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RE: Most/Least Durable ATV Brands
Kinda like, compared to a powerwheels, the Rincon has good power!
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likeorangebikes
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08/10/09 01:44pm |
ATV Forum
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RE: Two strokes strike back
"Future two-strokes will have capacities on a par with four-strokes, allowing a milder state of tune than that which earned them their peaky reputation. " KTM already makes great 2-strokes. The 300 is a world class bike that is almost universally described as a 3-stroke, With amazing grunt down low and off idle, and eye watering top ends. Even more tunable by swapping the power valave spring for different weights.
"The result trounces the four-stroke for power, torque, flexibility and even service intervals says Orbital "
Its great to see this development, 2-strokes are a superior engine to 4-strokes in almost every way. Lighter, far less rotating mass, simplicity, poweroutput, reliability.
Old school 4-strokes didnt have the performance of thes new high-strung machines, but they had incredible reliability. WHats happening now, is that by wringing out every ounce from the new 4-strokes and raising the redlines, Youve actually got a 4-stroke that, while very powerful, actually requires more maintanance, more rebuilds, and less hop up potential than a comparable 250cc 2-stroke motor.
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likeorangebikes
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07/02/09 06:04am |
ATV Forum
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2 wheels vs 4 wheels and Where to ride the dang thing
With the "rate the reliability" type post below, It has got me thinking. Being a life long motorcyclist for over 30 years and spending 3 decades plus on just about everything out there (including a single speed indian 50 I had when I was 5) I came to question something recently. It seems like atv enthusiast are a bit more loyal to their brand, and a bit more harsh to the competition. For instances, while most dirt bikers I know will poke fun at someones machines, it seems that when the quad community does it, more often than not its a sincere disgust of a particular model or brand.
Any thoughts? ( keep in mind that was partly toungue in cheek)
And secondly, Is it me, or is the offroad community in general turning into asshats? IM lucky to have private property and know many private areas to ride, however trips to hatfield and mccoy and Pinnacle creek have me starting to wonder What the hell is going on. At one time, not long ago, if you encounterd a group of riders, it was a healthy " How ya doing" and sometimes a quick handshake and chat. Now it seems its " Hope I get the hell off the trail before my ass gets hit head on" and you cant breath for 10 minutes afterwards because of the dust. There seems to be more and more " I dont give a crap" riders out there. And its not about being slower than someone, or holding anyone up on the trail, I,m talking about people just turning into aholes when they hit the gas on the damn quad (or bike)..
Anyone else see this?
Makes me wonder about bringing younger riders into some public areas..
Worrysome
Any Thoughts?
A New Old Member!
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likeorangebikes
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06/29/09 01:13pm |
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RE: Most/Least Durable ATV Brands
If you want a dead reliable , get you from point a to point b for 20 years with minimal work and downtime. The old Honda 300 4x4 would be hard to beat. That being said, I,m not a large Honda fan, based soley on the value per dollar any more. a Honda ATV is not a value compared to the other machines on the market.. At one time, you could weigh the dependability issue, stating, that over the long term, youd spend less money on upkeep and repairs, But thats not the case anymore. When other machines offer more features, better suspension, more power, etc... (all in a relevant term) Its discouraging to see the price so high on the Honda. On the other hand, They are selling thme at that price, in the face of competitors who offer more, so that says something in its self also.
BUT.. While I had bad mouthed the Rincon pretty much since its introduction, It wasnt until a year ago that I really got some serious seat time on one, I came away impressed. for its INTENDED purpose (minus rock crawling, heavy hauling and thick mud)I think its a home run. Its got good power, handles like a dream, and the suspension is among the best in class. Its definitley one of those, "ride all day" quads.
Yamaha , suzuki and kawasaki have all been pretty even over the past several years. Sure there will be some of you who will swear a Yamaha will outlast the suzuki, vice versa, and so on.. Of course then there will be the folks who swear that every Kawasaki they have ever seen go into the woods has come out on its own power and everything that followed it had to be towed. Thats all Bull****, and any of us that has been riding for more than 10 years knows it. Any machine, can and will break at any given time.
Man, these ATVS have come so far in terms of performance, comfort and reliability in the past 10 years, hell in the last 4 years, that its hard to pick a losing manufacturer, or a winning manufacturer.
IT seems the general Sentiment among this board ( or most others for that matter)is that the sole ownership of last place in reliability ratings is polaris. I have owned several Polaris ATVS since 1996, Starting with a 2-stroke 300 xplorer. I will say that Quality was******back then. Was it reliable? Yes Extremely so, after 3 years of mud and water up to the racks, pulling trucks, and hay wagons, and rock crawling, I replaced 2 belts. On the other hand, all the other******was loose, tie-rod ends would loosen after onlly 2 weeks, steering bushings (yes busings, not bearing!)would never tighten, and swingarm bearing, Well, what bearings. So,o I feel that quality was severly lacking, but it never left me stranded. Over the years I have had nothing but good luck from polaris, which leads me to my next comment, which we aalready know. Reliability is based on a persons perception of quality.
Based on my experience, Polaris would run near the top, while based on cc,s or others it may run near the bottom.
We also tend to form opinions based on the favorite manufacturer. FOr example, If I dont like Yamaha, and see a Grizz with a broken belt, Then its unreliable. On the other hand, If I Love yamaha, and My grizz just broke a belt, then its just a maintenance issue that doesnt effect reliability. Those who tend to blindly follow a single manufacturer, are often blind to its shortcomings, and deaf to a competitors praises. Its hard to break away from that cycle when you have been on a single manufacturer for life. You dont really want to test the waters with another machine. Then again, if YOUR happy and content with what you ride, then your already on the best machine for you, then these reliabiliy questionairres dont really mean S*** then do they?
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06/29/09 11:39am |
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RE: 700 Polaris Sportsman 2004.5 has clutch issues?
First of all, the easiest thing to check would be the alignment.. Often creeping is an alignment issue. Not always, but usually. Its often solved with a shim behind the secondary. When the aligment gets off, it tends to run on the inside of the primary abit, not alot, just enough to make it turn a bit. By pulling the secondary out, this straightens the path between the clutches and usually gets rid of the creep. Very simple procedure and your local polaris dealer should be able to provide you with Shims.
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06/25/09 07:47am |
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RE: GeoCaching
Princevaliant
I have geocached a handfull of times.. I enjoyed it immensly each time. Took the kids a couple of time. Its a great tool to really learn how to read a gps unit and map. the "treasures" were never anything great, but the funs in the chase.
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likeorangebikes
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06/25/09 07:42am |
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