Can a Chinese ATV Compete with the Big Boy Quads

The Chinese ATV Versus the Big Boy Quads


Can a Chinese ATV compete with the big boy quads from Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha? Let's face facts, the Chinese ATV industry has come a long way in the past twenty years. In the early days, many of the Chinese ATV brands were lackluster at the very best.


These early ATV's were mass produced on shoestring budgets primarily to maximize profits. Quality control for the early Chinese quads had two shortcomings, low caliber engine components, and equally disappointing body and suspension parts. 

The next problem in a long series of issues from many of these brand names was the inconsistency from model to model and year to year. The simple truth was that parts were being outsourced from so many suppliers, that it was inevitable too see varying quality in the parts stream.

And deservedly, the Chinese ATV industry, in general, became known for producing low quality product that couldn't hold up to the off-road environment that they were designed for. Off road ATV use, many times with juveniles or young adults at the controls, put these machines to the test from the moment they left the showroom. In most cases the result of off-road use and abuse resulted in premature failure of these machines. And nothing could be worse than being passed off on the trail by a Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, or Yamaha while you await a tow to the repair shop.


Has Chinese ATV quality Improved at all?

Chinese ATV quality has most certainly improved in the last two decades. The primary driving force behind the improvement has been nothing but money and profit. The concept of selling the lowest cost off-road quads faded quickly due to the immediate backlash from consumers. The bad reputation destroyed the value priced ATV industry and Chinese manufacturers responded a sort of forced quality improvements. Some of the remaining brands are still on the market today, but so many of the others have faded into the quad riding history books.

Listed below are fifteen obsolete and no so obsolete ATV manufacturers with origins in Asia. Although none of these manufacturers ever overtook the big four brands from Japan, some have held up better than expected. Are they worthy of investment? You be the judge...








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