New quad

[Bezzola]

Question for all the albertains before i start calling around. The father inlaws old outlander is starting to give up the ghost over 17.000 km on it. He is in his 70’s and doesn’t need a 800cc anymore either where is a decent place to look at honda for him. Want a shaft drive. Im in Edmonton but will go anywhere in alberta.

 

[kenvb]

find a good low mile 350 or 420. the 350s ride a lil rougher than his newer one..but were thee best quads Honda made.our 86 had factory tires till they started leaking thru the cracks.last fall.

 

[Bezzola]

Maybe i should have stated looking for a new one for him. Thanks for the info though

 

[Toyboy]

Maybe i should have stated looking for a new one for him. Thanks for the info though

Look at a yamaha. 700 grizz or 450 kodiak. Efi power steering and ride way better. The 450 is lighter than the new Honda foreman.

 

[MP Kid]

Honda may have been the gold standard in reliability.... 25 yrs ago.

 

[2kDoo]

Was at riverside honda today, cant belive a new can am is 14,000 and a used one from 2007 is 6,000.
What the heck ! ?

 

[neilsleder]

find a good low mile 350 or 420. the 350s ride a lil rougher than his newer one..but were thee best quads Honda made.our 86 had factory tires till they started leaking thru the cracks.last fall.

A bit rough lol. Don’t think the shocks on those pos’s even move. Never mind you hit one mud puddle and there goes your brakes for the rest of time.

 

[neilsleder]

I’d personally look at a smaller Yamaha pretty hard to beat their reliability and ride decent. Shaft drive these days might be hard to find?

 

[Mountainman52]

I go Yamaha 450 br the perfect quad for him and you cant beat Yamaha reliablity

 

[GarrethRG]

Was at riverside honda today, cant belive a new can am is 14,000 and a used one from 2007 is 6,000.
What the heck ! ?

I've seen one listed 2007 5500. Very neat though

 

[kenvb]

A bit rough lol. Don’t think the shocks on those pos’s even move. Never mind you hit one mud puddle and there goes your brakes for the rest of time.

i have a 86 350 , just took off factory tires.not one issue with it;i dont ride fast so shocks are not a issue. been offered $5000 for it many times..

 

[GarrethRG]

i have a 86 350 , just took off factory tires.not one issue with it;i dont ride fast so shocks are not a issue. been offered $5000 for it many times..

That looks totally neat.

 

[kenvb]

A bit rough lol. Don’t think the shocks on those pos’s even move. Never mind you hit one mud puddle and there goes your brakes for the rest of time.

Neil..you call my old 350 a POS..why..what do you have that has lasted 37 yrs and never opened up one part of the power train..

 

[neilsleder]

Neil..you call my old 350 a POS..why..what do you have that has lasted 37 yrs and never opened up one part of the power train..

Well first off it’s 37 years old op was looking for a new quad, that’s pretty close to being the farthest thing from a new quad. Compared to new ones ride and general comfort it is a pos. Second of all I grew up around those machines they weren’t that special back then. Like I said they were the worst riding of them and pretty much never had brakes with Hondas drum brakes. And its 37 years and you’ve took the factory tires off do to cracking not worn out, fenders still has stickers and seat isn’t cracked which all tells me it doesn’t have many miles and not used much. And thing even the worst made vehicles don’t break down if they don’t get used. But seeing it’s still bothering you after a month after I said I am sorry for hurting your feelings about your quad.

 

[crazy_wheeler]

Any plans for the old outlander? Part it out? If so and it’s a 2007 or 08 with a working gauge cluster I would be interested in buying the gauge. My f-i-l gave me his 07 outlander but due to it spending majority of its life outside the moisture has corroded the circuit board inside the gauge cluster

 

[Bezzola]

Its in the garage im doing all the work to it. The FIL juat can’t afford a newer machine.
His gauge has moisture in it also