Re: 4 wheeler

Posted by NC Wayne on May 12, 2005 at 23:30:49 from (64.12.114.139):

In Reply to: 4 wheeler posted by RLH on May 12, 2005 at 18:27:52:

Based on what I see and hear around from my buddies that have different makes and models of the newer machines I can make a couple of suggestions. If your not dead set on brand new machine, don't buy new. If you don't want to spend an arm and a leg, don't buy a new one. If you don't care about things like a digital dash, new electronics, etc, don't buy a new one. If you truely want a reliable machine that will last forever, don't buy a new one. If instead you want to spend a fair amount on a machine that will still be running years from now, find yourself a Honda from the late 80's or early 90's with manual shifting, etc. I've got a '87 250SX 3-wheeler, my boy has an '86 Fourtrax 70, and Dad has a 86 200 Fourtrax. Mine had set for nearly 10 years without being run when I got it, the 70 and Dad's 200 had both been setting for close to 3 years without being run. In every case all that they needed was to drain the tank, clean the carb and do a little TLC liie replacing the plugs, changing oil, etc, and in the case of the 70 replace the coil. In each case the engine on each one fired up as soon as it turned over and ran like a top. Mine has been run hard for nearly 6 years now and except for changine the oil and putting tubes in the origional tires it hasn't needed a thing done to it. The other two have been going since the end of last year and haven't need anything other than what I said above to get them running. The boys down the street traded in their older Hondas for newer ones with electronic shifting, and all the new gadgets a year or so back. I think they spend more time in the shop and therefore more money on them than they could have bought several of the older ones for. One of the boys made the comment to me one day that he wished he had listened when I told them to leave all that electronic crap sitting on the showroom floor...my brother in-law has a Polaris and it's constantly broken down and needing something...other neighbors have Yamahas, etc and their needing work almost as much as their being ridden.....and I could probably think of a few more if I tried really hard..... So, my suggestion, for what it's worth, is you can't beat an older Honda without all the thrills and frills and other assorted fancy electronic crap to break and keep it in the shop and in your wallet instead of under your butt in the field where you need it to be. Again just my .02

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