What do we know about ATV's?

[rusnak]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

I think it's the lucky part.

It's like riding our bike with no helmet, riding in the car with no seat belts or riding on the package tray, etc.

I always ride with full gear. Saved my head one day when I hit a tree years ago in the NF, but did it hurt!

Edit: The Honda Recon 250 has already sold. Snooze, you lose!

^ 100% goes without saying: Wear full protective gear always. Never rode without a helmet, boots, gloves, and kidney belt, which protects the lower back.

[cabmandone]

Honda Rincon or Honda 450 Foreman. Great machines.

I have an old Yamaha Timberwolf 250 2wd that my friend and I use occasionally. My friend is 6'3 275. He looks a bit cramped on it but he can ride it. I guess it depends on how much ya wanna ride.

[Fast Freddy 944]

I have ridden a few, my favorite night mare atv is the 2 fiddy r honda 3 wheeler. It was one evil motor cycle....

[porsche930dude]

Iv got a atc110 and a kawi klt250 iv ridden a 250sx it was pretty fun but high center of gravity. Iv also ridden a big red they have a real low seating position so they are more stable I guess thats why they were more popular. My klt is quite stable aswell but the 110 is very unstable. so it really depends on the model but i can see why they got a bad reputation. Love the klt its a great machine for work or play. my 72 year old dad rides it all the time

[wdfifteen]

Had 250CC Yamaha that we wanted to use as a farm vehicle. It was a pain in the ass. After a year we sold it. But you probably have a different use in mind so .... never mind.

[s_morrison57]

I had a Honda Foreman 400, foot shift, not sure what year it would have been, it was for my use on a job I did in S. America. I put over 50K miles on that bike over 6 years all on jungle roads and trails. It was the perfect machine for the job but it removed recreational ATV use for me, forever.

Finn

[gregpark]

Originally Posted by Fast Freddy 944

I have ridden a few, my favorite night mare atv is the 2 fiddy r honda 3 wheeler. It was one evil motor cycle....

Now this thing has trouble written all over it

[unclebilly]

We have an older Honda trx350fm. It is a great workhorse on our farm. These are called a Rancher in the states.

It has plenty of power for farm use and is comfortable to ride.

If you get a Honda, get a standard. The automatics were trouble.

[Fast Freddy 944]

Originally Posted by gregpark

Now this thing has trouble written all over it

Yeup, 250 cc-2 stroke race bike. Power out put was fun, it hit hard, but if you dont control it or steer it correctly, it will yank you off or you go over the bars and run you over. I had it down for a short time, then I tried to crank it round a turn, it caught my boot and sucked me under and ran over me. LOL! I rode it back to the gent I borrowed it from and said "Thanks but no thanks" LOL! Power full engine. Here is my old school bike that has 2 wheels that I ride once in a while..

[juanbenae]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

Edit: there seems to be a lot of scams for nice looking ATV's for dirt cheap. Scammers must have moved on from cars to ATV's?


https://charleston.craigslist.org/snw/d/walterboro-2008-yamaha-grizzly-350/7217985050.html

i was shopping for a quad a little over a year ago and the amount of scam adds on CL amazed me. they pretty much out numbered the legit adds 2-1. very frustrating. i started reporting them to CL to get them removed and CL to their credit did remove the ones i reported agreeing they were scams.

i got a yamaha 660 grizzly cause i use it to move snow around the property with a blade i got so the big bore was needed. also has a rear locking diff that works well for the snow work.

mine is carbureted and if i had it to do over id gotten a newer model that was FI. very cold blooded and needs warm up time even during the summer before it runs decent.

[A930Rocket]

Originally Posted by juanbenae

i was shopping for a quad a little over a year ago and the amount of scam adds on CL amazed me. they pretty much out numbered the legit adds 2-1. very frustrating. i started reporting them to CL to get them removed and CL to their credit did remove the ones i reported agreeing they were scams.

I probably flagged 25 last night while looking. Everything was odd numbers between $504 and $1,004 etc. The city/location were broken up with different symbols.

Finally got tired of reporting them...

[asphaltgambler]

How about a Honda Odyssey with a big bore kit?