Hi all! I joined to get advice on a Suzuki King Quad 300 I might buy for $400. It doesn't run but I posted in the brand forums for advice.

Anyway, I have 5.5 acres of land and some lumber company land nearby I could trail ride on (not sure how to do that legally yet but lots of people do it) and some local beach that accepts ATV use...although I don't prefer sand. I don't have a trailer but I think I could have some fun before needing to buy one.

Anyway, I hope I can get this quad! Might be over my head and not a good investment now though, so we'll see. I'm hoping it will prove useful for more than just fun but we have small tractors to haul wood. not sure what else I can do with it. hitch a trailer and haul dirt I guess.

As far as experience I've ridden quads at the Oregon dunes (rentals, 350/450 size), and a ~350cc 4x4 utility on forested land. I've never crashed, only some close calls when breaking and turning on sand or with tires that are underinflated on the utility quad. I've scared myself a few times and don't plan on screwing up again.

 

Welcome to the forums.

 

Thanks! Looking at the quad tomorrow hopefully I can stay!

 

Welcome to the forums.

 

Welcome, that King Quad is a workhorse, however remember to figure out what it needs before spending your hard earned money. In my neck of the woods we can buy one in really good condition and running for around 12-1500 bucks so be sure your 400 plus what ever it needs does cost you a fortune. They are not fast but boy do they work hard.

 

Thanks!

Thank you! Yeah I'll re-sell it if I cannot get it to run well for a decent price. I don't NEED a quad, so it's just a "I'll probably not find a better deal if this thing runs" sort of buy. I am not very familiar with common costs for quads, what things should I really watch for? Anyway thanks!

Around here I dunno what they run, but it's farming and weed growing country so I can probably resell it easier just because of that. I'm glad to hear they're a workhorse, there's better chance it will run if it's overbuilt.

Hopefully it wasn't beat on too hard.

40mph is fast enough for me on a utility quad. Too big and bulky to desire more speed on an old one. I imagine newer ones might be more nimble or smooth with the power steering and perhaps better suspension?

The only utility ATV I did ride had low pressure tires that succumbed to hard turning and braking a bit too much...I think he had them underinflated. I almost rolled it braking when the wheels were turned at a moderate speed because they were so low. Perhaps I'll be more comfortable on good tires!