I have owned over the years an '84 ATC 200S, '87 250X, and have had experience with my brother's '87 250X. Would everyone please list what problems they have had with their machines?

For example my 250X needed:
1) Rear wheel bearings
2) Front wheel bearings
3) Stock skid plate quickly fell apart
4) Blew a front shock
5) Bent rear rim (hit a rock)
6) Bent rear axle (same rock)


ATC 200S
1) Petcock lever now leaks in the on position
2) Rear wheel bearings

Brother's 250X - no problems

 

Okay, I'll give it a shot.
01 400ex: (moderatly modded), Cracked sidecase cap (the small one used to adjust the valves)
99 Recon: Neutral Light indicator switch.
80 ATC110: Had to fix a bunch little crap the hillybilly that had it before me screwed up

 

'87 TRX 200SX- Things I replaced on it since I bought it 3 years ago.

- Chain & Sprockets twice(normal wear)
- Brakes twice(normal wear)
- Neutral light blew(needs replacing)
- Front bearings 2 times
- Rear Axle bearings 3 times
- Side case cap cracked off(same as 250rampage2)
- Battery
- Fr. Brake wheel Cylinders
- Exhaust bolts broke off in engine, had to replace them
- Exhaust leak where muffler and pipe meet, have to re-patch it all the time
- Tires(normal wear)

Most things I replaced are normal wear, It's been a pretty good bike.

 

1989 TRX250R-

sprockets and chain
cracked the case twice(the real case.. not a cover)

1997 Yamaha Banshee-
A-Arms(my fault)
All bearings(normal)
Brake Pads(normal)
Chain and sprocket(normal)
Shocks(upgraded)
Seat(CEET Torn)

1998 Polaris Sportsman-
Bearings(normal)
Brake Pads(normal)
Belt
Handlebars(oops!)

1996 Polaris Xpress 300-
Engine(dunno what to blame.. Bubble in the oil line)
That's it!

 

Well these are the quads I've owned
TRX125
TRX200SX
Suzuki 230 Quadsport
And I own a 300ex now
On the quadsport I have replaced
Front shocks
front bearings
front brakes
handlebars
rear caliper seals
rear brakes
swingarm and bearings
axle bearings
chain sprocket
crank
piston
4 clutches
left sidecase
filter
Thats all i can think of for it
On the 300ex I have replaced

2 solenoids
all brakes
steering stem bearing
caliper seals
stator
batterey
chain sprokets

 

A 'reverse shift switch' on a rancher ES- it was damaged (but still worked) from debris while buried in some mud I replaced it so It'd have an appropriate watertight ceramic boot seal.
This bike has a hiar over a thousand miles on it now.

 

Now thats amazing Elrancho...you have just over 1000 miles and NOTHING has worn out??, not even brakes??

 

Yes I do have a hair over a thousand, why? Should something be worn out? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] I did forget to mention the bolt for retaining the airbox rattled out, but the airbox fits snuggly enough in the frame it never gave any trouble. I discovered this last evening when I was changing the main jet.

 

El Rancho,
You mentioned mud messing up your shifter. I am sure that atvman knows that Honda brakes do not hold up in mud, at least not for people that deep mud ride all the time. I think that is why he is asking???

I do not think that most honda people consider bad brakes due to water/mud abuse to be broken parts. That is probably why more people have not reported them here as broken parts.

Greg

 

My friend has a 01 300ex and this is what has happened while I have been riding with him. He is 5ft 8in tall and weighs about 160

It keeps blowing the fuses under the seat. We have looked everywhere for the short and can't find it. It will go a week or sometimes blow 2 within 10 minutes.

On the 2nd stock front bumper.

replaced bent A-arms & both front rims trying to go over logs in the path

Now has a lonestar axle due to bend in stock axle. Bent so bad it would bottom out every turn

Plastic is shot, mounting spots are broke or cracked, but plastic still looks good

ignition broke so I wired up a switch for him

We bought our quads at the same time and ride together (we also work together) all the time. Neither of us had owned a quad before these, but we had riden before. He wanted a sport and I wanted a little of both. The things I have upgraded are the handle bars, front bumper, exhaust, air filter, and skid plates. The things I have replaced due to breakage or worn out are hand grips, right side a-arm bushing, replaced the rivets that hold front fenders on, just about ready to change the brakes, and a new tow strap(due to pulling out a 2wd Rancher). I forgot to mention that my quad is a P??????. I didn't know if I could say that on the Honda forum.