On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:20:18 -0800, the renowned "Steve B"
wrote:


"Rich Grise" wrote in message
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On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:55:28 -0800, Steve B wrote:
"Phil Kangas" wrote in message
"Tim Wescott" wrote in message
On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:32:21 -0800, stryped wrote:

My mom and dad want to buy my 5 year old a 4 wheeler for Christmas and
found a person who buys them and assembles them to sell. A 110 camo
was
579. A 125 was 799.

Where do people order these things from to re sell and are they junk?
The person on the phone said they were identical to a Honda in terms
of
the engine and somethign abotu the company buying a patten from Honda?

Well, lessee -- they're hard to get, there's no one established who's
willing to sell them, and they come from China.

Does the phrase "Chinese Copy" ring any bells?

Ask yourself the following questions, then make your own decision:

"Where am I going to get repair parts?"
"Who do I go to if it dies on day #2?"
"Who do I go to if it dies _and_ injures my kid on day #2?"

Seems to me there's a good chance of injury to a kid running a 110 or
125
cc
machine. That's a fair amount of power, can a kid that age handle it?
But then I'm old and stuck in my ways....
phil

I'm with you, Phil. It's the lack of experience. I saw a kid get killed
on
a motorcycle when I was 14. He had owned it two days.

The Darwin Effect. Throw a little chlorine into the gene pool!

I have no sympathy for people who kill themselves by their own stupidity.

Cheers!
Rich

Does that include a 5 year old who has just been given a new quad by an
adult?

Steve

Killing your offspring through criminal negligence produces pretty
much the same results as killing yourself, genetically speaking.


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