RE: A bad reputation is hard to overcome!
My Dad has a 86 Honda 4x4 and it runs better than my 2001 Arctic Cat. I cant believe for as old as that Honda is, how good it still runs.
Speaking of Arctic Cat, I will never buy another one as long as I live. The CV boots are right in the middle and left out in the open to get ripped by anything you run over. I have replaced the 2 rear ones 3 times now "and" the thing still doesnt idle as smooth as my Dads 86 Honda.
I just recently bought a beat up 84 Honda 3 wheeler for $200, changed the plug, adjusted the carb and it purrs like a kitten.
If I could find a brand new 86 Honda 4x4, I would be all over it.......
CB