The NUT Member 163 Member For: 18y 7m 18d Location: Townsville Posted 23/10/06 02:23 PM Share Posted 23/10/06 02:23 PM Hey mate, I used to race ATV's for many years and have owned a Honda 400ex, Yamaha Banshee and Yamaha Raptor 660 all quite highly modified. Now I know these bikes are nothing like you are describing but believe me when it comes to reliability you really should stick to the big brands. You get what you pay for. With Honda and Yamaha I had very few mechanical problems (ever) and believe me I thrashed the a$$ out of those bikes. Plus I know you say now, as the responsible parent, they wont be raced or jumped, but give the kids a few years. As much as you may want to deny it its only a matter of time. My mum swore black and blue I couldnt have a race bike but then dad was added into the equation and it became a great hobby of ours. They have copped a bad wrap over the years but believe me you will never have as much fun as what you do on a quad IMO!!!Hope this helpsCheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goobz Member 746 Member For: 20y 1m 16d Location: Sutherland Shire, Sydney Posted 23/10/06 07:55 PM Share Posted 23/10/06 07:55 PM (edited) Wheres the new property steve? more room for the Horses hey...... ←Yes it's all about the Horses mate Carabooda, 15 mins north of Wanneroo ←faaaark, south GeraldtonGet a buggy thingo, those sidewinder things go like the clappers!!. check out the new one the have on there website, 19's, twin wheels and a WRX engine fired by Autronics!!!!←Yeah, I'm 80% of the way through building a piranha. Its the same front end as a sidewinder except the motors in the back and it has IRS. I have a TL1000R 135hp V-twin mounted in the back. The thing is gonna scream when its finished! The website for the guy is here - The Edge BuggiesChris Edited 23/10/06 07:57 PM by Goobz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
245T Member 125 Member For: 18y 7m 30d Location: The Monaro Posted 23/10/06 08:44 PM Share Posted 23/10/06 08:44 PM About to move to a property with 7 acres and I figured Santa could get the kids some ATV's to play around on.Ages are 6, 9 and 42 Had a quick ring around ( on Santa's behalf) and for $6,000 I can get three Chinese bikes( 50cc, 90cc and 300cc) compared to over double for anything decent.Now I know you get what you pay for however as they will not be raced / jumped I'm trying to find out whether the cheapies will do the job or not.Speak to anyone from Yamaha, Honda etc. and they obviously sh!tcan the chinese stuff stating that you will always have problems /no parts etc.Anyone had any experience with these things and can offer some words of wisdom / advice?← Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
245T Member 125 Member For: 18y 7m 30d Location: The Monaro Posted 23/10/06 08:55 PM Share Posted 23/10/06 08:55 PM (edited) About to move to a property with 7 acres and I figured Santa could get the kids some ATV's to play around on.Ages are 6, 9 and 42 Had a quick ring around ( on Santa's behalf) and for $6,000 I can get three Chinese bikes( 50cc, 90cc and 300cc) compared to over double for anything decent.Now I know you get what you pay for however as they will not be raced / jumped I'm trying to find out whether the cheapies will do the job or not.Speak to anyone from Yamaha, Honda etc. and they obviously sh!tcan the chinese stuff stating that you will always have problems /no parts etc.Anyone had any experience with these things and can offer some words of wisdom / advice?←I looked at the Chinese bikes before deciding on a Suzuki Quadrunner. It is a well made ATV it has 4hrs use and I want to sell it and the aluminum ramps that cost me $5300 and I will sell for $4500. PM if you interested and want to know why I am selling. Edited 23/10/06 08:57 PM by 245T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordak Member 1,226 Member For: 20y 5m 18d Posted 24/10/06 12:40 AM Author Share Posted 24/10/06 12:40 AM (edited) Wheres the new property steve? more room for the Horses hey...... ←Yes it's all about the Horses mate Carabooda, 15 mins north of Wanneroo ←faaaark, south GeraldtonGet a buggy thingo, those sidewinder things go like the clappers!!. check out the new one the have on there website, 19's, twin wheels and a WRX engine fired by Autronics!!!!←Good thinking Ben I'll get one each for the kids and an F111 powered monster truck for myself 7 acres not 70 you idiot To everone else, thanks for the advice Edited 24/10/06 12:41 AM by jordak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordak Member 1,226 Member For: 20y 5m 18d Posted 11/12/06 03:58 AM Author Share Posted 11/12/06 03:58 AM Well after ignoring (well more chosing to disregard rather than ignore) sound and sensible advice, I outlayed $5,500 for 3 Chinese quads. Just could'nt justify spending 5 times that on the "proper" jobbies.In short I now have a new hobby, namely MOTOR BIKE MECHANIC In four weeks of use I have had to replace 2 broken chains, 1 throttle cable, a large section of plastic faring, fix a leaking petrol tank, recharge flat batterys, remove several broken cosmetic appendages and retighten / replace 175 nuts and bolts. So in summary, as warned the Bikes are and should be stayed well clear of, unless you are happy to spend your days searching replacement parts and nights putting them back together. On a positive note after spending a total of 4 fault free hours exploring the surrounding bushland with my two sons and seeing their smiling faces after conquering a few"Gigantic and Awesome" Hillclimbs. (their assessment) I could almost say it's been worth the grief and financial outlay.........almost.I'll let you know how things are going in a few months .............Oh and Daddy's got the bug and is seriously considering getting a 450 Raptor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killbot Member 160 Member For: 20y 7m 24d Posted 11/12/06 09:44 AM Share Posted 11/12/06 09:44 AM Well after ignoring (well more chosing to disregard rather than ignore) sound and sensible advice, I outlayed $5,500 for 3 Chinese quads. Just could'nt justify spending 5 times that on the "proper" jobbies.In short I now have a new hobby, namely MOTOR BIKE MECHANIC In four weeks of use I have had to replace 2 broken chains, 1 throttle cable, a large section of plastic faring, fix a leaking petrol tank, recharge flat batterys, remove several broken cosmetic appendages and retighten / replace 175 nuts and bolts. So in summary, as warned the Bikes are and should be stayed well clear of, unless you are happy to spend your days searching replacement parts and nights putting them back together. On a positive note after spending a total of 4 fault free hours exploring the surrounding bushland with my two sons and seeing their smiling faces after conquering a few"Gigantic and Awesome" Hillclimbs. (their assessment) I could almost say it's been worth the grief and financial outlay.........almost.I'll let you know how things are going in a few months .............Oh and Daddy's got the bug and is seriously considering getting a 450 Raptor ←Hopefully the bikes are ok after you have done some work to them, also I think you mean a yfz450 or a raptor 700. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordak Member 1,226 Member For: 20y 5m 18d Posted 10/01/07 11:57 PM Author Share Posted 10/01/07 11:57 PM Well after ignoring (well more chosing to disregard rather than ignore) sound and sensible advice, I outlayed $5,500 for 3 Chinese quads. Just could'nt justify spending 5 times that on the "proper" jobbies.In short I now have a new hobby, namely MOTOR BIKE MECHANIC In four weeks of use I have had to replace 2 broken chains, 1 throttle cable, a large section of plastic faring, fix a leaking petrol tank, recharge flat batterys, remove several broken cosmetic appendages and retighten / replace 175 nuts and bolts. So in summary, as warned the Bikes are and should be stayed well clear of, unless you are happy to spend your days searching replacement parts and nights putting them back together. On a positive note after spending a total of 4 fault free hours exploring the surrounding bushland with my two sons and seeing their smiling faces after conquering a few"Gigantic and Awesome" Hillclimbs. (their assessment) I could almost say it's been worth the grief and financial outlay.........almost.I'll let you know how things are going in a few months .............Oh and Daddy's got the bug and is seriously considering getting a 450 Raptor ←Hopefully the bikes are ok after you have done some work to them, also I think you mean a yfz450 or a raptor 700. ←CLOSING CHAPTER OF THE CHINESE QUAD BIKE SAGA........Won't bore you with an updated list of repairs however the Chinese Quads are dead, cease to exist, they are no more! Well actually there under some tarpolines at the back of the shed awaiting their fate.They have been replaced by two new Raptor 80's which to date have provided a combined 10 hours of fault free enjoyable, smooth and rattle free motoring expensive lesson learnt Oh and Dads 700 Raptor is getting booked in for a custom tune in a couple of weeks once the go fast bits arrive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F6 UTE - Track Bound EVO III - Member 3,367 Member For: 19y 11m 12d Gender: Male Location: Strapped in and holding on Posted 11/01/07 01:19 AM Share Posted 11/01/07 01:19 AM See, u soulda got one of those hyper killing machines..told ya so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chooka THE Member Donating Members 1,210 Member For: 19y 4m 22d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 11/01/07 01:23 AM Share Posted 11/01/07 01:23 AM Have you got a link to the site F6?Chooka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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