That's the way I feel, I just gave my brother who is home for a week on his honeymoon my new 2005 500 HO Sportsman for the day. It has 104 miles on it. He is not a ATVer but he is a responsible guy and I know he will be careful. They were really looking forward to this. Hope he brings back in one piece. do you guys ever lend your bikes ?

 

I never lend out ATV's. Being it is your brother I can understand that , I would probably do the same thing.

Lending ATV's , water craft, snowmobiles, and other motorized toys seems to far to frequently make a bad situation . I don't worry to much about damage to the ATV , but rather an injury to someone . When push comes to shove in an injury incident the vehicle owner is likely to get stuck holding the bag .

All this being said , I bet your 4 -wheeler comes back in fine shape . Let us know the ending to this story .

Rick Ritter

 

I hate to say it but the only problems I ever had with my bikes was when I let other people ride them - family included. A younger bro seized the piston on my 83 250 r and to this day he still claims that he was not riding it very hard- little b_ _ _ _ _ d

 

I hear you man, He is the only one out of three brothers I would lend it too.Considering he is on his honeymoon here and he is taking her to a very remote area I will ask that he pressure wash my bike off when he gets done. Ha Ha !

 

who said he would be even riding it [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img] maybe he brought it along as a "just in case" sort of scenario....

 

I LET MY SON-IN-LAW USE MY 2 MONTH OLD 05 Z400 GOT IT BACK FRAME TWISTED AND ABOUT $1600.00 OF PART'S LATER I MAY BE GETTING TO RIDE IT THIS WEEKEND. HE'S A RESPONSABLE PERSON TO. THING'S HAPPEN. GOOD LUCK.

 

I look at it this way, if you lend out your atv, good for you, if it gets damaged, **** happens, just as long as the person who is riding it doesnt get hurt...and if you know them to be a responsible person...then I would see no reason into letting someone else ride it

 

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You better wash it up yourself, he is on his honeymoon after all...

 

Even if you're very responsible, if something isn't yours, you can develop a bit of a who-cares attitude. Which is why I never let my friends ride my wheelers.

But it being your brother, I'm sure it will be fine. If not, just take back whatever you got him as a wedding gift as collateral [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img].

 

I've let my relatives borrow mine before. The rule is, if it breaks, buy the part or have it fixed. I will, however, not loan it to my nephew anymore. He likes to do a little riding with the engine off. Be sure he at least cleans the seat.