Hi Guys,
I'm pretty new to this forum hope everyone will give me the best advice.
I'm thinking to start a ATV tour company with 10-15 ATVs for trail riding/Jungle safari/hill climb for all experienced or non experienced riders above 12+ of age. There are no authorised ATV suppliers in my country. What cc and which model would suit for such tour. But I don't want to compromise in the quality. I want to give my customers 100% satisfaction. Should I consider ATV above 500cc? Your suggestions will be highly appreciated.

 

An ATV that would be suitable for most adults will be far too large for many 12 year olds, especially inexperienced ones.

 

Probably a couple models might be needed. A less expensive base model like a Kawasaki Brute Force 300 would be good for beginning and smaller riders(about $4000 retail) and something like a Yamaha Kodiak 700 (about $7000 retail and on up, depending on model) for the more experienced riders who want more power. I'm sure if you buy multiple units, most any dealer will give you a nice discount. Both have cvt auto transmissions so they would be quite user friendly to anyone who doesn't have experience in dealing with a manual transmission and both are quality machines that will be reliable.

 

A touring model that seats 2 would cost less than 2 ATVs and would appeal to a lot of people that don't want to be in the drivers seat, like a wife riding with her husband. Polaris, Can-Am, and Arctic Cat all made touring models and I believe they still do. No one else does as far as I know. Kids could ride on a parent's ATV too.

 

Thanks for your reply.

My target group is specifically 16+ but I'll consider options for kids. But in your opinion Which make/model/cc would be better for 16+.

 

Thanks for your clear information. As your advice I'll think about different machines for different age groups according to their experience.

 

Thanks Jumbofrank. You raised the good point about the 2 persons touring ATV models. That would be great for couples who want to stay tight all the time
I'll do some more research about those models.

 

look for stability, simplicity, durability, and low maintainence cost. my vote 400KQ. mid size, enough power but not too much, will fit large and smaller folkes, proven reliable bullitproof, most of all simple. over the years have had bigger and smaller ATVs, 400KQ will not let you down in any of above catagories. affordable too! IMHO

 

As a suggestion....I would not be looking at high powered models, many of your clients will be less experienced and your insurance costs will skyrocket with high powered machines. I recently moved into a UTV, but had a Kawasaki praire 300 for 16 years with no issues, great machine, plenty of power for normal trail riding, was a cvt which I would recommend highly.
That machine was large enough for big people but easily handled by a 16 yr old. When dropping below the 16 yr old age group you may well have to drop below 100cc to meet safety requirements or once again your insurance will kill you. I would stay away from anything that needs to be shifted while in motion. I have owned Yamaha, Kawasaki and Honda, all were good machines, but were also well cared for. My newest UTV is a Kymco, I researched these for about 4 months before I made my purchase and found nothing negative about them. In fact I was impressed by the response from other manufacturers and there response to how impressed they were with the Kymco line up. Their atvs have won the GNCC championships for for a couple years. There quality is second to none in my opinion. There will be many that won't like this recommendation but....I would stay away from Polaris machines, if you look in the forums, they are the most ask about with repair issues. Yes they sell a ton of them so there will be more questions to ask, but in a per capita ratio they appear to be more troublesome. That just mt two cents anyhow....good shopping

 

hey kymco , sorry to get off topic, used to have 30 acres in salesville OH on WV border where you at in relation to that?