Quad Bike Mileage

[MF135]

New Suzuki 500 here in July and it has already done 1900 miles.

 

[Agrivator]

The term ''quad bike'' is a misnomer.

From now on, it is to be referred to as a ''Quike'' - short for quadricycle.

Two wheels =Bike. Three wheels = Trike. Four wheels = Quike.

 

[jd6110]

New Suzuki 500 here in July and it has already done 1900 miles.

How do u like ur Suzuki 500? am on for buying first quad here and like them an better priced second hand than Yamaha

 

[Massey Ferguson 6480]

How do u like ur Suzuki 500? am on for buying first quad here and like them an better priced second hand than Yamaha

Are you looking 2nd hand? Had the 500’s since they started doing them. Old style fantastic, loved them, never needed much more work than regular servicing and a drive belt. Putting around 15,000 mile on in our ownership. New style bikes seem just as solid but a few small gripes from myself but more down to what i had got used to rather than the bikes fault.

 

[jd6110]

Are you looking 2nd hand? Had the 500’s since they started doing them. Old style fantastic, loved them, never needed much more work than regular servicing and a drive belt. Putting around 15,000 mile on in our ownership. New style bikes seem just as solid but a few small gripes from myself but more down to what i had got used to rather than the bikes fault.

Yes fresh as possible second hand. 2018 or 19 newer model came out but pretty much same from what I see and read.
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[Massey Ferguson 6480]

Yes fresh as possible second hand. 2018 or 19 newer model came out but pretty much same from what I see and read.
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Similar but different, new engine deffinatly makes it smoother, upgraded chassis for extra towing capacity. Small issues i have noticed is the turning circle has increased which makes it harder to catch livestock and also the mud guards seem more brittle. Other than that great bikes, some bikes have had the odd wheel bearing but some bikes need nothing other than servicing, generally gets a new drive belt around 10,000 mile

 

[ford4000]

Do About 5000 miles a year here between the 2 bikes, suzuki does the most, that's on 9000 miles in 3 years, the Hondas just done 3000 in about 20 months

 

[Nithsdale]

One of our quads, all Yamaha does over 15k kms per year and usually keep that one 3 years, highest distance I have ever seen was on a neighbours who clocked 75k kms on a Yamaha and was still going when they traded it in!
Only recently had problems with a Yamaha in 30 years and that was a new 450 which has had fuel pump problems and think we went through 4 before we got one that works properly again. All bar one replaced under warranty.
It is interesting that we have a new 700 and that is more economical than the 450 on general running about checking livestock.

Funny you should say this... close friend is having a nightmare with a 7month old Yammy 450 with fuel/pump issues. Yamaha saying it's not a known issue

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Funny you should say this... close friend is having a nightmare with a 7month old Yammy 450 with fuel/pump issues. Yamaha saying it's not a known issue

It is a very well known issue. Tell him to talk to Daltons ATV who have been excellent over sorting this out. Yamaha have not come out of this issue at all well as they have tried to deny the problem.
It started with the main fuse for the fuel pump blowing, then when we replaced the pumps, it took 3 before we had one that didn't pack up after 3 or 4 weeks or less. Yamaha tried to say it was an electrical problem where the bike was overcharging, however after checking this out they accepted there were problems with the fuel pumps. The first one did last about 17k kms before it failed.

 

[Jim75]

Bought a 2004 Honda Foreman in 2015 with 550 hours on the clock.

bought a Honda 420 in 2018 that was a 2011. 45hrs Been used in a garden And even had one of those cheap garmin satnavs on it Was like new as you’d expect. Soon had it broken in

 

[Highland Mule]

bought a Honda 420 in 2018 that was a 2011. 45hrs Been used in a garden And even had one of those cheap garmin satnavs on it Was like new as you’d expect. Soon had it broken in

Mine was a spare for the Forestry Commission, bought at Dingwall for £1500. Plastics all faded from being parked under a tree near Ft William, apparently. I’ve managed to keep it fairly tidy still.

 

[Cowabunga]

We probably do 6-800miles a year. 25,000 is the most I've seen on a quad and that looked pretty bad.

6000 a year seems very high, that's 16 a day, every day. To go round all our sheep is only a mile or two so we would never get near that.

A neighbour does that on his mechanical Mule. 8 miles round his sheep in the morning and the same every evening, there or thereabouts.

As far as economy goes, my newish Honda 420 is certainly more economical and way more powerful than my old Arctic Cat [Yamaha engine?] 300cc with carburettor.

People comment on the newer Honda, presumably like my TRX420, being 'soft'. In what way are they soft compared to older Honda quads? It certainly looks good to me. Maybe they have the toys like power steering or power-shift gearbox options that inevitably increase downtime for some users, but mine has none of that being that it has the poverty pack [base model, no options].

 

[Pistonbroke]

Funny you should say this... close friend is having a nightmare with a 7month old Yammy 450 with fuel/pump issues. Yamaha saying it's not a known issue

My neighbour has had a total nightmare with a 700 from new. Getting seriously hot to the point that the plastic was starting to melt. Dealer claimed nothing wrong but it's been back to them loads of times ending up seized. Instead of changing the engine under warranty they did a rebuild and now say that there is a known problem but not all affected. Now it's out of warranty and doing it again

 

[Nithsdale]

It is a very well known issue. Tell him to talk to Daltons ATV who have been excellent over sorting this out. Yamaha have not come out of this issue at all well as they have tried to deny the problem.
It started with the main fuse for the fuel pump blowing, then when we replaced the pumps, it took 3 before we had one that didn't pack up after 3 or 4 weeks or less. Yamaha tried to say it was an electrical problem where the bike was overcharging, however after checking this out they accepted there were problems with the fuel pumps. The first one did last about 17k kms before it failed.

My mates bike has 2,300 miles on the clock. He got it in march.

I was on the phone with him 2 nights ago and the bike is currently away getting a new wiring harness, or loom. He said before they loaded it up to take away, the mechanic swapped a fuse under the seat and it fired up no bother.

They've already replaced the fuel pump... twice.

 

[Nithsdale]

A neighbour does that on his mechanical Mule. 8 miles round his sheep in the morning and the same every evening, there or thereabouts.

As far as economy goes, my newish Honda 420 is certainly more economical and way more powerful than my old Arctic Cat [Yamaha engine?] 300cc with carburettor.

People comment on the newer Honda, presumably like my TRX420, being 'soft'. In what way are they soft compared to older Honda quads? It certainly looks good to me. Maybe they have the toys like power steering or power-shift gearbox options that inevitably increase downtime for some users, but mine has none of that being that it has the poverty pack [base model, no options].

The Arctic Cat had a 280cc Suzuki King Quad (300) engine in it, along with Suzuki King Quad gearbox and differential. Only the driveshafts were different, as the Arctic Cat chassis configuration was larger.

Fuel injection has improved economy markedly.

Soft as in bearings, rear axles, hubs, rectifier, chassis, fuel pump to name a few. However, your 420 is a big improvement over the older model 420 which didn't like heavy work