ATVing in snow? - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

ROCKDADDY · 01-30-2002, 08:43 AM

I just bought a Honda 400ex and was wondering how well quads do in snow. Anyone have any experience with snow riding and where to ride? Thanks.

Desert Jeepin · 01-30-2002, 09:08 AM

Congrats on the purchase. I got my 400ex Saturday. Bad Quad!

ROCKDADDY · 01-30-2002, 09:11 AM

Too cool, I got mine Saturday also.

Desert Jeepin · 01-30-2002, 09:26 AM

It must have been a good day for Honda, because while I was there they (The shop I was at) sold several bikes as well.

RedBarron · 02-05-2002, 01:10 AM

I was thinking of getting that same bike within a month or so and I was just wondering if you two could give an estimate price and where you bought the one in Sac. at? I was thinking of getting it for the Sand!!!

ROCKDADDY · 02-05-2002, 08:11 AM

I got an "Out the Door" email quote from www.lacycles.com for the 2002 Honda 400ex. They quoted me just under $6000 with tax, license and registration. They would ship it to my door for another $100. So I would have paid $6100 from them. MSRP is $5700 alone. I then took that quote to Carmichael Honda and they beat it by $100. I also bought the 4 year extended warranty so my total out the door was $6400.

Now if you have cash then the best thing would be to buy a used one like a 2000 or 2001 model and it would probably be $1000 less at least. I have seen used for sale for like $4500 and they have been modified. I didn't have the luxury to pay with cash so I financed a new one for 4 year @ 8.9%. My payments are $160/month.

Hope this helps and just for the record, I love this quad. This thing is a torque monster. Wheelies are a breeze and the chassis and suspension are top notch.

Toy 4Runner Man · 02-05-2002, 09:00 PM

How deep of snow do U plan on going through? Anything over 6" could start to get hard to ride in. We have riden about 18" of snow, but it was a fight

Crowdog · 02-06-2002, 07:21 AM

Unless the snow is packed, don't bother. As soon as the chassis starts to hit, you won't go much further.

Carmicheal Honda won't deal with you unless you get a written offer from another dealer. I got a quote from them at $6500. Ouch.

Crowdod
Friends of Sand Mountain

RedBarron · 02-07-2002, 01:26 AM

Thanks for the info, I went to Roseville cycle on Tue. and they didn't even have one that I could drool over! But they said there were getting in about 12 from LA on Thusday!!! The same pricing that you got over at Carmiachel. I plan on getting one when I get my jeep paid off my credit card.... I only have about $2000 left.

ROCKDADDY · 02-07-2002, 07:39 AM

The other thing about getting the new Honda is that after you purchase it you can go to a free ATV rider safety class but get this... Honda will send you $100 check in the mail after completion. I could care less about the class but for a free $100 I will take it.

Let us know when you get it and we will have to hook up sometime to go riding.

Crowdog · 02-07-2002, 08:42 PM

I got Carmichael Honda down to $6100 out the door so I took it. Put on a pipe, K&N and jetted. Paddle tires are on the way. Sand Mountain for President's weekend.

Crowdog
www.crowley-offroad.com

ROCKDADDY · 02-08-2002, 07:23 AM

Too cool.

Sand Mountain is a blast. I used to ride there frequently when I was stationed at Naval Air Station Fallon during my Navy years. Have fun!

Thumper046 · 02-17-2002, 11:56 AM

Hey I found a place that build a corversion kit for Quads for the snow.
SNO TRAXX
looks pretty cool and actually a bit more stable then a snomobile
but pretty pricey. I seen a couple of prices for them from 2500-3000

01-30-2002, 08:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
ROCKDADDY Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Member # 683 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 620	ATVing in snow? I just bought a Honda 400ex and was wondering how well quads do in snow. Anyone have any experience with snow riding and where to ride? Thanks. __________________ [COLOR=Blue]John 3:16 <><[/COLOR]

01-30-2002, 09:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
ROCKDADDY Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Member # 683 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 620	Too cool, I got mine Saturday also. __________________ [COLOR=Blue]John 3:16 <><[/COLOR] Last edited by ROCKDADDY; 01-30-2002 at 09:12 AM.

02-05-2002, 01:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
RedBarron Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Member # 8420 Location: Diamond Springs, Ca Posts: 78	400 Ex I was thinking of getting that same bike within a month or so and I was just wondering if you two could give an estimate price and where you bought the one in Sac. at? I was thinking of getting it for the Sand!!! __________________ '42 Ford Jeep/350/ NO your haven't had too many beers yet it says 42!!

02-05-2002, 08:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
ROCKDADDY Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Member # 683 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 620	I got an "Out the Door" email quote from www.lacycles.com for the 2002 Honda 400ex. They quoted me just under $6000 with tax, license and registration. They would ship it to my door for another $100. So I would have paid $6100 from them. MSRP is $5700 alone. I then took that quote to Carmichael Honda and they beat it by $100. I also bought the 4 year extended warranty so my total out the door was $6400. Now if you have cash then the best thing would be to buy a used one like a 2000 or 2001 model and it would probably be $1000 less at least. I have seen used for sale for like $4500 and they have been modified. I didn't have the luxury to pay with cash so I financed a new one for 4 year @ 8.9%. My payments are $160/month. Hope this helps and just for the record, I love this quad. This thing is a torque monster. Wheelies are a breeze and the chassis and suspension are top notch. __________________ [COLOR=Blue]John 3:16 <><[/COLOR]

02-05-2002, 09:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
Toy 4Runner Man Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Member # 6002 Location: Kelseyville, CA Posts: 1,122	How deep of snow do U plan on going through? Anything over 6" could start to get hard to ride in. We have riden about 18" of snow, but it was a fight __________________ [URL="http://www.pulsetelecom.biz"]pulsetelecom.biz[/URL]

02-06-2002, 07:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
Crowdog Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Member # 2787 Location: Shingle Springs, CA Posts: 2,422	Unless the snow is packed, don't bother. As soon as the chassis starts to hit, you won't go much further. Carmicheal Honda won't deal with you unless you get a written offer from another dealer. I got a quote from them at $6500. Ouch. Crowdod Friends of Sand Mountain

02-07-2002, 01:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
RedBarron Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Member # 8420 Location: Diamond Springs, Ca Posts: 78	Thanks for the info, I went to Roseville cycle on Tue. and they didn't even have one that I could drool over! But they said there were getting in about 12 from LA on Thusday!!! The same pricing that you got over at Carmiachel. I plan on getting one when I get my jeep paid off my credit card.... I only have about $2000 left. __________________ '42 Ford Jeep/350/ NO your haven't had too many beers yet it says 42!!

02-07-2002, 07:39 AM	#10 (permalink)
ROCKDADDY Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Member # 683 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 620	The other thing about getting the new Honda is that after you purchase it you can go to a free ATV rider safety class but get this... Honda will send you $100 check in the mail after completion. I could care less about the class but for a free $100 I will take it. Let us know when you get it and we will have to hook up sometime to go riding. __________________ [COLOR=Blue]John 3:16 <><[/COLOR]

02-07-2002, 08:42 PM	#11 (permalink)
Crowdog Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Member # 2787 Location: Shingle Springs, CA Posts: 2,422	I got Carmichael Honda down to $6100 out the door so I took it. Put on a pipe, K&N and jetted. Paddle tires are on the way. Sand Mountain for President's weekend. Crowdog www.crowley-offroad.com Last edited by Crowdog; 02-07-2002 at 08:44 PM.

02-08-2002, 07:23 AM	#12 (permalink)
ROCKDADDY Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Member # 683 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 620	Too cool. Sand Mountain is a blast. I used to ride there frequently when I was stationed at Naval Air Station Fallon during my Navy years. Have fun! __________________ [COLOR=Blue]John 3:16 <><[/COLOR]

02-17-2002, 11:56 AM	#13 (permalink)
Thumper046 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Member # 8519 Location: Rainier, Wa Posts: 158	Hey I found a place that build a corversion kit for Quads for the snow. SNO TRAXX looks pretty cool and actually a bit more stable then a snomobile but pretty pricey. I seen a couple of prices for them from 2500-3000 __________________ Keep the rubber side down!!! Absolute power corrupts absolutely, Which is a problem if your absolutely powerless.

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