Anyone heard of Linhai - Yamaha ATV's?

[rideatvs2live]

Thanks for all the input! Now I have something to shop for. My brother was right, the forums are good info, and good people with real world experience. I will let you know when I purchase, and hopefully figure out how to put my picture of my new quad as my avatar. Thanks again for all your help!

[Stoopidbot1]

If you have any questions about a ride you find, just ask. We are more than happy to help someone get into our great sport.

[bjmoose]

Hi, this is BJ Moose, president of riderswholesale.com. I noticed that we were recently receiving traffic from your discussion forum website, and came to see what was being posted about our products.

I have been a distributor of Chinese power sports products for five years now, and I have seen the good the bad and the ugly, and I'm here to tell you that the Linhai - Yamaha adult ATVs are the most solid, feature packed, and dependable ATV models that I have sold to date.

There are distributors and dealers out there that are known as prostitute dealers. All they care about is the sale and make whatever little piece of profit that they can and move on to the next sucker with no parts available, if anything goes wrong. I can readily understand how that would leave a bad taste in your mouths.

I'm willing to prove that the Linhai - Yamaha ATVs are different! Although my father is in bad health, I am trying to set up a demo ride at the Brown Mountain ORV trails in North Carolina on Tuesday or Wednesday around 1pm. November 25th or 26th, as we will be filming for our new Linhai - Yamaha ATV nationally televised commercial. Just Google Brown Mountain ORV for directions.

As soon as I know which day it will be, and the exact meet up spot, I will post again in this forum. This is my personal invite to anyone who is reading or has posted in this message thread to come and join me for a free test drive on some very challenging trails to see what the Linhai ATV's are really made of.

I have always found that reviews are a whole lot more accurate if the reviewers have actually rode and seen with their own eyes, the product that they are reviewing. I will even pay for buyatvs2live's gas from Memphis, so that he can see first hand that this is a very well suited ATV for his intended purpose.

I will post the demo day as soon as I know for sure if it will be Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.

I truly hope that you will come and join me.

[BuckBilly]

Do any of them fit the catagory I'm looking at? 4 years old 7,000 mile plus and nothing but regular maintance done on them?

[Stoopidbot1]

Hi, this is BJ Moose, president of riderswholesale.com. I noticed that we were recently receiving traffic from your discussion forum website, and came to see what was being posted about our products.

I have been a distributor of Chinese power sports products for five years now, and I have seen the good the bad and the ugly, and I'm here to tell you that the Linhai - Yamaha adult ATVs are the most solid, feature packed, and dependable ATV models that I have sold to date.

There are distributors and dealers out there that are known as prostitute dealers. All they care about is the sale and make whatever little piece of profit that they can and move on to the next sucker with no parts available, if anything goes wrong. I can readily understand how that would leave a bad taste in your mouths.

I'm willing to prove that the Linhai - Yamaha ATVs are different! Although my father is in bad health, I am trying to set up a demo ride at the Brown Mountain ORV trails in North Carolina on Tuesday or Wednesday around 1pm. November 25th or 26th, as we will be filming for our new Linhai - Yamaha ATV nationally televised commercial. Just Google Brown Mountain ORV for directions.

As soon as I know which day it will be, and the exact meet up spot, I will post again in this forum. This is my personal invite to anyone who is reading or has posted in this message thread to come and join me for a free test drive on some very challenging trails to see what the Linhai ATV's are really made of.

I have always found that reviews are a whole lot more accurate if the reviewers have actually rode and seen with their own eyes, the product that they are reviewing. I will even pay for buyatvs2live's gas from Memphis, so that he can see first hand that this is a very well suited ATV for his intended purpose.

I will post the demo day as soon as I know for sure if it will be Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.

I truly hope that you will come and join me.

I truly hope one or more of our members can attend. It would be great to get real world reviews.

You have got to understand why our members are hesitant to buy chinese brands.

[trailblazer_02]

lol funny joke.

[bjmoose]

I know this is late notice, but we will try to have our demo day at Brown Mountain ORV tomorrow around 1pm. I would like to have given at least a weeks notice some that people could plan to come if they wanted to, but my father had a major surgery, and I just couldn't commit until I knew everything went ok.

That being said we are planning to be at the Brown Mountain ORV trailhead tomorrow around 1pm, and hope that anyone that is interested in providing a real life review of the Linhai - Yamaha 300 SE 4x4 and several other products will be able to make it.

We will definately plan our next demo more in advance to give everyone who wants to attend a little more time to plan.

Thanks for your understanding. Hope to see you there.

[Sc0tt]

Other than Googling Linhai is there anyplace we should look at these quads to get an idea of what different models and maybe pricing are available?

[bjmoose]

Scott,

There are 5 adult models available. 3 of them are up on our website www.riderswholesale.com and the other two we are in the process of putting on the website. We take our own pictures, and video of these units so it takes a while to get the video edited. We will be filming actual riding video as well for the three models that we have on our site, but for now, you will just find me talking about each model.

Here is a list of the five adult models.

Linhai 260 4x2 - this is the base model, and good for beginner riders.

Linhai 300 4x4 Bighorn - this is the next step up.

Linhai 300 SE 4x4 Bighorn - New remodeled version on the 300.

Linhai 400 4x4 Bighorn - More power, same features as the 300 SE. Also has 4 wheel independant suspension.

Linhai 520 Bighorn - The big dog. We will be adding this one to our site soon, but there are some great youtube videos out there of them slinging the mud!

Hope this helps, and the pricing is shown on the links. Pricing is retail, and our dealers have access to wholesale pricing. We are looking to expand our dealer network, so if you are interested, just fill out the dealer application.

Edited November 25, 2008 by bjmoose
correction to 520 Bighorn

[Sc0tt]

Thank you for the information.

[bjmoose]

No problem. Are you going to try and come to Brown Mountain tomorrow?

[Sc0tt]

I wish I could but I have to work. Thanks again.

[outlander560]

r those mudlites on the 400 bighorn... the last one looks a lot like the honda rincon 650... they r pretty nice to bad i live in new york or i would go to the test ride maybe compare it against my cat..lol

[Raptor8]

the only crossbreed I remember was Kawasaki a couple years ago with their little [kiddie] quads.....they looked remarkably like Dinlis- cuz they were Dinlis with Kawi plastic.

[LeonRFpoa]

rideatvs2live said:

I was wanting to buy one . . . but so far everyone has made me more than a little skeptical. I really can't afford the big name brands at the moment, but I could probably wait and get a good deal on a used honda 4x4 around here this winter. Thanks again for all the input.

I own that model in the first picture on this thread. It is a Linhai Big horn 400 4x4. Let me start by saying that I did my due diligence of four wheelers and this is what I found:

Starting prices are WAY too high for a depreciating asset like a four wheeler. You pay 8 grand for a new arctic cat and sure, they are proven that's great. They are spit shiny perfect and pretty. They reek of testosterone.

When you put it on the trailer and drive it even a mile, spend even an hour on it BAM guess what? You just lost 4 grand. Yes that ATV is worth half what you paid soon as you pull it on the trailer. It's BS. Plus the market is soft, so the dealers are out of their minds and think this is retail, one price that's all. That's not how dealers work and ones that do lose my business. Like Arctic cat, Honda and Polaris. The pricing on new ATV's is beyond the meaning of the word stupid.

Then I ran into one of these. 4500 brand new out the door? How is this possible, Chinese crap is it? Will I kick the pegs off in the first three days like those pieces of crap you can buy in Atlanta for 2 grand new? I too had the same thoughts as all the naysayers on this thread. What they say is mostly right you can't trust just any old brand and say hey- that's a good one get it.

BUT here's where things get interesting. If you have bought or ever rode a Yamaha...you are riding mainly Linhai parts. They have been doing it for like 50 years. I looked at the frame, the motor and everything else. Was impressive, they are made of surplus car parts. McPherson struts up front, car coil overs in the back fully independent suspension. Beefier CV's than all other four wheelers. Standard under armor. Standard fully automatic tranny with thumb shift 4wd. Blinkers, hazards, high and low beams standard. IRS wheels and name brand mud tires stock. Four wheel discs stock. Hidden 2000lb winch under the front rack stock. Underseat storage, front rack storage (both dry) Liquid cooled engine, 28hp with high low and reverse. Shaft drive, true four wheel drive ALL wheels spin at the same time and rate. Tow hitch. You can get all that on other brands, but not the awesome suspension or the crazy transmission. It will do 50 in about six seconds and has excellent throttle response.

To me it was principle. I had the money to get a new honda, yeah. I was not about to fork it over to some as* that acted like I was flashing chump change at 4800 dollars cash in hand. And that's what all the dealers did, I made a reasonable offer on a late model or used, they had used but lied to me and said they didn't. They wanted all or nothing. So I turned on them and went to a local Linhai dealer.

Now, here's a little background on me. I am an avid hunter and outdoors guy, I do a big channel on youtube called "The wealth around us" (check it out, wink wink) so you can understand I'm no advocate, I do not work for them I just own one. Although I have been dangled a job offer by the manufacturer, I'm just Leon and all I wanted was a four wheeler. If you scan back on my videos list, you will see that I was nearly killed while coming back from Publix to get a sandwich. My legs were crippled permanently and most of my left side was crushed. EVERYTHING as far as I was concerned was taken from me. By some as* screwing with his cellphone and speeding. You don't know how hard that bites not being able to hunt anymore. Or even go out in the woods. So I wanted a four wheeler. That would give me my legs back. First I wanted a travel trailer to hook up on my FJ Cruiser. Not happening, they are not sustainable and go through propane, tires, too big to trail etc. The four wheeler was what I really needed. If I could just have my legs back that would be the hugest thing in my life, change it back to the way it was. I made my decision. I was not AT ALL regretful of that decision.

My Big horn 400 4x4 is bad as*.

It rides better than ANY of the models I tested from Honda, Polaris or Artic cat. Those rode stiff and the position sucked. My big horn rides even over huge bumps and ruts so smoothly I can speak clearly while shooting videos going down the trail. The suspension is awesome, it's comparable to a custom job. It has crazy power. Digital dash and tach/speedo is great. You do have to come to a stop to put it in low or four wheel drive, not something I mind at all. It has a power port under the handlebars. It looks good, it has a winch under that nose plate. Can be operated one handed. 16 inches of ground clearance. Ability to tow its own trailer. TRUE four wheel drive is just as good as front locker. Shaft driven means no snapped chains or screaming belts.

I'll be honest I had no real buyer's remorse but I did get a little worried about parts. These aren't mainstream per se, and we all know how that goes. But then I got looking on the internet for parts, got a little more worried. Then something funny happened.

I found out the manufacturer is 12 minutes from my house.

So I drive over, found the building (you would never know that's what it is) walked on in. Not only was I pleasantly surprised to find mainly Chinese speaking people and rednecks working there, when I asked for a part (the tow hitch adapter) not only was I welcomed in broken English by some of the board members, but led to the warehouse BY THE GUY WHO DESIGNED IT, Jim (great guy, American engineer) and given a little tour as we picked it. Sell to only dealers? Not these guys they will retail right out of the factory. The hitch plate was 30 bucks. Very friendly, excellent experience I could not have had from any other manufacturer. They welcomed me back for anything I need.

That manufacturer is Sunright, by the way. They have a website. Turns out if you need a part just give them a call, just like Honda or Yamaha (that's what they are, Chinese Yamaha big bears) true they aren't everywhere in the country but they got some big moxy up in that warehouse. They are set to handle HUGE loads when the time is right.

Linhai is Chinese, true. But they are top of the line Chinese, the same they ride. Americans designed them and it shows. When I was walking around the factory, all the Chinese people (incredibly friendly) were keen to know what I drove, and when I told them the Big Horn 400 4x4 SE they all smiled. They worked hard on that bike and I'm sure it feels good to hear me say I love the hell out of it. They are not so much fly by night as they are brand spanking new, which I'm sure can make someone leery. Mine is a 2013, they have only been here in the united states for maybe a year.

Here's the deal: they come in a crate. Some assembly is required. That's how they are doing it. That's where the meat is on the bone for a dealer- assembly. It's a kit four wheeler, you have to put the handlebars on, assemble the dash, put the wheels on and change (or add) the fluids and give it a last good once over. You have to charge the battery too, it comes with all the tools you need in the front rack and under the seat. That's the big secret. The ATV'S are easy, the side by sides is where it gets like holy crap.

But in all, not only have I been very happy with my Linhai Big horn I have been thrilled with it. It performs dare I say better than all the brands I tried and yet left me a little wiggling room to really deck it out how I wanted with a CB, extra fuel, survival gear, the whole nine yards. Knowing I have a whole friggin warehouse of parts nearby is not bad either. These guys were having a big international board meeting with Yamaha execs and Linhai execs when I was there, and I got to actually speak with them briefly and tell them what I thought about my big horn and what I would change. I had it with me so I brought it in, they were just jazzed at what I'd done to it.

Coincidentally, I am going to be pushing my four wheeler and its refreshing brand and concept on my youtube channel just as an attraction because my fans are so curious and excited about it. It's a fairly awesome ATV you can have brand new for 4500 and it can hang with anything the big boys are putting out. In my opinion the big horns are more surefooted and car-like than the other brands. Jim knew this and that's his business model- same bang, less buck.

By the way Sunright also makes a big horn 550 efi twin and a 700 single that is a MONSTER. The 260 is also no joke and comes in at about 3400 new. The 260 is full sized but light and fast with the same options, yes it's a 4x4. The side by sides are wicked.

Hope this has been helpful to you guys, I have been there seen the mountain and it was good. The term Chinese crap has been tossed around a lot and for good reason, but these ain't it. And service can be had at the dealerships, or most people who know to work on four wheelers. Just order the part. I have wrenched on it already and it's not a big chore by any means they are pretty mechanic friendly.

So to answer this man's question- I am your guinea pig, test successful. You can watch my channel on youtube because I will be detailing this machine and using it almost daily. I am cutting an ATV trail into the woods by my house to play with it and will keep everyone posted on my Linhai. I will also be going to the manufacturer and doing some episodes about them.

Let me see if I can get some pictures I already have some video of riding it.

Yeah this site is slow, let me post a link to a video.

[bodatiouskid]

Where can I look up parts for the 400 Bighorn?

[Jason Meyer]

So I picked one of these ATVS used and it needs some parts. Not having a lot of luck. Is says Linhal Yamaha Maxfine 100 ATV can any-one clear this up?  What do I have?

[Dasnd Vid]

Yamaha Linhai 300 4x4 is made by Japan and China but together is a very strong and powerful atv model and I’m got buy it this summer in July 2019