dave2 said: (quoted from post at 02:48:57 08/05/08) Looking to get one, but don't want to spend the money on a 600+ cc monster. Main job would be carrying my 220 pound butt on a 5km loop twice a day, occassionally pulling a small trailer around to pick up horse fruit from the pasture and/or pulling a small harrow around.
There's a local guy that is cuddling 300 pounds easy that has a 250 cc 2wd chinese made one that zooms him around with a 4x6 ft trailer like it's nothing. Just don't know if it has a bigger motor than the stickers say. Of course, a dealer wants to get you on the biggest thing possible. Thought you folks may have some input.
Dave
Dave, I have a Honda Foreman (350cc, full time 4x4) that I bought new in 1986. It will haul my 230 pound behind around faster than I want to go and will climb these Tennessee hills like a billy goat. I have never had a moments trouble out of it and it still runs like new. I have changed the oil a few times and put probably a half dozen batteries in it over the years.
Last summer I took it off roading up at Land Between the Lakes with some friends of mine who all had big 550-700cc machines and the little 350 didn't have any trouble keeping up. In the woods I considered the smaller size an advantage.
This post was edited by DScott at 09:13:50 08/05/08.
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