This park is 2 hours from where I grew up. My favorite place in the world when I was kid. So many memories and awesome to see it still thriving. Back in the day it was just a trailer at the gate and a free for all haha
Badlands are so awesome!! I went for the first time on Father’s Day and loved it! I will be there for the bash super excited! Going to be an amazing weekend!
You jumped into the frame at the perfect time! The whole day itself was rather chill since the ride was really exploratory so thanks for giving me some action clips! 😅🤘
I love those warriors, I've had three but currently have a built trx250r. Don't get me wrong, the 250r is insanely fun to ride and you definitely get some compliments but I am gonna get another warrior some day!
Always another great video Pete. I wonder if that place was a rail yard. That concrete building you drove through used to load coal in the tender of old steam locomotives.
Definitely gonna try catching up with y’all next time you’re in Michigan. Great trails for ATVs of all kinds fellas! I primarily ride Tin Cup or Little O in lake county. Thanks for keeps sport ATVs alive on social media platforms!
Wow, that place looks ALOT different since I was there. I rode my Raptor here in 2004, 05', 06', 07''! There was insannne deepwoods trails, with alot of super craaazy sandrail style buggies cutting and clearing new trails! SOMEWHERE deep in the wooded section there is a monster hill called "Devils Backbone" where I clearly remember a big group of banshee's putting on a hillclimb bounty contest. I rode here for a full week straight on each time I went out there! I wish the place was a little more organized, but still a good fun ride!
Thank you for sharing your experience, I really enjoy riding there and I know theres a lot of the park I still haven't seen! If you haven't been there for a super long time maybe you'll be impressed with their signage now. They have a lot of marked routes through the property 👌
We had that mud just about the entire first half of the riding season this year. That stuff is nasty! Great ride guys, looks like a fun place with lots of options.
man, seriously enjoyed this video top to bottom. Just went here for the first time not too long ago and it was an absolutely blast. So many different types of terrain and some tech for the techy folks. Hope to ride the MX track next time. Thanks for the smooth edit and good times man. I grinned ear to ear watching the whole thing. You rip by the way. That figure 8 section with the little jump was a rad 3rd person watch. Cheers! -Nick
@@PeteHager I’m fine mate but thanks for asking. Quad copped the brunt of it, radiator bent, stay fender twisted, front fender and radiator cover got scratched up, clutch snapped and the frame bent a little on the mounting point for the radiator and stay fender but hammered out fine ( no fractures) Out of curiosity where do you get your parts from?
I’m looking forward to seeing you at Little Sahara! Also, you should consider making a trip to St. Joe state park here in Missouri, it has about 2,000 acres to ride on!
i wish u all woulda found some of my fav lines there, got some trails were the side by side cant go, and man they are FAST! tons of little steep hills and burms alot of fun, i dont much care for the sand pit! lolso my fav lines are, when u come in to the the park and u have that little pond to the left of the main fire trail, all behind that! those trails are fast and fun
lol i was there on sunday, but i never mad my way to the drag strip! i basicly stayed down by the stream, and on the trails on the far left fire road. some fun hills over there.
@@zeuzfc5431 did you get the expensiver pro model. I am very happy with my stock one on my trx250r but i still might get get one of those.iv been thinking about it for over a year. I have nothing bad to say at all about my stock one so it makes it a hard discision
@@conniestevenson226 nope Just the original Throttle got it Right off Pete’s website the original urmosi throttle and I highly recommend you should get it it’s awesome
I like badlands. It's a decently diverse place. Their camping is kinda crappy. The sites are all in a blob right on top of each other, but it's clean and well taken care of. Decent place to take the family. Keep the vids coming, you were an inspiration to get my 2020 raptor a couple weeks ago. You should organize a raptor meet up in the future, I would try to make it.
Thanks for the extra info and first hand experience with the park! Awesome to hear I helped inspired you to grab a Raptor 700, it's a great do it all machine! We actually hope to utilize the badlands for a midwest meet up location next season. It'd be pretty practical due to it's central location, I'm sure we'll announce some plans in the spring! 👍
Man I wish I knew you were going there. It's only a couple hours away and I have been going to the Badlands since it opened. It would have been great to meet you and ride with you. Been following your channel for a while now. Ill have to keep a look out if you go there again. Nice video and a great place to ride.
Looks like another great place to ride! I'm jealous. Thanks for the video, and it is nice to see (and hear) you on the Raptor again! Also where did you get the license plate bracket?
Thanks for watching my videos! The license plate bracket is an OEM part that's been on the Raptors the last several model years. Your local Yamaha dealer could order you one but you'll to make sure you have a newer style OEM/Aftermarket grab bar that supports it 👍
Awesome video. I regret selling my 2000 400ex. Its was bone stock in rly good condition. Just nvr rly road it much cuz i have a dirt bike but still miss riding a sport quad once and a while
I always lose my friends trying to put my gloves back on 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️ the struggle is real! I’m surprised you haven’t made a video on Durham Town down in Georgia yet!
haha thats funny 😆 and yes Durham Town is on the list! It's like a Disney World destination. I hope to go there but plan to allocate the entire trip for it so I can experience everything it has to offer. Maybe next will can be the year😬🤘
Man I’ve been dying to go since I got my truck. I’m 17 now with my dirtbike and a 04’ 400ex and I’ve been going since I was riding around in the sxs when the first came out
Ya them tubes are crazy but very sketch gotta watch out when it rains a lot. Haven’t been there in like 4 years i miss it wanting to give it a whirl with my 450 this time instead of my Trx250x
Another great video Pete. How would you compare those GNCC ITP whole shots to the XC Masters you had? Looking to get some tires soon from my Raptor. That park looks awesome My type of riding. Definitely got to check that place out one day.
Thank you for watching my videos! So far I've ran the ITP GNCC tires on both my quads and I'm happy with them thusfar. They seem to slide pretty easily but in a predictable and controllable manner. In a straight line they really hook up and put the power down. The lugs are pretty meaty but have a softer compound. They're also more expensive so I'll see how the longer term durability is. The XC masters are a very durable, do it all tire. I will say the aggressive sidewalls can bite sometimes. As of now I prefer the ITP GNCC tires. I guess it comes down to rider preference at the end of the day. I plan to try to Obor Advent tires soon as well!👍
Thanks man! The place has tons of potential and I think you'd be hard pressed to go there without something you like. I very much enjoyed the terrain and I'm definitely stoked to return to see more!🤘
I have been riding the Badlands for 20+ years. You need to come ride with me and I'll show you how to rip that place. Oh, and stay out of the farm fields - that's off limits.
That place is really cool! When we were there last year they said some of the fields had just been opened for riding. I actually just spoke with the park today and that same field area will be accessible this season and should be open for riding mid April. They said they plan to have a drag strip 😬👍
How reliable is the raptor compared to the 450? I’ve heard bad things about the 700 blowing up and stuff of that nature is it truly less reliable than a 450? Trying to figure out which one I’d like to buy and what trim but I having a hard time deciding.
Awesome video as always Pete! I have been wanting to go there for awhile now. My daughter lives in Indiana and neither of us have been there yet. I heard it was only 800 acres as well didn't know it was 1400 that's huge. That's bigger than any riding park I've been to even at 800 acres. I've always heard that going there was a lot of fees? As long as you have an ORV sticker do you have to get any special stickers for the badlands other than paying a fee for the park? can you elaborate more on the costs?
This place is definitely worth the trip! I cant remember the exact cost. They have the rates on their site. It's privately owned so you just pay the fee and they give you a colored wristband for the length of your stay. The only other thing you need is a flag and they have those on site too 👍
@@PeteHager Oh that doesn't sound bad at all then. Like I said my daughter lives in Indiana. I am going to have to plan a trip and pick her up and check the place out!
I own a raptor 700 and it says it has 450 hours do these engines last this long ? Or has it been rebuilt. it’s fully road legal so has to go through all the tests and I’m not sure as I don’t know about them much but it’s not like all clapped out its been powder coated and what not so do you think they haven’t reset it from each rebuild ?
I have mine at the widest set up. There's a big spacer behind the hub I could flip around to narrow it up! I haven't had any issues so far. I considered the Dominator 2 but Illinois Powersports is a LSR dealer so I went that route 👍
I never had them adjusted on the original motor build which was between 125-150 hours of run time. When my crank went out we build the top end and it has new valves now. I know guys who have 200+ hours on Raptors that have never done the valves. If you keep your air filter clean it can go a long ways 👍
That depends on your needs and riding style. If your a more causal paced rider that hits dunes or smooth trails then the Raptor may be more practical since it has tons of torque and it's very comfortable to sit on on all day. If you're hoping to jump and ride more aggressively then the YFZ tends to be the better option in that department. Both quads are great in their own way. Essentially you have a "Muscle Car" and a "Race Car" to choose between 👍
@@obayek3005 have you reached out to Connor? He emails all our customers when they order. Unfortunately Rossier has been 4+ weeks out for the past year. We can refund your money ASAP if you would like. Please contact Connor via petehagermedia@gmail.com 👍 thank you for your patience 🙌😊
