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re: What's the best ATV, around 500cc, on the market right now?

Posted on 3/14/12 at 7:59 am to
Posted by NicoBlues
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Posted on 3/14/12 at 7:59 am to
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300 that runs like a top


Best all around bike ever made. They had to quit making em, cuz people stopped buying new bikes after they got em. Fact.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Posted on 3/14/12 at 8:04 am to
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They had to quit making em, cuz people stopped buying new bikes after they got em


That's what mine is. 96 model IIRC. Damn thing is bulletproof.

I'm still a long ways off from needing a new one.
Posted by 4X4DEMON
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Posted on 3/14/12 at 8:22 am to
The Honda 300 is probably one of the only bikes to be worth more now than when they came out. People are selling them for 3-4k without batting an eye.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Posted on 3/14/12 at 8:25 am to
Mine looks like it's a '56

Damn thing has been through so much hell it isn't even fair and I actually feel bad for it sometimes. Too many years in the swamp.

Simple maintenance though and it still runs like new. I've had people offer me $1000 for it, which is impressive considering how bad it looks.
Posted by Kingpenm3
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Posted on 3/14/12 at 8:32 am to
I know others have said it, but I'm going to throw another vote in for going with a polaris ranger side x side. I've had 4 wheelers before, but since I've got a ranger now, I can't think of any reason to buy a 4 wheeler. I've got the cheapest 500 2x4 and I've never gotten it stuck, can put a 16' flatbed trailer behind it (it has a full size 2" receiver) and move it around if I need to, and has tons room for me and others. 800 lb bed capacity, and on and on.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Posted on 3/14/12 at 8:37 am to
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I can't think of any reason to buy a 4 wheeler


It depends where you hunt. A SxS is worthless where I hunt. Too big to get around.

On a place where you have well developed roads and trails, they are hard to beat.
Posted by Ole Geauxt
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Posted on 3/14/12 at 8:40 am to
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Mine looks like it's a '56
So what, i wish i did..
Posted by Langston
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Posted on 3/14/12 at 8:44 am to
1985 200S FTW. Damn I wish I still had it
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Posted on 3/14/12 at 8:45 am to
It's hard to make something look newer than it is, but it's pretty damn easy to make it look older than it is.
Posted by Kingpenm3
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Posted on 3/14/12 at 8:47 am to
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It depends where you hunt. A SxS is worthless where I hunt. Too big to get around.


True, in reality, the number one thing I do with mine is take the kids to their grandparents. Just can't wait until they are old enough to do it themselves. Second thing is ranch work.
Posted by YOURADHERE
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Posted on 3/14/12 at 8:49 am to
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The Honda 300 is probably one of the only bikes to be worth more now than when they came out. People are selling them for 3-4k without batting an eye.



I'm still holding out hope to buy one from some old farmer for about $500. My buddy has a 300 on 30" Silverbacks that's just mean.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Posted on 3/14/12 at 8:51 am to
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ranch work


Got a sakee mule diesel where I work and it's the shite for that kinda stuff. A 4wheeler can't hold a candle to a SxS for riding fences and shite. It's hard to carry 2 rolls of barbed wire and all the crap on a 4wheeler.
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