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- Co antrim
Is there grease nipples on a honda 450 as iv never noticed any
Honda Quad or.....?
- Thread starter Moors Lad
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Highway star
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- North west
Who's engine does Canam use, or is it their own
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- Devon
Rotax.
All part of same parent company I believe. (BRP)
Suzuki must be some machine as my 570 can am can scare the sh!t out of me with power & speed (touching 80mph) - also destroys a Kawasaki 700We still have our old Suzuki 700, as a back up, OMG it is a beast compared to the Can Am, goes like a scalded cat!
Can am best bike I've had for up n down the hill , just gives you a nervousness turning on silly slopes sometimes - possibly unfair comparison as was only 420 cc Hondas previously
Suzuki's just don't float my boat even though there is a lot around here .
That's the problem. Honda quads aren't Japanese, they're (IIRC) made in the USA, hence the quality issues.
Cowabunga
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- Ceredigion,Wales
My Honda 420 is great. Can’t fault it. Totally basic manual transmission with the solid rear axle with centre strut suspension. It is made in the USA I think but pretty sure that the engine is made in Europe somewhere on mine. Petrol injection and the emissions stuff has actually made for a better water-cooled engine.
I like it. Try Dalton’s ATV’s. They certainly used to have large stocks and turn over large numbers of quads annually nationwide.
I like it. Try Dalton’s ATV’s. They certainly used to have large stocks and turn over large numbers of quads annually nationwide.
Guy who helps us has bought one, about a 400 I think. I was gathering sheep with it the other day, gutless, poor turning circle, unbelievably heavy steering, gear engagement poor, brakes poor and generally I thought it was a pile of Chinese sh*t. I said the the other half “ if I ever have a notion to save money by buying one of these, feel free to kick me in the bo**ocks”.
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- South Pennines ol14
500 fourtrax here , manual gears ,carburettor for fuelling simple and reliable , hardly ever use it these days but it’s handy for gathering the moor
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- Scottish Highlands
Don't know about the driving (yet) but a decent ridden pony would be in the region of £6,000 - £10,000. Obviously, age, training, etc. has a huge bearing on price. The guy in the advert is rather exceptional as over heights are the size of a horse (over 14.2HH) with all the advantages of a Highland pony (except barred from Society affiliated shows as too tall to be a pony) and he has all the extras.
What's special? Exceptional temperament, toughness (lives out 24/7, grows own coat in winter, freedom from disease, family pony, weight carriers, don't rust or need painting, etc). Disadvantages: Needs managing, kindness will kill them (Laminitis, EMS, etc.), grass/haylage only, no hard feed unless worked hard, scarce and getting expensive as owners want low maintenance. Plenty of videos at the above link.
There used to be plenty of shepherds going round their sheep on a pony. They will go where a quad won't go and breed their own replacements.
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- Devon
That was our experience
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- Very Southern NSW Australia
Honda's are not what they used to be plastics poor and you'll almost die when you hear the price to replace it. Metals thin. But it's a Honda and if I could I'd have another. Don't think another brand would be any better and the ones we have have had some serious abuse.
The Japanese quad manufacturers pulled out of Australian a couple of years ago. The federal goverment mandated all new quads needed roll bars fitted. We are now left with Chinese options, we bought a TGB- fuel pump died within the first 1000kms and from brand new we have jammed some inch drain pipe of the exhausts to extend them past the roll bar frame so it didn't reverberate off the frame and make it extra loud. Mud guards are not long or wide enough to keep mud off it. Things 500 cc and goes like hell drinks fuel like it too. I'm not fan of belt drive machines we have gator and it chew them for fun. Had friend trade a can am off because they were sick of maintaining the belts "by the book at the dealer".
The Japanese quad manufacturers pulled out of Australian a couple of years ago. The federal goverment mandated all new quads needed roll bars fitted. We are now left with Chinese options, we bought a TGB- fuel pump died within the first 1000kms and from brand new we have jammed some inch drain pipe of the exhausts to extend them past the roll bar frame so it didn't reverberate off the frame and make it extra loud. Mud guards are not long or wide enough to keep mud off it. Things 500 cc and goes like hell drinks fuel like it too. I'm not fan of belt drive machines we have gator and it chew them for fun. Had friend trade a can am off because they were sick of maintaining the belts "by the book at the dealer".
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- Devon
Will it operate a rappa fencing machine?
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- Montgomeryshire
Sealed bearings I was told.
There's few things now made exclusively in the country which the company would see as home.
Setting up a plant in the US is also a sure way to increase sales there. One of the main reasons that Kubota successfully managed to take on John Deere in the homeowner/smallholder market was setting up a manufacturing plant there.
Given the enormity of the ATV market in the US, it would make sense for Honda to do something similar with them.
Not sure that you could necessarily equate that to a drop off in quality given that they also have manufacturing plants all over the world.
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- Scottish Highlands
If you pay the price, I am sure I could train it. Cash up front though.Will it operate a rappa fencing machine?
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- Scottish Highlands
I think they have to be assembled in the USA ( so "made in the USA") to comply with US law though they can import the parts. Can't quote you but pretty sure I read it somewhere or was told so on here.
I was looking for opinions before importing a pot and piston kit from China for my own Homda. I took advice from someone who said they were exactly the same as the imported stuff from the USA or available from your local dealer, all were made in China. Anyway, it was a fraction of the price and is still working away.
You also need to be aware that some Chinese aftermarket stuff is complete clabber.
"Made in China" PRC or however it's badged up, covers a huge variation in quality.
Y Fan Wen
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- N W Snowdonia
Hear, hear for this. Running 2x 420s and a 300 fourtrax here. 300 is 20 years+ and the 420s are both over 10.
- Location
- West Wales
- Location
- West Wales
Those 420’s with silver wheels are great, don’t sell them, just keep rebuilding - I’d still have them if they kept making them!