Went riding with a couple members locally last Saturday. Things went very well there. I also invited a friend to go who was interested in going but had never ridden a quad before. I went over safety concerns with him and made sure he understood that there was no pressure for him to do anything he felt uncomfortable with. If he needed help, ask.
All 4 of us headed out from the staging area for about 2 miles on a dirt road. We come upon the actual trail. I was elected to lead, my friend was in the middle. Not 100 ft into the trail, he goes right off trail, down about a 12 ft steep embankment, rental quad rolls but he clears away and does not get hurt at all.
Quad (Honda Rancher 420 ES) did 1 roll down some soft dirt. Has some scratches, racks look OK and not bent but back rear fender plastic was cracked where it connected to the left rear rack. Everything else is OK including all mechanics. I test rode it to make sure and nothing looked bent.
Anyway, friend got a little spooked and turned around after a couple miles even though this was not a difficult trail. No problem there and I escort him back to my truck.
Quad was returned and we were honest about what happened. Rental company was really fair only requiring the rear fender be replaced. Friend got the price today and it was shocking how much Honda is charging for a green rear fender… $479. I do some checking myself with some online vendors which sell Honda OEM parts and I can find no one who sells rear fender plastic. Looks like the only way is through a local Honda dealer without having done extensive research. The rental company would allow my friend to order the OEM part from anywhere he would like… again, I feel they are being very fair.
So, WTF Honda. Why so much for that part and why am I having an issue locating it somewhere with discount online pricing?
Makes me never want to look at Honda Motorsports in the future.
Went riding with a couple members locally last Saturday. Things went very well there. I also invited a friend to go who was interested in going but had never ridden a quad before. I went over safety concerns with him and made sure he understood that there was no pressure for him to do anything he felt uncomfortable with. If he needed help, ask.
All 4 of us headed out from the staging area for about 2 miles on a dirt road. We come upon the actual trail. I was elected to lead, my friend was in the middle. Not 100 ft into the trail, he goes right off trail, down about a 12 ft steep embankment, rental quad rolls but he clears away and does not get hurt at all.
Quad (Honda Rancher 420 ES) did 1 roll down some soft dirt. Has some scratches, racks look OK and not bent but back rear fender plastic was cracked where it connected to the left rear rack. Everything else is OK including all mechanics. I test rode it to make sure and nothing looked bent.
Anyway, friend got a little spooked and turned around after a couple miles even though this was not a difficult trail. No problem there and I escort him back to my truck.
Quad was returned and we were honest about what happened. Rental company was really fair only requiring the rear fender be replaced. Friend got the price today and it was shocking how much Honda is charging for a green rear fender… $479. I do some checking myself with some online vendors which sell Honda OEM parts and I can find no one who sells rear fender plastic. Looks like the only way is through a local Honda dealer without having done extensive research. The rental company would allow my friend to order the OEM part from anywhere he would like… again, I feel they are being very fair.
So, WTF Honda. Why so much for that part and why am I having an issue locating it somewhere with discount online pricing?
Makes me never want to look at Honda Motorsports in the future.
