Re: ATVs honest question???
[Re: 330-Trapper]
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03/12/23 05:44 PM
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I remember setting in a pre construction conference with the Corps of Engineers and the mechanical contractor having his submittals for valves rejected because of the Buy American act. That was before Joe Biden and the rest of the Democrat politicians deleted the act!
I love the smell of burning spruce---I love the sound of a spring time goose---I love the feel of 40 below---from my trapline I will never go!
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Re: ATVs honest question???
[Re: 330-Trapper]
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03/12/23 06:00 PM
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Honda 4 wheelers run forever with almost nothing breaking as long as you change the oil when you’re supposed to and do minimal maintenance. Tough as nails. Yamahas are not as reliable in my experience. I’d never buy a china knockoff. Forget them.
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Re: ATVs honest question???
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03/12/23 06:02 PM
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They are all good unless you ride them. You think you are going to get 18,000 or more miles and never worked on?
"Not Really, Not Really" Mark J Monti "MJM you're a jerk."
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Re: ATVs honest question???
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03/12/23 06:32 PM
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I replaced a set of wheel bearings in a Yamaha ATV about three years ago with Chinese aftermarket bearings, they rusted out in three years. Maybe these Chinese ATV's are okay, but Chinese aftermarket parts are junk imo.
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Re: ATVs honest question???
[Re: yukon254]
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03/12/23 07:48 PM
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In my world ATVs see as much use as most peoples cars. In the reliability department nothing beats a Honda. Yamaha is a close second. If you like working on stuff or walking, get a Polaris.
A year or so back Yamaha brought back the 450 Kodiak. I know guys that have more than 30,000 hard miles on them and zero issues. This!!
If it makes a track on this earth , I can catch it.
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Re: ATVs honest question???
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03/12/23 08:17 PM
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Honda has a huge manufacturing facility in Timmonsville,SC that has been in operation since the late 1990s with an annual capacity of 100K ATVs and 100K UTVs. I have no idea where the parts are made but the SC plant is where they are put together. Their website says that they have produced over 3 million products there since 1998.
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Re: ATVs honest question???
[Re: bblwi]
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03/14/23 11:57 AM
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Sure they are made in China but they are brought here by American investors and sold by American dealers and salespersons, so who are the real enemies?
Bryce the real enemies are the people who buy them. If there is no market for them they won't get imported in the first place. The American consumer is quick to sell out his fellow countrymen to save a couple of bucks. And make no mistake China is hostile to the USA.
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Re: ATVs honest question???
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03/14/23 12:39 PM
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Never owned a Honda but the Big Red trike still commands a 800 -1,000 dollar price unless its in a box and they sell fast i'm thinken people that use them a lot are tired of computers sensors limp modes and other crap Myself I have a 92 Yamaha that made it thru 3 kids took care of some rattling valves maybe 10-12 years ago going good and a Suzuki thats newer, 2,000 something I'd like to think the alloys and design are better in name brands but parts and service are priority Heck bought a fuel pump for my 1974 evinrude snowmoblle reason being the same one went into there outboard motors can't beat that
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Re: ATVs honest question???
[Re: Dirty D]
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03/14/23 01:56 PM
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Sure they are made in China but they are brought here by American investors and sold by American dealers and salespersons, so who are the real enemies?
Bryce the real enemies are the people who buy them. If there is no market for them they won't get imported in the first place. The American consumer is quick to sell out his fellow countrymen to save a couple of bucks. And make no mistake China is hostile to the USA. 10 to 1 You buy Chinese stuff all the time and don't know it.
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Re: ATVs honest question???
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03/14/23 03:25 PM
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10 to 1 You buy Chinese stuff all the time and don't know it.
some truth to that. But to not avoid it when you can is nothing but a self-indulgent hooray for me and screw every one and everything else attitude.
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Re: ATVs honest question???
[Re: TreedaBlackdog]
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03/14/23 03:25 PM
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Please save your money and buy a honda, kawasaki, suzuki before some china made one. I have never met a single person yet that thought the cheaper china made atv/utv was better than a Honda after owning it 10 years. I have had good results with Honda, Suzuki, and Kawasaki and not good results with a little youth china atv. WE have 2 Hondas over 20 years old, suzuki 17 years old and a kawasaki mule about 18 years old. They all just keep running with minimal maintenance. THe little china atv lasted about 3-4 years before it wasnt worth fixing and a pain in the hind end.
For me and my family - I will buy Japanese made atv/utvs. - they simply work and last. Kubotas are nice also in the utvs I have a 2004 Honda Foreman 450. Only thing I had to do outside of regular maintenance is replace the muffler. I'm amazed at the power that thing has for a 450.
Wife: That's the 4th time you've gone back for dessert, doesn't that embarrass you? Me: No, I keep telling them it's for you.
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