ATV Florida Forum

just curious?

Ive got a utility and have only put about 600 in it so far but by the time i get my works or elka shocks it will be much more.

I keep adding new parts but still not how I want it yet.

shocks 2000.00
dampner 500.00
a-arms 1000.00
linkage 450.00
engine 1000-2500
wheels/tires 700.00
bars 60.00
killswitch 30.00
propeg nerfs 250-300


and then there is the custom powdercoating.....

needless to say, after selling the Yamaha I won't have a new quad built any time soon.....

Quad plus mods $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ very pricey

Time spent with sons riding quads------ Priceless

about 800

Over 10,000 in each of my 3 TRX'S   :-[

how much do i hace done? round 500. before im totally satisfied? well over 2k.

About $9000 plus the price of the quad when it was new.

I actually try not to think about it  :'(

your scale is way to small for me!

I've spent around 5K in aftermarket parts that are on my bike now. It's only that low b/c quite a few of the parts I got at cost and some other stuff I got some deals on :ThumbsUp.gif . Now if I were to add up what I shoulda payed on those parts it'd be ahella lot higher  :-\ .

The newest one has about $7500 in Mods less the price of the quad.

about 3540
and thats WITH the quad ;)

12000-14000 on each of the three bikes

You can check my post in the photo gallery (project 450R) I spent about $3500 so far and then the little 200 here 300 there will start after I test it out.

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hence the and up part

the reason for this poll is I am working on a buisness plan ,to start an aftermarket bolt on accessory manufacturing company for the orv industry.Part of the major hurdle is getting financing for the equipment neccesary to start such a buisness .I have to show there is a good market for the buisness to sustain itself with before a lender will even think about it.My vision is to raise the quality standard of parts that are available and bring the manufacturing back to the U.S.A were it belongs I dont know about you but I look at the quality of parts I have recieved and been disapointed many times.I would also like any suggestions of parts you would like to see made that are not available at this time or are of poor quality.one project I am already working on is a electric start kit for the trx90's.

depends on which quad,,,my utility I'd be happy if it were just reliable, I just got it back from the shop a few weeks ago and rode it once with a new battery,,,,,I tried to start it yesterday to find a dead battery.

My 99 400 has had so much stuff done to it I lost count,,,,but I love it all.

Id@

That is something that NO ONE makes. I did a post in the tech corner about it and someone suggested a number I could try, I called them and they said no too! That is after calling about 15 other places. Good luck and let me know if you come up with anything. I know I am not the only one out there that NEEDS this!

I for one applaud your goal. I think it's great that someone wants to provide a superior quality product. But in my opinion that's not the only hundle. It appears that some riders buy products for the name brand as much as for the performance. Thus the success of some companies that haven't stepped up the quality of their stuff that are still doing well. So not only do you need to secure teh money for the equipment, but also get your name out there so it's not in vain. You need to make sure your stuff is better than the other guys' but it could be slow going until your name brand is out and recognized as good, desirable stuff. I think someone with your goals can definitely do well as long as you're building a better mouse trap and not trying to break everyone's bank with huge profit margins on every item. Best of luck.

Bring manufacturing back to the US? Surely you jest. Labor is far too expensive here for items with such a small profit margin. What you need to do is bring quality control implements to China, or the new labor emerging market India (They're undercutting the chinesse wage). Then you would fix your problem with getting crappy parts. But I'm guessing you can't speak Cantoneese or Swahili.

Sorry to bring you down, man.

PM me though, and I'll put you in touch with my contact from NASTA. They are a Taiwanesse manufacturer of aftermarket stainless steel products. I'll get you a dealer prices if you're serious.

the and up part is still to small!  :D

OK an ademdum needs to be made to this post/poll.  After admitting to investing several thousands of dollars we need to poll people as to their annual income. I'm just curious to see if people are spending all their money on their quads, or if everyone here makes $100 k and up.

I agree about the whole small profit margin thing with labor being higher in the U.S. but here is what I am praying for.That people will not mind spending 5-10 dollars more on a part they know is of high quality and made by american hands.I also plan on creating parts no other manufacturer yet produces such as the trx 90 electric start kit.To help come up with new ideas I ask you my friends at ATV FLORIDA to make suggestions ,and if I have the equipment needed and know how I will produce it .Also when I get started about 6 months down the road I will ask people at this forum if they have a certain year or make of bike to bring it to my shop and I will make all the differant parts possible to fully dress out their bike in exchange for giving me the ability to use their bike to make the blue prints fixtures and programs needed to manufacture the parts for the rest of the U.S. I hope I will have the support of the locals expecially to get started and I believe you will be happy with the parts I manufacture and spread the word .If you do not think I have a chance in hell of making it work please explain why ,I want this feedback so I can better plan for obsticals or relize I left out a potential problem maybe one thats unresolvable .Please tell me your honest feelings about my plan.And please tell me what you look for most in a product you are about to purchase.

   Thank you ,
   Matt

Well i've got about $14K+ in my quad and its still has stock front bumber,grab bar,motor,swinger,and oh yea STOCK chain and sprockets and whole bunch of other stuff.  I'd need another $3k to make it 100% done but you can never stop modifying quads. lol

Well all I can say is that I have a lot of $$$ on my quad and when you are just happy with all you have on it and you think you are pretty much done with it, parts start to break and here we go againg, it will never stops but the funn I get with it is priceless !!! keep riding, breaking and fixing it is all fun

as the old saying gose if you have to ask you cant afford it $$$$$$$$$$   it never ends  if you want to play you gotta pay 8)

True~

how can you spend 25k on your quad??

I can't tell..... My wife would freak out :o LOL

More than I want to think about. :o

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umm... here are a few things you can get on a sport quad

$150 front bumper
$75 grab bar
$400 nerf bars
$400 steering stem x 2
$400 dampner
$1000 full new hinson clutch
$500 exhaust and header x 2
$800 A-arms
$1200 spindels
$1700 front shocks
$1100 rear shock
$100 brake lines x 2
$200 tires x 2
$600 beadlocks x 2
$150 seat
$130 clutch perch and lever
$70 brake lever
$40 gas cap
$100 graphics x 2
$80 handlebars x 3
$70 handguards
$400 axle x 2
$800 swingarm
$700 subframe
$300 gusset kit for stock frame
$500 plastics
$400 kick start
$500 wiring harness
$2000+ in engine work
$70 number graphics
$130 intake and air filter
$70 kill switch
$600 carb

that's how
i'm sure there is more that I just can't think of right now though

I hope you bought the best of the best because them number are HUGE!
600 bucks for a kick start? I coulda swore the whole dang kit went for abotu 250.

no the numbers are not exact because it's not all on my quad.  I was just answering eric5555's question

but the kickstart kit is def. more than 250

http://www.powerpartsplus.com/pages/catalogs/detail/26/200/400/5201/all/0/0/1/1/98/2680/0/gytr-kick-start-kit.aspx