looking for used quad - inspections - ppl hesitant

bigmikeystylez said:

Ive been browsing kijiji for used quad and asking ppl if they are ok with having their quad inspected before i buy.....im finding a lot of ppl not wanting to have their machine inspected and a cpl of them downright rude about it. Just curious what everyone here thinks of this.....as a newb i dont know a ton about quads and realy am worried about buying a lemon or something that needs a lot of work.


when i hear someone doesnt want their machine inspected i think they have something to hide about their machine.....thoughts?

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moyiesledhead said:

Maybe they're just tired of Kijidiots making them jump through hoops for days on end and then low balling them with stupid offers. Lots of that on Kijiji these days. Ask me how I know!

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bigmikeystylez said:

if i knew one i would for sure

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KWIK RACING INC. said:

you have to look at a few major areas.. just like checking a car or truck. you jack up the front end and check for movement in the Wheel bearings, tie rod ends. All your A arm bushings, top and bottom and your ball joints, top and bottom. Most people never service this stuff soon enough and most the time one or more of the parts listed are worn out. People just really know one thing and that is pressing the throttle and the brake, when it comes to maintance they are clueless on a quad or sxs.

You do the same for the rear, jack it up and check for wheel bearing play and trailing arm play in the bushings or bearings, whatever your machine has.

You check the condition of the engine oil, the gearbox oil, the rear and front diff oil to see condition of those fluids. Also check the anitfreeze condition and color of the fluid.

Start machine up and listen to it idle. Rev it some and go ride it a bit. Listen to the valves if they are noisy or not. Machine should not backfire under accel or decel. That might be a tuning problem. If its a EFI machine then make sure the machine has a tuner with a slip on pipe especially the newer machines now that come so lean from the factory cause of emmisions. Can am mainly.

Check steering stem play back and forth and see how much the steering stem bushing is worn.
Make sure it goes into gear smoothly. check High and Low and reverse that machine does what its suppose to do in the gears.
Most important is to take the clutch cover off and inspect clutches. Dirty and muddy dusty clutches do not work well at all and rob the clutches of the ability to transfer the power to the rear wheels effectively. This is a sign of neglect big time. Check the belt for flat spots and glazing and burning. Signs of this shows neglect on the part of the owner. Check the oneway bearing for smooth operation

Make sure all lights work and see if owner has service records of what has been done to the machine over time. Anyone who looks after there machine keeps receipts and a log of mileage of when things where done.

This is a lot to check but believe me i know sooooo many that have bought used machines that thought they where in good working order and that was not true. To find someone who takes care of there machine like a handful do, is hard to find

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KWIK RACING INC. said:

The problem is sometimes that is you have no experience in doing all these tests to the machine and stuff then it is really helpful if you can take someone with you that is well versed in doing all this. And forgot one thing.. should also check the condition of the brake pads and rotors.

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