Hey guys,

I am looking at a 08 yamaha bruin 350 that has 216 kmon it. Im kind of new to atv's so is that mileage considered very low or medium. Also let me know if the bruin 350 is reliable and will last long.

thanks

 

216 Kilometers (134 miles)? I have done that distance in one day of riding. Even 216 Miles is two tanks of gas on my 500.

I also just bought a mint condition 2007 350 4x4 Bruin/ Grizzly and it has 5000 Km or 3000 miles on the speedo. My 89 350 Big bear must have 15,000 Km on it and its still going and uses the same 348cc motor.

I would think the Bruin would be reliable since its so basic and you can,t break what you do not have.

Simple cable operated anolog speedo vs computer wire operated digital display.
SRA has 4 less CV joints and boots vs IRS.
Air/oil cooler has no rad,rad hoses,rad fan,water pumb and thermostat. Sure it has a fan on the oil cooler but even if it quits its not needed ,my 350 Big Bear had no fan on the oil cooler and never over heated.

My 500 over heated 3 times,once for mud baked on the rad,the rad fan quit and it developed a air lock in the coolant system, all 3 can not happen on a air/oil cooled motor.

 

That is super low miles. I've done over 100 in a day several times. That is really just being broke in especially for a 3-4 year old bike. The only thing I would think is that all the fluids would have to change and possibly clean the carb because it has had to be setting for a while. Good luck with the thing

 

It depends on how the ATV has been used. A 4-wheel drive ATV that has been used for mudding gets beat up fast, with only a few miles on it. An ATV that is used for trail riding can last a long long time and still be in good shape. I rode a Yamaha Grizzly 700 a distance of 275 miles in one day a few years ago. When I sold the ATV I had over 2000 miles on it. I sold it on ebay and the buyer had to ship it to the east coast (from Utah). The shipping company that picked it up shipped lots and lots of used ATVs for ebay, and when the guy picked up mine he said he had never seen an ATV with that many miles on it, but he also said that he had never seen a used ATV that was in that good of condition. So it depends on how it is used.

 

One of my friends has over 13,000 miles on his ATV. That is a lot of miles. 216 km is VERY low miles, like one good days ride.

 

The main question I am worried about is why are they selling a 4 year old machine with that few miles? Is there damage to the machine? I would definitely look it over and drive it before buying.

Of course, if the seller did not use the machine and it is in excellent condition, then you found that proverbial needle in the haystack.