Hi Guys, first post here. And first bike of any kind in fact. So. Hello! Thought this might be to detailed for the intro forum, so hope its ok to be here? Anyways Im from Down Under, up the Hill Billy end up the country in Nth Qld, so basically everything is expensive for this bike. Having to buy everything OEM…. as there is not much aftermarket stuff available.

Basically I needed to get a quad bike to help with spraying and towing loads around the property. Anything second hand still seems to cost 7 gazillion dollars. The Mrs Uncle has a Banana farm up here and this bike came up for sale. It had snapped the CVT drive belt and had basically been shoved into the corner and forgotten about. It’s had a lot of use and zero respect given, but it was cheap and should do what I need it to do so I grabbed it.

Replaced the belt and got it moving under its own steam but need to go right over it to make it safe and reliable. The more I look the more I find stuff wrong with it, I’ve got to draw a line as to how far I go with it…. Otherwise it will end up being some sort of show bike that’s to good ride and then sits in the shed all day…….

As I found it in the farm shed.

I went and checked out what they are new….yikes.

Hit up Bunnings for a hire trailer and dragged it home.

I forgot about the rust. Does anyone have a standard front bar they would like to sell????? Had one lined up to buy from Victoria from wreckers but they sold it on me.

Strip down begins. Plenty of rusted in bolts snapping left right and centre. They are so weak…

Hit it with truck wash and the gerni. Has a lot of surface rust on the frame and dirt stains that won’t budge.

Giving the plastics some attention should bring them up ok.

All the brakes are stuffed. Rotors undersized and pads basically non existent…… Has actually been wearing the piston in their rear brake…. No wonder the back brakes didn’t work!!!

Also had to replace the steering stem bush as its totally flogged and it looks like its actually worn the stem down to as there is still play there….

The rear uni join closest to the rear diff is totally flogged out and needs replacing. Dosnt look like a fun job? Air hammer to remove? Any tips?

Currently having a great deal of difficulty getting the lower front A Arm Ball joint to split….

Any one know of a supplier the can sell the fuel tank decals for this model bike? Dosnt seemt to be a lot of aftermarket parts around for them?

Ill keep up dating as things progress.