Looking at a new ATV today.

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Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Had a quick thrash on a brand new Honda Foreman 4wheeler the other day.Didnt pay alot of attention to the model badge.It was auto,4x4 and even had POWER STEERING,I kid you not.YEP went like a bat out of hell.
They have progressed heaps in the last few years.
Andrew

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They had one like that in Mudgee today. Was liquid cooled etc. Nice machine indeed:cool: To much for sticks and logs to wipe out on it here though.:( I didn't ask how much they're worth as I wasn't sitting down at the time;)

have you thought about the rugger rotax 900 they are cheaper than the honda and can take a hideing
if not i'd stick to the honda with eatherf of those two brands you carnt go wrong but im haveing major problems with my Kawasaki at the moment whish i never bourght it

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Originally Posted by hillbilliywheelchair

have you thought about the rugger rotax 900 they are cheaper than the honda and can take a hideing
if not i'd stick to the honda with eatherf of those two brands you carnt go wrong but im haveing major problems with my Kawasaki at the moment whish i never bourght it

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Never heard of a Ruger Rotax 900, Is it a Rugger rifle mixed with a Ultralight air craft with a Rotax 900 cc engine:twisted:

I had a very bad experience with Kawasaki a few years ago over a ATV... I't costed a bloody fortune as parts were dear as poison:mad: Stator,Starter,clutches,CDi,rear Diff,Drive shaft etc. The only original part is the frame and it had four rolls of mig wire on it:twisted:It was a POS.:mad: The old TRX 300 Honda that's still here has done eight times the work with far less problems.

I didnt ask how much they paid for,but was told if I busted it I fix it so only gave it a quick blast up the road and back,no paddy bashing for me.
Impressed me no end:cool::cool::cool::cool:
Andrew

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Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

Never heard of a Ruger Rotax 900, Is it a Rugger rifle mixed with a Ultralight air craft with a Rotax 900 cc engine:twisted:

I had a very bad experience with Kawasaki a few years ago over a ATV... I't costed a bloody fortune as parts were dear as poison:mad: Stator,Starter,clutches,CDi,rear Diff,Drive shaft etc. The only original part is the frame and it had four rolls of mig wire on it:twisted:It was a POS.:mad: The old TRX 300 Honda that's still here has done eight times the work with far less problems.

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ill take some pics and get some details for you my local honda delaler sells them i think they are euro in design and built

I have 2 a 250 2wd and a 350 4x4 both yams - we had a good dealer
cheap at the time ,basic very reliable every couple of years we give them a good going over -really there is very little to go wrong - i think they are now to expensive.

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Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

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Our terrain here makes my choice very limited as most ATVs are now aimed at the US recreational market. They are Higher, Faster and mostly more complex. I don't need any of this.
I need low end torque and very good stability with reasonable clearance and not to heavy. They're nearly all going away from this these days:(

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I think they always have been - just that that market has been getting more and more specialised (and demanding more performance and ease of use at the expense of just about everything else). The working market has always been small compared to the recreational market, and the Australian working market a tiny subset of this, with steep country needs an even tinier subset.

Same thing as in the four wheel drive market, except that this started off with working vehicles, and there are still a few left even as the recreational demand has swamped the scene, and what is available is much more restricted by ADRs and similar, and is not dominated by Americans to the same extent.

John

i used to be in the raf on a section where we'd recover crashed aircraft.
quite often we'd use a supacat (which were originally designed for the british army) when the going got tough. the one we used to borrow had a 1 ton high-ab on the back and even when loaded up was pretty amazing.
the then owner of the company used to come out regulary with us and often talked of making them available to the civilian market though i'm not sure it ever happened. though they wouldn't be very cheap.
this one is very similar to the one we used.
ATMP - Supacat

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Originally Posted by rick130

Mate at the local servo (and an ex-rally driver) repairs most all the quads in the district so he has a feel for what works and what doesn't.

He prefers Honda.

Hates Bombadier/Can-Am, won't touch them. If one comes in he tells the owner to take it to a dealer (or the tip :twisted:) Thinks Polaris are nearly as bad.
Something about the Kawasaki's he wasn't enthused about.
I'll ask him tomorrow about Yamaha's and Suzuki's. He has said in the past, just can't recall.....

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A lot like most workshops and Land Rovers:p
Sorry but a decent mechanic should be able and willing to work on any vehicle.

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Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

What a monster:twisted: Very light weight for its size. How will I carry my dogs,fencing gear and spray tank on it though. I cant do a hi performance or high center of gravity ATV as a failed hill climb and big side slopes are unavoidable here:( When I get into a bad situation the ATV has to be manageable to get it out with out a lose. If I roll one here it would continue to go end over for up to 1000mtrs and hit a tree or rocks:eek: No chance of it being of any use after that:(

Our terrain here makes my choice very limited as most ATVs are now aimed at the US recreational market. They are Higher, Faster and mostly more complex. I don't need any of this.
I need low end torque and very good stability with reasonable clearance and not to heavy. They're nearly all going away from this these days:(

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Howdy,
All up the KFX 700 has 230kg of weight it does not feel that heavy though.
I tow a small trailer with the gear and let the dog run.
It is very wide and stable track with heaps of low down grunt from the V twin 700cc.
Worth a test ride

Cheers