Will break in half right across the middle of the clamps.
at speed..this could get nasty.
i had one pop literally iheard a pop! i slowed down looked down and whammo the other one popped apart.
i was left holding bars in one hand and bike sideways on the ground.
Very lucky i wasnt going fast at that point.:doah:
Good things ive noticed.
they have redesigned the newer versions
to include a set of plates on the headtube welded in for obvious reasons.
they have a better tensioner.
they have a stronger plate.
i saw a couple of recent posts talking about putting huge motors on these.
i had a 8hp honda Wedged in there on a custom plate,was almost done with the backspacing
and after that new baja frame failed with a >> stock motor i gave up that idea in a Hurry.
i dont think they are safely welded from the start to support this kind of weight.
yes,i know theres a lot of modded warriors out there doing just fine.
most of them are easy semi lightweight harbor freight jobbies with a tav.
ive modded a few myself,and drove the carp out of them too,but,i dont trust them anymore.
its up to you really.
this topic is just to alert you what May go badly wrong with your warrior.
please,at least inspect those areas carefully and stay safe.
cheers,Rob
hopefully this may become one.
this topic is directed more to the Used baja warriors/mini warriors that are still bought and sold everyday,
rather than the redesigned brand new ones now.
first off,is the frames.
these were welded Badly by the " factories " .
both the front of the frame and the rear engine plate mounts can and have come out of the frame itself after a sudden impact.
here is a Month old baja warrior that was being ridden thru a field and hit a pothole.
the entire bottom end dropped out,and the farmer said TG his kids werent riding it.:scared:
see pictures,and please note the Hole in the weld job you can see daylight thru on the headtube joint.
now theres the engine plate itself.
youll note these bikes have some decent sized tubing
but the engine plate is a thin piece of tinfoil that Will crack and fail.
see pictures and please note the first pic is of a typical dirty plate it looks just fine right?
the second pic is the same bike/plate cleaned off.....:scared:
this is the size of the plate we were replacing the og warrior tinfoil with.:thumbsup:
then theres the jackshaft assembly,it has a High tensioner failure rate,usually right out in the middle of nowheres too.
And its connected to that same engine plate made out of tinfoil with a little stand.
that area there cracks as well.
see pictures
and of course,theres a recall concerning the forks as well.
oddly,we have never had a fork failure but the rest has happened to almost every warrior weve had.
so no picture there but be warned anyways,they can fail according to other owners.
also,the 2 tabs that keep the forks from hitting the frame when you turn > those tend to break off as well.
spekaing of breaking off :hammer: that leads to those handlebar clamps.
if you have the version with the Separate Clamps,Not the one piece cast,
then you Should inspect and switch to Real motorcycle ones if possible asap.
these are Powdered metal and Will break in half right across the middle of the clamps.
at speed..this could get nasty.
i had one pop literally iheard a pop! i slowed down looked down and whammo the other one popped apart.
i was left holding bars in one hand and bike sideways on the ground.
Very lucky i wasnt going fast at that point.:doah:
Good things ive noticed.
they have redesigned the newer versions
to include a set of plates on the headtube welded in for obvious reasons.
they have a better tensioner.
they have a stronger plate.
i saw a couple of recent posts talking about putting huge motors on these.
i had a 8hp honda Wedged in there on a custom plate,was almost done with the backspacing
and after that new baja frame failed with a >> stock motor i gave up that idea in a Hurry.
i dont think they are safely welded from the start to support this kind of weight.
yes,i know theres a lot of modded warriors out there doing just fine.
most of them are easy semi lightweight harbor freight jobbies with a tav.
ive modded a few myself,and drove the carp out of them too,but,i dont trust them anymore.
its up to you really.
this topic is just to alert you what May go badly wrong with your warrior.
please,at least inspect those areas carefully and stay safe.
cheers,Rob
