This week's SprocketList ad has the crew from ATVC ready to head to AL road trip style! 2005 Honda Recon 250 for $1200:

Weekly Used ATV Deal: 2005 Honda Recon for $1200 | ATVConnection.com

 

With nice used deals like that I don,t see why people go buy new Chinese ATVs.
In Canada that ATV would sell for over $2000.

 

Not bad for a 2005 model, that's comparable to what they go for here in Southern Illinois. I've seen older Recons in good shape going for around $800-$900 but anything less than that and they need work and then by the time you spend the money to fix them, they're not that much of bargain. That's the problem with those cheap Chinese atvs. Yeah, they're cheap to buy new. But they require constant work and $$$ to keep them running so ultimately they're not really that great of a bargain. Parts are cheap but poorly made so even new parts won't last long. Id rather spend a few hundred dollars more and buy something like this and be riding instead of wrenching on some unreliable piece of crap.