No topic thread,,, Part 2
Lead Driver
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Eccles, WV
I don't want a little messy skiff, I WANNA BLIZZARD!
Nothing is as beautiful as driving at night in the old SD, with a foot of snow and a full moon on a back country road......windows down, heater full blast, good old southern rock and a slight buzz of your choice. Almost Heaven!!!!
Nothing is as beautiful as driving at night in the old SD, with a foot of snow and a full moon on a back country road......windows down, heater full blast, good old southern rock and a slight buzz of your choice. Almost Heaven!!!!
Postmaster
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Saskatoon, SK
Our quad is a Rubicon by Honda. It uses the hydromechanical transmission that gives many more choices over a CVT design. It has a high/low range but also allows the use of the 'up' and 'down' arrows to upshift and downshift manually if desired/required. Its nice to hold it in a specific gear and apply full power and it doesnt upshift like a CVT design.
And now in the words of Paul Harvey - for the rest of the story! We bought our quad new in 2001 and it has 11000 kms. The transmission failed and its not a pretty scenario - they are not repairable and a few estimates of the exchange are telling us $2000 - $2500 to fix a bike thats worth $3000 - $3500!
A friend just traded their 2001 Polaris with 8000 miles on a new one and it was still running fine!
Posting Guru
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Langham, SK
We have had two honda's and still have the second one, the first one we had for ten years and I wasn't easy on it, the only problem with that quad was the fuel tank rusted through and the electric start went once. The one we have now is a '97 foreman and hasn't had a problem to date. Both quads had a manual with auto clutch for trannies.
Post Fiend
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Yorkton Sask
my FIL's foreman 450 has been rebuilt once and it only has 10000k on it. i will say that i think it was swamped and thats why the rebuild... otherwise its been a pretty good bike for the little that he's rode it.
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Postmaster
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From: Saskatoon, SK
We are getting a new quad soon and wont be looking at Honda because of the lack of features they offer. The Yamaha with power steering is our favorite but expensive. They now offer a smaller 55o with the steering option. Suzuki and Kawi make good atv's as well. I think we will get a Polaris this time around - they are cheap right now but with our collapsing 85 cent dollar I expect to see price increases here soon! For us, a quad should be replaced every 3 - 5 years because of how much we use it (2000 kms / year)
FTE Legend
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From: North Central Rural Sask.
Ive always had a bad taste in my mouth from Polaris quads. Ive known way to many guys that have had polaris's from the early 90's till about 98 and the quads always had consistent problems.
They always seem to go cheap due to that too. Maybe someone knows better then I if there was a problem with them, or what the scoop was (past tense) with them.
Warren I can understand why you dont want to put a transmission in that honda of yours either, with that many km you would be better off getting a different one, especially with the amount you use them.
They always seem to go cheap due to that too. Maybe someone knows better then I if there was a problem with them, or what the scoop was (past tense) with them.
Warren I can understand why you dont want to put a transmission in that honda of yours either, with that many km you would be better off getting a different one, especially with the amount you use them.
Post Fiend
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: home's where the heart is
I don't want a little messy skiff, I WANNA BLIZZARD!
Nothing is as beautiful as driving at night in the old SD, with a foot of snow and a full moon on a back country road......windows down, heater full blast, good old southern rock and a slight buzz of your choice. Almost Heaven!!!!
Nothing is as beautiful as driving at night in the old SD, with a foot of snow and a full moon on a back country road......windows down, heater full blast, good old southern rock and a slight buzz of your choice. Almost Heaven!!!!
mmmmm, I be that Snow Angel~~
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Post Fiend
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Yorkton Sask
consider the KQ 750 Laredo. they're pretty solid, low maintenance machines...no power steering, but you're not that old, and the price difference between it and the grizzly is massive. diff lock and independant all around makes it a good value in the big bore class. the polaris has the best ride out there, but has always been a higher maintenance unit...
FTE Legend
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From: North Central Rural Sask.
Yes he is!!! 
Just jokes 
Thats another thing I was actually getting to in my line of questions here yet is the grizzly. How are they for a quad? How about the used ones, say in the 03+ range?
My father has had really good luck with suzuki so far, and it seems like he is gonna stick with that. He has a little older ones though, late 90's king quads, but they are tough as nails.
Just jokes Thats another thing I was actually getting to in my line of questions here yet is the grizzly. How are they for a quad? How about the used ones, say in the 03+ range?
My father has had really good luck with suzuki so far, and it seems like he is gonna stick with that. He has a little older ones though, late 90's king quads, but they are tough as nails.