HI, im looking for an atv thats not to expensive and i found the moto for $1100. im not sure what year it is but i know they made them form 88 to 94. the guys says it is in excellent shape. i need it to be able to trail ride and go through a little snow(like no more than 6in). i also want somehting with a little speed and torque. i can also get a yamha warrior for same price but it is an '87. not sure if either will work for what i need thanks. please leave your advice

 

come on someone has to know

 

does anyone know of a site that i can get the specs on it?

 

anyone have pics??

 

Have you seen it? They are very rough riding but are trail capable. And have desent power, but I'd almost just save up a bit more. That way you could possibly get a 4x. You should be able to find an older big bear for about $2500 or less. It uses the same engine. Just a idea.

 

Hard to find any specs on something that old. Or pics either. Picture like a 1997 Big Bear 350 2wd with a little less suspension travel and ground clearance. Thats about the best analogy I can give. Its not going to be very fast, it will be as capable as any other 2wd quad though. Given the condition, the price sounds about right.

Quad will probably run about 50 topped out, but won't pull a grade at that speed. I would compare it to a 2wd Honda 300 of the same time period. It would be a solid bike without the refinements that they have made over the years such as ride comfort and ground clearance. And yes, it will go anywhere any other 2wd quad will go today, regardless of how new they are. 6" of snow won't be a problem other than the traction.

Check around the engine and make sure it doesn't have any oil leaks. Our 86 225 and my Grandpa's old 87 225 both leaked oil around the head (gasket more than likely), but they both still ran. My Grandpa's old yamaha is a piece of pure crap, but out of some miracle it still starts and runs. We are talking major abuse on this one too. Not ridden hard, just put up wet and rarely serviced if ever. I would assume it might even have the original oil filter and I guarantee it has the original air filter (or whats left of it).

Those old quads were simple but tough.

 

I know of a BigBear going for 2200 canidian its a 94 , my buddie told me about t he knows more about it

 

The guy says it has a high and low gears on it and im wondering if there are any draw back to them

 

No. Has a dual range selector lever, probably on the left front fender beside the gas tank that selects Hi/Lo, and probably reverse. No downside to dual range. Just gives you that option of gearing it down good for anything that might require some slow technical driving or more low end grunt.

 

The moto 350, is the same basic bike that ive been rideing since 86. We have the 225, as did my uncle. Ours is still in use, running strong. Well as strong as it could i guess. It never had problems with getting us around. Im 250, dads 160, and through a 220 hog on the front rack, it still would get us out of the woods just fine. Its slow, only time it got over about 25 was in the back of the truck. The hi/lo range is located on the side of the motor, about where some of the pull starts are located. To pull start this bike you have to take off an access panel off the side of the motor. Pull ropes stored in the "glove box" if ya will. The rides solid to say the least. The bike constantly had brake problems, finaly just gave up on them. Really didnt need them anyway. If ya want a work bike, id say this will be a better buy than most of the new ones with the exception of the 500+ size range.

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