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Looking at used ATV’s
Posted on 4/16/23 at 5:52 am
Posted on 4/16/23 at 5:52 am
And I just can’t bring myself to even consider one with a snorkel. Is this irrational?
Also, Yamaha make a decent bike? Grew up. On Hondas better prices on Yamahas
Also, Yamaha make a decent bike? Grew up. On Hondas better prices on Yamahas
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Posted on 4/16/23 at 6:28 am to TaderSalad
quote:
Is this irrational?
Not at all. I assume the bikes with snorkels have been road hard and put up wet.
Posted on 4/16/23 at 6:34 am to TaderSalad
quote:
And I just can’t bring myself to even consider one with a snorkel. Is this irrational?
Absolutely not. I am the same way. The best is when they have snorkel and big sound tube, but then put on the description that it was barely rode and always easy. You put a snorkel on it for one reason only and that is to ride through deep mud and water.
Posted on 4/16/23 at 7:03 am to TaderSalad
If it is cheap and you wanna rag it out (more) then why not. However, a snorkel is a pretty good sign it's been ragged out and probably sunk. Not always but that is how I have always thought.
ETA: I do not know if it is my age showing but I keep seeing kids riding bikes around town with pvc pipes attached to the frame of the bicycle sticking up above the handle bars like a snorkel. Guess so they dont flood their bicycle brakes.
ETA: I do not know if it is my age showing but I keep seeing kids riding bikes around town with pvc pipes attached to the frame of the bicycle sticking up above the handle bars like a snorkel. Guess so they dont flood their bicycle brakes.
This post was edited on 4/16/23 at 7:05 am
Posted on 4/16/23 at 8:05 am to TaderSalad
Yes, Yamaha makes good machines.
Posted on 4/16/23 at 8:19 am to TaderSalad
What’s the going price for a mint 2008 Honda foreman 500 w nice aftermarket rims and tires?
Posted on 4/16/23 at 8:44 am to Chad504boy
Just sold a mint 2013 foreman 500 with original tires and 1000 miles on it for $5k if that helps
Posted on 4/16/23 at 8:47 am to TaderSalad
I wouldn't buy one with a snorkel either unless it was sub 1k. Yamaha grizzly is a beast of a machine.
Posted on 4/16/23 at 8:49 am to Chad504boy
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2008 Honda foreman 500
Seeing em between $4-4500. Grizzlies are $3500-4 for a good bit newer.
Appreciate the replies.
Posted on 4/16/23 at 9:15 am to TaderSalad
I have 2 Yamahas and 1 Honda. All of them are around 20 years old, and the Yamahas have held up just as well as the Honda.
I don’t think you can go wrong with either one.
I don’t think you can go wrong with either one.
Posted on 4/16/23 at 9:41 am to REB BEER
When I sold my Honda Rancher a few years ago - all original including tires - I got hammered with calls. Everyone knows to look for original tires, no lift kit, new rims, snorkel etc. those are keys signs of a bike that has likely been ridden hard
Posted on 4/16/23 at 10:06 am to Dcr54682
Yamaha's are awesome.
Parts are just a little higher as there are less of them available.
Especially if shopping the used/secondary market.
I'd buy one without hesitation if the deal was there.
Parts are just a little higher as there are less of them available.
Especially if shopping the used/secondary market.
I'd buy one without hesitation if the deal was there.
Posted on 4/16/23 at 11:16 am to Dcr54682
quote:
look for original tires, no lift kit, new rims, snorkel etc. those are keys signs of a bike that has likely been ridden hard
Add the relocated radiator to the list. That's another red flag for me.
Posted on 4/16/23 at 2:38 pm to TaderSalad
I would never buy an ATV that has/had a snorkel. Also, I don’t want one ridden by anyone under the age of 30.
Ideally I want one owned by an old man who used it to drive around the farm and to/from the deer stand. Especially if they are looking at upgrading to a SxS because it’s easier to get in/off of.
Ideally I want one owned by an old man who used it to drive around the farm and to/from the deer stand. Especially if they are looking at upgrading to a SxS because it’s easier to get in/off of.
Posted on 4/16/23 at 2:50 pm to LEASTBAY
quote:This.
Yamaha grizzly is a beast of a machine.
Posted on 4/16/23 at 3:07 pm to TaderSalad
I treat my bikes like an adult should. A used bike that’s been snorkeled has I high chance of being worked way harder than I’d like.
I just bought a used ATV and am selling my UTV.
The first thing I tell potential buyers is that this bike has been cared for and serviced annually.
Never stuck. Never sunk.
Good luck!
I just bought a used ATV and am selling my UTV.
The first thing I tell potential buyers is that this bike has been cared for and serviced annually.
Never stuck. Never sunk.
Good luck!
Posted on 4/16/23 at 4:23 pm to SenseiBuddy
This post was edited on 4/16/23 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 4/16/23 at 9:37 pm to Tear It Up
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Ideally I want one owned by an old man who used it to drive around the farm and to/from the deer stand. Especially if they are looking at upgrading to a SxS because it’s easier to get in/off of.
Exactly! That’s actually my mindset as well.
Posted on 4/17/23 at 7:41 am to SenseiBuddy
Man your old guys are different from ours.
Once a year one of the old timers comes limping limping back into the camp yard blowing white smoke saying "I think I got some water in the exhaust"
No... You got pancake batter in your motor.
I miss the old hondas that were easy to flush.
Once a year one of the old timers comes limping limping back into the camp yard blowing white smoke saying "I think I got some water in the exhaust"
No... You got pancake batter in your motor.
I miss the old hondas that were easy to flush.
Posted on 4/17/23 at 11:22 am to X123F45
i just got out of my lease due to increased costs
My atv has original tires, never put through mud or snorkeled or anything stupid. low miles and hours. only used 2 months out the year on weekends on established trails.
its a rancher 2015. looks like i might be able to get close to what i paid for it.
My atv has original tires, never put through mud or snorkeled or anything stupid. low miles and hours. only used 2 months out the year on weekends on established trails.
its a rancher 2015. looks like i might be able to get close to what i paid for it.
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