Was out riding the other day and met up with a guy that has 15000 miles on his express and only has changed the tires!! Admitted that he is not hard on it rarely goes into allot of mud. but he does not turn around because of any obstacles either. He use it for hunting and fishing.

 

That is the most amazing thing I have heard all day.

 

I believe it. When ever I am in the north country I always check milage on other quads we run across. Mostly old Polaris quads where we ride some 10 years old. Most of them are still on the original tires and engines. Lots with over 6,000 + miles on them. That Fuji engine is just plain tuff. My dads 95 Sportsman has over 4,000 miles on and is still running strong. So for all the 2 stroke nay sayers "Believe It!"

BTW my hunting buddys 300 Express has over 5,000 miles on it and is still going. He is still running the original brakes and he has replaced one chain. Tuff machines and simple to maintain.

 

Last March I was lucky to pick up a '93 Sportsman 350 4X4 with only 311 miles on it. People I rode with recently were amazed by it's condition at 7 years old. I had a small problem with a bulky shifter but someone said to turn the idle down and it's fine now. I figure it's got a good 10 years left, unless my kids start riding it!

 

I wasn't really overly surprised to see that. as allot of quads up here have allot of miles. it is not uncommon to see 5-8000 miles. Usually are rides are 50-125 and 20-40 is just a quick spin.