Short summer. still managed to have a few adventures. went twenty miles on the beach from my house up to nikiski. only had to use the shovel once. will pay more attention to the tides next time. ultimately it is not a very good motorcycle, and not a very good atv. but it combines the two in a way nothing else does.
the dogs love the thing. and will jump in immediately after i take off the cover, then bark and dance impatiently while waiting for me to start it. so far the only real modification has been to rip the passenger seat out and lay a dog bed down.
the girlfriends kid loves it. like a portable roller coaster. stuck her in the car with a paintball gun and drove around the woods behind the house while she screamed and shot trees.
mechanically i've blown out one rear tire. replaced it with the spare on the roadside. took a while, but was okay considering i didm't know what i was doing and used only the provided tools. still don't think i have the rear brakes adjusted properly after that. throttle cable came loose. spent an afternoon tracking that one down.
put her into storage this week. already ice on the roads. have big plans for exploring and camping next year. a tachometer is a must. probably going to get the skid plate as well. all in all happy with it. you accept it's limitations and you'll not be sorry.
