Buying a used ATV

[Rock Crawler]

I'm following this thread because I need an ATV to supplement my stable.
But this is downright funny:

Brother, I'm not kidding you! I shoved a limb through the sidewall on one of the rears that I did a "temporary trail repair" on by shoving 6 or 8 plugs into that hole after I jerked the limb out of the tire. That trail repair from 6 it so years back is still sticking out of the sidewall like a hairy cancerous tumor. I put air in the tires every weekend, fill them all to 15 psi and in a week, 2 of themwill be nearly laying on the rim again. I've been doing that for years. But the plugs... It's comical to actual look at some of my bulbous plug repair jobs where I just keep jamming the tear or hole full of glue and natural rubber/rope until I get it to stop leaking.

I'm cheap, so I'm trying to make the factory tires last the life of the vehicle

 

[newbury]

Brother, I'm not kidding you! I shoved a limb through the sidewall on one of the rears that I did a "temporary trail repair" on by shoving 6 or 8 plugs into that hole after I jerked the limb out of the tire. That trail repair from 6 it so years back is still sticking out of the sidewall like a hairy cancerous tumor. I put air in the tires every weekend, fill them all to 15 psi and in a week, 2 of themwill be nearly laying on the rim again. I've been doing that for years. But the plugs... It's comical to actual look at some of my bulbous plug repair jobs where I just keep jamming the tear or hole full of glue and natural rubber/rope until I get it to stop leaking.

I'm cheap, so I'm trying to make the factory tires last the life of the vehicle

Ah! Your just bragging. We need PICTURES

 

[Ritothebull]

Their crazy what their asking for these used ATV's, and if you do find one with a decent price it's worn out. Better off with an old Jeep they're easy to repair and you can get parts anywhere.

 

[moriboy]

I’ve had them all, with Honda and Yamaha being the most reliable. I currently own two newer Polaris machines, and both have minor issues, mostly electrical. They ride nice and have good power to weight ratio.

For a solid workhorse, the Honda Foreman is the go to bike. It’s the machine that I would consider buying used. They are just solid. The suspension is lacking and they don’t have a ton of power, but they run forever.

Yamaha also builds great machines. I have a sport quad, but never owned a work oriented machine. The Grizzly line looks really good though and I would consider one of those if I ever need to replace my Foreman’s.

 

[George2615]

I just bought a used 1996 Polaris Sportsman 500 with 5k miles and a winch. It needed tires, a few bulbs replaced, shock bushings. No scratches or broken plastic. No tears in the seat. Fluids all nice and clean. Would have preferred EFI but carb was just rebuilt and runs perfectly. A one owner machine that appears to have been well taken care of. They are out there, it just takes some searching. Total invested under 2K.

 

[Dadnatron]

If you were in the Lexington area... you could donate $1500 to the scammer for this machine. Just look at all the addons!!! Backup camera... 37" tires... the list goes on and on...

Actually... I've been looking off and on for one... and CL seems to have MORE scammers for ATV/UTVs than anything I've seen so far.

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