Well i am new to the Motorsports world. And i was wondering what brands you recommend. And im also low on money so i was looking to see if anybody will talk about a offbrand, are there any good ones?

 

I would buy a used Arctic Cat, Can-Am, Honda, Kawasaki, Polaris, Suzuki, or Yamaha before I bought an off-brand.

 

unless you want to be wrenching all the time an offbrand would be out of the question save a little more and get a name brand

are you looking for a sport quad or a utility? have you thought about what you want to use it for?

 

I have been told the offbrands last about 2 years then they begin to break down as they are made with the cheapest parts imaginable. I agree with the above comments.

 

X a bunch. Avoid the off brands. Buy a used mainstream maker's quad.

 

i'd rather have my 16 year old polaris sportsman 500 or my 15 year old honda recon 250 before i got a brand new knock off quad.

if your looking for something reliable. you absolutely cannot kill a honda.

best bank for your buck i think is polaris. and they're pretty tough to boot.

Kawasaki's are good too from what i've seen. (rode with a few all last summer)

i know yamaha makes some awesome sport atv's but i havent been around their utility atvs enough to have an opinion.

Can-am's are bad *** but you pay a good bit for it. their base model outlander 500 is $7800 where the base model polaris sportsman 500 is $6200.

also, like anything else buying used will save you money. just dont go jump on the first POS that rolls by. make sure you check it over THOROUGHLY. and if you find anything the seller didnt mention use it as leverage in price negotiation.

if you have a little mechanical know how you can build your older used quad to be just as good and in many cases better than a brand new one off the show floor for much cheaper.

for my sportsman, when it's all said and done i'll have just under 3k in it. that is the cost of the atv, wheels and tires, quite a few oem replacement parts, and good bit of upgrades.

3k and having an atv exactly the way i want it sounds a lot better than 6k or better for a completely stock quad that i'm have to put another 1500 in to get it how i want.

if you buy used just make sure you buy one that is worth having. like i said earlier, dont buy the first pile of junk someone's dumping. when you go to look at one try not to want it right this second (hard to do, i know). try not to get so excited about getting one that you unintentionally overlook some important issues. I've learned my lesson on that.

just shop around. any major brand quad will be worth having. new and used one's that havent been neglected and beat.

 

bought a new Honda Rancher (trx420) in November. great motor, but nothing but issues. "little" things. the more we use it the more I think the design team was high. QC is bad- mismatched, used fasteners on the plastic. Parking brake latch steel vs aluminum didn't last 4 months. been a Honda fan my whole life, this machine ruined me.