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THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/21/2008 9:00:14 AM

foreman2000

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DOSE ANYBODY HAVE ISSUES WITH THEIR 98 - 04 FOREMAN FLOATING THE FRONT TIRES OR (WATER WHELIE)
I HEARD YOU CAN PUT A BASKET BALL BEHIND THE FRONT BASH PLATE AND IT WILL ADD 13 POUNDS OF BUOYANCY
HAS ANYBODY DONE THIS OR SOMETHING SIMILAR?

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/21/2008 10:36:28 AM

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I remember a few years back you would see that being done quite a bit. You don't see it so much now. It works, no doubt about it, and basketball's are cheap anyway. You'll need a basketball and a pump for it.

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/21/2008 10:44:01 AM

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I havent never tried it but im runnin 12 wide in the front and it tends to float up the front end real easy

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/21/2008 12:40:02 PM

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with good size tires you won't have any problems matter of fact mine floats a little too much so i would try it with out the ball before you put one in there.

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/21/2008 3:15:36 PM

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Ive done it, works well. You just have to be careful not to tip over, it is easy to do. I just did it for fun, not sure what it would do if you were trying to compete.

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/21/2008 6:13:43 PM

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Maybe you should ask this guy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWQWwNyp0nI

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/29/2008 8:33:59 AM

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I RUN 27 X 9.5 X 12'S WITH 10 PSI OF AIR IN THEM AND A WARN 3000 LB WINCH ON THE FRONT IT AND IT DONT LIKE FLOATING THE FRONT I MEAN HOW DEEP DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO BE

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/29/2008 6:25:10 PM

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right up to the top of the tires on mine......and of course you gotta have to power to make it stand up.

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/29/2008 7:44:33 PM

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quote:

right up to the top of the tires on mine......and of course you gotta have to power to make it stand up.

You dont have to have all the power in the world you just aint deep enough .....With my laws i can be half my tire and it can stand it on the back rack just sitting down .

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/29/2008 7:50:35 PM

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I can pull into a water hole about to the top of the tire and stop and just lean back and mine will start bobbing.

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/29/2008 8:01:43 PM

dcfox

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My buddy has a basketball in the front of his Foreman.He swears it helps.
I have 28x12x12 Mud Lites on the front of my Rincon.It doesn't need any more help floating the front end.

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/29/2008 8:17:37 PM

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big laws float like crazy...i was running 29five 10's on my brute and i couldnt keep it down

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/29/2008 8:41:07 PM

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thats what i'm talking about i have 29.5x10's on my foreman and i fight with it in deep water to keep the front in down cause with giving it any gas it wants to stand straight up but i don't know they float with 27's.

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/29/2008 8:52:25 PM

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i had a basket ball in the front of my rancher at one time and i could not keep the front down it helped me a lot if you think of how hard it is to sink a basket ball in a pool just think how much it will help the front float and allso my rubicon will not water wheelie unless i have a lot of air in the front tires and no air in the back tires if i have a lot of air in the back tires the back will try to float instead of the front and u cant make it bite to wheelie and plus it is a lot harder to keep stable with the back floating

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/29/2008 9:12:58 PM

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i've got 26-10"s on the front of mine and it floats up really well

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/29/2008 9:56:20 PM

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I've got a b-ball in the front of mine right now I think it works pretty good

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/30/2008 9:08:05 AM

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good ol' light weight 300 here - even with the winch it floats easily with just 25x/8/12's and 5.5 psi.

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/30/2008 9:59:46 AM

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all of yall are over here talkin about how to make your bike float. lol im adding weight so it will stay on the bottom

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/30/2008 10:26:28 AM

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Would puttin about 50 pounds of weight on the back rack help you keep the back down or would it make it harder to balance? Some people say you need to keep the weight you add low but I don't wanna put water in my tires..Anybody done this?

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/30/2008 10:47:13 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: 03_VINSON

Would puttin about 50 pounds of weight on the back rack help you keep the back down or would it make it harder to balance? Some people say you need to keep the weight you add low but I don't wanna put water in my tires..Anybody done this?

im making a hitch to hold weights and just add how much weight you need

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/30/2008 8:10:28 PM

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A set of skid plates cut out of quarter inch steel helps keep them planted a little better. If you're crafty you can duplicate one of the online aluminum swingarm skids out of the same steel. The weight is all over, but the extra flat area helps "push" the water in front of you. Makes it easier to balance IMO. Weight on the back rack throws the balance off, harder to avoid going over backwards sometimes, especially if there's any current at all.

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/31/2008 11:52:22 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: bhmudder11

all of yall are over here talkin about how to make your bike float. lol im adding weight so it will stay on the bottom

This is what I'm screaming! I've added 18lbs. of water in each tire just to keep it down............

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 8/31/2008 10:49:27 PM

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I GOT 1 N MINE. IT DOES FLOAT BETTER...

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 9/1/2008 3:16:32 AM

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guys talking about 29.5s floatin bad... try 30" mudlites!!!!!!! they SUCK when ya get into really deep water! I believe they are worse than the 31" laws. the 30's would probably be nice if I would have had my bike spaced out a bunch where I could keep it balanced well... and I didnt weigh soo much... first time I tried deep water I had the bike sitting the the 12 o'clock position floating and I jumped off and used the wheeler for a life boat... I couldn't touch bottom and I stand about 6'4"

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 9/1/2008 3:20:17 PM

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I’ve herd about the basket ball trick or soccer ball and also adding water into your tires. I have 26” Swamplite and also floats really easy and I go really deep to the point when the only thing you see is my snorkel lol. And you don’t need a lot of power to water wheelie, I can be at a dead stop and my bike starts to float/ front end start to float. Also I have 3 psi in my Swamplite so that my bike don’t float to much and it does help out.

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 9/1/2008 3:56:01 PM

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Yea i agree also im trying figure out how to keep my fat cat down and not floating lol

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 9/1/2008 9:58:55 PM

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If I put a basketball in the front of mine id tip...LOL.. I have 28in. swamplites on a Honda 300

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RE: THE BASKET BALL TRICK - 9/4/2008 11:24:36 AM

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My 02 rubicon doesnt even need water to wheelie, and when it is in water it has no issues whatsoever, its hard to keep it down in fact... fr:27x9 r:27x11 XTRs

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