I'm thinking about buying a 650 02 for 6200.00 cdn. Is this a good deal? Also, are you guys happy with the performance, handling, and reliability of the 650?

 

Brand new? If used how many KMs? Does it run good? Any damage? If its new thats a wicked deal, if its used and in good shape its still a wicked deal.

 

It's used in good shape, a few scratches here and there. The engine sounds good. There replacing the front cv joint and lower ball joint. Don't know the km yet but I will find out.

 

That sounds a thohsand dollars high to meIMO. ITS a 02 and if it needs cv joints allready its been run good.JH

 

This is Canadian money, big difference from American money. Not sure if you were talking $1000 to high in US or Can currency.

Depending on the KMs it could be a good buy. The Praires are tough quads. I busted a CV joint on my Praire the first 2 weeks of owning it with stock tires. Now with my outlaws for the past year I have never had a problem. I think I had a factory defect or something. If you could get him down to $5800 then you doing well.

 

Thanks for the info. I think I will buy it. They sound like a great quad. What types of tires does a guy need for all around use? Is stock tires good enough or shoud a guy go to a more aggresive tread?

 

Most riders change tires due to the weak sidewalls on the dunlops causing rolling under and dipping in hard turns. There are some people who will not buy from a dealer and then right away replace the tires. Talk to the dealer seriously about this problem....maybe he will help out on the price of a new set.

Do a search on tires and you will come up with more than you want to know.

 

I tried the 25" mudlites, they are like a 4 ply tire. Mudlites are a good tire but skip the 25" tires, not strong enough. I got a flat on my first trip. I have never had a flat on my outlaws. The 26" mudlites are a different animal. They have much deeper tread and are a real 6 ply tire. I recommend those tires. Have fun with the Praire, its a wicked quad. Make sure the belt deflection is in spec and install a black spring in the secondary clutch. Search for Nyroc and you will see his website in his signature. Its a wealth of information.