I am looking at getting a mini for my daughters for Christmas. There is a dealer close that sells a Cougar 125. Just curious if anyone has heard of a Cougar? The guy said that it was a division of Honda. Price he gave me was 995.00. Just curious if anyone has any suggestions on a mini.

Thanks
Kevin

 

it will be a chinese clone of a honda. if you're bound to get an "off brand", then do Eton. they're a knock off of polaris and are taiwanese. i've had several and love'em along with my name brand ones. i don't know about the cougars, maybe those owners can chime in. either that or buy her a used name brand or take advantage of yamaha/polaris/honda sales and buy her a new name brand seeing how you're getting at least a 125cc. that 125cc yamaha grizzly is stout machine. search atv trader online for good deals also.

 

looks like a ok machine for a import. Has a 3 year warranty on the engine only not sure what the rest is? did not say on the website. One thing i noticed is it sounds like they may have a manual trans? you may want to look for a auto i find them way more fun. I find it quite clumsy to try shifting with your foot, run the clutch, and throttle, all while hitting the ruts and bumps. I don't know how many times i have bent the shiftier on the GF machine

 

Thanks for the info and help.

 

What do I need to look for? What questions should I ask dealer?

Thanks
Kevin

 

Ask about services such as oil changes. Do they have to be performed by dealer for warranty or can u do it yourself. get them to go over the operation and starting so u know where all safety's are. Not sure if it has adjustable springs on it but maby get them to go over adjusting with u so u can adjust properly for weight.

 

Not sure how old your girl is but may want to look at getting one of those orange safety flags mounted.

 

no matter what you buy..........buy and USE a helmet. small investment for a life

 

It is not a division of Honda at that price. If he will not tell the truth about that, go somewhere else.